I was sorry about a couple of things when I first showed up at Bentley’s Saloon. I was sorry I had partied a little too hard the night before. I was sorry they had a Bloody Mary bar but no mimosas. But mostly, I was sorry I hadn’t started out here the night before. First […]

It’s so sentimental and sweet that you can almost forgive the kids’ comedy “Ramona and Beezus” for not being nearly funny enough. This adaptation of author Beverly Cleary’s beloved 1950s novels about “Ramona the Pest,” her sister Beatrice (Beezus, to her) and her life in the same world that Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy […]

• HOT TICKET ‘Idol’ alum Hicks plays Jonathan’s ARE YOU in the Soul Patrol? If so, then you’re already a devotee of raspy-voiced Taylor Hicks. If not, on Tuesday you’ll have a chance to hear the former “American Idol” winner with the Alabama twang and see what all the fuss is about. WHEN: 8 p.m. Tuesday […]

“Salt” is a Hollywood stuntman (and stunt woman) stimulus package, an espionage thriller filled with epic brawls, shootouts and a chase across the roofs of assorted semi trucks and tankers along the highway interchanges of greater Washington, D.C. What, you think that stick figure Angelina Jolie is the one doing all that derring do? Remember […]

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Our picks for your best entertainment this week

How many teenagers (and let’s face it, adults) have fantasized about being a rock star? An event for teens on Saturday at the Maine Mall in South Portland won’t make you a rock star, but will help you look like one. The Shop Til You Rock event is a music and fashion tour of more […]

Zach Romanoff’s “Love Emergency” is a sure bet for summer. It’s a high-energy, dance-till-dawn pop-rock affair. It’s what you want to put on when you’re having people over, heading to the beach, going out for a run or have a long drive ahead of you and need to stay awake. The process of making “Love […]