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Disney to realize vision of 9 'Star Wars' episodes

Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 09:23 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

One of the many intriguing sub-plots in "Star Wars" lore is just how many sequels moviemaker George Lucas originally wanted to make.   The most popular conception is that Lucas...

Can 'Cloud Atlas' survive Hollywood reincarnation?

Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 09:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Susan Sarandon reported for work on "Cloud Atlas" midway through the shoot, in time to see a collection of far-flung film scenes that the cast and crew were viewing.   There were...

'Chasing Mavericks' feels formulaic, safe

Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 09:16 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

By all accounts, Jay Moriarity was a lovely young man: a talented, dedicated surfer whose enthusiasm and optimism were infectious throughout the Santa Cruz, California, community where he was well...

Mintoff: The man and history launched in Gozo

Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 09:12 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Mintoff: The man and history - the new 608 page publication on Mintoff’s personal and political life, was launched in Gozo at It-Tokk, Gozo’s main square where on 21 May 1961 the bells of...

Frekwenzi Hiemda

Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 09:07 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Frekwenzi Hiemda is a cry for love that is sought but can never be found. And sex do not amount to the same thing, just as much as hunger and appetite do not. In the anthology Frekwenzi...

Swift gladly bears tabloid glare for success

Monday, 5 November 2012, 08:49 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

On Taylor Swift's new album, "Red," there's a song where the 22-year-old superstar sings about a fictional one: a famous singer who spends years under the glare of the spotlight,...

Two women, a small island and the journey to independence

Monday, 5 November 2012, 08:44 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Valletta-based writer Josephine Burden is celebrating the publication of her first book, Washing up in Malta.     Washing up in Malta is about travel – but it is more than that....

Karin Grech’s murder basis of a new novel

Monday, 5 November 2012, 08:41 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    The brutal murder of young Karin Grech in 1977 was taken as the basis for a new novel that has just been published.   The book, Island of Dreams by Aline Pnina Tayar, is...

Celebrating 300th birthday of De Soldanis

Monday, 5 November 2012, 08:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

More people than expected turned up at the Bibliotheca on Tuesday for a conference celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of the man we know as De Soldanis – Canon Giovanni Pietro...

Celebrating Mozart at Mdina’s Palazzo de Piro Cultural Centre

Sunday, 4 November 2012, 10:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

On Wednesday 14 November at 8pm, Animae String Quartet will be celebrating one of the greatest composers in the world, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for a fantastic recital at Palazzo de Piro Cultural...

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