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Sean Penn, Oscar winner, is now a novelist

Friday, 4 May 2018, 11:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Sean Penn, Oscar-winning actor, has other passions these days. "I'm not in love with the job of acting anymore," says Penn, whose films include "Milk," ''Mystic River," ''Dead Man Walking" and...

'Other People's Houses' offers view from the carpool minivan

Thursday, 3 May 2018, 11:13 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Other People's Houses" (Berkley), by Abbi Waxman Frances Bloom can jam seven children into a minivan designed for six with no problem. Her daily carpooling duty tethers her neighbors' lives...

Kristen Bell narrates cuddly IMAX documentary 'Pandas'

Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 11:18 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Anyone who has seen Kristen Bell break down in (happy) hysterics over a sloth knows the actress' affinity for animals, especially those of the cute and cuddly variety. So when the people behind the...

Harper Lee letters offer candid takes on religion, family

Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 11:11 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Around the same time "To Kill a Mockingbird" made Harper Lee a best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, she was still fighting for creative control. "I must say it's increasingly difficult...

Israeli series exposes raw wounds from ethnic Jewish divide

Friday, 27 April 2018, 12:14 Last update: about 10 years ago

An electrifying new documentary series on the problematic integration of Middle Eastern Jews by Israel's European founders in the 1950s has reopened old wounds of an ethnic divide within Judaism ahead...

Anastacia to perform in Malta this June

Thursday, 26 April 2018, 18:16 Last update: about 10 years ago

Pop legend Anastacia - the mega voice behind massive hits including 'I'm Outta Love' and 'Left Outside Alone' is performing live at the MFCC in Ta' Qali on the 6 of June, NNG promotions announced...

Hargitay takes advocacy for sex assault victims to HBO

Thursday, 26 April 2018, 12:11 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Portraying a heroic sex crimes detective on television has provided Mariska Hargitay with a platform to help sexual assault victims in real life. Hargitay, who stars as Detective Olivia Benson in...

Fox News giving bigger role to ex-Bush aide Perino

Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 12:10 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

When Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg made the media rounds in advance of Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony this week, it was a telling sign that Dana Perino was chosen to question her for Fox News...

Netflix 'On My Block' hits race, poverty with teen humour

Tuesday, 24 April 2018, 12:07 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Film and television productions about the inner city typically follow the same formula: life is depressing, addicts lurk at every corner and students can barely do homework without ducking to the...

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