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Music and Nightlife Listings
• CONCERTS Okbari Middle Eastern Ensemble, with belly dancers, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $10. 7:30 p.m. Monday. • COMEDY Open mic comedy, hosted by comedian Brian Brinegar, Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 8 p.m. today. Bob Marley, holiday shows with opening act Kelly MacFarland, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $45, $48. Porttix.com; 842-0800. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Through Dec. 31. […]
The Movies: An epic tale well retold
The Coen brothers’ ‘True Grit’ is a little darker, a little less funny, but every bit as compelling as the one made famous by a grand Duke.
Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store Dec. 13-19: 1. “Despicable Me” (DVD) 2. “The Town” (DVD) 3. “Inception” (DVD) 4. “The Other Guys” (DVD) 5. Mumford and Sons, “Sigh No More” 6. Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs, “God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise” 7. Florence and the Machine, “Lungs” 8. “The A-Team” (DVD) 9. […]
Movie Review: Cast elevates ‘King’s Speech’ to extraordinary heights
According to “The King’s Speech,” King George VI — born Albert Frederick Arthur George, “Bertie” to his intimates — had such a paralyzing stutter that it was a struggle for him to say his own name. Telling bedtime stories to his daughters, the future Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, was a trial, not a […]
Movie Review: Cringeworthy: This ‘Fockers’ humiliates an entire cast
You know a comedy franchise has hit rock bottom when, within the first 15 minutes of a movie, you’ve been forced to watch an obese man receiving an enema and a 2-year-old boy projectile vomiting into the face of his dad. So it goes with “Little Fockers,” the third and (let’s all cross our fingers […]
Eat and Run: By George, I think they’ve got it
Our reviewer finds what Biddeford residents have long known: George’s Sandwich Shop has the goods.
Et Cetera: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET Get your gothic on at Asylum’s PLAGUE party THROW “MERRY CHRISTMAS” aside for the night and get in touch with your gothic side at the PLAGUE Before Christmas party at Asylum. See a burlesque performance, dance to DJ music and enter a costume contest for the best “Nightmare”-themed outfit. WHEN: 9 a.m. to […]