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7 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 MAY 2018 TV, MUSIC AND BOOKS On Chesil Beach Premiers in cinemas this week The official World Cup Anthem On Chesil Beach Read the book or watch the movie fi rst? On Chesil Beach. adapted from the 2007 Booker Prize shortlisted novel of the same name by Ian McEwan, is coming to the big screen this week. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Anne-Marie Duff and Emily Watson, the story revolves around two newly- weds on their Honeymoon in Britain 1962. The story is a deeply sad but moving account of a couple in love at a time of sexual oppression. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 4 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is coming back for its fourth season, so why not catch up on all the seasons on Netfl ix this week? Kimmy Schmidt decides to move to New York after she's rescued from an underground bunker where she was kept for 15 years. Even though many obstacles are thrown her way, Kimmy makes the best of her new life while having to adapt to the new world around her. 27: Gone Too Soon The original Netfl ix documentary explores the circumstanc- es surrounding the tragic deaths at 27 of Jimi Hendrix. Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse. The documentary features unseen footage and interviews with medical experts and music critics about the famous artists' lives. Manatapu Maltese band, Manatapu launched their new album 'Tuatara' last Friday. The band's music is rooted in reggae and ska, but also draws inspiration from a host of other sounds and genres that run the gamut from funk to blues, a little bit of punk and even that Latino vibe. Listen to the new album on Spotify now! Kaiser Chiefs Rock N'Malta announced that legendary British India band, Kaiser Chiefs will be coming to Malta in August. Their UK hit singles include 2004 and 2005 number 9 hit "I Predict a Riot" and 2007 UK number 1 hit "Ruby". Why not catch up on the band's classic tracks this week in preparation of what will surely be a good night out? Live It Up – Fifa World Cup 2018 Anthem The Fifa World Cup 2018 anthem was released this week. Featuring Will Smith, Nicky Jam and Era Istrefi and produced by Diplo, the song is catchy and produces some intense Latin vibes. We're sure you'll be sick of listening to the song by the end of the summer, but have you heard it yet? The Outsider - Stephen King From New York Times bestseller Stephen King, comes one of his most propulsive and unsettling stories ever, 'The Outsider'. King's psychological suspense is at its most riveting in this extraordinarily dramatic and eerie story which focuses on an eleven-year-old boy who is found in a town park, assaulted and murdered. Indulge in this suspenseful novel which will keep you turning pages. Flights - Olga Tokarczuk Olga Tokarczuk has become the first Polish writer to win the Man Booker International Prize this week, which goes to the best work of translated fiction from anywhere around the world. The book has been called 'passionate and enchantingly discursive'. Anything written by Philip Roth The great American novelist, Philip Roth, passed away this week, leaving behind him an abundance of liter- ary work. Everyone should read at least one of Roth's works, which are known as intensely autobiographic and philosophical, and explore the American Identity. Three of his top novels include 'American Pastoral'. 'Portnoy's Complaint', and 'Goodbye, Columbus'. What to watch, listen to, and read this week Movies and TV shows Music Books Philip Roth Passed away this week

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