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Arts & Entertainment

Published
June 3, 2012

Monster Man: Hollywood wizard Rick Baker

Baker has won seven Oscars while creating creatures for "Men in Black," the "Thriller" music video and more.
Published
June 3, 2012

Dine Out Maine: Run of the Mill Tavern’s pub food far from run of the mill

I wish the Run of the Mill Tavern was closer to my house, because I would like to become a regular there.
Published
June 3, 2012

Signings, etc.

Jacqueline Sheehan will be at Longfellow Books to talk about and sign her new novel, “Picture This.” The book is a sequel to her best-seller “Lost & Found” and is set on Peaks Island. WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland HOW MUCH: Free INFO: longfellowbooks.com; 772-4045
Published
June 3, 2012

TAKE HEART: A Conversation in Poetry

Here are two brief examples of Louise Bogan's compression -- and her wit.
Published
June 3, 2012

Television: ‘Hemingway & Gellhorn’ biopic doesn’t ring true

From the moment young writer Martha sidles up to the celebrated Ernest at a Key West bar, we never really lose the sense that we're in a movie.

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Published
June 3, 2012

Art review: Where emotion shows, works shine

A painter I know recently said that Sandra Quinn’s paintings fall flat when they aren’t about anything. It’s a strange comment, because her work is abstract. Yet I completely agree with it. If art is a regular part of your world, you take it for granted that paintings have meaning in the sense of cultural […]
Published
June 3, 2012

‘Snow White’ has more style than substance

Give credit, at least, for a clever concept: “Snow White and the Huntsman” filters a classic fairy tale through the prism of a modern, special-effects driven, action-powered blockbuster, an idea so seemingly inevitable that it’s a surprise no one has quite done it before. (Terry Gilliam’s 2005 film “The Brothers Grimm” presumably was trying for […]
Published
June 3, 2012

Revise and shine

Greater Portland Landmarks celebrates the refurbishment of a gorgeous West End home with a long pedigree that had suffered fire damage following a renovation.
Published
May 27, 2012

Arts Planner

The Portland Museum of Art brings a touch of Europe to its galleries this summer with its latest exhibit.
Published
May 27, 2012

MOVIE REVIEW: British acting royals turn on the charm in ‘Marigold’

A cast of great, pension-aged British actors light up "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," an adorable comedy by John Madden.