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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FilmThe Grand Seduction
Even if you’ve not seen French-Canadian film La Grande Seduction, this English-language remake will give you déjà vu. Its sentimental plo... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Art
Showcase: Tine Bek
Showcase: Tine Bek Often working with a small handheld analogue point and shoot, much of Tine Bek's work comes from a constant scanning of her environment, ... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
ComedyThe Giftshop that Keeps on Giving
Last year belonged to sketch group Gein's Family Giftshop. Now, it's their turn to tell us who we should be watching out for in 2015 – no pressure, guys Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
ComedyCrystal Baws: January 2015 Horoscopes
ARIESYour dog does a giant turd in the park. It’s so big that people walk over to comment on it, joggers stop to take photos on their phones. It is, wi... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
TheatreLaurie Sansom: NTS's Season to Belong
Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland, Laurie Sansom sits down with The Skinny to discuss the 2015 season Belong, political engagement in theatre and directing Muriel Spark Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Film
Bad Teacher: Damien Chazelle on Whiplash
Nicknamed 'Full Metal Juilliard', Whiplash tells the story of a young drummer dragged to the brink of insanity by his brutal music teacher. Its director, Damien Chazelle, explains how he brought this thrilling movie to the screen Read more »| 05 Jan 2015
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Art
New Year News: Scottish Exhibition Highlights 2015
It's all set to be a happy New Year in Scottish art, with exhibitions of works by major international and Scottish artists, as well as emerging artists Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Art
Towering Ambitions: Ponte City at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse explain how they directly address the architecture of apartheid and its appropriation in their Deutsche Börse Prize nominated exhibition, Ponte City Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Music
We Were Promised Jetpacks / Fatherson @ QMU, 13 December
The fizzy atmosphere in QM Union cannonballs as soon as Fatherson get stuck in – immediately satiating a crowd peckish for decibels and kickdrums.... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Film
Snow is Coming: Game of Thrones' Kit Harington on his new film Testament of Youth
You probably know Kit Harington as the brooding hero of TV's Game of Thrones, but you'll be seeing a lot more of him on the big screen in the future. The rising star chats to us ahead of his new film, wartime romantic drama Testament of Youth Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Music
Southern Tenant Folk Union – The Chuck Norris Project
Concept albums tend to divide opinion. The best reveal a loose theme that binds songs, but a rigid template can as easily suffocate creativity as inspire it.... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Books
Euphoria by Lily King
We start with an ominous shape, a pale brown thing being thrown at a canoe. The shape may be a baby, discarded by the murderous Mumbanyo tribe, but our prota... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
MusicJo Bartlett – 9 x 7
It's difficult now to imagine just how marginalised the UK alt-folk scene was at the turn of the century. Plaid shirts, boutique festivals and Laura Marling ... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Music
Flug 8 – Trans Atlantik
“Krautey-housey-techno” is how producer and DJ Daniel Herrmann (here in his on-off Flug 8 guise) describes his uncompromising, minimal beats. Now... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Film
National Gallery
Frederick Wiseman spent months editing the reams of footage he shot on location, but what's remarkable about the finished product is how effortless it feels.... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015