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'About Last Night' redo tempers melodrama

Monday, 17 February 2014, 14:21 Last update: about 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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...

Growing up in Africa impacts "Walking Dead" actor

Thursday, 30 January 2014, 15:23 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Growing up in Zimbabwe and visiting South Africa as a young woman helped forge Danai Gurira's passion for producing theater in Africa.   As a young girl, she saw how females could be...

'Grace of Monaco' to open Cannes Film Festival

Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 15:20 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The big-budget biopic "Grace of Monaco" will hold its world premiere at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival in May, after its original release date was twice...

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