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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FilmJustin Kelly on gay porn drama King Cobra
We speak to filmmaker Justin Kelly about true-crime tale King Cobra, in which James Franco stars as a porn producer ready to kill to work with the hottest ne... Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
FilmSully
Tom Hanks stars in Clint Eastwood's stirring true-life tale of heroism Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
MusicClinic headline Liverpool Music Week Closing Party
The art-rock veterans will top the bill at a huge event across various venues in Liverpool's North Docklands area on 4 Nov Read more »| 12 Oct 2016 -
FilmFrantz
The prolific François Ozon is back with a post-war melodrama that's full of surprises Read more »| 10 Oct 2016 -
Film
LFF 2016: The Handmaiden
Park Chan-wook's latest, based on Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith, is a darkly comic study in sex, class and Japanese-Korean relations After a polarising fo... Read more »| 10 Oct 2016 -
Film
Leeds International Film Festival programme announced
The 30th Leeds International Film Festival to include the new films from Jim Jarmusch, Xavier Dolan and Kelly Reichardt as well as restorations of classics l... Read more »| 10 Oct 2016
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Film
Kieślowski and co: Play Poland 2016 Preview
The past, present and future of Polish cinema is once again on display at Play Poland, from an opening film that marks 20 years since the death of Krzysztof Kieślowski to a wide programme of shorts from emerging Polish filmmakers Read more »| 06 Oct 2016 -
Film
Africa in Motion 2016 Preview
Africa in Motion returns for its 11th year with a new collaborative approach to curation that brings pop-up mini-festivals, a summer school on Scotland's black history and an exhibition going behind the scenes of African Cinema Read more »| 06 Oct 2016 -
Film
Makoto Shinkai & Scotland Loves Anime 2016
As Scotland Loves Anime returns this month with a programme of great animation from Japan, we focus in on talented director Makoto Shinkai, who looks to brea... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
Music
Liverpool Psych Fest: Saturday 24 Sep
The second day of the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia can be a tough proposition for any true cosmonaut who entered the abyss the evening bef... Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
Clubs
FLY Open Air Festival: The Review
FLY Club present a stunning array of local and international talent at their first Open Air Festival in Princes Street Gardens Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
Film
11 films to see at London Film Festival 2016
With London Film Festival 2016 kicking off next week, we narrow down its huge programme to the 11 films we're most keen to see Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
FilmStephen Cone on Henry Gamble's Birthday Party
Ahead of the Scottish premiere of Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party at SQIFF, we speak to the film’s director, Stephen Cone, about his sensitive appr... Read more »| 28 Sep 2016 -
Music
In Pictures: Stay Fresh Fest at The Deaf Institute
Manchester's Deaf Institute hosted its first Stay Fresh Fest in September, with some of the most exciting bands in the North on the bill. The Skinny teamed ... Read more »| 28 Sep 2016 -
Music
Liverpool Psych Fest: Friday 23 Sep
From Super Furry Animals to Silver Apples, we take in the sights and sounds of day one at Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia Read more »| 27 Sep 2016