Suad Amiry to visit Malta for book launch
Friday, 27 March 2015, 15:21
Last update: about 11 years ago
Palestinian author and architect-academic Suad Amiri is visiting Malta in April for the launch of the Maltese version of her best-selling book Sharon and my Mother-In-Law (2004), translated into...
The jumbled machinery of 'Chappie' never clicks
Friday, 27 March 2015, 14:18
Last update: about 11 years ago
It's set in a near-future Johannesburg policed by robots, but it's not about law enforcement or social order. It focuses on the first creation of a sentient artificial intelligence, yet it's not about...
Author explores failure of her marriage
Friday, 27 March 2015, 13:45
Last update: about 11 years ago
In her new memoir, Alexandra Fuller reveals that she wrote nine novels before her agent said her writing was solid but she lacked a compelling story to tell. Fuller responded by looking inward and...
Updated: 'Downton Abbey' to end after upcoming sixth season
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 16:53
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
The producers of "Downton Abbey" say the upcoming sixth season of this popular drama will be its last. Executive producer Gareth Neame said its creators "wanted to close the door of 'Downton...
Mark Knopfler mellow on 'Tracker'
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 16:09
Last update: about 11 years ago
Mark Knopfler is on the cover of the latest issue of "Guitarist" magazine, but not because of anything he plays here. Knopfler assigns his instrument a minor role, and even when he tries to do his...
Sean Penn flexes action-hero muscles in 'Gunman'
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 14:17
Last update: about 11 years ago
At one point in "The Gunman," the new Sean Penn geopolitical thriller, our star goes surfing. It's supposed to show he has a reckless side, since he's surfing in unsafe territory, but it seems to have...
'Crazy Love You' is complex and surprising
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 13:43
Last update: about 11 years ago
Lisa Unger takes what appears to be a tale of finding true love and adds in a nightmare element in her latest chiller, "Crazy Love You." Ian tells his story of trying to escape the past and find...
Updated: Which way will One Direction go after Malik's departure?
Wednesday, 25 March 2015, 22:06
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
One Direction have confirmed that Zayn Malik has left the band, saying that he wants "to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time". Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam...
Kendrick returns with an impressive sophomore album
Wednesday, 25 March 2015, 16:07
Last update: about 11 years ago
Rapper Kendrick Lamar went three years without releasing an album, taking his time to craft an impressive sophomore effort in "To Pimp a Butterfly." This new album was certainly worth the wait...