Who knew that throwing koosh balls could help you become a better actor? I sure didn’t, until I took a free acting workshop on Monday by Acorn Productions in Westbrook. But there I was, standing in a circle with nine other people, tossing balls back and forth, forth and back, trying to remember who the […]

Top 10 for Portland Sept. 12-18: 1. “Thor” (DVD) 2. “X-Men: First Class” (DVD) 3. Primus, “Green Naugahyde” 4. Mumford and Sons, “Sigh No More” 5. “Star Wars: The Complete Saga” (DVD) 6. “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 6” (DVD) 7. Adele, “21” 8. St. Vincent, “Strange Mercy” 9. Wild Flag, “Wild Flag” 10. […]

NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY “BRIDESMAIDS,” starring Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph. One of this year’s biggest surprise hits, this raucous, can’t-miss comedy applies the patented Judd Apatow formula of crassness plus poignancy to the all-too-underpopulated “girls night out” genre, with terrifically funny results. “Saturday Night Live” veteran Wiig, who also co-wrote, agrees to assume […]