The superhero extravaganza grosses an estimated $185 million in ticket sales in its first weekend.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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In ‘Petite Maman,’ two girls meet and form an enchanted bond
“Petite Maman” opens in the wake of a death: that of 8-year-old Nelly’s grandmother, at whose house in the country this French film is set. In an early scene, Nelly (a marvelously confident and prepossessing Joséphine Sanz) tells her mother, Marion (Nina Meurisse), that she’s sad; the girl feels like she didn’t get a chance […]
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Bedside Table: The Napoleonic wars, a cracking good tale and a swashbuckling anti-hero
Book recommendations from readers.
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Commission accomplished: Portland performances to showcase new work funded by pandemic program
Musician Samuel James and dance choreographers Riley Watts and Heather Stewart were among the recipients of commissions from Portland Ovations meant to put artists to work.
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Art review: Pixilated paintings and figure drawings represent the range of artistic interpretation
See ‘Leslie Parke: Beyond the Senses’ at Moss Galleries in Falmouth and ‘Back to the Figure’ at Alice Gauvin Gallery in Portland.
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The rebels who made the skies a lot friendlier for flight attendants
In the 1960s and 1970s, stewardesses organized to fight sexism and transformed the airline industry, Nell McShane Wulfhart writes.
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Deep Water: ‘Parallel to the Season,’ by Sharif S. Elmusa
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Portland Ovations throws a multicultural party
The arts organization’s first in-person fundraiser since the start of the pandemic featured dance, music and food from around the world.
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Portland shares top billing in Jule Selbo’s cinematic debut mystery
“10 Days” is a substantive ticking-clock thriller that introduces an officer who has lost a limb but not her mettle.
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Woolwich curator’s new destination gallery veers far from ‘lighthouses and landscapes’
Sarah Bouchard, who worked for years in other galleries in Maine, has converted a garage at her home to display the work of Maine artists.