Hemsworth back as Thor but won't be type-cast
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 14:30
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
On the screen, Chris Hemsworth battles aliens as superhero Thor. But this day, his wounds are of the domestic variety. "I was trying to grate ginger," said the 30-year-old actor,...
Filming last moments of Kennedy sobering for Lowe
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 14:28
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
On his first day on the set of "Killing Kennedy," Rob Lowe saw Ginnifer Goodwin donning a replica of the pink suit worn by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy when President John F. Kennedy was...
Coming of age, during World War III
Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 14:27
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Ever since she burst onto the scene in "Atonement," playing a girl with an overly fertile imagination in a performance that earned her an Oscar nod at age 13, Saoirse Ronan has been one of...
'Book Thief' a heart-stealing triumph
Monday, 18 November 2013, 14:25
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Rarely has a story about an angelic schoolgirl been narrated by Death. But such is the case in the dark, yet wondrous Nazi Germany-set "The Book Thief." ''Here's a small fact:...
Mediocre 'Diana' wastes an opportunity
Sunday, 17 November 2013, 12:58
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Let's start with the relatively good news: "Diana," a new biopic about the last two years of Princess Diana's life, is not nearly as horrendous as some of the reviews in her homeland...
'Last Vegas' a Geritol-powered 'Hangover'
Friday, 15 November 2013, 12:54
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
As creaky as an arthritic hip, "Last Vegas" does for four leading stars of the '70s and '80s what movies like "Tough Guys" and "Grumpy Old Men" did for survivors...
In banner year for black films, hopes for momentum
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 12:52
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Oprah Winfrey has heard this story before. A wave of high-profile films about black people receives accolades. A heart-warming trend of greater on-screen equality is declared. Hollywood...
'Armstrong Lie' tracks his rise and fall
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 12:50
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Lance Armstrong didn't just repeatedly lie about doping during his seven Tour de France wins, but he maintained and even flaunted those lies through ill-gotten power — and he still believes...
'5th Estate' stimulating but too frenetic
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 12:49
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Ripped from headlines that still feel wet, "The Fifth Estate" dramatizes the fast, controversial rise of anonymous-whistleblower website WikiLeaks and its figurehead, Julian...
Thor takes a hit for womankind
Saturday, 9 November 2013, 12:15
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Natalie Portman says hitting Chris Hemsworth was "one small slap for womankind." The actress, who reprises her role as Jane Foster in "Thor: The Dark World," gives the...