Ruh-roh! A yet new iteration of the beloved ’70s Hanna-Barbera series “Scooby-Doo” has hit (home) theaters, but no reason to fret, as the animated “Scoob!” (no relation to the 2002 and 2004 live-action adaptations) manages to be a real Scooby Snack. Directed by animation vet Tony Cervone, and written by Matt Lieberman, Adam Sztykiel, Jack […]
Leslie Bridgers
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Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
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Deep Water: ‘Ocean,’ By Erin Covey-Smith
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Canceled, rescheduled or postponed: Navigating ticket refunds
Like many theatergoers, I confidently bought tickets in January P.P. (pre-pandemic) to a mid-April matinee of the musical “Something Rotten!” here in Denver. Lucky for me, the Arvada Center kept me fully informed. When it became clear the show was a no-go, I received an email with the option to take a credit for future […]
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Movie review: A grotesque, inglorious look at Capone’s last year
Filmmaker Josh Trank has returned from director’s jail with ‘Capone,’ a hallucinatory biopic about the last year of the Chicago gangster’s life.
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With TV like this, the view from your couch isn’t so bad
After two months of sheltering in place, the algorithms are working overtime to keep us entertained. I am not sure what message Netflix is sending me with such personalized picks as “Cooked With Cannabis” and “Waco,” but I do know that it’s time we took back the TV remote. Instead of indulging in junk food […]
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Movies used to be an escape: Now they’re a risk-reward calculation
“I swear, Christopher Nolan could film a jar of mayonnaise for two hours and I would watch it.” That’s a snippet of a conversation I overheard while a trailer for “Tenet” played at a preview of “Birds of Prey” in February, which turned out to be one of the last screenings I would attend before […]
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Indie Film: Remember doing things? Live vicariously through these movies instead
Watch characters participate in your favorite activities, like going to the ballpark and eating out at restaurants.
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Bar Guide: A few things to know before ordering a cocktail to go
Tips for getting an Old Fashioned or margarita with your takeout order.
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Movie review: ‘How to Build a Girl’ captures the spirit of its brilliant source material
British author, presenter and columnist Caitlin Moran’s 2014 semi-autobiographical novel “How to Build a Girl” isn’t just a great book about being a teenage girl. It’s a great book about being a writer; about being the biggest dreamer in a small town, yearning to break free. It’s about how when we’re learning to be real […]
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Covid-era opera is getting more intimate, accessible and experimental
I was on a Zoom call this past weekend that took a weird turn. There were 15 of us in attendance, calling in from all over the place – Queens, Orlando, Martha’s Vineyard – and the one-at-a-time chat seemed to be proceeding according to the freshly established norms of the now-default videoconferencing platform. Then, one […]