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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FilmHero Worship: Samuel L. Jackson
Robert Buchanan, the star of That Sinking Feeling, Gregory's Girl and Comfort and Joy, talks to us about his movie hero, the coolest cat on screen Read more »| 07 Apr 2014 -
FilmCalvary
Calvary, McDonagh’s followup to The Guard, opens with a brilliantly startling opening line. I won’t spoil it here, not that it matters though, as... Read more »| 07 Apr 2014 -
ComedyOpinion: Men Aren't Funny
... said no one. Ever. Read more »| 07 Apr 2014 -
Clubs
Lost In Music: Golden Teacher interviewed
Glasgow's Golden Teacher will join the bill at France's Nuits Sonores festival and others this year, and they have a new record due on Optimo. We spoke to them about structure, aesthetics, and getting bare-ass naked Read more »| 04 Apr 2014 -
Film
Film News: Dead By Dawn programme revealed, Aronofsky talks The Wolverine, and more
A round-up of Film News, with details of this year's Dead By Dawn horror film festival in Edinburgh; a quality viral video spoofing Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity, plus the latest casting rumours and trailers Read more »| 04 Apr 2014 -
FilmNoah
The last thing one might expect from a bombastic Hollywood Biblical epic would be religious and theological ambiguity, the bigwigs of Tinseltown being notori... Read more »| 04 Apr 2014
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Music
The Pictish Trail, Golden Teacher and Ben UFO join lineup for the East End Social
New additions for Chemikal Underground's ambitious East End Social project, including Lost Map stars The Pictish Trail, Monoganon and Tuff Love, indie supergroup The New Mendicants, Golden Teacher, Optimo, Ben UFO and Todd Terje Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Music
Cloud Sounds #12: UNKLE vs Radkey, Chad Van Gaalen, Illum Sphere, Esben and the Witch
Our Music team's weekly playlist also includes new tracks from Flatbush Zombies, Illum Sphere, Horse Thief, Bob Mould, a recovered Nick Drake gem, Down, and the late Frankie Knuckles remixes Hercules & Love Affair Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Clubs
Moderat @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 7 Feb
The ornate architecture of Trof's prized new venue, the Albert Hall, presents an unusual problem for the gig-goer: the ability to peer directly over the stag... Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Clubs
Maurice Fulton / Space Dimension Controller @ Gorilla, Manchester, 1 Feb
Stevie Wonderland host a solid evening at Gorilla, dishing out tasty treats from a mixed bag Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Music
Chain And The Gang – Minimum Rock N Roll
“What are you in here for?” croons Ian Svenonius dolefully; half-welcoming us back into his band’s secret universe, whilst also digging an ... Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Theatre
Invisible Empire on Tour
Company of Wolves tour their debut full-length theatrical work, entitled Invisible Empire. It tackles the human tendency to conform as well as to r... Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
TheatreThe Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler @ Citizens
Vanishing Point, in collaboration with the National Theatre of Scotland, present The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler. Known as a poet, surrealist-humourist a... Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Clubs
Red Bull Music Academy @ Gorilla, Manchester, 28 Jan
T Williams, Artwork and Greg Wilson talk shop Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Music
Tim Hecker / Julianna Barwick @ RNCM, Manchester, 1 April
For a festival concerned with all things digital, the organisers of FutureEverything couldn’t have put together a more innovative pair of musicians tha... Read more »| 03 Apr 2014