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McConaughey better than ever in 'Dallas'

Saturday, 16 November 2013, 12:57 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The best parts of "Dallas Buyers Club" are of Matthew McConaughey, as HIV-positive Texas man Ron Woodroof, bucking like a bull in a Dallas hospital he refuses to let hold...

Kooky 'Free Birds' fun, but flat

Saturday, 16 November 2013, 12:46 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Every year about this time, millions of turkeys are fattened up so American households can chow them down. But in "Free Birds," two brave turkeys make it their mission to travel back in time...

Night time for Sky Ferreira

Friday, 15 November 2013, 13:38 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Sky Ferreira, "Night Time, My Time" (Capitol)   There has been plenty of talk about Sky Ferreira for quite some time now, despite the 21-year-old only having released two EPs over...

'Last Vegas' a Geritol-powered 'Hangover'

Friday, 15 November 2013, 12:54 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

As creaky as an arthritic hip, "Last Vegas" does for four leading stars of the '70s and '80s what movies like "Tough Guys" and "Grumpy Old Men" did for survivors...

'Dallas 1963' paints pix of city twisted by anger

Friday, 15 November 2013, 12:44 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

"Dallas 1963" (Twelve), by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis   "Dallas 1963" by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis provides a chilling portrait of a city terrified by...

Robert Glasper smooth on 'Black Radio 2'

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 13:32 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Robert Glasper Experiment, "Black Radio 2," (Blue Note)   After winning the best R&B album Grammy this year for "Black Radio," the Robert Glasper Experiment returns...

In banner year for black films, hopes for momentum

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 12:52 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Oprah Winfrey has heard this story before.   A wave of high-profile films about black people receives accolades. A heart-warming trend of greater on-screen equality is declared. Hollywood...

Book tracks Iranian-American family's year in Iran

Thursday, 14 November 2013, 12:43 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

"The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay: An American Family in Iran" (Doubleday), by Hooman Majd   Hooman Majd's book about spending a year in Iran with his family...

Europeana’s ‘big canvas’ at the National Book Fest inaugurated

Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 18:23 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Europeana’s stand was inaugurated by Hon. Stefan Buontempo, Parliamentary Secretary for Research, Innovation, Youth and Sport at the official launch of the National Book Fest, last Tuesday, 12th...

Newer, budding music acts sell out top venues

Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 13:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In just two years, English singer Ed Sheeran has gone from the small stage to the big league.   The 22-year-old earned a gold album with his 2011 debut, "+," and his Top 20 hit,...

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