Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ an admirable yet vexingly uneven film
The four most dreaded words for a film critic are, “What did you think?” And never have they been more problematic than when it comes to “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese’s eagerly anticipated adaptation of David Grann’s 2017 book of the same name. In that gripping, magisterial account, Grann chronicled in sickening detail […]
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Theater review: Follow a budding romance’s slow burn in ‘Fireflies’
The tender play, set in small-town Texas, opens Good Theater’s season.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Indie Film: Et voila! It’s French fare with flair as film festival returns for second year
The Champlain Film Festival is screening contemporary French-language films from all over the world Friday and Saturday in Portland.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Bar Guide: European flair rings true inside The Continental
Despite outward appearances, the pub on Brighton Avenue in Portland gets the stamp of approval from two residents of England.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
It’s the time of year for horror and weird tales. Here are some favorites.
The October Country. The season of mists and melancholy. That time of year when graveyards yawn and things go bump in the night and we break out worn copies of Herbert Wise and Phyllis Fraser’s “Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural” or the collected ghost stories of Vernon Lee and M.R. James. In 2023, […]
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
Bedside Table: ‘The Road to Dalton’ a rural reader’s delight
“My recommendation is ‘The Road to Dalton.‘ This is a beautifully written book about love, loss, and community, in a setting that will feel familiar to anyone who grew up in a small, rural town. The characters are written with a loving honesty, and feel achingly real. There is sadness and pain, but also hope […]
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
Bestsellers: ‘Somebody’s Fool,’ ‘Democracy Awakening’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
Art review: Find color on a foliage drive to Monson Arts or in town at Moss Galleries
‘Northwoods: Absence and Presence features the paintings of Alan Bray and poems of Wesley McNair, while ‘How Do I Look’ takes on female body image.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
Deep Water: ‘flower slowly, a reminder,’ by Meredith Thomas
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
Society Notebook: Space returns to island-party roots
A benefit on Peaks Island raises $9,000 for arts programming.
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