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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Theatre
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty.....I'd rather be Little Red Riding Hood
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Music
Okkervil River at Cabaret Voltaire Preview
Oh shit! He's gonna fill himself with sprouts, lie on his arse playing video games all January and never want to tour again! Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Books
The Wondrous World of Junot Diaz
A look at what could already be one of the books of the year, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
MusicParka @ King Tut's
A cacophony of noise and cowbell banging Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
MusicThe Vivians @ Voodoo Rooms
A more mature direction aimed at taking themselves more seriously seems to be the Vivians' resolution for 2008 Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Music
Futuristic Retro Champions / Dirty Summer @ Voodoo Rooms
With so many disparate elements, the wonder is that they make it all sound so understated. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008
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FilmThere Will Be Blood
A blend of storytelling and technical beauty the likes of which has rarely graced the screen. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
FilmThe Savages
Less a black comedy than a comedy in shades of grey. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Art
Of Beasts and Machines
"I see myself as halfway between a writer and an artist"" Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Film
Juno
Bristles with real originality and a deadpan eloquence. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Film
Gamerz
May be the funniest Scottish movie since the heyday of Bill Forsyth. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Film
Let The Gamez Begin
The Glasgow-set fantasy comedy, Gamerz, gets a cinema release this month, but it's been a long hard struggle getting it to the screens, as director Robbie Fraser explains. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Film
Glasgow Film Festival 2008
Forget Cannes, Sundance or even, dare we say it, Edinburgh this month: the Glasgow Film Festival is back from February 14 – 24, with over 20,000 people expected to attend screenings of over 100 films across the city. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Clubs
Sugarbeat: A Sweet Celebration
The birthdays for Edinburgh clubs just keep coming in a steady stream, with Sugarbeat celebrating its third with the help of legends Cabaret Voltaire, and Sinden and Herve Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Film
The Bucket List
Full of adventures with fantastic comedic value. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008