“The Way, Way Back” writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash are the two Academy Award winning screenwriters who co-wrote, with Alexander Payne, George Clooney’s wonderful “The Descendants.” This gave them the power to go forth and give us for our viewing pleasure, “The Way, Way Back,” a coming-of-age summer movie about Duncan, a 14-year-old New York boy lost in the miasma of uncertainty, bewilderment and adolescent angst of the smartphone age.
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Antique car, tractor show set for Sidney
SIDNEY — The Sidney Historical Society will hold its fourth annual Antique Car and Tractor Show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Silver Spur Riding Club, 3130 West River Road. Registration will take place from 8 to 11 a.m.
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Gardiner Artwalk set for Aug. 2
GARDINER — Summer ArtWalk Gardiner is set for 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2. Dozens of Gardiner-area artists and several local small businesses will celebrate summer and the visual arts, with the second of three Gardiner ArtWalks.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Take a world food tour at Morse’s Kraut House
You can take a trip around the world at the store at Morse’s Sauerkraut and Euro Deli in Waldoboro, but the real culinary tour is found in their small restaurant.
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Old Fort Western to host French and Indain War events
AUGUSTA — Old Fort Western, the 1754 National Landmark fort, store and house on the Kennebec River, will host several area re-enactment groups Saturday, Aug. 3, and Sunday, Aug. 4. Those interested can experience what the life of a soldier was like during the French and Indian War.
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‘White House Down’ … again?
OMG, the President is going to die. Stop it! He’s Jamie Foxx, and he’s in post production for “Spider Man 2.”
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MOVIE TIMES
All movie times are subject to change. Movies times are good for Friday through Thursday, Aug. 1 AUGUSTA: Regal Augusta 10 Marketplace Drive, 623-8183 Unavailable at press time. FARMINGTON: Narrow Gauge Cinemas Front Street, 778-4877 “Despicable Me 2” In 3-D: 12:20; In 2-D: 2:30, 4:30 “Turbo” In 3-D: 12:30; In 2-D: 7:20 Friday-Sunday, 2:40, 4:40 […]
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “The Burgess Boys” and “Fin Gall”
Comic Jerry Seinfeld once quipped: “There is no such thing as fun for the whole family.” He must have been referring to the Burgess clan in Elizabeth Strout’s new novel, “The Burgess Boys.”
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BOOKS: Early Heller story to be published this month
NEW YORK — Before Joseph Heller satirized the madness of war in “Catch-22,” he told a serious tale about the tragedy of racism.