The HBO film ‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ relies heavily on research by Mark Griffin of Lewiston.
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Bear Grylls goes into the wild with a new batch of celebrities, from Bradley Cooper to Rita Ora
Nat Geo’s “Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge” pairs Grylls with a celebrity for 48 hours in a harsh environment.
Alan Alda kept his boots and dog tags from ‘M*A*S*H’ for 40 years. Now he’ll offer them at auction
The money raised will go to the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University in New York, a center he helped start to help scientists and doctors communicate better by applying improvisational exercises and communication strategies.
Downtown Waterville businesses brace for ‘large concentration of people’ as film festival opens in new art center
The 26th annual Maine International Film Festival kicks off Friday, with about 100 films screening over 10 days at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville.
For third year in a row, Portland’s July 4 fireworks will be a cappella
The Portland Symphony Orchestra has performed in past years, but no private partner came forward this year to organize and fund the extra entertainment.
Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89
His sons confirmed their father’s death saying, ‘Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man.’
Photo Album: Summer theater camp gets ‘mean’
Community Little Theatre summer campers work on the musical ‘Mean Girls Jr.,’ which they will perform next month.
Ryan Seacrest will host ‘Wheel of Fortune’ after Pat Sajak retires
It’s the latest gig for Ryan Seacrest who also hosts ‘American Idol’ and ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.’
‘Titanic’ director James Cameron says the search for the missing sub became a ‘nightmarish charade’
Cameron told the BBC in an interview broadcast on Friday that he “felt in my bones” that the Titan submersible had been lost soon after he heard it had lost contact with the surface.
For in-demand drummer Jay Bellerose, Thompson’s Point concert is a homecoming
The Old Orchard Beach native, who has built a career in the music business over the past 30 years, will perform in Portland along with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on July 3.