Leonard Pitts: Black Americans shared Sidney Poitier with the world, but he was all ours

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Published
January 12, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Black Americans shared Sidney Poitier with the world, but he was all ours

The groundbreaking actor, who died last week, embodied Blackness with an unyielding insistence upon his own – and therefore, upon our – dignity and worth.
Published
January 2, 2022

Chances are nobody will ever again see Maine’s first big movie, viewed worldwide a century ago

'The Rider of the King Log,' by well-known Auburn writer Holman Day, featured log drives, dam explosions, romance and more, but it has utterly vanished since its debut in 1921
Published
December 12, 2021

Maine actor Matthew Delamater raises the bar on his career with new Clooney film

After years of bit parts in TV and films, the Bridgton-based actor has a key role in director George Clooney's upcoming film 'The Tender Bar,' which stars Ben Affleck.
Published
October 7, 2021

Entrepreneur aims to reopen Clarks Pond cinema in South Portland

The former Cinemagic location in the Clarks Pond shopping center could start screening movies again by the end of the year.
Published
July 18, 2021

New documentary argues carnivores and vegans can find middle ground

Directed by the founder of the Reducetarian Foundation, 'Meat Me Half Way' is fascinating and multi-faceted.
Published
June 13, 2021

With two movies now showing and one on the way, Portland cinematographer is having a blockbuster summer

Alice Brooks shot two major films in theaters now, 'In the Heights' and 'Queen Bees.' A third – 'Tick, Tick...Boom!' – is due out later this year.
Published
May 17, 2021

Moviegoers in Maine have more options this month, inside and out

Southern Maine drive-ins have opened for the season, and more indoor theaters will reopen later this month as Hollywood prepares to release new films.
Published
May 2, 2021

Maine Voices: Film-media community has room to become a far bigger part of Maine’s economy

State agencies, private businesses and cultural institutions – not to mention Stephen King – should seize the chance to invest in and work with Maine media makers.
Published
April 25, 2021

Cape Elizabeth native up for Oscar Sunday for work on ‘Mank’

Erik Messerschmidt was nominated for his cinematography.
Published
April 4, 2021

More films could be made in Maine under new proposal

Promoters of a bill now before the Legislature say the state needs to offer more financial incentives aimed at attracting a steady stream of moderately priced movie and TV productions to compete with other states and create jobs.