Summer movie season steamrollers on. And if you’re suffering from a little blockbuster fatigue, I took a stroll through some of the more surprising, offbeat and alluring alternative offerings on Maine’s movie screens for the next few weeks. We’ve got Maine natives coming home, a pair of one-of-a-kind artistic documentary portraits, some very good (if […]
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Enjoy nature in nature with the can’t-miss movies at Maine Outdoor Film Festival
The film festival leans into Mainers’ love of the outdoors with a 5-day movie lineup of documentaries, shorts, Maine-made movies, and other cinematic explorations of the world around us.
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The 10 movies you shouldn’t miss at the Maine International Film Festival
Now in its 28th year, the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville will include a wide variety of feature films, shorts, restored classics and international movies.
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Catch films and shows across Maine celebrating Pride month
Several screenings and events are free.
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Maine nonprofit hopes film festival devoted to addiction recovery could save lives
The REEL Recovery Film Festival is a two-day festival of documentary and feature films covering the recovery experience.
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Portland’s Space gets weird with 2 ambitious documentaries
‘Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted’ follows the blues-country singer and songwriter, while ‘Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers’ takes a look at art in post-WWII Japan.
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‘Bad Press’ tells a tale of bad government and a fearless reporter
A trio of Midcoast organizations helped bring the documentary, about a Native American reporter going up against tribal leaders, to Rockland’s Strand Theatre.
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‘Outsider’ documentary brings an artist’s mental struggles — and talent — into focus
The film about outsider artist Maury Ornest, who died in 2018, paints a portrait of ‘the ultimate insider’ whose career-ending injury changed his life.
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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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Maine’s Smooth Feather celebrates a decade of empowering young filmmakers
Built in an 1880 movie palace in Porter, Smooth Feather is a nonprofit, community-based film school for young nonprofessionals.