“The Irishman” is part of a larger push into quality filmmaking that Netflix hopes will draw subscribers to its service as it faces an onslaught of competition.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Lori Loughlin, husband to fight new charges in college admissions scandal
The ‘Full House’ actress and her fashion designer husband plan to plead not guilty to conspiracy to commit federal program bribery.
Scenes from Halloween 2019
See what our photographers saw in Portland and elsewhere.
Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads not guilty to new misconduct claim
Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded not guilty to an indictment that includes allegations from a new accuser in his New York City sexual misconduct case
During state’s bicentennial, Postal Service will issue stamps with Maine scenes
The 2020 series of stamps will include an Edward Hopper painting of the sea at Ogunquit and a photo from the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
Infected toe stops R. Kelly from attending court hearing
The R&B star’s lawyer tells the judge that his client worried someone might trample on his toe as he was escorted to and from court.
Filmmaker Oliver Stone praises Putin for role in Syria
The director of ‘JFK,’ ‘Platoon’ and ‘Wall Street’ calls the Russian president a ‘stabilizing force’ in the Middle East.
Bill Green, who told Maine stories to generations of viewers, is signing off
The Bangor native is wrapping up a 47-year TV career in which he made fellow Mainers feel like he was talking to them, not at them.
Concert promoters turn away from facial recognition technology
AEG Presents and Live Nation both disavow plans to use it at music festivals.
Los Angeles prosecutors reject Kevin Spacey sexual battery case
The accuser has died, the district attorney’s office says.