Arts & Entertainment

Published
April 17, 2011

Movie Review: ‘Soul Surfer’ is heart, grit and inspiration

The real story of surfer Bethany Hamilton is so remarkable that it makes the film version seem embroidered by Hollywood’s heavy hand, even though it’s not. At 13, Bethany was attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing with friends off Kauai’s North Shore. Her arm was severed, and, though she lost 60 percent of […]
Published
April 17, 2011

Movie Review: Powered by Giamatti, this ‘Win’ is marvelous

LOS ANGELES – “Win Win” is hard to pin to the mat but pure pleasure to experience. Written and directed by Tom McCarthy with an impeccable feel for off-center human comedy at its funniest and most heartfelt, its low-key qualities are so relaxed and unforced every moment feels like a gift. If you recognize McCarthy’s […]
Published
April 17, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art Frederick Lynch: New Work, Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick. 725-8157. Today through Saturday. Through May 14. Student art, annual juried exhibit, University of Maine (Charles Danforth Gallery), Augusta. 621-3243. 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. today through Thursday; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. “The Lay of the Land,” work from the museum’s permanent collection, Portland […]
Published
April 17, 2011

Scene & Heard Datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: TUESDAY • Local Food Networking Breakfast, 8 a.m., Local Sprouts Cafe, Portland. Join others interested in the local food movement for a casual gathering. Free. Cost for breakfast items. jeremy@internet-farmer.com. THURSDAY • Business After Hours, 5 to 7 p.m., Fireside […]
Published
April 17, 2011

Society Notebook: ‘I Can Help’

The Heroes with Heart awards honor those who step up to help neighbors in need.

Published
April 16, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Nothing stuffy about food or atmosphere at East Ender

The East Ender, in what used to be Norm’s East End Barbecue in Portland, is the new kid on a food lover’s block that includes Hugo’s, Duckfat, Pepperclub, Rabelais Books and Micucci’s Italian grocery. On a Thursday night in late March, it is startlingly busy. Our last-minute call for a reservation nets us a tight […]
Published
April 10, 2011

Book Review: Deepest love and darkest sorrow

Francisco Goldman weaves a powerful tale of discovery and loss.
Published
April 10, 2011

Book Review: Author’s superb essays transport readers ‘Well Out to Sea’

Talk about “Two Maines” — the only reason that the island of Matinicus is part of the Pine Tree State is that there is nowhere, short of independence, for it to go. Located 22 miles out to sea, with only three dozen year-round inhabitants, its principal lifeline to the mainland are small airplanes. Known largely […]
Published
April 10, 2011

Movie Review: ‘Arthur’ so bad that it’s, well … awful

If you must see “Arthur,” choose a theater that serves alcohol. You’ll be needing it. Like a 3-D adventure, this fiasco is best viewed through beer goggles. A team of moviemakers takes millions of dollars, a classic comedy and a sheet of tracing paper, and produces a travesty. They had the blueprint for a great […]
Published
April 10, 2011

Movie Review: ‘Highness’ stoops to sporadically conquer

The 40th time you hear the f-bomb in a medieval setting isn’t nearly as funny as the fourth or fifth. That’s the shortcoming of the central conceit of “Your Highness,” a raunchy stoner comedy in tights from Team “Pineapple Express.” A Danny McBride vehicle directed and photographed by his pals from film school (University of […]

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