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
Spotlight - Vince Vaughn
Is there more to this comedy king than quick quips and gorgeous girls?
Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Film
Rediscovered Classic: Kiss Me Deadly
Think classic noir, and you're first thought won't be of 'Kiss Me Deadly'. But it should be, and here's why... Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Film
Of Empires and Men
Standfirst: Screenwriter Paul Laverty is no stranger to stirring up controversy, and he tells us why he's happy to be provocative with this year's Palme d'Or winner 'The Wind That Shakes The Barley'.
Pull Quote: ""The British elite are so furious about the film because they cannot bear to see anyone challenge their notion of who they are or what the Empire was. They can't stand it when we say Ireland was one little corner of the British Empire."" Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Film
International Rescue
With a predictable plot and no-name actors, 'District 13' should be a failure before it's begun. So why is it so damn good? Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Film
Indie Film Of The Month: Little Fish
What happens when your past threatens to drown you? Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Film
Heroes Welcome
Two of cinema's favourite saviours are back to stake their claims on our hearts and minds, so it seems pertinent to ask: what kind of hero do we need? Read more »| 15 Jul 2006
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Music
Nick Oliveri and his Mondo Generator @ The Barfly, June 13
what heroes did next' Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Clubs
The KBC - Not Anymore
Works well to fuse their love of seventies funk and Northern soul Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Clubs
Tha 4Ce - Biting On The Hook
Although it contains no flashes of genius, it is a perfectly solid hip-hop offering Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Clubs
Pan Cosefo AKA Spoonface - Jooker
The Zed Bias remix should satisfy the more open-minded breakbeat dancefloor, while the a-side is a guaranteed soundsystem basher Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Clubs
Subculture with special guest Henrik Schwarz (Sunday-Music & Mood-Music Records) with residents Harri & Domenic
His sound leans towards freeform, jazz-inspired jams rather than a mechanical, monotonous groove.
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Clubs
Paul 'Trouble' Arnold, Chew The Fat!, The Sub Club, Glasgow, July 21
Experience a club with love handles. Grab on and hold tight! Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Clubs
Hidden Knowledge You Need To Know
Krust's new album 'Hidden Knowledge' is nothing less than excellent Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Clubs
Gentlemen Prefer Strawberry Blondes
The Skinny speaks to DJ, producer and now label head honcho Stuart Hirst before his busy summer
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Clubs
The Wee Chill @ Queens Park, Glasgow, May 28th
An eclectic mixture of local talent and established names from further afield Read more »| 15 Jul 2006