His breakthrough feature about life aboard a German U-boat was hailed as an anti-war masterpiece and nominated for six Oscars.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Rock icon Melissa Etheridge announces solo off-Broadway show
The 12-show run will feature songs and stories from her childhood and career.
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See famous paintings by Maine masters at these state parks
The program, running through October, is a collaboration among the Portland Museum of Art, Maine’s Bureau of Parks and Lands, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Freeport retailer L.L. Bean.
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Anne Heche, star with troubled life, dies of crash injuries
Heche had been on life support after suffering a ‘severe anoxic brain injury’ when her car crashed into a home Aug. 5.
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‘Bullet Train’ repeats No. 1 at box office
‘Top Gun’ flies back up ranks to third in its 12th week of release.
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The forest of Phippsburg is the canvas for these carvings
New York artist Kevin Sudeith has been carving petroglyphs into rock along Phippsburg trails for the past three years, including images of wildlife, a schooner and a space helicopter.
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Society Notebook: Maine Island Trail Association splits its annual celebration into 3
The nonprofit held Toast to the Coast parties in different locations, including Fore Points Marina in Portland.
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Art review: New takes on classical art forms in two Portland shows
Cove Street Arts focuses on portraiture, while Greenhut Galleries displays John Whalley’s trompe l’oeil paintings.
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Book review: In his latest novel, Jeffrey Lewis tackles some very big questions
‘Land of Cockaigne’ examines the impact the wealthy have on their communities, the ugliness of reactionary politics, and the sometimes insular nature of small towns.
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Deep Water: ‘Encounter,’ by Deborah Cummins
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.