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Gorgeous '2049' breaks the 'Blade Runner' spell

Thursday, 19 October 2017, 10:25 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"We're all just looking out for something real," says Robin Wright's police captain in "Blade Runner 2049." Wright, an icy, steely actress seemingly born for the world of "Blade Runner," is...

In Roadcase Royale, 2 artists find a way through the pain

Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 10:38 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Some bands are created by giddy accidents or random meetings. Others are created cynically for the bottom line. The new band Roadcase Royale was created to overcome loss. Nancy Wilson, the...

Cummings tells us how she's really doing in 'I'm Fine'

Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 10:20 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Whitney Cummings is a stand-up comedian, co-creator and co-writer of the CBS comedy "2 Broke Girls," and will star in and executive-produce the HBO comedy "A Lot." Her memoir, "I'm Fine ... And...

Rainie Yang stars in Taiwanese horror sequel 'Tag Along 2'

Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 10:13 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Taiwanese singer and actress Rainie Yang stars in "The Tag Along 2," a sequel to the 2015 hit that's loosely based on a ghostly urban legend in Taiwan about a little girl who appears in the footage of...

Legendary singer Connie Francis auctions life's treasures

Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 10:11 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Connie Francis' decades-long career was marked by all the glittering things of Hollywood royalty. There were No. 1 hit songs, iconic movies, Hollywood boyfriends, glamorous gowns and TV appearances on...

Filmmaker hopes to show 'what really happened' in Ferguson

Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 10:10 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Sabaah Folayan went to Ferguson, Missouri, three summers ago as a pre-med student hoping to find a way to ease the anger engulfing police and residents. She left a filmmaker. Folayan and her...

MADC’s Panto returns with all-time favourite Cinderella

Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 08:56 Last update: about 10 years ago

This Christmas just got even better as the MADC will be celebrating panto-season at the MFCC in Ta' Qali with a spectacular show the whole family will love - a new take on the age-old folktale of...

Dan Brown talks religion, science and his new novel

Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 10:16 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Dan Brown is once again taking on the big questions. "Will God survive science?" asks the author of the blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code" and other philosophical-religious thrillers during a recent...

Romance, survival mix in 'The Mountain Between Us'

Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 10:05 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"The Mountain Between Us" is about two strangers who survive a plane crash only to end up in the unforgiving snowy Utah mountains, with no cell reception and precious little food. So they do what...

The Parliament of fools

Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 09:04 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

'Il-Kummidjanti tal-Parlament'Author: Carmel SciclunaPublisher: Horizons Publications / 2014Extent: 204pp I can think of quite a number of books in this genre - Oliver Friggieri's Fil-Parlament...

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