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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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 -
Film
Vampire Cleanup Department
A delightfully campy romp destined for cult status – we just wish it had more vampires Read more »| 27 Jun 2017 -
Edinburgh Festivals
EIF 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 -
Film
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 -
FilmMy 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 -
FilmDaphne
Vivid character study following a cynical and hedonistic Londoner as she goes through an existential crisis Read more »| 23 Jun 2017
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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 -
Film
Sweet 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 -
Film
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 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Is Inverleith House back in business?
An upcoming summer exhibition at Inverleith House means the much-loved gallery is back at the centre of Edinburgh's art scene after a period of uncertainty towards its future as an art space Read more »| 16 Jun 2017 -
Uk Festivals
A Snapshot of American Independent Cinema in 2017
We report back from Sundance London with the best films we found on offer at the fifth edition of the Park City festival offshoot Read more »| 15 Jun 2017 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Festival reveal Spirit of '47 details
EIF teams up with the British Council for a programme celebrating arts and culture from across the globe, as part of the Festival's 70th anniversary celebrations Read more »| 14 Jun 2017 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh Book Festival unveils 2017 programme
This year's Edinburgh International Book Festival features authors from over 50 countries Read more »| 13 Jun 2017