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Johansson invites us into a baffling dream

Sunday, 13 April 2014, 14:21 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

To say that a movie feels like a dream is not automatically a positive statement. It all depends on the dream.   Some dreams, for example, make sense, at least partly, and others are just...

Aniston says she won't let tabloids steal her joy

Saturday, 12 April 2014, 14:19 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Despite spending nearly half her life under the glare of cameras, Jennifer Aniston admits she's still not used to the baggage that comes with it, from paparazzi to the tabloid...

Emma Watson 'more spiritual' than religious

Friday, 11 April 2014, 14:17 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Emma Watson was no believer.   She just couldn't see "Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky telling the biblical story of Noah.   "Darren does these very dark,...

'Dom Hemingway' lewd, yet heartfelt

Thursday, 10 April 2014, 14:15 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A temperamental, egotistical, British ex-con with a soft side for the daughter he left behind, Jude Law is magnetic as the title character in "Dom Hemingway," an amusing tale of vengeance,...

Coogan takes his Partridge to big screen

Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 14:14 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Comedian Steve Coogan steps back into his comfort zone with this first feature-length outing for his long-running signature character, Alan Partridge, a satirical creation born over 20 years ago on...

'Chavez' gives leader routine treatment

Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 14:12 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Diego Luna's heartfelt biographical drama, "Cesar Chavez," chronicles the five-year struggle of the United Farm Workers co-founder in the 1960s to get California grape growers to the...

'Captain America' zippy but hollow

Monday, 7 April 2014, 14:09 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

For the latest Marvel release, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," most fan boys might prefer a Consumer Reports-style product review.   New character introductions:...

Veronica Roth: A YA novelist actually under 30

Sunday, 30 March 2014, 13:11 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

"Divergent," the latest young adult novel poised to become a blockbuster movie, meets all the criteria for the YA genre: The movie is adapted from a best-seller; the story is rooted in...

The Muppets reteam with mixed results

Saturday, 29 March 2014, 13:07 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A strange sense of doom hangs over the rebooted Muppets, and it's not from the Swedish Chef's cooking.   "The Muppets" (2011) may have been an earnest and largely...

Taylor Schilling on 'Orange,' new passion project

Thursday, 27 March 2014, 13:06 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

When Taylor Schilling arrives on the set of "Orange Is the New Black," her make-under begins.   "We all come into work and we get our makeup taken off. The woman who does my...

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