UK Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny UK festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and line-up information for arts, film, music and comedy festivals around the UK.
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FilmA Fantastic Woman
Transgender actress Daniela Vega gives a star-making turn in this stylish drama from Chilean director Sebastián Lelio Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
FilmIsle of Dogs
This gorgeous and rambunctious stop motion adventure set in a future Japan where dogs have been exiled sees Wes Anderson at his most imaginative and loose-limbed Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
FilmBill Pullman's Best Films: from Spaceballs to Lost Highway
Bill Pullman comes to GFF this year with flinty western The Ballad of Lefty Brown and will give an extended In Person Q&A at the festival. Ahead of his Glasgow visit, we count down his finest five performances Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
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Pin Cushion
Pin Cushion, writer-director Deborah Haywood’s debut feature film, joins the ranks of Lady Macbeth, God’s Own Country and The Levelling as an example of the quality of excellence being produced by contemporary British filmmakers Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
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Faces Places
Two witty artists – photographer JR and legendary filmmaker Agnès Varda – collaborate on this joyful documentary about communities and memory that proves deeply moving by its conclusion Read more »| 16 Feb 2018 -
FilmThoroughbreds
Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy and the late Anton Yelchin shine in Cory Finley's sharp dark comedy debut Read more »| 15 Feb 2018
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Film
The Unfilmables: how to score a film that doesn't actually exist
The Unfilmables is a curious audiovisual polyptych in which live scores have been created for a pair of films that don't actually exist. Mica Levi and electronic supergroup Wrangler are the composers putting their imaginations to the test Read more »| 15 Feb 2018 -
Music
Kendrick Lamar to headline Glasgow Summer Sessions
The Compton rapper is set for his debut Scottish outdoor show this August, following a raucous sell-out gig at the Hydro this week Read more »| 14 Feb 2018 -
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Heads Up: Daily guide to the best films at GFF 2018
Struggling to get your Glasgow Film Festival schedule straight? This daily guide to the festival – which picks out the best films screening each day of GFF – should help Read more »| 14 Feb 2018 -
Music
Electric Fields announces first bands for 2018
The festival at Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries and Galloway expands to a third day and announces its first wave of acts for 2018 Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
Film
Meet Daniela Vega, the trans star of A Fantastic Woman
Gloria director Sebastián Lelio returns with A Fantastic Woman, the story of a young trans woman under suspicion from authorities and her older partner's family after tragedy strikes. We speak to its Chilean star, Daniela Vega, about her first lead role Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
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Robin Campillo on knockout AIDS drama 120 BPM
Robin Campillo channels his own memories of being part of AIDS activism collective ACT UP in the early 90s for this deeply authentic story following the lives of the men involved in the movement Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
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Deborah Haywood on Pin Cushion, her dark modern fairytale
In her bruising coming-of-age film Pin Cushion, first time filmmaker Deborah Haywood explores teen angst and dark thoughts using a dreamy fairytale aesthetic Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
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Ten events and classics not to miss at Glasgow Film Festival
From Groundhog Day on a loop to a Dawn of the Dead treasure hunt, these are the best special events at this year's Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Film
Lynne Ramsay discusses her brutal Joaquin Phoenix thriller
Lynne Ramsay is back with crime thriller You Were Never Really Here. The Scottish director tells us about channeling Sam Fuller B-movies, collaborating with Jonny Greenwood and getting a performance from Joaquin Phoenix that's both brutal and tender Read more »| 12 Feb 2018