Smitty’s Cinemas, Cinemagic theaters and the Nickelodeon in Portland all plan to open in the next couple of weeks, knowing that getting people back to the movies will be a challenge.
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Family of girl killed by drunk driver who died 50 years later in hit-and-run finally gets an apology
‘The Hero of Goodall Park,’ a documentary airing Tuesday on ESPN, tells the story of Douglas Parkhurst, who was killed by a rampaging driver in Sanford in 2018, five years after confessing to hitting a 4-year-old girl in upstate New York in 1968.
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MIFF staff excited for opening night, prepares drive-in for crowd
This year’s Maine International Film Festival will be held at the Skowhegan Drive-In, which accommodates 350 cars.
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Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83
Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died at age 83
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Things to Do
From the radio, North Atlantic Blues Festival will feel like it’s really happening
Recordings and interviews played on air will take place of the annual event in Rockland.
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Indie Film: Filmmakers find right place at the right time for ‘Wrong Lanes’
The Maine crew’s submission to the 48 Hour Film Project made it to the semifinals.
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Bay Chamber mines its archives as it takes its programming online
The festival will feature the ‘best of the best’ past performances and combine them with a visual narrative of Maine art.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Illinois museum: ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ car with Confederate flag to stay
The Volo Auto Museum’s director says people ‘aren’t offended by it whatsoever.’
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U.K. judge says Amber Heard can be in court for Depp testimony
Johnny Depp’s lawyers have failed to stop the American actor’s ex-wife from attending his libel trial against a British tabloid newspaper until she is called to give evidence.
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State pulls plug on music festival at Brunswick campground
Promoters hoped to win state approval for Summer Jam Camp Out 2020 by promising to spread people out among campsites to minimize large gatherings. The state rejected that idea.