Family will soon be visiting the Devine household, bringing with them an eye for a presentable movie set, J.P. Devine writes.
J.P. Devine
Roman Polanski’s classic ‘Chinatown’ to be shown July 16 during Maine International Film Festival in Waterville
‘“Chinatown,” a movie about many things, greed, political corruption, love, incest, yes, incest, murder and water. Everything but Chinatown’ wites JP Devine.
On the Edge: The fire last time
The fires of the past burn brightly as J.P. Devine reflects on the Supreme Court’s landmark decision before the Fourth of July.
Banderas, Cruz won’t disappoint in ‘Official Competition’
Buenos Días. Tomorrow, you’ll attend the Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville. You’ll want to buy a ticket to “Official Competition,” a Spanish film about a dying billionaire (José Luis Gómez) who wants to be remembered for something other than his money, so he buys a Nobel Prize winning novel called “Rivalry,” for one of those […]
On the Edge: Hello? Goodbye.
J.P. Devine says goodbye to New York City’s last phone booth.
‘God’s Favorite Idiot’ a train wreck
After slogging through the first two segments of Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone’s new Netflix series, I would add that there are additional idiots on God’s list, and that would be everyone connected to this train wreck, with the notable exception of Ms. McCarthy. Not even God herself would diminish the gifts of this […]
On the Edge: The old man and the sea
Reflecting on the story of his “Old Man,” J.P. Devine tries to reconstruct a picture of his father.