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Moving story, simply told, in 'Good Lie'

Friday, 24 October 2014, 15:20 Last update: about 13 years ago

The movie poster for "The Good Lie" features a smiling Reese Witherspoon, front and center. But, truth be told, neither Witherspoon nor her character is the film's star - not in the essential sense....

Lena Dunham bares more in new memoir

Friday, 24 October 2014, 14:56 Last update: about 13 years ago

"Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's 'Learned'" (Random House), by Lena Dunham In her new memoir, "Not That Kind of Girl," Lena Dunham relays a charming story about meeting...

'Boxtrolls' has a demented charm

Thursday, 23 October 2014, 15:18 Last update: about 13 years ago

A spooky surrealism has been the specialty of the Oregon-based animation studio Laika, the Pacific Northwest purveyors of 3-D stop-motion. The self-stylized descendants of the Brothers Grimm and...

Easy Street was a bumpy ride for Ron Perlman

Thursday, 23 October 2014, 14:55 Last update: about 13 years ago

Looking for Easy Street? Just follow the horned Hellboy, badass biker Clay Morrow or Vincent the lion man from "Beauty and the Beast." The guy behind the facades is Ron Perlman, whose...

'Book of Life' celebrates death

Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 15:13 Last update: about 13 years ago

It's not surprising that a companion art book to the new animated film directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez and produced by Guillermo del Toro has already been released. Steeped in Mexican folk art and...

A widow's interior life as she emerges from grief

Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 14:53 Last update: about 13 years ago

"Nora Webster" is a compelling portrait of a grieving widow's interior life as she slowly emerges from the pain of her husband's death. The story is filtered so completely through Nora's point of view...

Comedians honor Jay Leno with top US humor prize

Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 19:14 Last update: about 13 years ago

The joke was on Jay Leno as comedians saluted the former "Tonight Show" host Sunday when he received the top U.S. humor prize. Jimmy Fallon, Jerry Seinfeld and Wanda Sykes celebrated Leno's...

'Stalker' star Maggie Q loves acting - and privacy

Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 19:09 Last update: about 13 years ago

For Maggie Q, her new series, "Stalker," hits close to home. But not too close, if Maggie can help it. She sees privacy, and guarding her personal space, as vital to her freedom. Even so, she...

BOV supports Airport Impressions

Monday, 20 October 2014, 16:54 Last update: about 13 years ago

Bank of Valletta has extended its support to the local band Airport Impressions. Airport Impressions is no new name and is without doubt one of the most successful local bands to have emerged on...

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