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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FilmThe Diary of a Teenage Girl
Marielle Heller makes an impressive debut with this frank comic-drama, based on cartoonist Phoebe Gloeckner’s semi-autobiographical novel. Set in boho ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2015 -
FilmCrystal Moselle on The Wolfpack: Home Movies
Seven bright kids spent a childhood locked up in their apartment, with movies as their only friends. We talk to documentary filmmaker Crystal Moselle about her time with the pack Read more »| 03 Aug 2015 -
Film
Hard to Be a God
Aleksei German spent 15 years directing this adaptation of the classic Russian sci-fi novel only to die before its release. Few filmmakers could imagine crea... Read more »| 03 Aug 2015 -
TheatreA Midsummer Night's Dream @ Bard in the Botanics
It's the most commonly performed script to feature in Bard in the Botanics' 2015 season, but Emily Reutlinger's 20th century take on A Midsummer Night's... Read more »| 02 Aug 2015 -
Art
Integrity Painting Prize on How to Win at Art
The abstract voice of Integrity Painting Prize, a group show in Glasgow's Glue Factory, made for some deadpan cheek on the subject of art competitions Read more »| 02 Aug 2015 -
Art
Scottish art news for August 2015: Ambiguity, ESP, and the EAF
August is all but dominated by the Edinburgh Art Festival, but there are still noteworthy openings and events in Glasgow and Dundee Read more »| 01 Aug 2015
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ArtRoman Signer @ Dundee Contemporary Arts
Roman Signer’s particular vocabulary of objects is immediately recognisable: his ubiquitous red canoe, black rubber wellingtons and red tent all evoke ... Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
Comedy
Crystal Baws: August 2015 Horosopes
ARIESAfter years of the council ignoring your letters and online petitions, you decide to take matters into your own hands in August when you sneak out under... Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
Art
Sketches from an Infinite Archive: France-Lise McGurn
France-Lise McGurn's practice ranges across club nights, sound, and sculpture. Here she talks about her drawing style, influences and her collecting habits Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
Art
kennardphillipps: Protest as Practice
kennardphillipps describe their beginnings rooted in political protest, the hours of work that goes into getting that incisive moment of montage, and their latest programme of public workshops as part of Edinburgh Art Festival Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
Art
Edwin Burdis @ Jupiter Artland
Entering the long narrow room of Burdis’ The Thickening is to be confronted immediately with a series of vividly coloured, large paintings. Subject mat... Read more »| 01 Aug 2015 -
Clubs
DJ Dave Haslam on his new book Life After Dark
DJ Dave Haslam muses on clubbing culture past and present ahead of the release of his latest book, Life After Dark: A History of British Nightclubs & Music Venues Read more »| 31 Jul 2015 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Victoria Ruane
The Skinny Showcase: Victoria Ruane Victoria Ruane is a photographer from Wigan, who graduated this year with a BA (Hons) Photography from Manchester School... Read more »| 31 Jul 2015 -
Books
Us Conductors by Sean Michaels
We must declare a conflict of interests here. Author Sean Michaels was, once upon a time, a writer for The Skinny, so a sense of solidarity has us willing a ... Read more »| 31 Jul 2015 -
Music
Northwest Music News – 31 Jul: More from Liverpool Music Week
Liverpool Music Week adds more names, Outfit's Andrew Hunt announces new music and there's some heavy Digital Crate Digging for your ears... Read more »| 31 Jul 2015