“I liked him better when he was worse.” That was my reaction to the second trailer for “Sonic the Hedgehog” last November. The film had been pulled from a November release after horrible reactions to its first trailer the previous April. There was no shortage of complaints about the first trailer, but most centered around […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theatre will hold local adult auditions on Saturday, March 7 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. with dance call backs if selected from 3 – 6 p.m. at 22 Elm Street in Brunswick for MSMT’s summer productions of Mamma Mia!, The Sound of Music, and Something Rotten, and possible other shows. The theatre is also seeking performance interns […]

I’m writing this review less than three hours removed from Joaquin Phoenix winning an Oscar for “Joker.” It is the second time an actor has won for playing the Clown Prince of Crime, after Heath Ledger’s posthumous win for 2008’s “The Dark Knight.” Other actors known for iconic takes on The Joker include Jack Nicholson […]

PARIS — The 2020 McLaughlin Garden Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, February 26, with Tom Carey’s illustrated lecture “Rocks Really Rock! in Gardens and Walls”.  Carey will share how he used rocks and stones in creating functional and artistic elements in his Rumford garden. Carey is a retired attorney.  He and his wife Sally have […]

PARIS — The 2020 McLaughlin Garden Lecture Series kicks off on Wednesday, February 19, with award winning photographer Trish Logan.  Her lecture is titled  “Photographing Flowers – Learn The “FUNdamentals”. Attendees are invited to bring a charged smartphone or camera to try out the photography techniques outlined in the lecture. Logan has won both bronze […]