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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FilmThree Days of the Condor
Sidney Pollack’s paranoid thriller Three Days of the Condor comes to Blu-ray from Masters of Cinema Three Days of the Condor might have been viewed as... Read more »| 12 Apr 2016 -
TheatreA Girl Is a Half-formed Thing @ Liverpool Everyman
The Corn Exchange production of Eimear McBride’s literary prize-winning novel A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing draws you in from the start. A stark,... Read more »| 11 Apr 2016 -
Comedy
Jen Kirkman interview: 'Not just me, all women'
American comedian Jen Kirkman talks to The Skinny about writing her new book, how many critical comedy reviewers it'd take for her to change her set and the everyday shit all women get on Twitter. Read more »| 11 Apr 2016 -
FilmDirector Tom Geens on Couple in a Hole
Tom Geens tells us about the tightrope he had to walk getting his moving film debut Couple in a Hole to the screen. The plot of the debut feature from Belgi... Read more »| 11 Apr 2016 -
MusicFugazi's Ian Mackaye set for Restless Natives Q&A
Minor Threat and Fugazi legend Ian Mackaye will take part in an exclusive Q&A session at the inaugural Restless Natives festival in Glasgow next month. ... Read more »| 11 Apr 2016 -
Film
Our Little Sister
Hirokazu Kore-eda delivers another quietly moving slice-of-life family drama Read more »| 11 Apr 2016
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Music
Moderat @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 5 Apr
There’s something distinctly odd about queuing up for an electronic gig when there’s still a whisper of daylight outside; even more so when the a... Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
Music
New Albums This Week: Tim Hecker, Deftones & more
Our round-up of the best new music released this week, including the 4AD debut of Montreal wunderkind Tim Hecker, and new records from Frightened Rabbit and Deftones Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
TheatreAsk Auntie Trash: My Dreams are Dying
Our resident agony aunt ponders more of your theatre-based angst – this month, how does an actor handle spending more time making macchiatos than working the stage? Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
Music
Kyle Craft – Dolls of Highland
The USA is a big place. A fact just as true now as in the early 70s, from whence Craft’s debut finds much of its influence. And having grown-up on the ... Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
Film
Nasty Baby
Kristen Wiig stars in Sebastián Silva's provocative and unnerving drama examining bohemian Brooklyn Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
Theatre
The Moira Monologues @ Tron Theatre
Moira Bell is a legend, and she's back for just one night as part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival to tell you exactly what makes that so. ... Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
Theatre
The Destroyed Room @ Traverse Theatre
The Destroyed Room takes its name from Jeff Wall’s 1978 photograph, showing a site of structured devastation, shedding no light on why this has happene... Read more »| 08 Apr 2016 -
Film
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - First Trailer
The trailer for Star Wars prequel Rogue One has landed Star Wars’ galaxy from a long, long time ago is expanding with A New Hope prequel Rog... Read more »| 07 Apr 2016 -
Clubs
James Ruskin: 20 years of Blueprint Records
Mr Ruskin guides us through the milestone releases and musical progression of his defining techno label Read more »| 07 Apr 2016