'Nashville' soundtrack slick and solid
Thursday, 9 January 2014, 16:31
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Music of Nashville: Original Soundtrack Season 2, Volume 1" (Big Machine Records) Like the rare, maybe mythical man who only reads Playboy for the articles, some must surely...
Katrina drama is Paul Walker's finest hour
Thursday, 9 January 2014, 16:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
An ingeniously simple setup is cunningly exploited for maximum suspense in "Hours," a slow-building, consistently engrossing drama set during and immediately after the devastation wrought on...
US library offers glimpse of bookless future
Thursday, 9 January 2014, 15:33
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The future of the public library looks a lot like an Apple Store. Rows of glossy iMacs and iPads beckon. Hundreds of other tablets stand ready for checkout to anyone with a borrowing...
Monster looks to rebuild brand after loss of Beats
Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 16:30
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
It's been a tough couple of years for Monster. The audio cable company was in a coveted position as the decade began after launching what became the hottest headphones on the market,...
Eve engaged to designer Maximillion Cooper
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 16:29
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Rapper-actress Eve is engaged to 41-year-old British designer Maximillion Cooper. A spokeswoman for Eve says Cooper, who founded the international motor rally Gumball 3000, popped the...
Fine detail, little spark in Fiennes film
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 16:01
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Two years after he made his directorial debut with "Coriolanus," the terrific actor Ralph Fiennes arrives with his second effort, an exploration of an illicit liaison that Charles Dickens...
CG effects do battle in 3-D 'Dinosaurs'
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 16:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Dinosaurs rule the earth in this big-budget 3D feature update of the late '90s TV show. A supersized riff on the acclaimed BBC series of the same name, "Walking With...
NY monitor: Apple hindering e-book antitrust work
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 15:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A Washington lawyer monitoring Apple Inc. compliance with antitrust laws after a judge found it conspired with publishers to raise electronic bookprices said in court papers filed Monday that the...
Bon Jovi has year's top-grossing global tour
Monday, 6 January 2014, 16:27
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Bon Jovi not only has the year's top tour, but the rock band has achieved a career high. The New Jersey-based act's worldwide tour grossed $259.5 million this year, topping...