Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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FilmTeenage Superstars
Lively doc from Grant McPhee (Big Gold Dream) exploring the Scottish music scene from the mid-80s to the early 90s Read more »| 03 Jul 2017 -
FilmEngland Is Mine
This unofficial Morrissey biopic starring Jack Lowden is funny and tragic, and particularly enjoyable for its depiction of the singer’s relationships with the strong women in his life Read more »| 02 Jul 2017 -
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Morrissey biopic England Is Mine gets trailer
England Is Mine, the unofficial Morrissey biopic from director Mark Gill, gets its first trailer Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Edinburgh Festivals
God's Own Country wins EIFF's Michael Powell Award
Edinburgh International Film Festival’s top award goes to Francis Lee’s directorial debut, God’s Own Country Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
ClubsRiverside Festival 2017: The review
No matter how impressive a line-up Glasgow’s annual Electric Frog & Pressure Riverside Festival delivers – and this year’s crop of acts... Read more »| 28 Jun 2017 -
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Vampire Cleanup Department
A delightfully campy romp destined for cult status – we just wish it had more vampires Read more »| 27 Jun 2017
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Edinburgh FestivalsEIF 2017: Bloom details revealed
More information on the opening event for this year's Edinburgh International Festival have been revealed Read more »| 26 Jun 2017 -
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Goodbye Berlin
Fatih Akin's latest is more conventional than we've come to expect from the Turkish-German filmmaker, but this teen road movie has its charms Read more »| 26 Jun 2017 -
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My Pure Land
First time director Sarmad Masud delivers an action-packed shoot-‘em-up that's also a deeply effecting drama Read more »| 26 Jun 2017 -
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Daphne
Vivid character study following a cynical and hedonistic Londoner as she goes through an existential crisis Read more »| 23 Jun 2017 -
International Festivals
NOS Primavera Sound: The Review
We take in the younger sibling of Barcelona's Primavera Sound, and find Porto's line-up packed with moments of emotion, drama and high energy Read more »| 23 Jun 2017 -
FilmSweet Virginia
A dangerous stranger comes to a small Alaskan town in this atmospheric thriller centred on a chilling performance by Christopher Abbott Read more »| 22 Jun 2017 -
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God's Own Country
God’s Own Country is a beautiful and tender tale of love set on the windy Yorkshire moors Read more »| 21 Jun 2017 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh Film Festival 2017: 10 films to see
Our film editor picks ten of the most interesting films to seek out at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival (21 Jun-2 Jul) Read more »| 19 Jun 2017 -
Music
Guest Selector: Africa Oyé
Ahead of Africa Oyé Festival this weekend Artistic Director Paul Duhaney selects his ten favourite tracks and albums to get you in the festival spirit Read more »| 16 Jun 2017