Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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FilmA Ghost Story
Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck get ghosted in David Lowery's spellbinding exploration of the passage of time Read more »| 21 Jul 2017 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: 20-25 July
In Glasgow, techno mainstay Peter Van Hoesen stops in at Sub Club this weekend, while over in Edinburgh, the Heverlee mini-festival is soundtracked by some top local talents Read more »| 20 Jul 2017 -
Film
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Fifth Element director Luc Besson returns to epic sci-fi with an imaginatively designed space opera marred by a wonky script and a pair of dead-eyed leads Read more »| 20 Jul 2017 -
Film
Watch first trailer for Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water
The first trailer for The Shape of Water, the latest film from the director of Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim, looks stunning Read more »| 19 Jul 2017 -
Film
Watch James Franco as The Room's Tommy Wiseau
Take a first glimpse of James Franco in action as Tommy Wiseau, the bizarre auteur behind 2003 oddity The Room, which is often dubbed “the Citizen Kane of bad movies” Read more »| 19 Jul 2017 -
Clubs
The Warehouse Project announce full 2017 line-up
The full details of this year's Warehouse Project in Manchester has been unveiled, with Daphni, The Chemical Brothers, Mura Masa and Nina Kraviz among the huge line-up Read more »| 19 Jul 2017
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MusicPsychedelic Living: The Black Angels interview
As The Black Angels prepare to headline the Liverpool Psych Fest in September, we speak to guitarist Christian Bland about their latest record Death Song and the merits of living the psychedelic life Read more »| 19 Jul 2017 -
Music
Blink-182 @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 11 Jul
On a sunny midsummer evening in Glasgow, the SSE Hydro arena is packed out with a mass of punks, goths and emo scene kids of all ages awaiting the arrival of... Read more »| 19 Jul 2017 -
FilmDavid Lowery on A Ghost Story
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints director David Lowery returns with a ghost story like you've never seen before Read more »| 19 Jul 2017 -
Art
Nicole Gault: The Skinny Showcase
In this month's showcase, the work of Duncan of Jordanstone of College of Design graduate Nicole Gault Read more »| 19 Jul 2017 -
Music
Dan Croll – Emerging Adulthood
Dan Croll could probably fill a small swimming pool with all the bells and whistles on Emerging Adulthood. His sophomore record is sticky with ear candy, eve... Read more »| 18 Jul 2017 -
Music
She Drew The Gun: Guest Selector
Ahead of their appearance at Liverpool International Music Festival this weekend (20-23 Jul), The Wirral's She Drew The Gun tell us about their favourite tracks of the moment Read more »| 18 Jul 2017 -
FilmHounds of Love
This 80s Australia-set serial killer tale, inspired by true events, is an impressive, unnerving debut feature from director Ben Young Read more »| 18 Jul 2017 -
Music
Declan Welsh & The Decadent West @ King Tut's, 14 Jul
At a Declan Welsh gig, you’re well advised to leave your bigotry at the door. Welsh has built a solid local reputation on his social activism and polit... Read more »| 18 Jul 2017 -
Film
Michael Showalter on The Big Sick
The Big Sick, a quirky love story drawn from real life, is one of the year's funniest comedies. Director Michael Showalter tells us about balancing laughs and drama for his third feature as director Read more »| 18 Jul 2017