Arts & Entertainment

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November 8, 2013

Maine sailors say lost-at-sea film is worth its salt

Yes, the tactical errors by Robert Redford’s lead character are numerous, but ‘All is Lost’ is moving and mostly realistic, they say.
Published
November 3, 2013

Book review: Young-adult novel ‘Dead Set’ a departure for Richard Kadrey

His foray into young-adult fiction introduces a true heroine in the plucky, somewhat punky, Zoe.
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November 3, 2013

Book review: ‘Making Masterpiece’ details rise of PBS powerhouse

Executive producer Rebecca Eaton’s new book offers an amusing insider look.
Published
November 3, 2013

Society Notebook: Martinis & Art fundraiser

Joy. That’s the best way to describe it. This was a room filled with joy. Three open levels of people sipping martinis, nibbling fresh lobster from mini martini glasses and admiring original artwork by some of the most talented artists our fair state has to offer. Friends. Colleagues. Survivors. Toasting each other, catching up and […]
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November 3, 2013

Belfast artist comes ‘Full Circle’ with Rockland exhibition

Eric Leppanen, a Belfast artist and winner of Ovation’s Artist in Motion contest, is showing his work in an exhibit this month at Asymmetrick Arts.

Published
November 3, 2013

Audience Calendar

• ART “Piece Work,” 2013 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, recent work by 30 artists, through Jan. 5; “9 Walks,” nine video projections by Amy Stacey Curtis, through Jan. 5; “Redacted,” paintings and drawings by Ahmed Alsoudani, Iraqi artist and MECA graduate, through Dec. 8; “Winslow Homer’s Civil War,” wood engravings and prints, through Dec. […]
Published
November 3, 2013

Dine Out Maine: Food fan tucks in his napkin, hoists his fork and prepares to dish

I’ve been going to restaurants ever since I can remember. Growing up in New York I was weaned on the infinite pleasures of dining out. That stratified Manhattan restaurant hierarchy of who you knew (the maitre d’) and where you sat (the best banquette) was taught to me at an early age. Many years later […]
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November 3, 2013

Movie review: ‘Free Birds’ is a real turkey of a ‘toon

“Free Birds” is more proof, as if 2013 needed it, that Hollywood has almost killed the animated goose that laid the golden egg. No matter that in this case, the goose is a turkey. You didn’t need to be told that. But a year that has produced the clever and heartfelt “The Croods” and the […]
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November 3, 2013

Bowdoin exhibition on Chinese women artists one of Maine’s best

“Breakthrough: Work by Contemporary Chinese Women Artists” is one of the year’s best exhibitions in Maine. It addresses some vastly complicated issues without dumbing them down while managing to be an engaging show that is very easy to enjoy. The exhibition was co-curated by Bowdoin’s Shu-Chin Tsui, associate professor of Asian Studies and film studies, […]
Published
November 3, 2013

Movie review: ‘Last Vegas’ is ‘Hangover’ with heart – and old guys

Paddy is a widower who spends his lonely days watching TV in his bathrobe. Sam can barely summon the energy to wisecrack about the aged wrecks who share the pool in his jazzercise for seniors class. Archie has a post-stroke regimen of pills and a son who nags him to take it easy “at your […]

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