Leslie Bridgers

Press Herald

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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Published
February 16, 2020

Theater review: Good Theater puts on 1960s period drama with chilling relevance to today

‘Pack of Lies,’ based on true events, takes a look into the lives of a suburban English family asked to allow counter-intelligence agents to use their home as an outpost to conduct surveillance on their neighbors.
Published
February 16, 2020

Society Notebook: Local acts pair up for Music Video Portland Awards

The third year’s ceremony, held at Bayside Bowl, is the biggest yet.
Published
February 16, 2020

Deep Water: ‘Heart Monitor,’ by Gus Peterson

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Published
February 16, 2020

Ben Schwartz in the fast lane with starring role in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’

The ‘Parks and Recreation’ star has loved the animated character since he was a kid, when he played Sonic video games.
Published
February 16, 2020

Review: ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ is alarmingly unthrilling

Anne Hathaway stars in the Netflix film, but the end result may not be what anyone wanted.
Published
February 12, 2020

Concert review: PSO, guest conductor earn standing ovation for 20th century sampling

But a piano concerto highlights Merrill Auditorium’s need for a new instrument.
Published
February 10, 2020

Bar Guide: Wilson County puts the bar in barbecue

The new restaurant in West Bayside has specialty cocktails and 28 draft lines.
Published
February 10, 2020

Movie review: Harley Quinn and her girl gang are lovable psychopaths in ‘Birds of Prey’

The best thing to come out of 2016’s much-derided DC antihero team-up “Suicide Squad” was Margot Robbie’s inspired take on Harley Quinn, the self-proclaimed “Joker’s girl” and quirky chaos clown. Robbie’s Quinn, with her colorful pigtails and baseball bat, instantly became an icon, a perennial Halloween costume, eclipsing even her lesser half, Jared Leto’s heavily […]
Published
February 10, 2020

Indie Film: Valentine’s Day movie picks you’re not already sick of

Refreshing romances to watch while snuggling.
Published
February 9, 2020

Society Notebook: Strive dances away two decades

The program for Mainers with intellectual disabilities held its 20th anniversary gala on Jan. 25.

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