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The Canadian novelist lost a large chunk of his new novel when he was last in Australia. It turned out to be a blessing.

“French Exit” stars Michelle Pfeiffer as 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price. Her husband, Franklin, has been dead for 12 years, and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris, accompanied by her directionless son, Malcolm, played by Lucas Hedges, and a cat named Small Frank – who may or may not embody the spirit of Frances’ dead husband. The film hi...

Andrew Fenniman Tue, 05/04/2021 - 1:00pm A scene from “The Truffle Hunters” opening at Lincoln Theater Friday, May 7. Courtesy of the venue Story Location: Damariscotta  Maine  04543United States One of the joys of going to the movies is to escape and marvel in unknown and unfamiliar worlds – to take a break from the tribulations of daily life and get lost in wonder. The Truffle Hunters does just that. As Variety notes, it is “A scrumptious cinematic journey. Try not to f...

NEXT WEEK – APRIL 20th – TUESDAY SCREENINGS RETURN Plus, tickets on sale now for next weeks return of Premium Member Tuesday.  Catch Michelle Pfeiffers acclaimed turn in "French Exit" on 4/20.  There will also be a special screening of "Dazed and Confused"—also with a new post-film onscreen cast reunion (FYI: 4/20 is cannabis culture slang for marijuana and also refers to cannabis-oriented celebrations that take place annually on April 20. The 18 Arclight and Pacific theaters represente...

Movie listings starting April 9 The Shawnee News-Star Private theater rentals are now available at both Jones Theatres. To schedule a private showing and to see a list of the movies available go to amctheatres.com. Jones Theatres are practicing the following safe protocols: Masks are required for all but may be removed when enjoying food and drinks. Every other row in the auditoriums will be blocked off. Longer intermissions between movies will allow the auditoriums to be sanitized and disinfec...

Movie review: Michelle Pfeiffer leads a fine cast in French Exit Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times Patrick deWitts delightful novel "French Exit," about an eccentric Manhattan widow and her grown son who cope with impending bankruptcy by fleeing to Paris, screamed to be made into a movie. When I reviewed the book in 2018, I imagined Meryl Streep and Paul Dano in the starring roles, and wrote that the films tone surely "would be funny, quirky, unpredictable; its style would have a certain faded...

Review: Michelle Pfeiffer has a feast with ‘French Exit’ Michelle Pfeiffer, left, and Susan Coyne in a scene from French Exit. (Jerome Prebois/Sony Pictures Classics via AP) Published April 08. 2021 11:07AM  By LINDSEY BAHR, Associated Press Get the weekly rundown Email* Submit Is there any living actor better at the disdainful eye roll than Michelle Pfeiffer? Her latest turn in “ French Exit ” should end all debate on the matter. The film itself is a bit of...

*** Is there any living actor better at the disdainful eye roll than Michelle Pfeiffer? Her latest turn in “ French Exit ” should end all debate on the matter. The film itself is a bit of an odd duckling. It’s arch, cold and self-consciously contrived, works more often than it doesn’t. Pfeiffer is flawless in her most delicious performance in years as a New York society woman who has, much to her aloof annoyance, run out of money. Pfeiffer’s Frances Price is a dying breed, literally a...

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer March 31, 2021 1 of 4 Michelle Pfeiffer, left, and Susan Coyne in a scene from "French Exit." (Jerome Prebois/Sony Pictures Classics via AP) Danielle Macdonald in a scene from "French Exit." (Lou Scamble/Sony Pictures Classics via AP) Imogen Poots, left, and Daniel Di Tomasso in "French Exit." (Jerome Prebois/Sony Pictures Classics via AP) Danielle Macdonald, Valerie Mahaffey and Imogen Poots in "French Exit." (Jerome Prebois/Sony Pictures Classics via AP) Is ther...

GODZILLA VS. KONG: 3 ½ STARS “There can’t be two alpha titans,” says Ilene Andrews (Rebecca Hall), and yet, here we are with “Godzilla vs. Kong,” a mighty monster showdown now in theatres and Premium Video on Demand. The sequel to “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” and “Kong: Skull Island,” dispenses a whole lot of plot rather quickly to make room for the main event, a cage match between the two titans. That’s not a spoiler; it’s an inevitability. But let’s not get ah...