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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Film“Right now I do feel like Horror Girl”: Pollyanna McIntosh on Let Us Prey
Pollyanna McIntosh was the undoubted star of Grimmfest 2014, with a trio of films in the programme. We caught up with the Scottish actor to discuss her popularity with the horror crowd and her future projects Read more »| 23 Oct 2014 -
FilmAvengers: Age of Ultron's first trailer goes online
It’s not even November and the summer blockbuster race is on, with the first trailer released from Marvel's superhero sequel Avengers: Age of Ultr... Read more »| 23 Oct 2014 -
MusicUnder the Influence: Helmet's Page Hamilton
A staggering influence on both the nascent North American post-hardcore movement of the early 90s and the wider alternative rock world as we now know it, Helmet's mainstay unearths nine albums that guided his hand Read more »| 23 Oct 2014 -
Film
Animal Farm
A classroom favourite, Halas and Batchelor’s animated adaptation of Orwell’s classic political fable arrives on Blu-ray with a crisp high-definit... Read more »| 23 Oct 2014 -
Film
Blacula – The Complete Collection
Today, a torturous pun in the title usually indicates a horror with tongue lodged tightly in cheek (see this month’s undead rodent feature Zombeavers).... Read more »| 23 Oct 2014 -
ArtTommy Perman (ex-FOUND) unveils Concrete Antenna project
Tommy Perman, one of the founding members of award-winning Edinburgh music and art collective FOUND, has unveiled his latest project – a sound installa... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014
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Music
The Knife announce Shaken-Up Versions mini-album release date
Experimental Swedish electronic duo The Knife have announced the release of a mini-album of remixed and reworked versions of some of their tracks for th... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
Music
Rachel Sermanni – Live in Dawson City
Considering the hefty number of gigs and festivals Rachel Sermanni has racked up over the years, a live album seems like a natural step. Recorded last summer... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
Music
In Pictures: The Phantom Band, Remember Remember and Birdhead at The Pleasance Sessions
In Pictures: The Skinny Presents... at The Pleasance Sessions 2014 From 9th-18th October, Edinburgh University's Pleasance Theatre played host to a string o... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
Music
Detour announce New Year gigs in Aviemore
Scottish guerilla gig experts Detour have announced a pair of festive gigs to bring in 2015, taking a line-up featuring Fatherson, Prides, Miaoux Miaoux and ... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Lewis Loughman
Showcase: Lewis Loughman Lewis Loughman graduated from the University of Salford in 2014 with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design. “I love The Simpsons, Po... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Lesley Guy
Showcase: Lesley Guy Lesley Guy is an artist, writer and curator based in Sheffield, UK. She is a content curator for Axisweb and co-director of Bloc Projec... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
Theatre
Best of BE @ HOME, Manchester
BE Festival is Birmingham’s international theatre festival (BE: Birmingham and Europe), which brings together daring and exciting new performances acro... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
Theatre
Life’s Witness @ The Treasure House, World Museum, Liverpool
For a debut production by a new theatre company, Life’s Witness tackles some weighty themes. The inaugural effort by Manchester-based group of actors F... Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
Music
Entries open for 2015 GIT Award
The fourth annual Get Into This or GIT Award, honouring the best of Liverpool’s underground music scene, is now open for entries. The GIT Award is ope... Read more »| 21 Oct 2014