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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FilmDirector Olly Blackburn talks Donkey Punch
Michael Gillespie talks to up-and-coming writer-director Olly Blackburn about his debut feature, Donkey Punch, released on DVD November 10. Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
TheatrePetronio vs Phoenix: Phoenix Dance Company and Stephen Petronio
Gareth K Vile braves the city centre to expand his knowledge of dance Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Film
Kung Fu Panda
Jack Black in a funny movie? No it’s not School Of Rock 2. Kung Fu Panda is about Po, a portly panda who works in a noodle shop with dreams of becoming... Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
FilmSordid Lives
Alfred Hitchcock once said that the problem with so many movies was that they were essentially “filmed plays”. Sordid Lives is one such beast, no... Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Film
Boystown
For most, Spanish cinema is Pedro Almodóvar, and while this sprightly comedy has clearly been drinking his gazpacho, it’s thankfully unspiked. T... Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Music
WhoMadeWho - TV Friend
WhoMadeWho have been touted as the favourite band of your favourite bands by some magazines, and after the success of their first album it’s easy to se... Read more »| 10 Nov 2008
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Comedy
Sean Lock: "The adventurous, experimental face of comedy has changed"
Sean Lock talks to The Skinny ahead of his first live DVD release on 17 Nov Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
TheatreSweetscar 4.48 Pyschosis
Gareth K Vile sits in the dark and goes insane. Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
Theatre
Wuthering Heights
As a classic comes to the stage, Susannah Radford sees if it matches Kate Bush. Read more »| 08 Nov 2008 -
Music
Vampire Weekend / Ra Ra Riot @ Barrowlands, 29 Oct
A brilliant double header from New York's newest indie-pop demigods warms the masses on a freezing night in Glasgow Read more »| 07 Nov 2008 -
Music
Limbo @ The Voodoo Rooms, 30 Oct
As they approach their first birthday, Limbo produce a couple of gems to ensure they should be a staple on any local gig-goer's calendar Read more »| 07 Nov 2008 -
Clubs
Hush Hush feat. Skream @ Origin, Aberdeen
Dubstep is no longer another specialist niche carved out of the vast electronic mantel, but a fully operational, if somewhat deranged (for want of a better w... Read more »| 07 Nov 2008 -
Clubs
DJ Chart - David Barbarossa
RAH Band - Electric Fling (Ebony) An early doors instrumental Curious Curious classic. Girls dance, boys want to know what it is. Listen out for it on the ne... Read more »| 07 Nov 2008 -
Film
Quarantine
After the success of the little-seen but highly regarded Spanish horror [REC], it was only a matter of time before Hollywood brought out the remake. Jennifer... Read more »| 07 Nov 2008 -
Music
The JD Set: Hugh Cornwell & Art Brut @ ABC, Glasgow, 11 Nov
For the last six years, the JD Sets have broken a few boundaries by showcasing edgy, up-and-coming acts and pairing them with alternative icons from a differ... Read more »| 06 Nov 2008