I’ve got to start reading the small print when I choose a movie on the movie channels. Desperate for something funny to review, all I saw was Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper. Of course, I turned it on and ignored that it was made in 2009. Where has it been since 2009? “All About Steve,” […]
J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Balloons — it’s a long story
Balloons can be a metaphor for so many events, small and great moments in our lives, J.P. Devine writes.
‘Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate’ famous comedy show
Remember when Richard Nixon won his first Presidential election in 1969, and appeared on the original “Laugh In” with the show’s comedy line “Sock it to me?” Right now on Netflix, you can see it all again because that famous comedy show that ran from 1968-73 on NBC with its hosts Dan Rowan and Dick […]
On the Edge: A tribute to ‘Sen. Cy’
J.P. Devine remembers Cyril M. Joly Jr., his brother-in-law with whom he shared a mismatched and bumpy friendship that lasted until the day he passed.
‘Emily’ about sexed-up life of Emily Brontë
Dear viewers, I send you this week to the brand new Maine Film Center in Waterville to enjoy Francis O’Connor’s directorial debut film “Emily.” O’Connor, a former actor with a shiny resume (“Mansfield Park” 1999, “Bedazzled” 2000) steps out of the hot lights and into the impressive powerful dark world behind the camera where the […]
J.P. Devine: I confess — I’m not who you think I am
Did you know that J.P. Devine came to Maine under the government witness protection system and that his real name was Ernest Hemingway? True story.
‘You People’ ending full of surprises
I came to like the young Jonah Hill when he was the “6 year kid” on Saturday Night Live. It was a hilarious bit and SNL repeated it, to my delight, many times. Then young Hill went sideways and off the Pacific Coast highway of showbiz. “21 Jump Street” and “22 Jump Street” and the […]