Pablo F. Fenjves’ script is perfectly pithy.
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DVD Releases
NEW ON DVD and BLU-RAY “50/50,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen. While few would regard the subject of cancer as a potential laugh riot, director Jonathan Levine and writer Will Reiser (who draws on his own personal experience) manages to evoke at least as many guffaws as tears in this refreshingly candid story of […]
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‘The Grey’ loses its promise and premise after the crash
“The Grey” is an old-fashioned survival tale harboring pretensions that it is something more. Not a lot more — just a hint of the psycho-cerebral here, a smidgen of the primal and primitive there. Liam Neeson stars in director Joe (“Smoking Aces”) Carnahan’s latest splash of testosterone, about a wintry plane crash in the Alaskan […]
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Indie Film: ’40 West,’ filmed in Maine, marked for big things
The three leads, the direction, set design, cinematography and script all mark the film for big things, some of which have already come its way.
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Good Theater’s ‘Fall’ guys
The critically acclaimed ‘Next Fall’ tells the story of Luke and Adam and their unlikely relationship.
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Bar Guide: At Buck’s Naked BBQ, you get to chew your drink
The restaurant and bar, just south of downtown Freeport’s shopping hub, is a fun, relaxed place to take the family or meet up with friends.
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Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store Jan. 9-15: 1. “Boardwalk Empire: Season 1” (DVD) 2. “Moneyball” (DVD) 3. The Black Keys, “El Camino” 4. Snow Patrol, “Fallen Empires” 5. Tom Waits, “Bad as Me” 6. “Killer Elite” (DVD) 7. The Black Keys, “Attack and Release” 8. Jane’s Addiction, “The Great Escape Artist” 9. “The Scorpion King […]
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CD Review: Collection of songs, artists recount the joys, emotions of parenthood
All proceeds from the sale of ‘To the Moon, to the Stars’ benefit the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital.
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Guest violinist for PSO brings extra appreciation of Sibelius
Steven Moeckel, who serves as concertmaster of the Phoenix Symphony, is guest violinist for the PSO’s Tuesday concert.
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Hot Tickets and Cheap Thrills, Jan. 19, 2012
• HOT TICKETS Music and Nightlife: Handy man Earl at One Longfellow IT WOULD BE quite an honor for any blues guitarist to win a W.C. Handy Blues Music Award. Ronnie Earl has two. He’ll play One Longfellow Square Saturday with his band, The Broadcasters. WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday WHERE: One Longfellow Square, 81 State St., Portland […]