Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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FilmEdinburgh International Film Festival
Festival director Hannah McGill tells The Skinny why moving this year's festival to June is a good idea, and takes us through some of her personal picks Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
FilmMirrorball's Experimental Sensations
The Skinny is pleased to sponsor Mirrorball, one of the quirkiest and most individual elements of The Edinburgh International Film Festival. Mirrorball off... Read more »| 19 May 2008 -
Film
Edinburgh Film Festival Sneak Peak
Check out the upcoming Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 01 May 2008 -
Film
Documentaries at the EIFF
Can documentaries tell us the truth? Natalia Baal discusses the fine line between fact and fiction, and explores the art of the “the creative treatment... Read more »| 15 Aug 2007 -
International
Chanbara: SKINNYFEST
Tetsuro Shimaguchi's choreography is arresting stuff - intrusive, destructive and yet elegantly masculine Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
International
Edinburgh International Fest - Budapest Festival Orchestra performing Bartok and Stravinsky (SkinnyFest2)
Bela Bartok wrestled with his government for the right to perform his music; Igor Stravinsky fled a premiere when fistfights filled the aisles. It's difficul... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Art
Edinburgh Art Festival
One of the most extensive and spectacular attractions during the festival promises to be Beyond the Palace Walls at the Royal Museum of Scotland on Chambers St. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Books
Tony Benn
At a sprightly 81 years of age, still bouncing around healthily and wagging his lefty political tail with some force, Tony Benn is probably the best advert f... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Books
The Man With the Silver Tongue
People did not take machetes and start cutting other people into pieces overnight. There's a kind of hatred between Hutus and Tutsis that has been developed through our history. The international community does not want to see it that way, even now. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006