The Lisbon Reporter

WELCOME TO THE LISBON REPORTER. In an effort to keep our community informed of what is going on at local and Federal levels of government, we decided to create this on-line newspaper. It is our hope that this on-line newspaper will help you stay informed so that you can get involved and take action for the benefit of our ENTIRE community. Thank you for visiting and please check back frequently for information about what is happening in LISBON/LISBON FALLS, MAINE USA

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Screening of the Film "The Way We Get By" Coming To Bangor & Biddeford

"The SXSW Special Jury Award winning "The Way We Get By" is a deeply moving film about life and how to live it. Beginning as a seemingly idiosyncratic story about troop greeters - a group of senior citizens who gather daily at a small airport to thank American soldiers departing and returning from Iraq, the film quickly turns into a moving, unsettling and compassionate story about aging, loneliness, war and mortality.

When its three subjects aren't at the airport, they wrestle with their own problems: failing health, depression, mounting debt. Joan, a grandmother of eight, has a deep connection to the soldiers she meets. The sanguine Jerry keeps his spirits up even as his personal problems mount. And the veteran Bill, who clearly has trouble taking care of himself, finds himself contemplating his own death. Seeking out the telling detail rather than offering sweeping generalizations, the film carefully builds stories of heartbreak and redemption, reminding us how our culture casts our elders, and too often our soldiers, aside. More important, regardless of your politics, "The Way We Get By" celebrates three unsung heroes who share their love with strangers who need and deserve it."

Bangor, Maine Premiere
Bangor Mall Cinemas 10
Bangor, ME
Sep. 11 - 17, 2009
All day

The Way We Get By will be opening theatrically in* Bangor, Maine on September 11th at the Bangor Mall Cinemas 10* located at 557 Stillwater Avenue near the Bangor Mall. This will be the first time the film actually screens in Bangor where most of it takes place. Director Aron Gaudet and all three subjects from the film will be present during the opening weekend for... Read more »

This Weekend In Biddeford!

Biddeford, Maine
City Theater
Biddeford, ME - 3 DAYS ONLY!!
Aug. 28 & 29, 2009
8:00pm
Aug. 30, 2009
2:00pm

The award winning documentary film The Way We Get By will be coming to the *City Theater in Biddeford, Maine* for *three days only!!*-- August 28th - 30th. Do not miss these special Maine events. *The film will screen at 8:00pm on Friday, August 28th & Saturday, August 29th, with a 2:00pm matinee on Sunday, August 30th.** Tickets are just $7/person. * For More Information Read more »

http://www.thewaywegetbymovie.com/