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’30 Minutes’ takes its time but ultimately delivers
For all the need for speed that this very short movie’s title implies, ’30 Minutes’ lacks urgency.
Half-hearted ‘One Day’ flies blindly in face of love
This episodic romance works in fits and starts.
Farrell in fangs
The actor gleefully sinks his teeth into the vampire-villain role in ‘Fright Night.’
Bar Guide: Biddeford’s Cancun: Go big, then go home … happy
Along with the Mexican music in the background, the deep Spanish accents almost make you forget you are on a side street in Maine.
Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store Aug. 1-7: 1. “Eastbound and Down” — Season 2 (DVD) 2. “Rio” (DVD) 3. Adele, “21” 4. Fountains of Wayne, “Sky Full of Holes” 5. John Hiatt, “Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns” 6. Mumford & Sons, “Sigh No More” 7. Tedeschi Trucks Band, “Revelator” 8. Gillian Welch, “The Harrow and […]
DVD Releases
Class warfare and family secrets, a curious medieval comedy, an enjoyable sci-fi send-up and animation on Mars.
Off Beat: Get in the spirit with hunt for midcoast wraiths
It’s hard to maintain a healthy relationship with a ghost. An apparition’s here-one-minute, dissolved-into-mist-the-next lifestyle makes it an unreliable friend. Late-night conversations (the better to get to know each other with) tend to feel one-sided. You ask “Who are you?” or “Why are you here?” and a spirit responds with silence or, at best, indecipherable […]
From the Editor: Hey – you with the latte and the tractor: We need to talk
Facebook is starting to lose some of its luster. Earlier this year, there were reports that the social networking behemoth was experiencing membership decline for the first time. Now a new study ranks Facebook dead last in customer satisfaction. The study, conducted by ForeSee results, analyzed how users feel about news sites, search engines and […]