Even The Rock's biceps can't lift up 'Baywatch'
Wednesday, 14 June 2017, 14:37
Last update: about 8 years ago
Of this, dear moviegoer, rest assured: Dwayne Johnson's biceps still ripple and glisten in the sunlight. So do his triceps, pecs, abs, delts, quads, lats and the other 600 or so muscles of the human...
'Full Wolf Moon' by Lincoln Child is quite chilling
Wednesday, 14 June 2017, 13:56
Last update: about 8 years ago
One-half of the writing team of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child delivers his latest novel featuring Jeremy Logan, a man who seems to attract paranormal phenomena wherever he goes. In "Full Wolf...
Malta Summer Jazz Festival Camp 2017 programme announced
Monday, 12 June 2017, 12:52
Last update: about 8 years ago
The Malta Jazz Festival, in collaboration with Valletta 2018 and the Johann Strauss School of Music, and as part of the Jazz on the Fringe activities, is proud to present the fifth edition of...
Tenor Kaufmann goes it alone in Mahler's 'Lied von der Erde'
Saturday, 10 June 2017, 16:44
Last update: about 8 years ago
Placido Domingo sang it with Bo Skovhus. Fritz Wunderlich with Christa Ludwig. And now Jonas Kaufmann with ... Jonas Kaufmann! Gustav Mahler wrote "Das Lied von der Erde" ("The Song of the...
Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' join up for uplifting blues
Friday, 9 June 2017, 16:44
Last update: about 8 years ago
The first collaboration by Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' - the trailblazer and his by-now experienced disciple - is an easy listen. It's as a blues album when "TajMo" sounds best, like Mo's resonator...
Pitt goes all out in flawed satire 'War Machine'
Friday, 9 June 2017, 16:10
Last update: about 8 years ago
Here's a general rule of thumb: If you're going to rely heavily on voiceover to tell your movie's story, and exclusively so in the first 15 minutes with an assault of colorful character introductions,...
So-so 'Power Rangers' reboot is cheesy, self-serious
Friday, 9 June 2017, 16:10
Last update: about 8 years ago
There's a question every piece of intellectual property needs to ask itself before a new version is made: How seriously should we treat the source material? There's no right answer. There've been...
Tait tackles millennial friendship in 'Fake Plastic Love'
Friday, 9 June 2017, 15:50
Last update: about 8 years ago
Having the ability to determine if someone is truly genuine or posing as a replica of himself is something college graduates try to master before heading off to the real world. Sadly, being the...
Not just 'Sgt. Pepper': Many 1967 musical firsts echo today
Thursday, 8 June 2017, 16:43
Last update: about 8 years ago
"Sgt. Pepper" was only the beginning. Half a century after the Beatles' psychedelic landmark, it stands as just one of many musical astonishments of 1967 that shaped what we listen to now. The...