MIFF Movie Review: Cinematographer of ‘The Sheltering Sky’ keeps film interesting

The film features actor Debra Winger, who is this year's Mid-Life Achievement Award winner at the Waterville festival.

Jeff Bridges back in limelight in ‘The Old Man’

Backyard Naturalist: Worrying observations in a summer bug report

Here's hoping that burying beetles reappear in the compost pile and deer flies stab my arms on July afternoons, Dana Wilde writes.

J.P. Devine Podcast: Welcome home girls

On the Edge: The enchanted cottage

Family will soon be visiting the Devine household, bringing with them an eye for a presentable movie set, J.P. Devine writes.

Roman Polanski’s classic ‘Chinatown’ to be shown July 16 during Maine International Film Festival in Waterville

'“Chinatown,” a movie about many things, greed, political corruption, love, incest, yes, incest, murder and water. Everything but Chinatown' wites JP Devine.

Thinking Things Through: Navigating crazy summer behavior in Maine

Day trips can lead to some eyebrow-raising moments this time of year, Liz Soares writes.

J.P. Devine Podcast: It is the Fourth again this is a year for the books

On the Edge: The fire last time

The fires of the past burn brightly as J.P. Devine reflects on the Supreme Court's landmark decision before the Fourth of July.

Reporting Aside: No task is too tall or pie in the sky for these two civic-minded stalwarts

Peter Garrett of Winslow and Nancy Williams of Waterville have been working for about a year to develop plans for a scenic gravel trail that would meander through Waterville's South End along the Kennebec River and include a park adjacent to the water, Amy Calder writes.