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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MusicRachel Sermanni – The Bothy Sessions EP
Rachel Sermanni is still only 19, but the Highlander offers up four songs on this EP which belie her youth. As the name suggests, the pieces were recorded in... Read more »| 23 Aug 2011 -
Music
Chad VanGaalen @ Captain's Rest, 18 August
On arrival, Tesla Birds (AKA Steven Kane of Happy Particles) is already sat cross-legged on the floor, hunched over miniature keys like Schroeder made flesh,... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
FilmThe Skin I Live In
After going through the motions with a couple of features that failed to match the sharp wit of his best work, Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In is... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
ComedyPick of the Fringe, 12th Aug
Running three times a day throughout the festival, with a different line-up each time, Laughing Horse’s Pick of the Fringe is a great way to sample a v... Read more »| 22 Aug 2011 -
Music
Shonen Knife @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 16 August
Even before a note is played, someone in tonight’s sold out crowd gives voice to the question on many a mind: Isosceles, where have you been? We get no... Read more »| 20 Aug 2011 -
FilmLock Up Your Daughters Lose It At The Movies
Helen Wright explains why Lock Up Your Daughters' upcoming screening of Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho is perfectly in keeping with their new monthly queer movie night at the GFT Read more »| 19 Aug 2011
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Film
In a Better World
If you thought The Secret in Their Eyes was an unworthy Foreign Language Oscar victor, this year’s winner may destroy your faith in the Academy altoget... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
Comedy
The Boy With Tape On His Face & Tom Stade
The Boy: Have you ever been the wrong act for the gig? Tom Stade: Oh I've totally been the wrong act. When I was living in Vancouver I had to drive all the ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Art
LINE Magazine @ Wee Red Bar
In celebration of two new editions being launched this August, LINE magazine will be hosting a vibrant evening of culture and decadence in the form of a Vene... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Film
Beautiful Lies
It's hard to know who we're supposed to be rooting for in Beautiful Lies. Pierre Salvadori's French romantic comedy never quite finds the right tone of eithe... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Art
SMILE @ Embassy
A spaced-out cosmic bliss suffuses much of the work at the Embassy’s new show. Channelling the spirits of Sienna Miller and the 21st century satirist M... Read more »| 17 Aug 2011 -
Film
Cowboys & Aliens
As hooves pound across a dusty plain and the sun blazes across a bleached valley, a Hollywood posse of notable actors ascend into frame with pearly whites an... Read more »| 17 Aug 2011 -
Music
Mike Slott: Live Soundtrack to The Return
It's hardly rare for a musician to provide live accompaniment to a feature film, but New York-based producer Mike Slott has taken a real risk in composing a ... Read more »| 16 Aug 2011 -
ArtVault @ The Briggait
Most artists would like to make a living from selling their work. Not having to do a boring job to supplement your art practice is for many the definition of... Read more »| 16 Aug 2011 -
Art
David Mach @ City Art Centre
The city has found God, or rather David Mach has found him, and decorated the City Art Centre with his image. Mach’s show Precious Light – unmist... Read more »| 16 Aug 2011