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Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Pat Sajak will come out of short-lived retirement for ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’
The longtime ‘Wheel’ host had concluded his 41-year hosting stint with a final episode that aired in early June.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ dies at 75
Film critic Pauline Kael once called Duvall the ‘female Buster Keaton.’
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Opening statements in actor Alec Baldwin’s trial to give roadmap to manslaughter case
The shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins nearly 3 years ago sent shock waves through the film industry and led to one felony charge against Baldwin that could result in up to 18 months in prison.
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Grammy Museum to launch K-pop exhibit
The artifacts come from Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind BTS and other K-pop acts.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Viola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural South
It will be the first work of fiction for actress Davis.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Nation & World, News
Paramount and Skydance merge, signaling end of a family reign in Hollywood and the rise of new power
The deal closes out a decadeslong run by the Redstone family and injects desperately needed cash into a legacy studio that has struggled to adapt to a shifting entertainment landscape.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Things to Do
12 hidden gems of this year’s Maine International Film Festival
From an animated short about a social media-addicted pig to a Blue Hill-based horror film, there’s lots to see in Waterville.
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Jon Landau, Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ producer, dies at 63
Landau’s partnership with director James Cameron led to three Oscar nominations and a best picture win for 1997’s ‘Titanic.’
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‘Despicable Me 4’ debuts with $122.6 million as boom times return to box office
Though overall ticket sales were down more than 40% from levels prior to the pandemic, heading into the summer moviegoing season, theaters have lately seen a succession of hits.