Rock’ N Malta presents Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason live in Concert
Friday, 8 February 2019, 12:07
Last update: about 7 years ago
Rock 'N Malta are proud to present Pink Floyd's founding member Nick Mason and his band Saucerful of Secrets live in concert on the 10th of July at St.George's Square, Valletta. Nick Mason's...
After a decade of dormancy, Chaka Khan blooms again
Friday, 8 February 2019, 11:33
Last update: about 7 years ago
— If Chaka Khan were a flower, she'd be a perennial. "Because I go dormant and then I..." Khan stops and gracefully lifts her arms together, then slowly brings her hands apart, like a tulip...
In 'Cold War,' a love exiled by communism
Friday, 8 February 2019, 11:09
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
It took "Aquaman" two and a half hours just to put a fancy trident in its hero's hands. Pawel Pawlikowski's latest, "Cold War," follows a doomed romance over 15 years and across much of mid-century...
James Lee Burke's new novel is engaging, emotional mystery
Friday, 8 February 2019, 11:01
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
"The New Iberia Blues: a Dave Robicheaux Novel" (Simon and Schuster), by James Lee Burke James Lee Burke's novels have mysteries that light the fuse of the story, but the almost poetic prose sets...
The pressure of composing new music for 'Mary Poppins'
Thursday, 7 February 2019, 11:30
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Everyone involved in the making of "Mary Poppins Returns " felt the pressure to do justice to the original 1964 film. Rob Marshall worked on it for three straight years. Animators came out of...
How Bale and Amy Adams became the Cheneys in 'Vice'
Thursday, 7 February 2019, 11:07
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Christian Bale had a choice to make. He'd been hemming and hawing about Adam McKay's very unconventional proposition that he play Dick Cheney in a biopic about the former vice president of the United...
'The Widows' is intriguing debut by Jess Montgomery
Thursday, 7 February 2019, 10:59
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
"The Widows: a Novel" (Minotaur), by Jess Montgomery The atmosphere of an old-fashioned Western permeates this intriguing debut that mixes workers' rights, corruption, Prohibition and women's...
Mellencamp puts fearless touch on American classics
Wednesday, 6 February 2019, 11:26
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
John Mellencamp, "Other People's Stuff" (Republic Records) In his youth John Mellencamp was known to be cocky. That brashness carried him to the big stage, where he became a stadium-scale rocker...
For Saoirse Ronan, 'Queen of Scots' role gave room to grow
Wednesday, 6 February 2019, 11:06
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Saoirse Ronan says she was "more than ready" to make the transition on film, and in real life, from young girl to commanding woman. Her new role in "Mary Queen of Scots," gave her the opportunity to...