Amid the swirl of an early 1960s party scene in Clint Eastwood's latest, an adaptation of "Jersey Boys," the hit Broadway musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, a...

"Flying Shoes" (Bloomsbury) by Lisa Howorth   There are many good reasons to read and enjoy "Flying Shoes."   For one, it is the debut novel of Lisa Howorth, a...

This excellent book brings together a number of papers on postmodern issues in politics, ethics and education. They reflect the author’s lifelong professional interest in the areas mentioned in...

Horizons has launched the first and only extensive book about the World Cup, in Maltese, covering the initial 1930 edition, and going up to 2010. This hardcover book covers in detail all the editions,...

With new wife Kim Kardashian looking on along with 80,000 fans, Kanye West showed up pretty much on time at the BonnarooMusic & Arts Festival.   West seemed to be in a good mood...

Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson star in this Australian dystopian crime drama from director David Michod.   Fusing a number of quasi-apocalyptic influences into a hybrid work with a pungent...

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Chubby Checker wants the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to know it's time to induct him into its exclusive club before it's too late.   "I don't want to get in there when...

It's even trickier to take a much-admired animated film and make a sequel that feels satisfying and worthwhile. And it's harder still to balance the competing needs of stretching the story in...

Passenger, "Whispers" (Black Crow/Nettwerk)   Mike Rosenberg, the man behind the inescapable breakup ballad "Let Her Go," is out with a new album that is full of songs...