It’s rumored that Martin hated the title of the book, so Pileggi grudgingly changed it to “Goodfellas,” J.P. Devine writes.
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MIFF Movie Review: ‘Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story,’ who was clever, funny and brilliant
Coward was a genius of his art, a friend, a gentleman, and bright star of darker skies, J.P. Devine writes.
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MIFF Movie Review: ‘The Ghost Trap’ is about trap war with rival lobstering family
The title is a bit misleading, it’s and not even a documentary about lobster fishing, any more than Hemingway’s “To Have and Have Not” is about the boat rental business, J.P. Devine writes.
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Movie Review: ‘American Fiction’ is a touching story about a family
Cord Jefferson is an American writer with clearly promising gifts. He is the guy who sat in the writer’s room with the other struggling writers on the late night Larry Wilmore show that closed down in 2016 after two seasons. But Cord didn’t close down. He opened wide. After a series of shows and awards, […]
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Maine author to discuss debut novel
Columnist and author Scot Lehigh will discuss his debut novel “Just East of Nowhere,” a coming-of-age story about growing up in coastal Maine, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. Lehigh is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and columnist for The Boston Globe. He also wrote for The Times […]
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Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival ready for first concert of 52nd season
The first concert of the 52nd season of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival is proud will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. The concert will feature: DEVIENNE: Quartet for Bassoon and Strings in G Minor, Op. 73, No. 3 POULENC: Sextet for Piano and Winds FAURÉ: Piano […]
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Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival celebrating 61st session
The gates will open at 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, for early bird camping.
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The Public Theatre to hold auditions for upcoming productions
Local Equity Principal Auditions for the 2024-25 season will be held from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Monday, July 15, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. Equity members may schedule an audition appointment by calling 207-782-2211 Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Or leave a message if calling outside of business hours. Local Non-Equity Actors may attend the […]
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Paintings on display in hospital gallery
Paintings by Jeannelle Demers and Sandra Pealer are on display during the month of July in the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Demers’ current focus is on animal portraiture, including both domestic and wild animals. With acrylic on canvas, she paints hyper-realistic pet portraits from reference photos, […]
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Impromptu Comedy Festival takes over Great Falls Comedy Club
The Great Falls Comedy Club will host the Impromptu Comedy Festival from Wednesday, July 10, through Saturday, July 13. On Wednesday, July 10, the club will host a litany of comics from near and far in lieu of their normal open mic, for night one of the festivities, with sets running from 7:30 on into […]