She’s acted in dozens of film and TV projects, including the FX network shows ‘The League’ and ‘Legion,’ and has directed, too, including the Diane Keaton comedy ‘Mack & Rita’ in theaters now.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Concert review: Jack White enraptures Portland’s biggest arena
With cellphones banned, the rock star held the attention of the audience through a continuous string of songs from his recent albums and crowd-pleasers from his past.
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Paul Newman’s daughters sue late actor’s charity foundation
They allege Newman’s Own has improperly cut its mandated contributions to their charities from $400,000 apiece per year to $200,000 each annually.
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Serena Williams first guest on Meghan Markle debut podcast
The pair talk about the challenges of navigating motherhood and having high-profile careers.
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Everything you need to know about the 2022 Emmys
The industry will celebrate the wealth of shows across streaming services, cable and old-school network fare.
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Theater review: ‘Honestly, Now!’ an entertaining, if convoluted, romp on the Riviera
The Freeport Players are putting on the show through Sunday.
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Theater review: ‘Mr. Holland’s Opus’ musical shows promise in its premiere
The new musical, based on the film, is making its debut at Ogunquit Playhouse.
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Aubrey Plaza is stellar in so-so crime thriller ‘Emily the Criminal’
A kind of gravitational pull emanates from Aubrey Plaza as the title character in “Emily the Criminal,” a passably diverting crime thriller where, in place of a moral center, Plaza delivers a performance that is entertainingly blackhearted. (Well, perhaps not entirely black, but certainly a lovely shade of charcoal gray.) As a 30-something art school […]
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Face the Music: Join in on the unbridled enthusiasm for The Beths
The indie-pop band from New Zealand plays the Portland House of Music on Saturday.
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‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’: A slasher with some surprisingly sharp satire
It’s telling that the official synopsis for “Bodies Bodies Bodies” – a darkly comic slasher film centering on a party game that turns deadly – does not, as you might expect, use the word “friends” to describe the participants: eight (mostly insufferably) young and (mostly insufferably) hot soon-to-be victims. Rather, they are a “group” of […]