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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MusicWild Nothing @ The Kazimier, Liverpool, 18 Mar
A newcomer to Wild Nothing might be taken aback by both the turn-out and anticipatory air at Liverpool's marquee-like Kazimier tonight. After all, ... Read more »| 20 Mar 2013 -
ArtThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 20 March
In today's Bulletin: Steve Albini pays tribute to Jason Molina, The Knife issue a manifesto, rare NIN live footage unveiled, new music from Vampire Weekend, Dope Body, Dinosaur Jr., Savages and Rustie, plus the latest festival news Read more »| 20 Mar 2013 -
Theatre
Tony Teardrop @ St Luke's Church, Liverpool
The grounds of St Luke's Church, aka 'The Bombed-Out Church', one of Liverpool’s most unusual and fascinating spots, are a well-known haunt o... Read more »| 20 Mar 2013 -
FilmCompliance
Compliance opens with the words ‘Inspired by True Events’ in giant lettering and later reveals that incidents similar to those it depicts have oc... Read more »| 20 Mar 2013 -
Film
The Croods
Ever wondered what Neanderthal man’s Earth really looked like? Well, according to The Croods, it was remarkably similar to that tropical tie-dye domai... Read more »| 19 Mar 2013 -
Music
East India Youth / Leopard of Honour / Swimming Lessons @ Kraak, 12 Mar
Though it's been with us for four years, Kraak – located off the beaten track and identifiable only to those who know where to look – remains Man... Read more »| 19 Mar 2013
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Theatre
Venue of the Month: The French Institute
The Institut Francais d'Ecosse is more than just a Fringe venue and a cultural outpost for Scottish Francophiles. This March they're playing host to two very special plays Read more »| 18 Mar 2013 -
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The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 18 March
In today's Bulletin: the return of Lee 'Scratch' Perry and The Orb, the rise of the 'virtual fan,' new music from Death Grips, Pet Shop Boys, TNGHT and Lil' Wayne, Depeche Mode and Glasvegas, Team Ghost on tour, and RockNess announces its comedy lineup Read more »| 18 Mar 2013 -
FilmJack the Giant Slayer
The latest in a long, mostly unsuccessful line of revisionary fairy tale adaptations, Jack the Giant Slayer is a half-hearted affair, filled with lacklustre ... Read more »| 18 Mar 2013 -
Film
Neighbouring Sounds
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s mesmerising and mysterious debut centres on a modern apartment complex in Recife, Brazil, and concerns several residents... Read more »| 18 Mar 2013 -
ArtJennifer Moon @ Transmission, until 27 Apr
Unlike her domineering portrait suggests, Jennifer Moon is mild, almost apologetic, in person. As she explains her theories on the unifying potential of love... Read more »| 18 Mar 2013 -
Film
Boxing Day
Time and technology have moved on since Bernard Rose made Ivansxtc, the first of his loose, contemporary adaptations of Tolstoy stories starri... Read more »| 18 Mar 2013 -
Music
Tenement Trail, Glasgow, 9 March
Tenement Trail, Glasgow, 9 March A BIT OF THE ACTION FROM TENEMENT TV'S ALL-DAY FESTIVAL IN GLASGOW Photography by Beth Chalmers & Jassy Earl Read more »| 15 Mar 2013 -
Music
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 15 March
Watch Harmony Korine and Die Antwoord's bizarre short film; Death Grips and WHY? for ATP; Twitter acquires music app; new tracks from The Bug, Her Parents and The Lonely Together; remix Squarepusher; plus Game of Thrones, 1995 style Read more »| 15 Mar 2013 -
Film
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Steve Carell is Burt Wonderstone, a David Copperfield-esque Vegas illusionist whose career and “magical friendship” with partner Anton (Stev... Read more »| 14 Mar 2013