'Midsommar' is a disturbing, enthralling trip
Friday, 23 August 2019, 09:16
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
"Midsommar " is a waking nightmare and I mean that in the best possible way. For over two hours you will be transported to a beautiful village in the middle of nowhere in a foreign land where the...
Scot Harvath returns in 'Backlash'
Friday, 23 August 2019, 09:14
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
"Backlash: a Thriller" (Atria/Emily Bestler Books), by Brad Thor A Russian plane carrying a prisoner in chains experiences engine trouble and crashes in the middle of the woods. It's enemy...
HBO drama looks at killings of teens that ignited Gaza war
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 11:18
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
HBO's new docudrama series about the killings of four Israeli and Palestinian teenagers, violence which set off a cascade of events leading to the 2014 Gaza war, is set to air next week and is likely...
'Lion King' composer Hans Zimmer finds circle of life
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 11:17
Last update: about 8 years ago
Composer Hans Zimmer can't seem to get away from "The Lion King." The emotional score has gotten him jobs, his only Oscar and secured him a place in the hearts of children and adults. But he...
In latest 'Annabelle,' a babysitting gig goes awry
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 11:11
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
What a spell for sentient toys. A week after the child-crafted plaything Forky found life in "Toy Story 4" and Chucky was reborn in "Child's Play," the evil vintage doll of the "Conjuring" spinoff...
Rosenfelt's new thriller, 'Bark of Night,' is a treat
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 11:10
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
"Bark of Night: an Andy Carpenter Mystery" (Minotaur Books), by David Rosenfelt Andy Carpenter, a fictitious defense attorney created by David Rosenfelt, hates to work. He doesn't need money...
Three women’s take on history
Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 10:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
Noel Grima
There is an anomaly in Valletta which most of us do not know about. Oliviero Vasco was a rich man who, together with his wife Caterina, bought a large plot of land in the new city Valletta in the...
Mademoiselle Perle u Aktar
Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 13:43
Last update: about 8 years ago
Guy de Maupassant's work carries the imprint of his own image: prolific, brilliant, full of paradoxes. The man learnt his ropes at the hands of the best masters. he was a disciple of Gustave Flaubert,...
'Basketball or Nothing' covers hoop dreams on Navajo Nation
Monday, 19 August 2019, 10:17
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
High school basketball fans in Arizona and New Mexico likely know all about "rez ball" — a run-and-gun, pass-cut-and-shoot style of play popular in Native American communities. The style excites...