Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, movies, TV, music and lifestyle trends for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. He’s written about why so many businesses use the made-up word “Mainely” in their names, how you can trace Portland’s history through its various smells and why Mainers lament the loss of Portland-made B&M baked beans. He’s interviewed a wide variety of filmmakers, actors, musicians and authors, including Patrick Dempsey, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Russo, Tess Gerritsen, Tony Bennett, Anna Kendrick, and Stephen King. His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!” A native of Manchester, New Hampshire, he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two children.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2013
Academy Awards: And another Mainer hoping for a piece of the Oscar ‘Pi’
One of the films standing in the way of Eric Saindon’s chance for a visual effects Oscar is “Life of Pi.” And one of the key consultants on that shipwreck epic — who survived a shipwreck himself and is currently battling complications from leukemia — is Steven Callahan of Lamoine. The film is nominated for […]
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2013
Off Beat: Tales from the crypto
A film about strange sightings, ‘Cryptotrip’ premieres in Portland on Sunday.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2013
Angelique Kidjo on top of the world
The Grammy-winning world music chanteuse plays the Strand in Rockland on Thursday.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2013
Off Beat: Guys and ghouls, it’s time for Zombie Fest
Get a zombie makeover, groove to Cozmik Zombies tunes and sample the new Zombie Blast Energy drink.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2013
Music of the heart
When you’re in love, it’s great. But at some point, if you’re no longer in love, it stinks. There it is, folks — Valentine’s Day in a nutshell. Love is so strong an emotion that when we’re in it, we want to sing to the world about our love, about the beauty and wonder of […]
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2013
Gill and The Time Jumpers mix it up
The Western swing band’s music sounds fresh and old at the same time.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2013
Who’s your Grammy favorite?
Is it Bruce? Kanye? Adele? We asked some music-biz insiders to handicap Sunday night’s races.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2013
A couple of local storylines to play out at Tinseltown
Every year, Portland has a very strong connection to the Grammy Awards, thanks to the work of Bob Ludwig and Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering. The two are stars in the world of mastering – the final fine-tuning of a recording – and they master recordings for dozens of star acts. This year, more than […]
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2013
Passion Pit: All four one at State Theatre next week
They record apart but play live together – the latter being what the indie rockers will do next week in shows at the State.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2013
Off Beat: Polar dare
Some ocean dippers take the plunge for charity, some for f-f-f-fun.
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