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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BooksCotton Tenants by James Agee and Walker Evans
James Agee was a protean genius, mastering every form he tried, whether poetry, film criticism, the novel, screenwriting, or journalism. But in his greatest ... Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
BooksThe Blue Hour by Alonso Cueto
Winner of the Herralde Prize for the Spanish original, The Blue Hour is an unconventional love story set against the backdrop of a country recovering from a ... Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
FilmUlrich Seidl on his Paradise trilogy
We speak to that (other) great Austrian filmmaker, Ulrich Seidl, about his ambitious Paradise trilogy and he explains why it's healthy for a director to court controversy Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
FilmBroken
“Broken Britain” was a favourite of the Tories during the most recent general election, describing a 21st century dystopia of broken&nb... Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
FilmDirector Ben Wheatley on A Field In England
Ever wondered what the English Civil War might have looked like to someone tripping on magic mushrooms? Director Ben Wheatley shares his unique vision in A Field In England Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
Clubs
Northwest Clubbing Highlights – July 2013
Experience James Murphy's idea of sonic perfection and lose yourself to the furious rhythm of South Africa's Shangaan Electro dance craze in this month's round-up Read more »| 01 Jul 2013
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Art
Manchester International Festival: Art As Experience
With pulses racing for the likes of Kenneth Branagh and Massive Attack, Manchester International Festival's visual arts strand can feel a little overlooked. We unearth an interactive programme, and talk to Inne Goris about her thoughtful film installation Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
Film
Spider Baby
Another welcome Blu-ray release from Arrow Films, Spider Baby, or The Maddest Story Ever Told (to give its full title) is a wonderful slice of 1960s com... Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
Film
Paradise: Faith
Situated in the middle of Ulrich Seidl’s trilogy, it's hard to avoid the feeling that Paradise: Faith is the weakest film of the three, but i... Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
Film
Scotland Film Event Highlights – July 2013
Bask in the herky-jerky brilliance of stop motion master Ray Harryhausen at Filmhouse's retrospective; catch Edgar Wright's Blood and Ice Cream trilogy at Cameo; and sample the overlook lycanthrope movie Wolfen at DCA Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – July 2013
This month there’s an opportunity to watch Withnail & I in a location more remote than Monty’s cottage. There’s also a chance to attend a Q&A with Ben Wheatley about his new film A Field In England and indulge some classic 80s nostalgia Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
Art
David Batchelor: Flatlands @ Fruitmarket
Conventionally marginalised or removed from fine art, colour is tacky, tasteless; a distraction from the purity of intellect of serious artistic endeavour ev... Read more »| 28 Jun 2013 -
Music
Hope For Men Below: Adam Stafford in interview
No stranger to these pages, Adam Stafford is a multi-talented filmmaker who has won numerous awards for his pictures of industrial life in Scotland's central belt. Now he's ready for his equally dynamic music to enter the cultural fast lane Read more »| 28 Jun 2013 -
Music
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture Roundup | 28 June
In our weekly news roundup, we take a look at Jim Carrey's about-face over Kick-Ass 2; marvel at new music by the Pixies, Franz Ferdinand and David Lynch; cop El-P and Killer Mike's Run The Jewels; and preview Glasgow's Music Language Festival Read more »| 28 Jun 2013 -
Music
Jagwar Ma @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 20 Jun
Promoting their debut album Howlin, Jagwar Ma – Gabriel Winterfield, Jack Freeman and Jono Ma – assume their appropriate positions in f... Read more »| 28 Jun 2013