The Malta Independent 5 June 2026, Friday
View E-Paper

Arts

'Boomerang' series updates story for millennial audiences

Monday, 25 March 2019, 11:40 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Halle Berry and Lena Waithe say they've updated the 1992 movie "Boomerang" for a new generation. Berry said the original story that focused on black characters' lives and work was innovative for...

Singer-songwriter Hozier stuns with sophomore album

Monday, 25 March 2019, 09:43 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Hozier, "Wasteland, Baby!" (Columbia) For proof that Irish singer-songwriter Hozier has hit the big time, look no further than who he's singing with these days: Mavis Staples and Booker T....

A sweet swan song for 'How to Train Your Dragon'

Monday, 25 March 2019, 09:19 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Born in the 3-D land rush, "How to Train Your Dragon" has never quite shrugged off the bland corporate sheen attached to it from the start. But almost a decade since taking flight in 2010, these...

Janice Dean shines in 'Mostly Sunny'

Monday, 25 March 2019, 09:11 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"Mostly Sunny" (HarperCollins), by Janice Dean Most people may recognize Janice Dean as the morning meteorologist on "Fox and Friends." Her bubbly personality and willingness to partake in any...

Netflix to make 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' series

Friday, 22 March 2019, 09:40 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Netflix has acquired the rights to Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude," one of the most celebrated novels of the 20th century. The streaming company announced Wednesday that...

Q&A: Can't stop, won't stop: Famous conductor's show goes on

Friday, 22 March 2019, 09:32 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Benjamin Zander's eyes are shining, and he'd very much appreciate it if yours were, too. The internationally acclaimed conductor has spent half his life leading the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra,...

'The Wedding Guest' is a quirky but thin thriller

Friday, 22 March 2019, 09:13 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

No one going to see "The Wedding Guest" should expect a rom-com. The always-likable Dev Patel does star in it as a hunky guy who travels to a wedding party but he's not been invited and he really...

Tom Rosenstiel looks at murky politics after attack

Friday, 22 March 2019, 09:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The Good Lie" (Ecco/HarperCollins), by Tom Rosenstiel Ex-Army investigator and political fixer Peter Rena and his partner, Randi Brooks, are taking on their next adventure in the swamp of...

  • don't miss