Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
From ‘Ted Lasso’ to ‘Insecure,’ TV’s therapists keep getting better (with a few exceptions)
Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) had just finished detailing the sorrow and helplessness he felt over his son’s depression when the tears welling up in his eyes turned to seething anger. “It’s in his blood,” the sensitive mob boss told his psychiatrist (Lorraine Bracco) in a memorable Season 6 episode. “My rotten … putrid genes have […]
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
Best-Sellers: ‘The Sentence,’ ‘Downeast’
The current top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback at Nonesuch Books & Book in South Portland.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
Society Notebook: License to Chill dance party steers WinterKids toward goal
The Nov. 19 fundraiser will help the organization get more kids outdoors.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
Art review: ‘Tenera’ taps into the warmth of the womb
The exhibit at Speedwell Projects explores motherhood, in families and in nature.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2021
Review: Maine State Ballet delights audience with return of ‘The Nutcracker’
The production is back in person at Merrill Auditorium through Sunday.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2021
Fashionable drama goes to great lengths to do not very much at all
“House of Gucci” is a movie about passion, not fashion. The soap-opera-like tale, which tells the true story of the 1995 murder of fashion heir Maurizio Gucci by thugs hired by his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani, is also – if you believe the trailer, which touts the following themes, in all caps – about money, family, […]
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PublishedNovember 29, 2021
Indie Film: Start dreaming up a snowy scene for new Maine film contest
Registration is open for the Maine Film Association’s first-ever Winter Film Challenge, happening over 72 hours in February.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2021
Joaquin Phoenix in ‘C’mon C’mon’ is light-years away from ‘The Joker’: unforced, natural, yet still great
“There are no right or wrong answers.” So says Johnny, a patient, constantly curious radio journalist portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in a gratifyingly mellow, unmannered turn in “C’mon C’mon.” As the film opens, Johnny is in Detroit interviewing young people for a “This American Life”-adjacent project about children’s’ feelings about their future. Actors often say […]
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PublishedNovember 29, 2021
Tap Lines: These Maine breweries are all set up for winter
Fire pits, outdoor activities and, of course, the beer make these destination drinking establishments.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2021
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ isn’t exactly DOA, but it could use a script doctor
It’s got plot holes big enough to drive an ectomobile through.
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