Arts & Entertainment Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

Arts & Entertainment, Food, Local & State

Lost Kitchen’s Erin French stars in new food travel show

by Tim Cebula July 8, 2024July 8, 2024

Episodes of ‘Getting Lost with Erin French’ are airing on Magnolia Network and streaming on Max.

Arts & Entertainment, Things to Do

12 hidden gems of this year’s Maine International Film Festival

by Dennis Perkins July 8, 2024July 8, 2024

From an animated short about a social media-addicted pig to a Blue Hill-based horror film, there’s lots to see in Waterville.

Arts & Entertainment, Things to Do

Topsham couple’s Bates Dance Festival performance is inspired by kabuki, punk rock and their 7-year-old

by Megan Gray July 8, 2024July 9, 2024

See Aretha Aoki and Ryan MacDonald’s ‘IzumonookunI’ in Lewiston this week.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation / World, News

Jon Landau, Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ producer, dies at 63

by ANTHONY McCARTNEY Associated Press July 7, 2024July 7, 2024

Landau’s partnership with director James Cameron led to three Oscar nominations and a best picture win for 1997’s ‘Titanic.’

Arts & Entertainment

Waterville film festival at center of Maine’s cinematic universe

by Ray Routhier July 7, 2024July 12, 2024

Highlights of this year’s Maine International Film Festival, starting Friday, are Dutch director Jos Stelling and the premiere of ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine.’

Arts & Entertainment

Anvil Falls: Scouts (Dis)honor

by Ernie Anderson July 7, 2024July 13, 2024

Ernie Anderson is an award-winning cartoonist and the creator of Anvil Falls — which has been running in the Sun Journal on Sundays since February 2023. He got his start in newsprint media in 2012, producing editorial cartoons and illustrations for the Sun Journal, and in 2014 and 2015 his cartoons took first place at […]

Arts & Entertainment, Local & State

Shedding light on the dark side of Jamie Wyeth and his artwork

by Megan Gray July 6, 2024July 5, 2024

The artist’s fascination with the less idyllic aspects of Maine island life is reflected in a new exhibition that explores the unsettled mood in many of his paintings.