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This Maine actor is on screen now in 2 Oscar-nominated films

by Ray Routhier January 24, 2024January 25, 2024

Dustin Tucker, who also is starring in a Good Theater play, has a small role as a teacher in ‘The Holdovers’ and a memorable scene in ‘American Fiction.’

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‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscar nominees; Gerwig passed over for best director

by JAKE COYLE Associated Press January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

Christopher Nolan’s biopic leads with 13 nominations.

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Dave Eggers’ children’s book ‘The Eyes & the Impossible’ wins prestigious Newbery Medal

by HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press January 22, 2024January 23, 2024

The book tells the great adventure of a very fast dog.

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At 94, June Squibb is a leading lady at last in the Sundance breakout ‘Thelma’

by LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press January 22, 2024January 23, 2024

June Squibb is perhaps the busiest 94-year-old in Hollywood.

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Amanda Peters picks up library medal for ‘The Berry Pickers,’ set in Maine

by HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Her novel wins an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, presented by the American Library Association.

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So fetch: ‘Mean Girls’ reaches $11.7 million in second weekend

by JAKE COYLE Associated Press January 21, 2024January 21, 2024

So far, it’s outpacing the tally for the 2004 original ‘Mean Girls.’

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Marlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ singer, dead at 81

by Associated Press January 21, 2024January 21, 2024

Shaw, a charismatic and wide-ranging vocalist, was best known for 1969’s ‘California Soul,’ which has endured as a widely popular and often sampled song.

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Reformed mobster wanted ‘one last score’ when he stole Judy Garland’s ruby slippers

by JOSH FUNK Associated Press January 21, 2024January 22, 2024

Terry Jon Martin’s defense attorney finally revealed the 76-year-old’s motive for the 2005 theft from the Judy Garland Museum in the late actor’s hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.