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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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
Two women in love struggle to give voice to their feelings in ‘The World to Come’
Abigail, the protagonist of “The World to Come,” keeps a diary, which, along with thoughts laid down in her letters, provides the narration for this film, set in 1856 in rural upstate New York, and centering on the unhappily married wife of a dour farmer named Dyer (Casey Affleck). When Abigail (Katherine Waterston) mentions that […]
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
The bright light shining on America’s best Black artists has a fascinating backstory
HBO documentary ‘Black Art’ features David Driskell, who lived part-time in Falmouth and died last year.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
Deep Water: “Upon Hearing that ‘Bread is the Way Sun Enters Our Body,’ ” by Dennis Camire
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
Art review: Sculptures feed off each other in energetic Greenhut show
The Portland gallery features the works of three Maine artists in ‘Objects/Objectivity.’
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
‘Minari’ is a movie about the immigrant experience that’s both universal and surprising
To call “Minari” uncannily timely almost does it a disservice. This modestly scaled but enormously heartfelt drama touches on any number of so-called hot buttons, including immigration, assimilation, the American Dream and the fluctuations of identity. But it’s not about those things. Rather, this is the funny, sad, inspiring and ultimately universal story of how […]
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
Britney Spears and the trauma of being young, female and famous in the ’90s
It’s become pretty trendy, re-litigating the headline controversies of the late ’90s and early 2000s. Netflix’s “The Crown” recently revisited the royal English intrigue of Prince Charles and Princess Diana; ESPN’s “The Last Dance” told the behind-the-scenes story of the other most famous dynasty of the time, the Michael Jordan-era Chicago Bulls. Slate’s “Slow Burn” […]
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2021
Indie Film: ‘Commie High’ a lesson in determination and flexibility
The documentary about the success of a Michigan ‘hippie school’ is streaming through PMA Films.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2021
Bar Guide: Shake things up on Valentine’s Day with these Cupid-themed cocktails
Maine mixologists share recipes that will have you seeing red.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2021
Golden Globe nominations: ‘The Crown’ leads TV nominations while ‘Mank’ dominates movies
It looks like the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association spent the last year doing what we all did: watching a lot of Netflix. “Mank,” the David Fincher-directed drama about screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz penning the screenplay for “Citizen Kane,” earned six Golden Globe Award nominations on Wednesday morning, the most of any film. “The […]
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2021
How to cook a quick hash and make the most of the food you have on hand
There are plenty of sayings that make you want to roll your eyes, but “make a hash of” is one that really gets under my skin. The implication: You’ve ruined or spoiled something. You’ve messed up. I hate it, because I love a good hash. Hash is one of the most time-honored, satisfying ways to […]
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