We’re in our showgirl era ❤️‍🔥📽️🍿 open.substack.com/pub/themaine...

Pencils down. One Battle After Another is here. open.substack.com/pub/themaine...

A peek behind the curtain of theatrical film booking and why it matters for small indie theaters in Maine. open.substack.com/pub/themaine...

Watch or listen to our podcast interview with the filmmakers of UNLESS SOMETHING GOES TERRIBLY WRONG, premiering at the #CamdenInternationalFilmFestival this weekend! 📽️ open.substack.com/pub/themaine...

“With Hasan in Gaza” will be screening at this week’s Camden International Film Festival. Read our reflections here: themaineplayweek.substack.com/p/are-we-awa...

Thanks for the spotlight @themaineplayweek.bsky.social ! #CIFF

All of our recommended films this week have in-person Q&As with the filmmakers! 📽️https://themaineplayweek.substack.com/p/this-week-in-maine-cinemas-sept-5

We just sat down with the Cassidy Brothers and had an awesome chat. See CHILDISH THINGS at the @vacationlandff.bsky.social at the City Theater in Biddeford tomorrow August 21! themaineplayweek.substack.com/p/a-blue-bus...

Are you ready for some deeply emotional, quasi-biographical films? Maybe? How about some truly terrifying psychological horror films? Possibly? Spike Lee’s modern interpretation of a classic Kurosawa film? Perchance? themaineplayweek.substack.com/p/this-week-...

Are you a moviegoer in Maine? Take our survey: forms.gle/5havSd2m1Ka9... 🍿📽️

What to see in Maine cinemas this week! 🗞️ open.substack.com/pub/themaine... #filmsky

From the desk of The Maine Playweek founder Julia Dunlavey. #filmsky open.substack.com/pub/themaine...

Great article in @pressherald.bsky.social about @kinonikmaine.bsky.social! "'I can watch something alone, but I don’t react as powerfully as I do with other people. And out of that big reaction comes the most vibrant conversations,' said Skylar Thorne Kelly." www.pressherald.com/2025/03/21/p...

French SPACEBALLS-esque comedy + Chinese blockbuster + free kids' film at PMA + we don't talk about FIGHT CLUB... 🎥 open.substack.com/pub/themaine...

Lots of Film Things going on in Maine! Subscribe to our Substack for a curated selection of movies playing in Maine, thoughts on the overall state of film, and upcoming Maine film events!

Read for some excellent Oscar snack puns. 🍿📽️ #filmsky open.substack.com/pub/themaine...

You're the carrot to my Remy ❤️ 📽️ themaineplayweek.substack.com/p/in-theater...

Sean Baker calls on filmmakers to demand a theatrical exclusivity window of at least 90 days

This week at Maine cinemas: Feb 7-13 🧵 🌼 PORCELAIN WAR 🌼 Now showing, Maine Film Center, Waterville www.watervillecreates.org/shows/porcel...

The festival accepts submissions of feature-length and short films of any genre.... #news#maine https://www.centralmaine.com/2025/02/05/deadline-for-waterville-film-festival-entries-is-feb-14/

Tuesday, February 11 at @spacegallery.bsky.social 📍 Portland Filmmaker Charles Light in attendance! Tickets: space538.org/event/far-ou... www.pressherald.com/2025/02/03/a... @dennisperkins5.bsky.social

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