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Second Academy Award for director Ang Lee

Monday, 25 February 2013, 16:07 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A second Academy Award for director Ang Lee has surprised his home of Taiwan as much as Hollywood.   Lee Gang, the director's brother, said he thought "Life of Pi" might not be...

Review: 'West of Memphis' seizes reins of justice

Thursday, 21 February 2013, 14:21 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Peter Jackson owns the box office right now with "The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey," part one of his "Lord of the Rings" prelude.   With the magnificent documentary...

The Last Stand

Thursday, 21 February 2013, 14:04 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his much-anticipated return to the big screen in Korean director KIM Jee-woon’s hard-hitting US directorial debut, The Last Stand.   After...

Wreck-It Ralph

Thursday, 21 February 2013, 13:59 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Wreck-It Ralph,” a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping adventure. For decades, Ralph has been overshadowed by Fix-It Felix Jr., the good-guy star of...

'Warm Bodies' could use more heat

Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 08:49 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

"Warm Bodies," the latest permutation of the zombie screen phenomenon, places heart over horror and romantic teen angst over sharp social commentary. The low gore quotient and emphasis on...

The latest 'Die Hard' movie simply won't

Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 09:16 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

It's supposed to be a parody of itself, right?   That's the only way to explain the ridiculously over-the-top, repetitively numbing fifth film in the "Die Hard" franchise,...

'Creatures' concocts familiar teen angst

Monday, 18 February 2013, 16:32 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The genders have been reversed but the supernatural, star-crossed teen angst remains firmly intact in "Beautiful Creatures," which clearly aims to pick up where the "Twilight"...

'Side Effects' a twisty thriller

Friday, 15 February 2013, 14:54 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

If "Side Effects" is indeed Steven Soderbergh's final film, as he's said it will be after toying with the notion of retirement for a couple of years now, then intriguingly it feels...

'Identity Thief' has no charge

Thursday, 14 February 2013, 14:52 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

It seems ironic that the title of the movie is "Identity Thief" when its co-stars have such a firm grasp on their well-established screen personae.   Melissa McCarthy is the brash...

Quartet

Thursday, 14 February 2013, 09:25 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Lifelong friends Wilf (Billy Connolly) and Reggie (Tom Courtenay), together with former colleague Cissy (Pauline Collins), are residents of Beecham House, a home for retired opera singers. Every year...

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