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Weinstein to release Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight'

Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 11:39 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Quentin Tarantino is moving forward with "The Hateful Eight."   The Weinstein Co. says it will distribute the filmmaker's latest project — a post-Civil War Western...

Wendy Davis book reveals abortion

Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 11:21 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate who was sprung to fame when she temporarily delayed passage of sweeping new abortion restrictions in Texas reveals in a new memoir that she terminated two...

Music acts look to Groupon, LivingSocial for help

Monday, 15 September 2014, 12:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Websites like Groupon have become the go-to place for folks looking for that half-off deal on a manicure, a two-for-one offer for a fancy dinner or that all-inclusive trip that won't break the...

The Boxtrolls

Monday, 15 September 2014, 12:12 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The Boxtrolls is a family event movie from the makers of Coraline and ParaNorman, both of which were Academy Award nominees for Best Animated Feature Film. It is the third feature production for the...

Sex Tape

Monday, 15 September 2014, 12:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Jay (Jason Segel) and Annie (Cameron Diaz) are a married couple still very much in love, but ten years and two kids have cooled the passion. To get it back, they decide – why not? – to...

Billy Elliot the Musical live in cinemas for one day only

Monday, 15 September 2014, 12:08 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

On Sunday 28 September, Billy Elliot the Musical is set to bring cinemagoers to their feet when the global stage phenomenon is broadcast live from the West End in London to cinemas around the...

The airport picture book

Monday, 15 September 2014, 12:05 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

After all the commemorations we are having this year, here is one for next year.   On 15 February 2015, we should be celebrating a centenary of quite significant importance.   For...

Eden Culture launches new season of operas and ballets

Monday, 15 September 2014, 11:46 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Eden Culture launches new season of operas and ballets   Following the success of previous performances broadcast live from the world’s top international theatre houses, Eden Culture...

Tragicomedies at Toronto find mixed results

Monday, 15 September 2014, 11:37 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The opening days of the Toronto International Film Festival saw a trio of tragicomedies combine humor with pain, often with mixed results.   The balancing act can be precarious....

'Summer of the Dead' has powerful plot

Monday, 15 September 2014, 11:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Summer of the Dead" (Minotaur Books), by Julia Keller   Small towns — where everyone knows your name and keeping secrets seems unfathomable — can be hotbeds of...

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