There’s passion and safety in rock on Holy Boys Danger Club’s EP
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So many targets, so little time, but Capitol spoofers keep up
It’s not hard for the Capitol Steps to find something or someone to spoof in song, but finding a song that perfectly contrasts a particular person or situation is a gift, says Elaina Newport, co-founder of the political satire group. One of those “gift” scenarios arose last summer in the form of South Carolina Gov. […]
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‘Date Night’ is full of surprises, including how entertaining it is
Comedy is hard. Farce is harder. The momentum and lunacy need to keep building. The characters’ cluelessness needs to be endearing, but they can’t come off as imbeciles – the audience will turn against them entirely. The outrageous hijinks can’t be pushed too hard or the whole delicate conceit is apt to collapse into desperate […]
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‘Laramie Project’ at Waynflete
PORTLAND — Waynflete School stages a production of the drama “The Laramie Project” at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday in Franklin Theater on the school’s West End campus. Doors open at 7 p.m. The play is intended for mature audiences only. Admission is free, but reservations are required. “The Laramie Project” is based on […]
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Ready, set, go
TODAY APRIL 8 Stefan Jackiw Violinist Stefan Jackiw’s playing at a recent concert, said the Philadelphia Inquirer, was “a sound so saturated and vibrant it sounded like a living thing.” The young performer plays an all-Brahms recital in Portland tonight. A pre-concert conversation about the program begins at 6 p.m. Go to www.stefanjackiw.com and click […]
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‘Letters to God’ lacks emotion and conflict
A little boy with cancer puts his fears, hopes and prayers into letters written to God. A troubled, cynical postman inherits the job of dealing with those letters, and taking that duty seriously changes his life. But even though lip service is paid to cynicism and even skepticism in “Letters to God,” that’s not what […]
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Go See a Movie
OPENING “The Runaways” (R) (1:39) Stars Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning and Michael Shannon. Directed by Floria Sigismondi. A coming-of-age biopic about ’70s teenage band the Runaways. Language, drug use and sexual content — all involving teens. Opening Friday at: Nickelodeon (Portland) “Bass Ackwards” (NR) (1:43) Stars Linas Phillips, Davie-Blue, Jim Fletcher and Alex Karpovsky. […]
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Movies at the Museum
MOVIES AT THE MUSEUM THIS WEEK at the Portland Museum of Art’s Movies at the Museum: WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday ON THE WEB: www.moviesatthemuseum.org “THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN,” starring Catherine Deneuve, Emilie Dequenne, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Michel Blanc and David Barbas. Directed by Andre Techine. In French with English subtitles. […]