The documentary portrays Alexei Navalny’s career of fighting official corruption, his near-fatal poisoning with a nerve agent in 2020, his 5-month recuperation in Germany and his 2021 return to Moscow, where he was immediately arrested at the airport.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Steve Martin and Martin Short coming to Merrill in November
Tickets go on sale Friday morning.
‘Everything’ wins best picture, is everywhere at Oscars
The movie’s eccentric tale about a Chinese immigrant family blended science fiction and alternate realities in the story of an ordinary woman and laundromat owner.
Book review: In ‘Sugaring Off,’ a traumatized teen finds strength in family and the woods
Maine author Gillian French set the young adult novel in New Hampshire.
In a first since 1961, the Oscars carpet will not be red
It also be will be covered, to protect the stars and cameras from the weather and to help turn the arrivals into an evening event.
Maine native up for visual effects Oscar
Eric Saindon, who grew up in Gorham, has been nominated twice before. This year, he’s nominated for his work on ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.’
Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89
Blake, star of the 1970s TV show, ‘Baretta,’ had once hoped for a comeback, but never recovered from the ordeal.
Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler’s Tevye, dies
A recipient of 2 Golden Globe awards and nominee for both an Academy Award and a Tony Award, Topol long has ranked among Israel’s most decorated actors.
Founder of Chicago beef shop that inspired FX’s ‘The Bear’ dies
Joseph Zucchero, whose Mr. Beef sandwich shop has been a neighborhood staple for decades, was 69.
Taylor Swift will get major honor at iHeartRadio Music Awards
She will receive the Innovator Award at the March 27 ceremony to recognize her global impact on pop culture.