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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FilmWhen Marnie Was There
This bittersweet gem may be Studio Ghibli's final film for the foreseeable future Read more »| 23 May 2016 -
ArtDundee Degree Show 2016: Getting Personal
It's the first Scottish degree show of the year, and the Duncan of Jordanstone graduates are taking it seriously, with ambitious and well-produced work Read more »| 20 May 2016 -
Clubs
Preview: Riverside Festival 2016
As the second Bank Holiday weekend in May draws closer, it’s once again time to don those dancing shoes, keep fingers crossed for sunshine, and ready o... Read more »| 20 May 2016 -
Film
The Nice Guys
Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling are hilarious in this wisecracking buddy-movie from Shane Black Read more »| 20 May 2016 -
Film
Why Xavier Dolan doesn’t care what critics think
Critics at Cannes have their claws out for Xavier Dolan's latest melodrama It's Only the End of the World. It's currently the worst reviewed films at the fes... Read more »| 20 May 2016 -
TheatreOliver Emanuel on The 306: Dawn
Oliver Emanuel talks his upcoming World War One trilogy, finding a balance between opera and theatre, and Netflix before The 306:Dawn takes the stage this mo... Read more »| 20 May 2016
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MusicRATM, Public Enemy tease Prophets of Rage project
According to reports cited in Billboard, members of rap-rock progenitors Rage Against the Machine, Long Island hip-hop legends Public Enemy and LA stoner kin... Read more »| 19 May 2016 -
MusicAs Luck Would Have It: Gold Panda Interviewed
Modest maestro Gold Panda tells The Skinny about his "unremarkable" talents and how his new album explores suburbia, from Chiba to Chelmsford. It’s al... Read more »| 19 May 2016 -
Film
Chloë Sevigny speaks out on Hollywood sexism
Amid the candy floss of Cannes female stars are dropping truth bombs about the continued inequality in the film industry. The most startling comments yet come from Chloë Sevigny, who describes some of the 'creepy' behaviour she's experienced as an actress Read more »| 19 May 2016 -
Music
Restless Natives: Tim Hecker / Blanck Mass @ St Luke's
If there's one unanimous consensus that can be drawn from tonight's gig, the finale of the week-long Restless Natives festival, it's that earplugs are essent... Read more »| 18 May 2016 -
Music
Bat for Lashes @ Manchester Cathedral, 13 May
Natasha Khan doesn’t do concept albums by halves. Brighton’s most mystical singer-songwriter has always enjoyed conjuring tales, and after a few ... Read more »| 18 May 2016 -
Art
ECA Degree Show 2016: Past Alumni
You may not know it, but you’ve probably already seen the work of ECA graduates – it’s everywhere. Read more »| 18 May 2016 -
Music
Going Nuclear: Malcolm Middleton on Summer of '13
With Summer of ’13 – the first album under his own name in seven years – about to hit the streets, Malcolm Middleton tells us why he went a... Read more »| 18 May 2016 -
Art
ECA Degree Show 2016: Sculpture
Following changes to the school building, ECA's newly shaken-up Sculpture department is all set for a display of fresh ideas and pushed boundaries Read more »| 18 May 2016 -
Music
Tim Hecker @ Academy 3, Manchester, 16 May
Tim Hecker’s eighth album Love Streams encouraged widespread acclaim on its release back in March; the Canadian maestro's masterful ambient m... Read more »| 18 May 2016