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‘My Fair Lady’: live musical on stage in Gozo

Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 10:09 Last update: about 5 years ago

In the cultural sector, Gozo has become the place of grand theatrical productions. In the coming days, Gozo will be the venue of a new production in english which has been in the pipeline since the...

'The Offer' recreates wild drama behind 'The Godfather'

Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 10:50 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

On a trip to New York in the early 1970s, Robert Evans, the former head of Paramount, discovered a dead rat in his hotel room bed. According to the new Paramount+ series " The Offer, " this was not an...

Manufacturers struggle to keep pace with vinyl record demand

Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 10:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The arrival of the compact disc nearly killed off record albums, with vinyl pressing machines sold, scrapped and dismantled by major record labels. Four decades later, with resuscitated record...

A Viking epic to conquer them all in 'The Northman'

Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 10:46 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Alexander Skarsgård has been dreaming about Vikings for as long as he can remember. Some of his earliest memories are from Oland, a Swedish island on the Baltic Sea, where his...

Director James Burrows looks back on his career in new book

Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 10:38 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

James Burrows loves sitcoms, and he should. The 81-year-old has directed more than 1,000 episodes of TV sitcoms, including fan favorites such as "Friends," "Cheers," and Will & Grace." He's also...

Julia Roberts returns to TV in Watergate-era series 'Gaslit'

Monday, 7 November 2022, 10:59 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Julia Roberts says she was so gleeful at the sight of Sean Penn arriving on the set of their TV series " Gaslit," she nearly caused a wardrobe malfunction. "He came in full hair, makeup and...

Rick Astley revisits his career-making song with 'gratitude'

Monday, 7 November 2022, 10:57 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

How does Rick Astley handle one of his songs being part of the biggest internet meme of all time? He rolls with it, obviously. "Listen, let's face it, 'Never Gonna Give You Up' has sort of become...

'The Desperate Hour' is a film lost in the woods

Monday, 7 November 2022, 10:56 Last update: about 5 years ago

To say Naomi Watts is the only star in "The Desperate Hour" is a little misleading. She's pretty much the only person in the film, that's true. But you could make the case that she has a co-star in...

Besties and former 'The Office' co-stars write on friendship

Monday, 7 November 2022, 10:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

— Spoiler alert: Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey obviously knew how "The Office" ended its nine-year run on NBC, because, after all, they filmed it — but revisiting that time for their new...

Turbulent times

Sunday, 6 November 2022, 09:14 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

This is the fourth volume of the history of the educational effort by the Jesuit fathers in Malta. Unfortunately, I do not have the first three volumes of this series so I can only speak about this...

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