Larry is back. Not Larry Fine of the Three Stooges, but Larry David of “Seinfeld” fame, with his 11th season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Are we happy? We’ve waited a long time for this, right? And while we waited, the sky fell in on us with a virus out of China, one that Marco Polo […]
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J.P. Devine: ‘You’ll see’
Nearly 40 years after arriving in Maine, J.P. Devine still doesn’t consider himself a Mainer and is still wondering when it will snow.
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J.P. Devine: A work of art
The work of cutting hair has never seem so consequential as it has during the pandemic, J.P. Devine writes.
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‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ explores the true story about eccentric cat artist
Let me be honest. I don’t like cats. Cats make me break out; cats make me sneeze. Cats, I should add, don’t like me either. So why did I sit there watching “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain,” whose whole life was covered, like moss and toadstools, with cats, real, artsy, and psychedelic. I only […]
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J.P. Devine: All in the family
Even though J.P. Devine traded palm trees for birches long ago, he mulls over the close Hollywood connections he still has that lend insight into modern-day struggles of show business.
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‘Jaguar’ about revenge and justice, well-filmed and played
It’s not top drawer, but stay with it
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J.P. Devine: Waiting for the wagon
Eyes closed in thought, J.P. Devine ponders what it means to be alive and experiencing another colorful October.
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‘American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally’ reveals much about a traitorous Portland native
Axis Sally, a.k.a. “Axis Sally,” was a Portland-born American who broadcast Nazi propaganda at U.S. troops fighting in Europe. A new film, starring Al Pacino and Meadow Williams, delves into her complicated character.
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J.P. Devine: Anniversary song
Remembering an October day in 1961, J.P. Devine recalls a young couple starting their dreams that continue to this day.
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‘The Russia House’ a dark, romantic love and espionage story
Here’s a golden chance to watch Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer, in a John le Carré story about spies of three countries vying for explosive Russian nuclear data. Out of the past comes a 2009 dark, romantic love and espionage story that shines a new light on those two stars. With the script written by […]