Author Archives: Karen

Sundance Cancels In-Person Utah Events Amid Omicron, Moves Screenings Online

The festival will still take place virtually as previously scheduled beginning Jan. 20. Sundance has canceled its planned in-person events in Park City, Utah for 2022 and for the second year in a row will move its screenings fully online. Sundance had attempted to stage a hybrid festival for 2022 and host screenings both on […]

Bull Moose becomes employee-owned

After more than 30 years of growth and ardent support from Maine’s music scene, Bull Moose founder Brett Wickard has sold the music, books and pop culture retailer to its employees through an employee stock ownership plan.  Through the transition Wickard will remain the interim CEO and chair of the board of directors. During a […]

Indie Film: Slate of films set for release in 2022 will fill fans with anticipation

Even as the pandemic slogs along, there’s no stopping the independent moviemaking spirit that puts hope in focus. Welcome to 2022! Wait, don’t run away.  While I acknowledge there’s been some, let’s call it “unfortunate carryover” from a truly abysmal 2020, there’s still one thing we can all look forward to, even in the darkest, […]

Auburn actress appears in new Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz biopic by Aaron Sorkin

Breanna Wing, the Auburn native who appeared next to Margot Robbie in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time in . . . Hollywood,” has landed a part in the upcoming biopic, “Being the Ricardos.” The film, directed by screenwriter/director Aaron Sorkin, follows the relationship between comedienne and sitcom star Lucille Ball and her then-husband, “I […]

Indie Film: New survival show pits dogs, and their humans, against Maine wilderness

‘Called To The Wild’ is airing on the National Geographic channel and streaming on its website. “This is a Maine thing, but it’s really a story about how we find these things, and how it got to Maine.” That’s Munjoy Hill resident and veteran TV producer Devon Platte of Film 45, who, along with Matt Reccow […]