He appears out of nowhere at the tail end of the Safdie brothers’ acclaimed crime drama “Uncut Gems,” playing a sleazy operator who helps a young woman ferry bags of cash to the Mohegan Sun. He makes quite an impression — the feathered hair of a 1970s rock star, a dazzling white smile and the […]
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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Indie Film: ‘Thirteen Ways’ shows how different people see a plot of land
The documentary showing at the Portland Museum of Art takes a deep dive into an unremarkable spot in Waldoboro.
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Tap Lines: Shipyard branching out with new styles and global partnerships
The Portland brewery adds a lager and a brut IPA to its lineup while entering a beer exchange with Australia’s Rock Brewing.
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Society Notebook: Luncheon celebrates Olympia’s legion of young women leaders
The Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute has mentored hundreds of high school girls from around the state.
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Our 20 most anticipated TV shows of 2020
LOS ANGELES — Television … now more than ever: To paraphrase the satirical film studio slogan of Robert Altman’s “The Player,” TV’s dominant mode these days is the avalanche, the deluge, the endless binge. But even amid the clutter of 500-some scripted and countless unscripted series, there’s plenty to be excited about, including originals from […]
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Deep Water: ‘when were you most happy?’ by Jefferson Navicky
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Netflix made more films than any other studio. Now it wants an Oscar
No longer considered an outsider by Hollywood, the service has a good chance to score with ‘The Irishman.’
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Jicama brings refreshing flavor to hearty bean soup, salad
Jicama is a root vegetable with a thin brown skin and crunchy white flesh.
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In 2019, the box office belonged to Disney
With seven $1 billion films, Disney dominated American moviegoing more than any studio ever has before.
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Welcome winter with a bowl of this creamy, silky celery root soup
Creaminess brought to you not by cream, but by a trifecta of healthful ingredients.