The Malta Independent 4 May 2025, Sunday
View E-Paper

Cinema

Gralton's story told in elegant 'Jimmy's Hall'

Friday, 17 July 2015, 14:08 Last update: about 11 years ago

A modest Irish revolutionary, Gralton has the dubious distinction of being the only native to ever be deported from Ireland. On top of leading a communist group in the provincial county of Leitrim in...

Director: Robin Williams focused on character in final role

Thursday, 16 July 2015, 14:07 Last update: about 11 years ago

Dito Montiel says Robin Williams sometimes goofed around on set while filming "Boulevard," but the director says more often, the late actor spent the time between takes contemplating what...

Cassidy Gifford hopes to prove acting chops in 'The Gallows'

Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 14:05 Last update: about 11 years ago

From Johnny Depp in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" to Jamie Lee Curtis in "Halloween," horror films have been a good way for actors to cut their teeth in Hollywood. "The Gallows," opening...

Lotsa grinding, little plot in 'Magic Mike XXL'

Friday, 3 July 2015, 15:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

There's an early scene in "Magic Mike XXL" that hints at what this much ballyhooed sequel woulda, coulda, shoulda been. Mike Lane, played by the well nigh irresistible Channing Tatum, is alone in...

Bujalski bulks up with a starrier cast in 'Results'

Thursday, 2 July 2015, 15:24 Last update: about 11 years ago

In Andrew Bujalski's directorial debut "Funny Ha Ha" - the film often cited as the first "mumblecore" movie - its aimless protagonist Marnie, recently graduated from college, writes a to-do list...

Arnold (but little else) is back in 'Terminator'

Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 15:23 Last update: about 11 years ago

Thirty-one years and counting, and the Terminators keep rolling off the assembly line like new iPhones, upgraded with shape-shifting abilities, rebooted Sarah Conner assassination levels and, one...

'Max,' about a kid, his dog and those gun smugglers

Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 15:26 Last update: about 11 years ago

It's officially summer. What better time for a heartwarming caper movie about a troubled but noble Texas teen, his troubled but noble dog, and those crazy mean gun smugglers they tangle...

Action, she said: TV holds potential for female directors

Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 15:19 Last update: about 11 years ago

When writer-producer Marti Noxon, "Gone Girl" author Gillian Flynn and a studio executive met with a potential star for the upcoming TV adaptation of another Flynn novel, the actress was struck by...

McCarthy, Feig set their sights on 007 in 'Spy'

Sunday, 21 June 2015, 14:09 Last update: about 11 years ago

Ridiculous questions about the funniness and bankability of women have clouded exactly what's going on here: Nobody is a better comedic actor right now than Melissa McCarthy. She's a combustible...

'Jurassic World' bites into the modern blockbuster

Saturday, 20 June 2015, 14:08 Last update: about 11 years ago

Twenty-two years ago, Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" set the standard for the kind of movie the industry has, ever since, bred like test-tube dinos. Their genes are genetically modified for the...

  • don't miss