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Egerton glitters in glossy, conventional 'Rocketman'

Thursday, 13 June 2019, 10:28 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Whatever you say about Dexter Fletcher's glossy, glittering Elton John blinged-out biopic "Rocketman ," a shiny sequin of a movie, it doesn't lack for sparkle. Like its flamboyant subject, it's a...

New anthology of Gabriel Garcia Marquez journalism

Thursday, 13 June 2019, 10:12 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The Scandal of the Century and Other Writings," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Alfred A. Knopf). Although he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's first love was...

The National push their art to an even higher place

Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 10:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The National, "I Am Easy to Find" (4AD) The new album from The National starts off as you might expect: There's the traditional melancholy surrounded by complex, layered instruments. But just...

'Game of Thrones' showrunners behind next 'Star Wars' film

Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 10:26 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A piece of the "Star Wars" puzzle has just fallen into place. Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger says Tuesday that "Game of Thrones" showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are working on the new...

In new book, Stern talks regret, and how therapy changed him

Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 10:09 Last update: about 8 years ago

Howard Stern has never been shy about pushing boundaries or offending anyone. Yet the self-proclaimed "King of All Media" wrestled with the idea of including his interview with Harvey Weinstein in his...

A once in a lifetime Viennese experience at Teatru Manoel

Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 12:37 Last update: about 8 years ago

The Embassy of Austria in Malta and Teatru Manoel will be presenting a fantastic double bill featuring the young dynamic and charismatic ensemble Trio Immersio from Vienna. The Ambassador for...

The man who saved the Xaghra stone circle

Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 12:36 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

The book can also be called: Praise from the dead for the living. For two at least of the authors have since died while the object of their praise is still alive. The book was planned to...

The charm is missing on The Head and the Heart's new album

Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 10:50 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The Head and the Heart, "Living Mirage" (Warner Bros. Records) On the heels of bands like the Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons, the Head and the Heart arrived into the folk-rock scene at...

In 'Parabellum,' John Wick is on the run again

Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 10:24 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Movies can be blessedly simple. As the first "John Wick" showed, all you really need is a car, a gun, a dead dog and Keanu Reeves. Who needs "kiss kiss" when you've got plenty of "bang...

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