Johnny Depp honored at makeup and hair awards
Monday, 17 February 2014, 15:12
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
In an awards season that seems to have a ceremony for every facet of filmmaking, the Make-up and Hair Stylists Guild awards returned after a 10-year hiatus with an award for Johnny...
'The Lego Movie,' tiny toys, huge laughs
Monday, 17 February 2014, 14:42
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Young and old fans alike know the joy of dumping a set of Legos on the floor and chucking that instruction manual. After all, throwing a portion of a helicopter on an incomplete racecar could produce...
'About Last Night' redo tempers melodrama
Monday, 17 February 2014, 14:21
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
There can never be too many tales about a one-night stand turned long-term love affair. Perhaps the allure comes from the hope that anyone can fall hard, despite the lack of a courtship....
‘That Awkward Moment' average at best
Sunday, 16 February 2014, 14:39
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
As Zac Efron tears up and professes his love to a pert blonde who gave it up on the first night, it's clear the story line of romantic comedy "That Awkward Moment" has gone too...
'Monuments Men' a misstep for Clooney
Saturday, 15 February 2014, 14:36
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
George Clooney, movie director, started out with so much promise. He began with two stories about television's power, both to distort reality ("Confessions of a Dangerous...
'Lego Movie' built to be a better toy film
Friday, 14 February 2014, 14:33
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Toy movies occupy a spot on the respectability meter somewhere between talking dog films and "Showgirls." Even in a business not always known for the most honorable of...
Labor Day,' as mushy as a warm peach pie
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 14:31
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
If you've seen the trailer for "Labor Day," Jason Reitman's film based on the novel by Joyce Maynard, then you've caught a glimpse of a new breakout star, who threatens to...
Jesse Eisenberg cast as Lex Luthor
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 14:29
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Warner Bros. says Jesse Eisenberg will play Lex Luthor in the studio's planned Superman-Batman film. The casting of the 30-year-old Eisenberg was met with a wave of surprise on...
'Infinitely Polar' about director's troubled youth
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 14:23
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
At the beginning of Maya Forbes' directorial debut, "Infinitely Polar Bear," we meet two young sisters who are locked inside a car with their mother as protection from their father...
'Lone Survivor' a brutal tribute to Navy SEALs
Friday, 31 January 2014, 15:27
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Marcus Luttrell, the former Navy SEAL whose deadly mission in Afghanistan has been turned into the film "Lone Survivor," strides into a hotel room for an interview, trailed by his...