'Life of Crime' misses Leonard's rhythm
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 11:32
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Some may pine for George Clooney's chin or Scarlett Johansson's lips, but no body part should be more envied than Elmore Leonard's ear. Leonard's dialogue seemed to have...
Kevin Spacey to sing in Washington concert
Saturday, 6 September 2014, 12:01
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
He has lied, cheated and killed, but "House of Cards" President Frank Underwood isn't done yet. Next he's going to sing. Two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey will...
Hear (and watch) women roar on new fall TV shows
Friday, 5 September 2014, 11:58
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Good Wife," ''Homeland," ''Scandal," ''Nurse Jackie" and, well, "Girls" are just a few current shows that put women front and...
Ex-007 actor spying again in 'Nov. Man'
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 11:57
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Onetime 007 Pierce Brosnan embraces a darker take on spycraft in Roger Donaldson's "The November Man," playing a former CIA agent whose autumnal nickname acknowledges his tendency to...
'As Above' so-so
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 11:56
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here," is the inscription uncovered by a gang of 20-something treasure hunters in the catacomb-hopping horror flick, "As Above, So Below." But the...
10 new fall TV shows worthy of a first-night look
Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 11:54
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
It's a time-honored rite harking back to an era of black-and-white TVs and the trio of networks whose programs they delivered: the grand unveiling of new fall fare. As part of the...
After injury, Kings of Leon ready for stage
Monday, 1 September 2014, 12:36
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A brotherly reunion is coming to the City of Brotherly Love: Family band Kings of Leon will play its first show Sunday in Philadelphia since drummer Nathan Followill injured his ribs. The...
5 takeaways from a punch-less summer box office
Monday, 1 September 2014, 11:49
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The movie of the summer might have been Marvel's irreverent hit "Guardians of the Galaxy," the top domestic film at the box office. Or it could have been Michael Bay's...
'Sin City' dives back into a noir abyss
Saturday, 30 August 2014, 16:04
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
After being clonked over the head in 1944's "Murder, My Sweet," Raymond Chandler's immortal private eye Philip Marlowe wryly narrated the experience of being knocked out: "A...
‘Love Is Strange’ is tender, meandering
Friday, 29 August 2014, 16:03
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A gay couple who have been together for almost four decades are separated — at least physically — by factors beyond their control in “Love Is Strange,” the latest tender and...