Watch a terrific food movie. Pair it with terrific take-out from a local restaurant: win-win.
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Allen Garfield, elite 1970s character actor, dies at 80
The star of films like ‘The Conversation,’ ‘The Candidate’ and ‘Nashville’ died Tuesday from complications related to COVID-19.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Food & Dining
A film tour of Jewish food in Montreal is coming to Portland
Eyns, tsvey, dray, nosh!
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Maine influences shine through in new film ‘The Lighthouse’
Starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, the murky drama is set at a fictional Maine lighthouse in the 1890s, with dialogue and visuals heavily influenced by Maine writings, history and art. It opens nationally Friday.
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“Hustlers” full of flash, but not enough to take down “It”
Jennifer Lopez and the scheming strippers of “Hustlers” topped even their high expectations at the weekend box office.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: The Amazing Spider-Man was more amazing in print
Three hours of nonstop action at the cineplex don’t beat weekly trips to the drugstore to get the next edition.
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Emma Stone’s ‘La La Land’ leads Golden Globes with 7 nominations
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association also loved ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson,’ giving it 5 nominations.
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Independent movie ‘Holly Star’ starts filming in southern Maine
Scenes will be shot in Biddeford, Saco, Portland and Kennebunk through Dec. 21 by a production team that includes two Mainers.
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Lupita Tovar, Mexican actress from Hollywood’s golden era, dies at 106
Many of her movies, including ‘Dracula,’ were filmed concurrently with their English-speaking counterparts.
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New Zealander Taika Waititi making directoral splash
Subjects that have drawn the rising writer, actor, director and comic include manhunts and life after vampire death.