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Arts & Entertainment
Book Review: A family struggles with son’s passing
At a memorial gathering on the anniversary of his death, grief takes a variety of forms.
Bob Keyes: Reflections on a classy, glassy show
The new exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston is all about glass and mirrors, and it puts the viewer in the middle of the mix.
Film Review: ‘Vampire Hunter’ a complete failure, and it’s not even funny
Hollywood has a long, rich tradition of historical abominations, but never has there been a history done more abominably than “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” If only they’d made this insane conceit more fun. If only they’d taken it all a bit less seriously. But this film, adapted by the same fellow who wrote the inexplicably […]
Signings, etc.: Jacqueline Sheehan
Jacqueline Sheehan will be talking about her new novel, ‘Picture This.’
Q&A: Holding out Hope in Bangor
A new book by Trudy Irene Scee offers the fascinating story behind the beautiful garden-style Mount Hope Cemetery.
Calendar: Your Arts & Entertainment Guide
Art “The Draw of the Normandy Coast (1860–1960),” European and American paintings and works on paper, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through Sept. 3. “From Portland to Paris: Mildred Burrage’s Years in France,” paintings, drawings and letters, Portland Museum of Art, Portland. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through July 15. “Back to the Garden,” garden-themed art in […]
Arts Planner: It all starts with EepyBird
The inaugural Portland Performing Arts Festival begins Thursday, when EepyBird presents a live version of its “Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiment” for the first time in Maine.
Ridley Scott and Noomi Rapace connect, and ‘Prometheus’ off and running
The director decided it was time to revisit the sci-fi genre to explore some unanswered questions.
MOVIE ANALYSIS: Looks like Merchant-Ivory, but …
“Hysteria,” the Victorian-era romantic comedy, is about the invention of the vibrator in 1880s London.