Category Archives: Big Screen
Stephen King’s ‘Pet Sematary’ to receive 2019 remake
But it’s not clear if it will be shot in Maine
Finally, the first trailer for the new “The Dark Tower” movie is here
Finally, after years of production delays, months of speculation, weeks of worry about when we’d finally see some real footage, we have a real trailer for the upcoming film based on Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” series. Starring Idris Elba as Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger, and Matthew McConaughey as The Man in Black, the film adaptation […]
Old Town native filmmaker Aron Gaudet’s new movie, “Crook County,” to be produced by Adam McKay
Old Town native Aron Gaudet and his filmmaking partner and wife, Gita Pullapilly, are in the midst of readying production on their third feature film, “Crook County.” It was announced last week that Adam McKay, director of the Oscar-winning film “The Big Short,” has signed on to executive produce the film with his Gary Sanchez Productions […]
New film adaptation of Stephen King’s “It” reveals its redesigned Pennywise
Entertainment Weekly revealed on Tuesday morning the redesigned costume for Pennywise, the horrible inter-dimensional clown monster at the center of “It.” While most King fans are accustomed to Tim Curry’s creepy clown from the 1990 miniseries, director Andy Muschietti is taking a slightly different approach for the 2017 Pennywise, to be played by Bill Skarsgard. So… […]
Who survives the Stephen King/”Game of Thrones” tournament of champions?
Last week, Bangor’s favorite son and publishing superstar Stephen King, and George R.R. Martin, creator of “A Song of Ice and Fire” upon which the HBO juggernaut “Game of Thrones” is based, met in a literary tete-a-tete in New Mexico, as part of King’s latest book tour. That meeting got us thinking: how do characters […]
Help this movie about gay marriage, written and directed by a Bangor resident, get finished
Joshua Tunick and his wife, Allison, have lived in the Queen City for several years. Allison Tunick — daughter of Jane Bragg, longtime director of Bangor Ballet — is a Bangor native, and the couple returned to her home town after living out west. In his spare time outside of work, Joshua Tunick worked on a […]
First part of Stephen King miniseries “11.22.63” to be screened at Bangor Mall Cinemas
Zone Radio 100.3 WKIT, 103.1/ 98.3 FM WZLO and AM 620 The Pulse WZON, in partnership with Bangor Mall Cinemas is proud to present the first two episodes of Stephen King’s Hulu miniseries “11.22.63,” to be shown at the Bangor cinemas on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 15 starting at 8 p.m. Tickets to the […]
Four places in Maine to watch Fare Thee Well, the Grateful Dead’s final three shows
Whether you’re a road-tested, tried and true Deadhead, a casual fan who’s been to a few shows, too young to have seen them but still a fan, or just curious about the cultural icon that is the Grateful Dead, this weekend — Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights — is the weekend of weekends. The Grateful […]
NESCOM students adapt J.K. Rowling story into short film
New England School of Communications video instructor Frank Welch secured the rights from Warner Brothers. Timothy Reid, a graduating senior at NESCOM, produced. And a whole host of students helped make the movie, with director and NESCOM senior, Brandon Doyen. Now, after nearly a year of hard work, NESCOM’s adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s short story, […]