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'Newtown' explores the aftermath of tragedy in a community

Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 16:18 Last update: about 12 years ago

In approaching a subject as sensitive as the Newtown, Connecticut shootings of December 14, 2012, in which 20 children and 6 educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, director Kim Snyder...

Buddy Miller captures collaborative spirit of cruise

Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 11:41 Last update: about 12 years ago

Put Buddy Miller on a cruise ship, and outlaw country becomes Caribbean country. Miller's a popular perennial performer on the Cayamo music cruise, and during voyages to such destinations as St....

'American Housewife' depicts uproarious picture of wifedom

Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 10:50 Last update: about 12 years ago

An organized kidnapping mission rescues beauty pageant escapees. A neighborly feud draws blood. A dying wife secures a brassiere around the chest of her opponent. In her collection of short stories...

Moretz, winsome and one-note, fights for the human race

Tuesday, 2 February 2016, 16:15 Last update: about 12 years ago

One major reason that young-adult fiction is so alluring - when done well - is that it gives youngsters such a fulfilling scenario of independence from those older adults in their lives who always...

Actor David McCallum writes crime novel

Tuesday, 2 February 2016, 15:48 Last update: about 12 years ago

David McCallum - yes, actor David McCallum of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and "NCIS" fame - confidently embarks on a second career in his highly entertaining debut that mixes the espionage novel with...

Eden Comedy’s 14th Stand-up comedy night

Tuesday, 2 February 2016, 12:07 Last update: about 12 years ago

The Eden Comedy Club is back for its 14th Stand-up comedy night on Friday, 19 February at 8.30pm at the Eden Cinemas.  The line-up for the night will feature top-notch acts from across the...

An evening of jazz with Sandro Zerafa

Tuesday, 2 February 2016, 09:47 Last update: about 12 years ago

On Wednesday, 3 February at 8pm at Teatru Manoel, Sandro Zerafa teams up with some of the most important musicians in the European jazz scene for this unique concert. Sandro will appear with bass...

John Irving travels familiar roads in 'Avenue of Mysteries'

Saturday, 30 January 2016, 14:53 Last update: about 12 years ago

Orphans? Check. Prostitutes? Check. A prescient child embittered by the Catholic church? Check and check. John Irving didn't manage to weave wrestling or New England into his 14th novel, "Avenue...

'Ride Along 2' follows silliness formula of original

Friday, 29 January 2016, 15:33 Last update: about 12 years ago

With the same brand of silliness and a bit more creativity than the original, "Ride Along 2"doesn't pretend to be anything more than what it is: a sequel designed to offer a second helping of exactly...

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