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Bullet of the head

Thursday, 14 February 2013, 09:22 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Jimmy Bobo (Sylvester Stallone), a New Orleans hit man and Detective Taylor Kwon (Sung Kang), a New York City cop, form an alliance to brings down the killers of their respective...

'Playroom' a family drama from kids' view

Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 14:51 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    A rare example of a grown-up story compellingly told from the perspective of children, "The Playroom" is a modest gem. This '70s-set drama depicting one tumultuous...

'Bullet to Head' a loud & proud B-movie

Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 14:48 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Like the amped up comeback tour of two rockers who had their heyday sometime in the mid-'80s, Sylvester Stallone and director Walter Hill ("48 HRS.," ''The Warriors") join...

Cirque Du Soleil

Thursday, 7 February 2013, 09:08 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A wildly imaginative treat   From the big top to the big screen, Academy Award®-nominated director Andrew Adamson and visionary filmmaker James Cameron invite audiences on an all-new 3D...

Flight

Thursday, 7 February 2013, 09:04 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

An old-fashioned drama and all the better for it   On a mid-Autumn morning, SouthJet 227 departs Orlando, Florida for what should be a routine trip. Captain Whip Whitaker is at the helm of...

The Impossible

Thursday, 31 January 2013, 08:51 Last update: about 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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...

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