Ivan Reitman — whose directing career (“Ghostbusters”) is so long in the tooth that he actually has a son, Jason, directing Oscar-worthy comedies — has his best outing in decades with “No Strings Attached,” an amusing flip of the “friends with benefits” sex-leads-to-love romantic comedy formula. It’s a movie benefiting from another sparkling, sexy and […]
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Art and Theater: Broadway’s Katz
Birdie Newman Katz, touring with ‘Fiddler,’ is back home for two shows Saturday.
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Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store Jan. 10-16: 1. “The Social Network” (DVD) 2. Cage the Elephant, “Thank You Happy Birthday” 3. Cake, “Showroom of Compassion” 4. Marie Moreshead, “Marie Moreshead” 5. “Piranha” (DVD) 6. The Black Keys, “Brothers” 7. “Dinner for Schmucks” (DVD) 8. “The Last Exorcism” (DVD) 9. “Machete” (DVD) 10. Alpha and […]
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Eat and Run: Do the math
At Clock Tower Cafe in Portland’s City Hall, it’s usually in your favor.
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What Ales You: Double Old Thumper has a strong debut
I’ve got three tastings to report on this week — two new beers and one comparing two bottlings of the same beer. The biggest new beer, both in flavor and likelihood to sell, is the Double Old Thumper from Shipyard. This beer was released last week, initially only at the Shipyard brewery gift store in […]
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Expect Mushers Bowl to beruff sledding, and very cool
The Mushers Bowl and Winter Carnival returns to Bridgton Saturday and Sunday. The dogsled-centric weekend includes two days of dogsled rides and races, skijoring (wherein people on skis are pulled by their canine friends), as well as winter hikes, guided snowshoeing, a polar dip, a Saturday-night dance and snowmobile rides.
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Got Tix?
The latest On sale noon today — Further Seems Forever, 7:30 p.m. April 29, Paradise Rock Club, Boston. $25 to $33. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 On sale 10 a.m. Friday — Assembly of Dust, 8 p.m. March 25, Port City Music Hall, Portland. $18 to $25. Portcitymusichall.com or Bull Moose Music stores; 899-4990 On sale 10 […]
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Making Noise: Gross ready to bare his alt-country soul in solo show
There are two types of performers out there. There are the manufacturers, who calculate, create and present something that, according to their specifications, should work as an interesting piece of music. And while we’ve all fallen prey to this artifice at one point or another, the persona of one of these conjurers crumbles like an […]
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Music and Nightlife: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET Hello, Marcy Playground WAS “SEX AND CANDY” by Marcy Playground really more than 13 years ago? It was — but you can catch up with what the band’s been doing since at a Friday show at Port City Music Hall. WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday WHERE: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland […]