The ‘Jackass’ star has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56
Singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor was a lifelong non-conformist but her political and cultural stances and troubled private life often overshadowed her music.
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Thousands expected to turn out this weekend for OakFest 2023 in Oakland
The two-day celebration kicks off Friday evening with a parade downtown.
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Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain join star-studded Times Square rally of striking actors and writers
The stoppage has shuttered nearly all film and TV production.
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Films directed by Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine to premiere at Toronto festival
Anna Kendrick, who grew up in Portland, makes her directorial debut with ‘Woman of the Hour.’
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‘Barbie,’ in 1st, and ‘Oppenheimer,’ in 2nd, fuel historic box office bonanza
The ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon may have started out as a good-natured competition between two aesthetic opposites, but, as many hoped, both movies benefitted in the end.
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‘Barbenheimer’ arrives as moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud double feature
After a feverish drumbeat propelled forward by a mushroom cloud of memes, the most anticipated day on the year’s movie calendar finally arrived as ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer.’
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‘Challengers,’ starring Zendaya, will skip Venice premiere due to actors strike, moves to 2024
Several films set for release in August have also been delayed due to the strike.
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Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96
The last of the great saloon singers of the mid-20th century, Bennett often said his lifelong ambition was to create ‘a hit catalog rather than hit records.’
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Third ‘Fool’ novel helps author Richard Russo hold on to his father
‘Somebody’s Fool’ is part of a series that began some 30 years ago and focused on a character based on the Portland author’s father. It goes on sale Tuesday.