Emily Dickinson tale 'A Quiet Passion' burns bright
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 16:20
Last update: about 8 years ago
There is something deeply funny and also beautiful about the idea that it would take a British man in his 70s to make the definitive film about one of America's greatest female poets. But that's what...
No 'tell-all,' but Prince's ex details their life in memoir
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 16:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
Love, grief, loss and legacy are just a few of the reasons Mayte Garcia is stepping back into the purple light with a new memoir covering her 11 years with the late music icon...
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw weigh in on famous musical couples
Tuesday, 23 May 2017, 16:26
Last update: about 8 years ago
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, who embarked on their third Soul2Soul tour last week, talk about what they admire about other musician couples both inside country music and outside the...
Dazzling 'Ghost in the Shell' is lost in translation
Tuesday, 23 May 2017, 16:20
Last update: about 8 years ago
"I've been having glitches," Scarlett Johansson's part-human, mostly cyborg robot says in "The Ghost in the Shell." "It will pass." Rupert Sanders' remake of Mamoru Oshii's 1995...
'Lola' is tough, gritty, graphic crime thriller
Tuesday, 23 May 2017, 15:59
Last update: about 8 years ago
Melissa Scrivner Love's "Lola," her first novel, utilizes her television background and familiarity with law enforcement to craft a tough, gritty and graphic crime thriller. Lola, who had a rough...
An uneasy mishmash, 'Unforgettable' is forgettable
Monday, 22 May 2017, 16:14
Last update: about 8 years ago
True story: Right after the final line of "Unforgettable" was uttered, I felt a sudden stinging on the side of my face. Someone in a nearby row at the multiplex had thrown a roasted peanut toward the...
Laukkanen's brisk pacing gives urgency to 'Forgotten Girls'
Monday, 22 May 2017, 15:58
Last update: about 8 years ago
The frigid northwest provides a fitting background for "The Forgotten Girls," Owen Laukkanen's sixth chilling police procedural featuring Kirk Stevens and Carla Windermere of the joint FBI and Bureau...
Mustering the labour force
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 14:24
Last update: about 8 years ago
Though on the European continent and in the United States what today is known as the workers' movement was a direct result of the industrial revolution of the 19th century, in Malta this was not so....
‘The Star of Strait Street’ continues to twinkle
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 14:22
Last update: about 8 years ago
The show had its world premiere at The Splendid in Strait Street, Valletta, in April and by popular demand and following critical acclaim, the show will be performed in collaboration with the MADC at...