NEW YORK (AP) – Another Oprah book club pick has raised the issue of fact vs. fiction.Amazon.com said Tuesday that it was changing the categorization of a new edition of Elie Wiesel’s “Night” and revising the editorial description of a previous text edition to make clear that it considers the book a memoir, not a […]

Old Chipman is dying and although Tom is only an aged horse many here in Mechanic Falls inquire each day as to his condition for of all the horses in the town, Tom is the best known. Everyone here has ridden by the ol horse. When he was a colt and that was over twenty […]

MOTION PICTURESPicture, Drama: “Brokeback Mountain”Actress, Drama: Felicity Huffman, “Transamerica”Actor, Drama: Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Capote”Picture, Musical or Comedy: “Walk the Line”Actress, Musical or Comedy: Reese Witherspoon, “Walk the Line”Actor, Musical or Comedy: Joaquin Phoenix, “Walk the Line”Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz, “The Constant Gardener”Supporting Actor: George Clooney, “Syriana”Director: Ang Lee, “Brokeback Mountain”Screenplay: Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, […]

Knight Ridder Newspapers Detect a certain electricity in the air? That’s because “American Idol” launches its fifth season on Fox tonight. We’re told the contestants are particularly feisty and competitive this year and that judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson have been following Simon Cowell’s lead and growing more sarcastic.That should be especially evident these […]

MOTION PICTURESPicture, Drama: “Brokeback Mountain”Actress, Drama: Felicity Huffman, “Transamerica”Actor, Drama: Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Capote”Picture, Musical or Comedy: “Walk the Line”Actress, Musical or Comedy: Reese Witherspoon, “Walk the Line”Actor, Musical or Comedy: Joaquin Phoenix, “Walk the Line”Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz, “The Constant Gardener”Supporting Actor: George Clooney, “Syriana”Director: Ang Lee, “Brokeback Mountain”Screenplay: Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, […]

CHICAGO (AP) – In her first book club pick since allegations that some parts of her last selection were fabricated, Oprah Winfrey chose Elie Wiesel’s “Night,” a novel so personal that the author calls it a memoir.Winfrey announced the selection of Wiesel’s autobiographical novel about the Holocaust on her show Monday. Wiesel, 77, won the […]

Jan. 18: NAPLES, a karaoke and dance will be held at 8 p.m. at Oh Ryan’s Pub and Club, Route. 11 and 302. 753-0100Jan. 18: PORTLAND, Linda Roghaar, editor of “KnitLit the Third – We Spin More Yarns,” will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. Free 871-1710Jan. 18: PORTLAND, the Comedy […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The animated fairy tale “Hoodwinked” and the inspirational sports flick “Glory Road” topped a family oriented box office for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, according to estimates released Monday.“Hoodwinked,” an animated update of the Little Red Riding Hood story, debuted with $16.6 million in ticket sales over the four-day […]

BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) – Former child actor Joe Pichler, who appeared in two of the “Beethoven” comedies, was missing after leaving a note in his car expressing suicidal thoughts, relatives said.Well-wishers and relatives joined police, Kitsap County water search and rescue personnel and tracking dogs in unsuccessful efforts to find Pichler, now 18, since his […]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – The cowboy romance “Brokeback Mountain” led the Golden Globes on Monday with four prizes, including best dramatic film and the directing honor for Ang Lee.It was a triumphant night for films dealing with homosexuality and transsexuality. Along with the victories for “Brokeback Mountain,” acting honors went to Felicity Huffman in […]