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Eva Longoria Bastón's doc looks at Chávez, De La Hoya fight

Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 15:28 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press

Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya wanted to make a documentary about his 1996 fight against Julio César Chávez. It was coming up on 25 years since the "Ultimate Glory" showdown and he...

Dale Dickey takes centre stage at Sundance in 'A Love Song'

Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 15:25 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press

Dale Dickey tends to get "those crusty roles," as she heard someone once call them. A familiar, craggy face from films like "Winter's Bone" and "Hell or High Water," Dickey has long been a riveting...

In kids' book, Sotomayor asks: Whom have you helped today?

Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 13:41 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press

"Whom have I helped today?" That's the question Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells kids she asks herself every night before she goes to sleep. Her new children's book, "Just Help! How to...

The rise and fall of Benedict the Great

Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 13:03 Last update: about 4 years ago Noel Grima

This book tells only half the story, the first half. To complement it one has to read what led to Pope Benedict XVI's absolutely surprising resignation in 2013, especially in the book by Gianluigi...

What a laugh! WhatsTheirNames to stage hit comedy

Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 11:14 Last update: about 4 years ago

WhatsTheirNames Theatre is returning in February with a hilarious comedy, Art by Yasmina Reza. As the company behind the popular Shakespeare in the Pub and Shakespeare in the Garden series,...

Pop, Drama and Carnival in February at the Manoel

Friday, 28 January 2022, 15:09 Last update: about 4 years ago

In January, Teatru Manoel commemorated its 290th anniversary. It is celebrating with an exhilarating show celebrating the legendary music of Sweden's most famous pop group ABBA, the Maltese debut of a...

Review: In 'Belle,' a dazzling anime 'Beauty and the Beast'

Friday, 28 January 2022, 11:53 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press

Anime master Mamoru Hosoda makes movies that, even at their most elaborate, can reach such staggeringly emotional heights that they seem to break free of anything you're prepared for in an animated...

Review: Silent star Buster Keaton rides again in 2 new books

Friday, 28 January 2022, 08:15 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press

"Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the 20th Century" by Dana Stevens (Atria; on sale now); and "Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life" by James Curtis (Knopf; Feb....

Anatomy of TV hit 'You': right book, creators, global reach

Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 10:12 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press

When veteran TV producer Greg Berlanti was invited to adapt the novel "You" about a seductive charmer with a murderous streak, he immediately fixed on former "Supernatural" producer Sera Gamble as his...

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