'I, Tonya' reclaims Harding's narrative in provocative film
Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 10:43
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Screenwriter Steven Rogers was watching a documentary about the disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding not too long ago and thinking about big ideas of class and abuse and the media and truth that were...
The violent background to great art
Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 10:23
Last update: about 10 years ago
Noel Grima
International Institute for Baroque Studies The Journal of Baroque Studies Number 03 Volume 01 University of Malta...
Media, politics and public good come head-to-head on stage
Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 10:09
Last update: about 10 years ago
A taut and rigorous adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic play En Folkefiende - An Enemy of the People, which examines the fault lines of power, will be exposed in a thrilling drama of the conflict...
Amateur detective drawn into murder case in 'Tango Down'
Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 08:58
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
"Tango Down" (Permanent Press), by Chris Knopf Sam Acquillo is plagued with problems in "Tango Down," the latest in Chris Knopf's entertaining and well-written series about a former professional...
Once full of promise, Moon Taxi now riding on fumes
Friday, 2 February 2018, 14:41
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Moon Taxi, "Let the Record Play" (RCA) The Nashville-based quintet Moon Taxi has been steadily gaining a wider following over the past decade and we're happy for them. But the cost, it now...
'Molly's Game' makes for an enjoyable tumble
Friday, 2 February 2018, 14:17
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Aaron Sorkin has a knack for timing, and not just in the obvious way. The Oscar-winning writer of "The Social Network," ''Moneyball" and other fast-talking, crackling scripts has been celebrated...
Author tells story of female codebreaker in 'Smashed Codes'
Friday, 2 February 2018, 14:11
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
"The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies" (Dey Street Books), by Jason Fagone Her story is so surprising it's not only...
Filmmaker revisits David Bowie to document final years
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 14:39
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
After British filmmaker Francis Whately captured David Bowie in his 2013 film, "David Bowie: Five Years," he thought documenting the life of his musical hero was complete. Turns out he was...