The Impossible
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 08:51
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A powerful story based on one family's survival of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, The Impossible stars Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor and is directed by J.A. Bayona (The...
Lincoln
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 07:48
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
“If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.” —Abraham Lincoln, in a letter dated December 1865 In the final four months of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency,...
Amour
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 07:45
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack. The couple's...
'This Is 40' a raw, funny snapshot
Sunday, 27 January 2013, 12:20
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"This Is 40" is every inch a Judd Apatow movie, from the pop culture references and potty mouths to the blunt body humor and escapist drug use. Like all the movies he's directed —...
'The Impossible' overwhelms with melodrama
Sunday, 27 January 2013, 12:17
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Based on the true story of a family swept away by the deadly 2004 tsunami that pummeled Southeast Asia, "The Impossible" is about as subtle as a wall of water. The depiction of...
US Embassy speakers to discuss Lincoln
Sunday, 27 January 2013, 06:28
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Euro Media Forum, in collaboration with Eden Cinemas and the US Embassy, is organizing a special screening of the film Lincoln. This historical drama, directed and produced by Steven...
Review: 'Chainsaw' loving homage to '74 original
Saturday, 26 January 2013, 12:15
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Watching "Texas Chainsaw 3-D," the latest screen incarnation of the iconic chainsaw-wielding maniac Leatherface, the mind fairly reels. This purported direct sequel to Tobe Hooper's 1974...
Study: Women fare better in independent film
Friday, 25 January 2013, 12:13
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Despite equal representation of male and female filmmakers at this year's Sundance Film Festival, a new study shows there has been little change in the number of women working as directors and...
'Restrepo' director has sorrowful Sundance return
Friday, 25 January 2013, 12:07
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Sebastian Junger wishes his latest Sundance Film Festival documentary never had to be made. It's been a bittersweet return for Junger at Sundance, where his war chronicle...
Playing For Keeps
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 12:41
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Back to the family In the heartwarming romantic comedy Playing For Keeps, George Dryer (Gerard Butler), is an ex-soccer superstar who relocates to suburban Virginia to start over –...