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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Comedy
Tony Law Interview
Never watched the A-Team because he knew the real version - Magyar tribesmen near the end of the first millennium. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
XFM Column for June - Scottish Music is Damn Cool
At the station, I've just seen a week where three-quarters of the new additions to the Xfm Scotland playlist were home-grown acts Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
FilmThe Thief Lord
Kids book adaptation is not much cop Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Theatre
top 10
Top 5 Glasgow1. Wars of the Roses trilogy (June 20-24, Theatre Royal) -Shakespeare's greatest histories, 'Henry VI', 'Edward IV' and 'Richard III', chart roy... Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
Serena Maneesh - Drain Cosmetics
Paints a sound-picture of shades-wearing lovers driving on an endless, empty highway as sunlight breaks through clouds. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
KFM Records Presents @ The Venue, 11 May
Regarding the crowd: where the fuck was everyone? Read more »| 15 Jun 2006
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FilmLobo - The Wolf
70s set Spanish thriller - good but not great. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
FilmX-Men: The Last Stand
As entertaining an X-film as has yet been seen Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Film
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
provides a deeper understanding of the similarities between human and animal life Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
The Wedding Present
Returning this month with a new gift for fans Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Film
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Arriving in San Francisco, Mark Bittner is determined to make it as a poet-singer-songwriter. Failing to realise his dream, but wishing to avoid a convention... Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
FOUND - Found Can Move
Fine, timeless songs, delicately crafted. FOUND's first LP is perfectly formed. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Film
36 Quai des Orfevres
France's two greatest actors face off. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
FilmThe Da Vinci Code
Big selling novel brought to big screen life - but only just Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
Music
FOUND: A Very Scottish Pop Odyssey
Start Bit:
FOUND: From Noise Comes Beauty
Quote: ""There's some way out pop music out there. Serge Gainsborough was doing some pretty bugged out production."" - Tommy Perman Read more »| 15 Jun 2006