More is less in overstuffed 'Think' sequel
Friday, 27 June 2014, 15:38
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Based on Steve Harvey's best-selling, comic relationship advice tome "Act Like a Lady," ''Think Like a Man," was a box-office hit two years ago, so it's not surprising...
'Terminal City' is fast-paced thriller
Friday, 27 June 2014, 15:12
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"Terminal City" (Dutton), by Linda Fairstein An ongoing pleasure in Linda Fairstein's novels about assistant district attorney Alexandra "Alex" Cooper is the...
Nick Cave takes rock documentary on the road
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 16:32
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Nick Cave had an immediate reaction when filmmakers Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard pitched the idea of a rock documentary. "I couldn't think of anything worse," Cave said....
Eastwood's 'Jersey Boys' catchy but uneven
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 15:37
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
You don't have to be middle-aged, or even an adult, to know songs like "Sherry," ''Big Girls Don't Cry," and "Walk Like a Man." Sure, they're '60s-era...
'Mr Mercedes' is classic Stephen King novel
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 15:09
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"Mr Mercedes" (Scribner), by Stephen King "Mr Mercedes" is classic Stephen King. Creepy, yet realistic characters that get under your skin and stay there, a compelling...
Jennifer Lopez says music has been 'challenging'
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 16:29
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Jennifer Lopez remembers the days when her record label budgeted $1 million for one of her music videos. Today, she's attempting to create the same magic with one-tenth of the...
Chinese company demands edits to 'Transformers'
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 15:35
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A Beijing property developer said Saturday it has terminated cooperation with the new "Transformers" movie, wants Paramount Pictures to make edits to it and is asking China to suspend...
Hillary book sales top 100,000 in first week
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 15:08
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Hillary Rodham Clinton's "Hard Choices" sold more than 100,000 copies during its opening week, its publisher told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "We're...
Blige solid on 'Think Like a Man' album
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 16:26
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Mary J. Blige, "Think Like A Man Too — Music from and Inspired by the Film" (Epic) Sequels rarely outshine the originals they follow, so perhaps that's why the team...