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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FilmWatch the first trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread
Daniel Day-Lewis reunites with his There Will Be Blood director for 50s British drama Phantom Thread Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
MusicSt. Vincent @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 18 Oct
With nothing more than a backing track for company, tonight's performance revolves around St. Vincent, who sits at the centre of her own solar system Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
Tv RadioListen to Stranger Things 2's synthtastic soundtrack
Have a listen to Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein's dreamy and nightmarish score to Stranger Things season 2 Read more »| 23 Oct 2017 -
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Frightened Rabbit with the RSNO @ Paisley Abbey, 17 Oct
Frightened Rabbit round off a year-and-a-half of hard work in support of their fifth studio album, with an incredible sold-out show with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in the stunning surrounds of Paisley Abbey Read more »| 20 Oct 2017 -
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Perfect Blue
Satoshi Kon’s masterful anime thriller questioning self and celebrity is even more relevant today than it was 20 years ago on its initial release Read more »| 20 Oct 2017 -
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Quentin Tarantino 'knew about' Harvey Weinstein
“I knew enough to do more than I did,” said the Pulp Fiction director Read more »| 20 Oct 2017
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MusicThe LaFontaines: Under the Influence
With The LaFontaines' sophomore record – Common Problem – about to drop, the band let us in on some of the artists, albums and songs that helped inform the record Read more »| 20 Oct 2017 -
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Flat Worms – Flat Worms
Flat Worms' self-titled debut is an energetic and accomplished debut from a group of highly-seasoned musicians Read more »| 19 Oct 2017 -
Tv Radio
Stranger Things: Two soundtrack albums set for release
Ahead of Stranger Things season 2, Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein release the music for the new series this weekend, with a compilation of 80s hits heard in the show to follow Read more »| 19 Oct 2017 -
Film
Thor: Ragnarok
Taika Waititi's comic approach might give Marvel devotees whiplash, but it adds a welcome boost of vitality to the God of Thunder Read more »| 19 Oct 2017 -
Music
Blue Rose Code – The Water of Leith
The Water of Leith is an ode to forgiveness, to letting go of the past and holding on to hope – it's an astonishingly accomplished, pure and sincere record Read more »| 19 Oct 2017 -
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Blood Simple
This 1984 debut film from Joel and Ethan Coen is a dizzying noir of misunderstanding Read more »| 19 Oct 2017 -
Film
Luca Guadagnino on Call Me by Your Name
I Am Love director Luca Guadagnino returns with Call Me by Your Name, one of the year's finest films, about the burgeoning romance between two young men over one Italian summer. We discuss love, adapting a beloved novel, and his Suspiria remake (kinda) Read more »| 19 Oct 2017 -
Music
Flat Worms @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 15 Oct
Although Flat Worms are a touch flat in stage presence, there’s no denying this promising three-piece bring a ferocity to their playing that leaves many of their post-punk peers in the shade Read more »| 18 Oct 2017 -
MusicThe Breeders @ Academy 2, Manchester, 17 Oct
Kim and Kelley Deal return to the UK in adventurous mood as they preface a first new album in a decade Read more »| 18 Oct 2017