Orson Welles’ long-missing Shakespearean masterpiece will be shown Sunday at the Waterville Opera House.
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Byrne presented with Maine International Film Festival Mid-Life Achievement Award
The award presentation, which kicks off the final weekend of the 10-day Waterville film festival, followed a screening of Byrne’s film ‘The Usual Suspects’ and preceded a Castonguay Square party.
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Kingfield bicentennial celebrations fuel nostalgia
The highlight of the yearlong 200th birthday party comes this weekend with a series of events, including a re-enactment of the Kingfield Rebellion of 1863 on Sunday.
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‘Five Nights in Maine’ offers portrait of damaged people
The Maris Curran-directed film, showing Saturday and Sunday in the Maine International Film Festival, offers a bleak look at Maine’s landscape and hope for reconciliation.
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Student film festival highlights MIFF Making it in Maine Day
The 39th Annual Maine Student Film and Video Festival will be held at the Waterville Opera House as part of the Maine International Film Festival.
Posted inFood, Nation & World
Critics say federal bill to require GMO labels on food falls short
President Obama is expected to sign the bill, which would give companies three options for labeling.
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‘The Usual Suspects’ one of the greatest film noir thriller-capers of all time
The film, starring Maine International Film Festival Mid-Life Achievement Award winner Gabriel Byrne, will be shown Friday at the Waterville Opera House.
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Lewiston’s Fuel restaurant is offered as prize in essay contest
The 10-year-old upscale eatery could be yours for a 300-word essay and $150 entry fee.
Posted inLifestyle, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Packed for the Wrong Trip’ and ‘ Hard Light’
W. Zach Griffith’s look inside Abu Ghraib and a creepy, dark murder mystery from Elizabeth Hand
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Gabriel Byrne to receive top MIFF award Friday in Waterville
The actor, who will receive the Maine International Film Festival Mid-Life Achievement Award, speaks about his roles in films including ‘The Usual Suspects’ and ‘Louder than Bombs,” both screening at the festival, as well as the power of film.