The book based on the true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler has been taught in Maine schools for decades. A movie version opened Thursday in theaters across the country.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Teri Garr, offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ dies at 79
After her breakthrough in 1974’s ‘The Conversation,’ her big smile and off-center appeal helped land her roles in ‘Mr. Mom,’ ‘Oh God!’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind.’
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David Leigh finding that a successful opera career is no ‘impossible dream’
When Leigh sang ‘The Impossible Dream’ at his father’s funeral, the moment was both a testament to his past and a harbinger of his future.
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Rapper A$AP Rocky to go to trial next year on charges he fired a gun at former friend
Terell Ephron, a former collaborator to the artist, testified that during the 2021 incident, his knuckles were grazed by bullets.
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Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, says Argentine official
Argentina’s public prosecution is investigating the case – which is not uncommon when a death is sudden or unexpected.
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Prefer your horror films with some company? Here are 8 scary movies playing on local screens
Halloween-themed screenings are happening at theaters around the state this week and next.
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Twisted Pine plays at Oxbow, Radiohead Night comes to PHOM
Plus, Samuel James shares the stage at Space with Del Rey, one of his guitar heroes.
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Twisted Pine plays at Oxbow, Radiohead Night comes to PHOM
Plus, Samuel James shares stage at Space with Del Rey, one of his guitar heroes.
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Mitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93
The screen version of ‘South Pacific’ received three Academy Award nominations and won for best sound, while Gaynor was a best actress nominee for a Golden Globe.
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Death of former One Direction member Liam Payne at 31 shocks fans around the world
Fans, music industry figures and fellow musicians paid tribute to Payne who died Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.