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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FilmOutpost III: Rise of the Spetsnaz
By this third film in the Outpost saga, you know what you’re getting into. If zombie Nazis in secret bunkers aren’t your thing, you might want to... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
FilmWhite of the Eye
Brutal violence, Native American mysticism and infidelity collide in Donald Cammell's visually impressive and often dizzying thriller, which gets a long-awai... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
Music
Mo Kolours – Mo Kolours
Half Mauritian and half English, Mo Kolours uses his cultural heritage as the starting point for an album of laid-back genre experimentation on his self-titl... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
Film
Film News: Arnie talks Terminator Genesis, Star Wars VII plot details revealed, and more
A round-up of this week's film news, with Arnold Scwarzenegger looking forward to Terminator: Genesis, details of the Star Wars VII plot unveiled, and rumours of a Game of Thrones movie Read more »| 21 Mar 2014 -
Film
Film Starred Up: Three minutes with Jack O’Connell
We grab a very quick chat with man of the hour Jack O'Connell while he's in Glasgow for the Scottish premiere of Starred Up at the Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 21 Mar 2014 -
MusicOn Tour: Kate Bush to play rare live shows
Cult singer and icon Kate Bush will give a series of rare live performances in August and September at London's Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, it was annou... Read more »| 21 Mar 2014
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Film
Blind Woman's Curse
Blind Woman’s Curse opens in the most breathtaking fashion. A Yakuza Clan, tensed and snarling in torrential rain, synchronise to reveal a full dr... Read more »| 21 Mar 2014 -
Art
Cross-Pollination: BCNMCR brings Barcelona design studios to the Northwest
Bringing 11 Barcelona-based design studios to the Northwest, exhibition and talk series BCNMCR aims to introduce us to work emerging from the Spanish city and forge links in the European design community. Event instigator David Sedgwick explains Read more »| 21 Mar 2014 -
Music
The Notwist / Jel @ Mono, 16 March
Watching Anticon founder, Themselves and cLOUDDEAD beatmaker Jel play the MPC and sampler is like watching a gifted classical pianist attack the ivories &nda... Read more »| 20 Mar 2014 -
Music
Eagulls / Autobhan @ Nice N Sleazy, 7 March
Performing in a half-empty basement venue in Glasgow on a Friday night could intimidate some raw bands from out of town, but Autobahn display no sign of nerv... Read more »| 20 Mar 2014 -
Music
Cloud Sounds #10: with Plaid, Fuck Buttons and The Pictish Trail
The latest instalment of our Music team's regular playlist also features new music from Optimo's JD Twitch, Odd Future's Frank Ocean collaborating with Mick Jones of The Clash, and Brainfeeder hip-hop crew The Underachievers Read more »| 20 Mar 2014 -
ArtArt News: Dennis J. Reinmueller shortlisted for Catlin Art Prize, Syria fundraiser at Nomad's Tent
A round-up of art news: Dennis J. Reinmueller shortlisted for the Catlin Art Prize, an update on the Nomad's Tent fundraiser for Syria, plus details of new exhibitions featuring Rachel Levine, David Shrigley, Thomas Anderson and more Read more »| 19 Mar 2014 -
Film
Creative Scotland appoints new Director of Film & Media
Scotland's arts funding body Creative Scotland have appointed Natalie Usher as their new Director of Film & Media, it was announced today. Usher will take up the post in early May Read more »| 19 Mar 2014 -
Film
Tom at the Farm
In its setup and execution, Tom at the Farm, the fourth film from Québécois wonderkid Xavier Dolan, is pure Polanski. The title character (play... Read more »| 19 Mar 2014 -
BooksCompetition: Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival launch new Awards for writing
Details of a new writing competition set up by the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival and Bipolar Scotland, looking for entries from poets, authors, journalists, bloggers, diarists and letter-writers Read more »| 19 Mar 2014