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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FilmScottish Film Event Highlights – August 2016
The month offers up films based on work by the talented Miss Highsmith, a trio of multi-sensory film screenings at Edinburgh Festival's newest addition and t... Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
FilmBarry Adamson on David Lynch and movie scores
We chat to Manchester musician Barry Anderson about Soundtrack – a film season at HOME, Manchester focused on the art of score composition – and working with David Lynch Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Film
Horror double bill season at AMC in Manchester
UK Horror Scene and AMC have teamed up to present a horror double-bill season in Manchester. Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
ArtThis Week in Scottish Art: 2-8 August
Edinburgh Art Festival is into its first proper week, and comes with talks and events throughout the week. In Glasgow, there are openings and a milestone for the new Mount Florida Studio complex, which turns a respectable one year old. Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
ComedyCrystal Baws: August 2016 Horoscopes
Mystic Mark shares his August predictions... Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Music
of Montreal – Innocence Reaches
One of the joys of keeping pace with of Montreal’s output, particularly of late, is discovering which version will emerge from the chrysalis next. In t... Read more »| 02 Aug 2016
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FilmWhat to Watch this Week (1-7 Aug)
The best films to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including Suicide Squad, Sid & Nancy and a streamlined reed... Read more »| 01 Aug 2016 -
Music
Composer-Curator: two new projects tour the UK
The final projects supported by Sound and Music's 2016 Composer-Curator programme are about to head out on tour. We spoke to artists Ailie Robertson, an... Read more »| 01 Aug 2016 -
Music
Scottish Gig Highlights – August 2016
Just as festival season looked to have rendered August’s gig listings DOA, a few big hitters rock up to provide some last-minute resuscitation. Read more »| 01 Aug 2016 -
Film
Best film screenings in the North (29 Jul-5 Aug)
The best film events happening in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds this week, including the likes of Solaris and The Second Mother at FACT, and Round Midnight at HOME. Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
Music
Slow Club – One Day All Of This Won't Matter Anymore
Depending on how your glass is filled, a title like One Day All Of This Won't Matter Anymore could promise some pretty gloomy prospects – but... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
Music
Law Holt – City
Law Holt finally bestows her debut LP upon us and, boy, is it magnificent. Astute Edinburgh listeners will know her from collabs with Young Fathers, but we'r... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
Clubs
Late Nite Tuff Guy Q&A
From techno to disco: we chat to Australian dance music pioneer Cam Bianchetti about his Late Nite Tuff Guy guise, the making of a good edit, and a very special Scottish gig from the 90s Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
Music
Factory Floor – 25 25
Described by the band as both utilitarian and playful, there’s something extremely necessary to 25 25. Reduced to a duo comprising Nik Colk and Ga... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
Music
Exploded View – Exploded View
Beginning with the premise that anything on Sacred Bones is worth investigating, Exploded View doesn’t disappoint on the esoteric front. Fronted by Ang... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016