After nearly five months, Writers Guild of America leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Usher to headline 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas
‘It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,’ Usher said in a statement. ‘I can’t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they’ve seen from me before.’
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At 89, Maine artist Alison Hildreth is still mixing it up
Multiple exhibitions and a documentary are examining her ongoing career.
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Retired academics – devoted spouses and lovers of poetry – reveal a sinister side in Stephen King’s latest
The shy but tough Holly Gibney finally takes the lead, and the title, in ‘Holly.’
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This Cape Elizabeth senior started writing a musical in middle school. Now, it’s hitting the stage.
Hadley Johnson wrote the music, lyrics and book for ‘Afterthought.’ She’s also the director, choreographer and star.
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Back at old job, Marvel star Anthony Mackie lends a hand to New Orleans’ post-Ida roof repair effort
Movie star Anthony Mackie was back in his home town as he took part in a program to help people needing roof repairs and replacements after natural disasters.
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Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them
Streaming services are in a heated tug-of-war over viewers and users are growing more adept at jumping in and out of those services, often depending on price.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Executive director of Maine Arts Commission stepping down
David Greenham, the former board chairman, had taken over the role on an interim basis in 2021.
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A rare Truman Capote story from the early 1950s is being published for the first time
One story from Sicily, ‘Another Day In Paradise,’ is an unfinished work that appears in the new issue of The Strand Magazine.
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Novel that fictionalizes real-life atrocity of Maine’s Malaga Island a finalist for top award
Paul Harding’s third novel, ‘This Other Eden,’ was one of six finalists announced Thursday for the Booker Prize.