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Stephen King’s Suffer the Little Children to be adapted into a Maine-produced film

Corey Norman is a Maine-based filmmaker and co-owner of Bonfire Films. Upon its release last year, their movie The Hanover House was met with a great deal of acclaim. At present, Bonfire Films is in the pre-production phase for Suffer the Little Children, an adaptation of a Stephen King story that was featured in the […]

10 things I initially overlooked about the Casper movie

Here are ten things I likely missed when I first watched the movie back in 1995: I am really happy that the actors never attempted Maine accents, which is probably why I didn’t remember that Casper takes place in Maine. Have you ever seen that episode of Quantum Leap where Sam assumes the identity of […]

LaVerdiere’s Halloween Aisle: Fond memories of Halloween in the pre-digital, pre-safety age

In the mid-90s, LaVerdiere’s Super Drug, then the largest chain in Maine, was sold to Rite Aid. The transition was a depressing one for Halloween obsessed Mainers. Sure, Rite Aid still boasted (and continues to boast) an aisle dedicated to candy, cobwebs and greasepaint, but was sanitized to fit within a corporate drugstore aesthetic. Its […]

Portland Digital Inventory: “What is the story with your second nose” Edition

Top 7 lines from Greater Portland Missed Connections: Get back to me. Also any guys with big asses. LINK I know I’m with your sister, but please know how much I care for you. LINK life is like a box off chocolates LINK Now that we’re broken up, I can finally ask; what is the […]