Arts & Entertainment
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Tibetans in Beijing celebrate new year
Traditional Tibetan new year celebrations take place at Yonghegong Lama in Beijing. The aim of the ceremony is to banish evil spirits and bring peace, but some are choosing not to celebrate this year after deadly unrest and a huge...
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Mona Lisa's twin on show in Spain
Crowds are gathering at Madrid's Prado Museum to view a copy of the Mona Lisa for the first time since a restoration revealed it was almost certainly painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci's apprentices as he worked on the original. The...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 , by
Albert G. Storace
Delights in double-bass
RecitalRosetta De Battista, piano, Gjorgji Cincievski, double-bass, guest violinist Marcelline AgiusManoel Theatre Apart from a couple of recitals by Italian musicians which included prominent works for...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 , by
Justin Camilleri
Scouting for the best film location
Not many people realise that some of the places that are so familiar to us have been used as the setting for over 80 movies. In recent years, Malta has been used to double for locations both real and mythical, from ancient Greece a...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Thriller series shot in Malta to air tonight
A six-feature film series entitled Sei Passi Nel Giallo, shot entirely on location in the Maltese islands, is being aired as from tonight on Canale 5. The series was produced by Italian company Leader Films, following assistance by the Mal...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Opening artistic dialogue
The film industry is constantly evolving – artistically, techno-logically and financially. Consequently, it is vital for the local industry to keep abreast of such changes and adapt to new orders. For this purpose, the Malta...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 , by
Johan Galea
Deconstructing the rules of society
Carnage (2011)Certified: 14Duration: 79 minutesDirected by: Roman PolanskiStarring: Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, Christoph WaltzKRS release An adaptatio...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Woody Allen wins WGA award
US actor and director Woody Allen has added another prize to a long list of awards he has won throughout his career in Hollywood. The Writers Guild of America announced that the 76-year-old film-maker was the winner of its best original sc...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 , by
Johan Galea
Humour therapy
Jack and Jill (2011)Certified: PGDuration: 91 minutesDirected by: Dennis DuganStarring: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino, Eugenio Derbez, Tim Meadows, Nick Swardso, Allen Covert, Val...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
A brush with nature in the countryside
An exhibition of 44 beautifully-detailed paintings in the centre of Valletta opens a window of fresh air, depicting in-depth scenes from Maltese nature and countryside. Portrait of Nature is the creation of 43-year-old Andrew Micallef, who...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 , by
Deborah Cole
Worthy Italian prison film wins Golden Bear
The Berlin film festival wrapped up after handing its Golden Bear top prize to Italian prison docu-drama Caesar Must Die in what commentators called a worthy but conservative choice. The picture shows real-life murderers and...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Artist wins Best European Film at Spain’s Goyas
Silent movie The Artist won the Best European Film prize at the Spanish cinema awards, the Goyas, on Sunday while Spanish police flick No habra paz para los malvados (No Rest For the Wicked) collected six gongs. The Goya adds to a growing...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Houston hits roar back to UK’s top 40
Three of Whitney Houston’s best-known hits are back in the UK’s top 40 following the star’s death. I Will Always Love You hit number 14 in the official singles chart, while I Wanna Dance With Somebody went in at number 20 and One M...
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Shatner stars in one-man show
William Shatner didn’t beam in, but gave fans the next best thing at the start of his one-man Broadway show. Appearing to the familiar orchestral strains of the Star Trek theme, then soaking up the applause, he said: “Thank you. Yo...
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Monday, February 20, 2012
The Boss launches new album
Bankers, developers and deregulators come in for one of the fiercest lashings in the history of mainstream rock next month when Bruce Springsteen issues an album that he admits seethes with anger. Wrecking Ball, presented to jou...
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Monday, February 20, 2012
King’s Speech to be staged at West End
An acclaimed stage version of Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech is to transfer to London’s West End. Writer David Seidler originally planned the production as a play before it was adapted into the hugely successful film starring Colin F...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012 , by
AFP
Tale of cows, farmers and mafia eyes Oscars
Belgian film-maker Michael Roskam mixed cows, farmers and ruthless mafia bosses to turn his first feature-length film, Bullhead, into a contender for the best foreign language film Oscar. Taking a cue from one of his idols,...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012 , by
Charlene Vella
Painting like a prayer
Art commissions are a means for patrons to enliven any desired space with works of art that, in some cases, are pregnant with symbolic meaning. The artist’s challenge is how to meet the wishes of the patron without...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Gozo artist returns to her roots with solo exhibition
Gozo-based artist Jackie Roberts has just returned from Scotland after the successful opening of her second solo exhibition The Nature of Metal. The exhibition runs until April 29 at the award-winning Dawyck Botanic Garden in the Scottish...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012 , by
Paul Xuereb
Political machinations and moral dilemmas
I should have watched Yes, Prime Minister (Mellow Drama at the Manoel) later in its six-day run. This farcical comedy by Anthony Jay and Jonathan Lynn is in two long acts which can seem very long indeed if the pace in the playing...
