Police shootings of blacks influence crime fiction genre
Friday, 18 March 2016, 14:39
Last update: about 12 years ago
In "Underground Airlines," an upcoming novel by Ben Winters, a black bounty hunter rides through a poor neighborhood in Indianapolis alongside a white policeman. "As we crossed Broad Ripple...
Holy Week Concert at the St Julian’s Parish
Friday, 18 March 2016, 14:38
Last update: about 12 years ago
As part of the celebrations to mark its 125th anniversary this year, St Julian's Parish is organising a Holy Week Concert entitled 'The Passion of Christ in Words & Music' by the Amadeus Chamber...
Tom Waits, Lucinda Williams lead Blind Willie Johnson homage
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 16:55
Last update: about 12 years ago
Tom Waits and Lucinda Williams contribute two songs each to "God Don't Never Change - The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson," a stirring homage to the Texas gospel singer who last recorded in...
In 'Eye in the Sky,' drone warfare gets its close up
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 15:16
Last update: about 12 years ago
Omniscient high-definition views from above have done nothing to penetrate the fog of war in Gavin Hood's drone drama "Eye in the Sky." It's a lean, Lumet-like thriller that puts the moral...
Shirley MacLaine memoir tells of filmmaking experience
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 14:38
Last update: about 12 years ago
Shirley MacLaine is a creative force. Not only has the Oscar-winning actress performed in more than 50 films, she's also the author of many best-sellers. In "Above the Line," MacLaine chronicles...
Violent Femmes sound like old selves on new album
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 16:54
Last update: about 12 years ago
The Violent Femmes often sound like their old selves on "We Can Do Anything," their ninth studio album and first since 2000. Singer-guitarist Gordon Gano and acoustic bass guitarist Brian Ritchie...
A wayward screenwriter in Malick's 'Knight of Cups'
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 15:08
Last update: about 12 years ago
After making lyrical, rapturous films set in the Pacific theater of World War II ("The Thin Red Line") and Jamestown ("The New World"), Terrence Malick has steadily moved closer to present day and his...
Author takes fictitious trip into Truman Capote's life
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 14:36
Last update: about 12 years ago
Melanie Benjamin proves she's proficient in the fictional portrait genre with "The Swans of Fifth Avenue." This tantalizing novel follows five real-life New York socialites in the 1950s and their...
Franz Liszt’s VIA CRUCIS in concert at Naxxar Parish Church
Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 12:29
Last update: about 12 years ago
On Tuesday 22nd March at 7.30pm, the Naxxar Parish Church will be hosting its annual Passiontide Concert with the participation of the Jubilate Deo Choir under the direction of Christopher...