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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MusicHog the Stage entries open to new bands
Frightened Rabbit join Paolo Nutini's Hogmanay gig, plus the Paisley singer is set to hand two unknown Scottish band a slot at the Edinburgh Hogmanay shows. Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
MusicFlamingods @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 9 Nov
Those who caught Flamingods' performance at Glasgow's Stag & Dagger festival back in May will attest that the group's eclectic soundscapes are a welcome ... Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
MusicThe Wytches @ Òran Mór, Glasgow, 8 Nov
There's a chilling pall in the air tonight, and it's not just the early season snow drifting down past Òran Mór's lofty spire – it's the ... Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
Books
Make Fiction Great Again! 5 Literary Demagogues
You couldn’t write what’s unfolding on the global stage right now. Yet several writers have come close, as evidenced with the characters laid out below. Have a peek, between your fingers, at what could be in store for the human race Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
Film
What to Watch this Week (14-21 Nov)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including the Ghost in the Shell trailer, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and the film from the “new Miyazaki” Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
FilmFokus 2016: season of German cinema
The Goethe-Institut Glasgow and Filmhouse Edinburgh present the second year of Fokus, a handpicked season of German cinema screening across Scotland Read more »| 14 Nov 2016
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FilmHayao Miyazaki is coming out of retirement
The legendary animator of Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and Ponyo is coming out of retirement for a new film about a squishy caterpillar. Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
Film
The Son of Joseph
French filmmaker Eugene Green's comic riff on the nativity story is a beguiling experience Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
Film
The Unknown Girl
Adèle Haenel shines in this ultra-low-key film noir from the Dardennes Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
Music
Letherette – Last Night on the Planet
Following up 2013’s eponymous album with the dynamic Last Night on the Planet, Letherette amp up their signature style with a funkier approach, darting... Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
Music
Tanya Tagaq - Retribution
When the Great Barrier Reef was falsely reported dead this past October, many were quick to share their condolences. Yet the reef fights on through chemical ... Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
Music
The Ceasing – Jo Mango & Louis Abbott: Track Premiere
Listen to The Ceasing, a new track by Jo Mango and Admiral Fallow's Louis Abbott from the When Tomorrow Becomes Yesterday project The project sees Mango tea... Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
Art
HOME announces PUSH festival of regional talent
Manchester's HOME has announced the programme for PUSH, its two-week festival shining a light on local talent. Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
Film
Best Film Screenings in the North (11-18 Nov)
The best film events happening in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds this week, including Little Shop of Horrors at Texture in Manchester and Blue Velvet at Leeds International Film Festival. Read more »| 11 Nov 2016 -
Art
Hollywood stars get behind Inverleith House
In response to the news that the Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh are to close Inverleith House, international stars such as Ewan McGregor and Val Kilmer come out in support of the art gallery Read more »| 11 Nov 2016