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"Paradise Valley" by C.J. Box is taut, suspenseful

Friday, 8 September 2017, 16:13 Last update: about 10 years ago

"Paradise Valley" reaches the same level of frightening realism that made C.J. Box's "The Highway" so terrifying. A sequel to that novel, "Paradise Valley," makes an excellent conclusion to Box's...

John Hiatt's daughter Lilly follows her own musical path

Friday, 8 September 2017, 11:38 Last update: about 10 years ago

Dad's great and all, but if you really want to get singer Lilly Hiatt excited, put her onstage next to Eddie Vedder. Meeting the Pearl Jam lead singer is a bucket list item for the 33-year-old...

Fall Movie Preview: Hollywood confronts the Trump era

Thursday, 7 September 2017, 16:28 Last update: about 10 years ago

FBI battles with the White House. Revelatory government leaks on the front page. Soldiers haunted by unwinnable wars. Courtroom clashes over civil rights. Movies take years to make, but many of...

How Nora Ephron's comedies rebooted the rom-com

Thursday, 7 September 2017, 16:12 Last update: about 10 years ago

Did writer and director Nora Ephron really save the romantic comedy? Are the three movies detailed here - "When Harry Met Sally ...," ''Sleepless in Seattle" and "You've Got Mail" - really...

Lukas Nelson delivers soulful, striking songs

Thursday, 7 September 2017, 11:37 Last update: about 10 years ago

First, let's just get this out there: Lukas Nelson sounds a lot like his famous dad, the red-headed stranger better known as Willie Nelson. Secondly, don't let the striking similarities in their...

What are MADC up to this season?

Thursday, 7 September 2017, 09:28 Last update: about 10 years ago

At a recent informal gathering for members and friends the MADC Chairman, Martin Azzopardi was pleased to announce all that this prolific theatre group has in store for it's patrons in the forthcoming...

Emirati filmmaker unsettles traditions, exposes hidden lives

Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 16:28 Last update: about 10 years ago

An Emirati filmmaker is pushing boundaries and bypassing state censors by delicately unraveling a story about a traditional Arab family grappling with issues of homosexual love, gender identity,...

Blogger writes about gentrification of NYC

Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 16:11 Last update: about 10 years ago

If you've lived in New York City for any period of time, you've likely seen the place change. People move in and out of the city, as if walking through a revolving door. Similarly, restaurants...

40 years after Elvis' death, impersonators talk about legacy

Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 11:39 Last update: about 10 years ago

Four decades since his death, Elvis Presley still reigns as The King - for impersonators. Few artists inspire people all over the world to dress up and perform passionately on stage like Presley....

Sisters Lynne and Moorer finally working together

Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 11:36 Last update: about 10 years ago

Shelby Lynne has a succinct explanation for why she and her sister Allison Moorer had two decades of successful solo careers before making a disc together. "Timing," she said. The Alabama-bred...

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