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
Peeping Tom Special Edition
it ended the long and esteemed career of its director Michael Powell, but 20 years later went on to spearhead his reverential critical revival Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Film
Old Joy
the ongoing personal search for a still point at the centre of a turbulent planet Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Film
Marcel Carne Boxset - Le Quai des Brumes & Le Jour Se Leve
in Le Jour se Leve, we have something genuinely special Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Film
CO/MA
Afterwards, the overwhelming feeling is frankly, ""So what? Who cares?"" Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Comedy
Stand Up! featuring Frankie Boyle
Comedians cut their critical eye on what's braw and what's naw.
NOTE TO DESIGNER:(this is the subline otherwise it won't make sense - emma) Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Comedy
Comedy @ the State, 7 April
a pan-cultural mishmash of fringe acts Read more »| 11 May 2007
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Music
Mumm-Ra - She's Got You High
...a bland, heard-it-all-before exercise in Radio 2-targeted schlock-pop. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Bruce Foxton... From The Jam
Paul basically just said 'good to see you man' and we had a bit of a hug. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
BRMC - Heads Up High
Yeah, opening for Neil Young's a real drag... - Peter Hayes
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Music
Valet - Blood is Clean
If Eraserhead had been made in 2007, this would be the soundtrack. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Unsane - Visqueen
Still barraging listeners with sludge-punk monstrosities. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
PW Long - God Bless the Drunkard's Dog
A startling reinvention of raw rock in the style of Hendrix. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Papercuts - Can't Go Back
An enchanting exercise in retro-reverence. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Maria McKee - Late December
Tastefully arranged but lacking personality: McKee attempts to cover all musical bases. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Music
Le Reno Amps - So For Your Thrills
Deliberately tumbledown. Read more »| 11 May 2007