‘Gyro’ might be debatable, but not how good the food is at Whaddapita!
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DVD Releases
NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY: “KILLERS,” starring Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl. Amiable enough action-comedy pairs Kutcher and Heigl as a recently married couple whose infringing domestic doldrums are whisked away in an instant once Kutcher reveals himself to be a spy on the run from what would appear to be a battalion of hitmen. […]
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Off Beat: Who’s afraid of vigil on wood?
Stay overnight on the island off Biddeford to search for ghosts … IF YOU DARE.
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CD Review: Falmouth’s multifaceted Gattis masters any approach he takes on
Twenty-three-year-old Falmouth-based pianist-singer-songwriter Will Gattis has just released a terrific four-song EP, “Gattis.” This comes some five years after his full-length debut, “Dullard.” The centerpiece of “Gattis” is “Metropolis,” a song that chronicles the death of Superman, possibly via suicide. “The police were sent, they said we’ve found Clark Kent, and we can only be […]
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Et Cetera: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET Finds await at East End sale Saturday HUNT FOR TREASURES at the East End’s Largest Yard Sale & Indoor Flea Market this Saturday. Find everything from rugs and furniture to jewelry and records, with all proceeds benefiting affordable housing for seniors. WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Bayview Heights, 158 North […]
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Got Tix?
The latest On sale 10 a.m. Friday — State Radio, 8 p.m. Nov. 27, State Theatre, Portland. $21, $23. www.statetheatreportland.com; (800) 745-3000; or Cumberland County Civic Center box office. On sale noon Friday — Phish, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19, Augusta Civic Center. $58.50. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000. The locals Sept. 16 — John Hiatt, 7:30 p.m., […]
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The Movies: 2010 Autumn Preview
Helen Mirren as a ruthless assassin? It’s shaping up to be a fun fall
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Indie Film: Hitler, fake blood, no sleep: That’s the ’48 Hour’ marathon
Maine filmmakers are catching up on some sleep. At least, the ones who recently took part in this year’s 48 Hour Film Project (www.48hourfilm.com/portland_maine), where teams receive a genre, a prop, a line of dialogue and a character, all of which have to be included in the finished film — which they have only 48 […]
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Art and Theater: Listings
CLASSICAL MUSIC FRIDAY George Lopez, pianist performs Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” and other works. Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m. Two Sides of the Classical Guitar with Brian Cullen and David Bullard, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $15. www.stlawrencearts.org. 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY Synergy Brass Quintet, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $25 day […]
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From the Editor: Looking for a world view? Try these films
Sometimes, we grow so accustomed to the United States being the epicenter of the movie business (see the fall movie guide on Page E13), that we forget there are immensely talented auteurs across the ocean. Indeed, today’s cinema may look very different if it weren’t for the pioneering contributions of foreign filmmakers such as Sergei […]