Scott Cooper, the actor-turned-filmmaker (“Crazy Heart”) from Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, isn’t known for horror movies – at least not the conventional kind – but for having an eye and an ear for an America that’s often forgotten by those in its bigger cities. In such films as “Out of the Furnace,” he displayed an […]
Leslie Bridgers
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Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land,’ ‘Downeast’
The current top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Society Notebook: Maine family-owned businesses recognized for their impact, near and far
The Institute for Family-Owned Business held its annual awards ceremony for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
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Theater review: Suspicions swirl among large, talented cast of ‘Lady Susan’
Good Theater gives an entertaining world premiere of the adaptation of Jane Austen’s novella.
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Deep Water: ‘The Close,’ by Katie Prior
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Art review: Delve into the mysteries of the universe at Maine Jewish Museum
A painting and a sculpture exhibit seem to have little in common, but both are reminders of those things we struggle to grasp.
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Bar Guide: On Halloween, spirits of one sort meet spirits of another
Plenty of local spots are offering their creative takes on Zombies and other ghoulishly appropriate cocktails.
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Indie Film: ‘Jacinta’ offers a clear-eyed, compassionate portrait of abuse, poverty and prison
PMA Films screens the movie by Maine filmmaker Jessica Earnshaw on Nov. 5.
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Michael Keaton was scared to take on his latest role. That’s why he did.
WASHINGTON — Asked why he offered Michael Keaton a lead role in his new Hulu miniseries, “Dopesick,” creator Danny Strong responds as you might expect: Why not? He shot for the stars – well, one star in particular – and figured that if he were to rack up a few passes, he might as well […]
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Art review: In ‘minimalist luminist’ Jeff Kellar’s works, a few lines convey much
The paintings, on display at Chase’s Daily in Belfast, can be transporting.