Midcoast artist and author Maureen Egan will deliver a a virtual art show entitled “By the Waters of the Winds,” during the month of March hosted by the Camden Public Library. The paintings in the show were inspired by two challenging and resplendent hikes with her husband in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. The […]
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Greg Stump online film streaming fundraiser to benefit Denmark Arts Center
Denmark Arts Center is celebrating the end of the Weirdest Ski Season EVAH from March 4-7, by paying homage to the legendary ski filmmaker Greg Stump with an online Ski-Stump filmFEST. Thirty years of ski film history roll out before your eyes with the US SKI & State of Maine Hall of Fame skier and […]
Maine filmmakers hope to build on success at Sundance
Alex Wolf Lewis and Kaitlyn Schwalje saw their short documentary about a turtle, ‘Snowy,’ premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this year and are now working on films about squirrels and wastewater treatment.
Belgrade’s Ed Lorusso quietly establishes himself as Maine’s master of silent film restoration
The 71-year-old Lorusso, who restores the films at home, just finished his 17th Kickstarter campaign and is working on the 1925 film ‘Zander the Great.’
Friday Film Club celebrates Black History Month with two films
The Camden Public Library’s Friday Film Club will meet at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, on Zoom to discuss two powerful and critically-acclaimed films that explore the ongoing struggles of African Americans to gain social equality. The selections are “Loving” and “I Am Not Your Negro.” Email [email protected] to request details for how to […]
Lives of Maine’s sea farmers captured in new documentaries
A new series of short documentary films featuring some of Maine’s sea farmers has been released online. The films are the latest installment of the Maine Coast Harvest series (est. 2018), and are available for the public to view on the Maine Coast Harvest website at mainecoastharvest.com. This latest body of work, filmed during the […]
Growing up in Kennebunk, co-writer of ‘The Marksman’ discovered interest in storytelling
Chris Charles, who graduated from Kennebunk High School in 2002, has worked in film production and distribution for more than 15 years.
Nickelodeon Cinemas closes temporarily, citing lack of films
The movie house in downtown Portland opened in August but a lack of new films led management to close again Sept. 30, with the hope of reopening again in November.
Man dressed as the Hulk arrested after Trump’s Hollywood star is smashed
The 56-year-old activist turned himself in to police Monday.