Ryan Coogler’s 1930s-era drama is an electrifying swirl of blues, bloodshed and timely commentary on the past.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
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How viral pandemonium helped ‘Minecraft’ speed-run its way to cult hit
This isn’t some hallucination or prank. I was witness to the manic state induced by the “chicken jockey.” You’ve seen the clips. In the most memed scene of the box-office champion “A Minecraft Movie,” Jack Black casts a spell with those two words, a phrase so enthralling it inspires young people to throw food, perform […]
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‘The Wedding Banquet’ is a comic remake with Seoul food
Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone star in a four-way same-sex marriage farce.
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Crafty Mainers have it all sewn (and buttoned and knit) up
Mainers have the highest rates of participation in some kinds of fiber art — weaving, crocheting, quilting, needlepoint, knitting or sewing — in the country.
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This Portland man’s skill is one reason why recorded music sounds so good
Mastering engineer Adam Ayan has worked on albums by Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Madonna, Queen and others.
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‘The Arboretum Cycle’ is an experimental meditation, captured on film
The filmmaker’s exacting requirements for screening the seven-film series are almost as intriguing as the work itself.
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Jon Stewart’s June show in Portland postponed to Nov. 1
A representative from PortTix said that no specific reason was given for the rescheduling.
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Maine’s hidden ‘Sistine Chapel’ inspires artists with 70-year-old frescoes
The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the paintings.
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How a Maine poet turned Paul Revere into a hero for the ages
The Boston silversmith was not a nationally-known Revolutionary War figure until Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote ‘Paul Revere’s Ride,’ a call for unity and action on the eve of the Civil War.
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Read ‘Paul Revere’s Ride’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Paul Revere’s Ride Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five: Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, “If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang […]