Here’s a list of movie biopics of musicians who aren’t real — but whose stories sometimes make for a much more entertaining watch than the real thing.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Bestsellers: ‘James,’ Serviceberry’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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UNE exhibit pairs contemporary art with imaging lab photos in celebration of natural beauty
‘Spark of Life: Abstraction, Microscopy, and Discovery’ pairs the work of three contemporary artists — Jackie Brown, Meg Brown Payson and Carter Shappy — with photography from UNE’s imaging lab.
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The best books in 2024? These Mainers should know.
Stephen King, Tess Gerritsen, Richard Ford and Monica Wood are among those who shared their favorite books of the year.
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Deep Water: ‘Coexistence’ by Ellen Goldsmith
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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In E.B. White’s ‘New York Sketches,’ a city and a style come alive
This collection of short pieces is full of jewels of observation about the city, its people and its pigeons.
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‘Nosferatu’ is back from the dead (again) in a visually ravishing version
Director Robert Eggers brings a Gothic bite to the classic horror story.
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‘A Complete Unknown’ leaves Dylan’s mystery blowing in the wind
Timothée Chalamet as a young Dylan is excellent, but it’s Edward Norton as Pete Seeger who really steals the show.
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Tickets on sale for Shania Twain in July, 12/OC in August
Local country band 12/OC is headlining at Thompson’s Point in Portland on Aug. 23.
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Katie Matzell pays tribute to Bonnie Raitt with One Longfellow Square show
Matzell and her bandmates will play several hits, along with some deep album cuts.