New tricks can't rescue 'Expendables 3'
Friday, 22 August 2014, 14:51
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
In its third incarnation, "The Expendables" has become, well, expendable. Despite some ruthless new tactics, there's no saving "The Expendables 3," the...
Orwell rep accuses Amazon of doublespeak
Friday, 22 August 2014, 14:23
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The literary executor of George Orwell's estate is accusing Amazon.com of committing an Orwellian crime: doublespeak. In a letter published this week in The New York Times, Bill...
'Anything Goes' for Florida Georgia Line's 2nd LP
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 15:29
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of country dude duo Florida Georgia Line know all eyes on Music Row are on them as they prepare to release their second album, "Anything Goes," on...
'Let's Be Cops' falls flat on humour
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 14:49
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
At one point during "Let's Be Cops," actor Damon Wayans Jr. has a scene in which a huge naked man's groin is inches from his face. That's a good approximation of what filmgoers...
Elizabeth Little's 'Dear Daughter' is engrossing
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 14:21
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Dear Daughter" (Viking), by Elizabeth Little The unlikable protagonist with a biting personality and outrageous actions, but who is fascinating at the same time, has never been...
Age is not a cage: 90-year-old musicians go strong
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 15:28
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
There's an upcoming concert at Baruch College, but it has nothing to do with students. The performers are in their 90s, and one is even older than the Manhattan school founded in...
'Guardians' blasts Marvel in a different direction
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 14:48
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Despite its flawless superhero pedigree, there's always been apprehension about "Guardians of the Galaxy." Since the president of Marvel Studios first teased the possibility...
Book tracks insurgence that propelled Reagan
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 14:20
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan" (Simon & Schuster), by Rick Perlstein Even Republicans piled on President Richard Nixon as the Watergate...
5 Seconds of Summer get hands-on with ticket sales
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 15:24
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The rising pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer gave its feverish female fans the surprise of a lifetime by personally selling tickets Saturday morning for an upcoming concert in Inglewood,...
A handy companion to Valletta
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 15:16
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
This is a delightful, unpretentious book which, with its loose-leaf ribbed-back binding ideally serves as a companion as one walks around Valletta following the indications as offered by the...