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Summer movie preview: Hollywood bets big again

Friday, 2 May 2014, 14:21 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Like jumbo jets on the runway, Hollywood's summer movies are lined up, ready for takeoff. Will they hit any turbulence?   If the movie business had a "fasten your seat belt"...

'Quiet Ones' is more creaky than creepy

Thursday, 1 May 2014, 14:19 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Paying homage in style and theme to the vintage horror movies of the 1970s, "The Quiet Ones" is the latest stylish shocker from Hammer, the recently reactivated classic U.K. studio imprint....

Moving work by Colin Firth anchors 'Railway Man'

Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 14:18 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

There are, of course, different ways to make war movies. Some are sweeping, some more intimate. Some are visceral and raw, and some take a more understated approach.   There are moments that...

Jerry Lewis: Women are funny, but not when crude

Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 14:16 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Jerry Lewis says women are funny, but not as crude standup comics.   The 88-year-old entertainer was criticized for expressing his distaste for female comedians a few years ago, but in...

'Bears' is engaging; vividly shot

Monday, 28 April 2014, 14:14 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Keenly following the scent of "African Cats" and "Chimpanzees," Disneynature's "Bears" combines sweeping vistas and remarkably intimate wildlife photography to...

Williams in talks to reprise 'Mrs. Doubtfire' role

Sunday, 27 April 2014, 14:49 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Fox 2000 is developing the sequel to the 1993 hit comedy "Mrs. Doubtfire," which starred Robin Williams.   The follow-up will be penned by "Elf" writer David Berenbaum,...

Walker's brothers to help finish 'Fast & Furious'

Saturday, 26 April 2014, 14:47 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Paul Walker's brothers are stepping to help finish filming on "Fast & Furious 7," the film Walker was in the midst of making when he died in...

Turturro's 'Gigolo' is an oddball charmer

Friday, 25 April 2014, 14:46 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

We'll totally forgive you if, as "Fading Gigolo" begins, you're mistakenly convinced you're watching a Woody Allen movie. There are those familiar white-on-black titles, the...

'Heaven Is for Real' heartfelt but dull

Thursday, 24 April 2014, 14:45 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Continuing the recent trend of faith-based films, including "Noah" and "Son of God," ''Heaven Is for Real" is a sweet tale based on a 4-year-old boy's account of...

Dreyfuss loves acting, but his passion is politics

Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 14:43 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Politically, Richard Dreyfuss describes himself as "intensely pre-partisan, and even more intensely anti-shmuck."   The 66-year-old Oscar winner almost immediately injected...

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