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The other side of the lens: 5Qs about Paparazzi

Friday, 6 June 2014, 14:42 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Photography of celebrity children by leveraging celebrity itself: She assembled a roster of dozens of stars, from Jennifer Aniston to Jennifer Lawrence, who agreed not to grant interviews to...

'Million Ways' is Seth's take on Western

Thursday, 5 June 2014, 14:40 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Seth MacFarlane might've picked a safer place to make his lead-acting debut than "A Million Ways to Die in the West," his directorial follow-up to 2012's surprisingly successful...

Jolie's a fun hero-villain in 'Maleficent'

Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 14:37 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Maybe it's too soon to say the tide has shifted definitively. But it's certainly been a unique time for fairy-tale villains.   After hundreds of years of moral clarity, suddenly...

Eco-terrorism grips in 'Night Moves'

Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 14:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

In Kelly Reichardt's spare, eco-terrorist thriller, the two spurts of violence that disturb the placid pine forests of the Pacific Northwest are each hazy with fog. One is a misty nighttime...

'World's ugliest woman' pursues anti-bullying film

Sunday, 1 June 2014, 14:56 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

In December 2013, she inspired millions with her TED Talk. Now Lizzie Velasquez, once called "the world's ugliest woman," hopes to reach an even-wider audience through an anti-bullying...

'Words' is a witty adult rom-com

Saturday, 31 May 2014, 14:54 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

If it wasn't for the charming top-liners who can make literary dialogue sound sexy in their sleep, the war in Fred Schepisi's "Words and Pictures" would have to be called off after...

Turkish drama 'Winter Sleep' wins Palme d'Or

Friday, 30 May 2014, 14:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The richly ruminative Chekhovian drama "Winter Sleep" was awarded the Palme d'Or on Saturday, bestowing the Cannes Film Festival's top honor on an intimate, wintery epic...

The Immigrant a somber masterpiece

Thursday, 29 May 2014, 14:49 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Floating in past a misty Statue of Liberty, James Gray's "The Immigrant" somberly gathers its majesty as a metaphor-rich story of passage and survival. It's an old tale told with...

'Restrepo' documentarian returns with 'Korengal'

Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 14:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Sebastian Junger wants 84 minutes of moviegoers' time, especially civilian moviegoers.   In "Korengal," the filmmaker employs that amount of footage unused in his 2010...

Father: Allman film lawsuit part of 'wake-up call'

Tuesday, 27 May 2014, 14:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The father of a young woman killed by a train on the set of a movie about Gregg Allman said Thursday the family is suing the singer and filmmakers as part of a "wakeup call" to make...

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