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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ComedyGlasgow Comedy Festival announces 2017 programme
The Glasgow Comedy Festival celebrates its fifteenth year with over 470 shows across 50 venues offering plenty of comedy highlights to choose from. Read more »| 12 Jan 2017 -
Film'Entire cast returning' for new Arrested Development
“We’re really close to pulling it off finally,” says executive producer Brian Grazer Read more »| 12 Jan 2017 -
FilmBreaking Bad's villain returns in Better Call Saul
Breaking Bad drug lord Gus Fring makes a chilling and hilarious return in sly Better Call Saul promo Things didn’t end well for mild-mannered drug lor... Read more »| 12 Jan 2017 -
MusicCloud Nothings' Dylan Baldi on Life Without Sound
Cloud Nothings frontman Dylan Baldi explains the progression and purpose behind the band's most thoughtful record to date Read more »| 12 Jan 2017 -
Film
Tom Hardy on Dunkirk: "I was just in my own play"
Tom Hardy gives some titbits about Christopher Nolan’s new war movie, says he’s eager to get back to Mad Max’s post-apocalyptic world and f... Read more »| 12 Jan 2017 -
Music
ENGINE – Truth Be Told: Track Premiere
Listen to Truth Be Told from the debut EP by ENGINE Read more »| 12 Jan 2017
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Film
Jackie
Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín makes his English language debut with this far from conventional Hollywood biopic, starring Natalie Portman Read more »| 12 Jan 2017 -
MusicThe Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody
At some point during the last decade – between the surrealist sci-fi movies, 24-hour songs and gummy skulls – it was almost forgotten that The Fl... Read more »| 11 Jan 2017 -
Film
Watch the trailer for St Vincent's horror movie
The promo for XX, the four part horror anthology featuring Annie Clark's directorial debut, promises violent children, creepy birthday parties and a box with... Read more »| 11 Jan 2017 -
Music
Live music in Manchester this week: 11-17 Jan
The live music calendar awakes from its festive hibernation, chugging slowly – but by no means quietly – back to life this week with the likes of Psyblings at The Castle Hotel, Halfnoise at The Deaf Institute and more. Read more »| 11 Jan 2017 -
Music
Charlotte Church latest to turn down Trump gig
Although Moby says he’d DJ Donald Trump’s inauguration on one condition… Read more »| 11 Jan 2017 -
Film
Coen Brothers to make their first TV show
The Coens are writing and directing their first TV series, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs We kept being told “TV is the new cinema”, and the large... Read more »| 11 Jan 2017 -
Art
CCA Highlights - January / February 2017
Fully bloated out on seasonal cheer and having told 2016 precisely where it should go, the time for your fresh start has arrived. Resolutions don’t hav... Read more »| 11 Jan 2017 -
Clubs
Nightvision: A look ahead to Series 6
With the popular Edinburgh-based clubbing series Nightvision set to return this month with a killer Series 6 line-up, we speak to founders Simon McGrath and Derek Martin about its greatest moments to date, and what we can expect in 2017 Read more »| 11 Jan 2017 -
Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 11-17 Jan
As 2017's gig calendar clicks slowly into gear, here's a handful of gigs to add to your planner, from indie veterans to pop-punk to garage rock... Read more »| 11 Jan 2017