Film and Theater

Well, we’ve waited and waited, and now it’s finally here – “West Side Story” opens at Lincoln Theater this Friday! Director Steven Spielberg displays his natural talents in his first ever musical…

Heartwood Theater is casting roles for both new actors and performers who have already worked with Heartwood, for a springtime production of "Chalk Garden," by Enid Bagnold. 
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“The Tragedy of Macbeth” - (R violence; 1 hour, 45 minutes) - Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand give Oscar-worthy performances in Joel Coen’s dark adaptation of Shakespeare’…

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Paul Gaugin

The Exhibition on Screen popular art film series continues in January with “The Danish Collector: Delacroix to Gauguin.” The film shows on Friday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. (one show only). Tickets are $…

This week we bring you an eye-opening documentary that peers into the state of American courage. “Truth Tellers,” playing for two screenings only is a film by Maine filmmaker Richard Kane focusing…

“Being the Ricardos” – (R – language; 2 hours 5 minutes) - Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear and…

In anticipation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater is pleased to bring “Truth Tellers,” to the big screen Thursday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. A…

Did you know, if you happen to own a garlic press, you have Julia Child to thank? Following on her best-selling cookbook, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” and her popular series on public…

West Side Story” – (PG-13; 2 hours, 36 minutes) - Steven Spielberg joined with writer Tony Kushner to produce a new script, keeping all the familiar songs (music by Leonard Bernstein,…

In the mood for a film that covers all the bases; love, adultery, jealousy, revenge, and to top it all off, murder? Never fear, “House of Gucci” is here! And if that wasn’t enough reason to run to…

Join us at the Harbor Theater, Thursday, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m. for the third movie, “Strangers on a Train,” in our Best of Hitchcock winter Classic Film Series.

Even though it does not star one…

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Happy Holidays to all...we have a couple of great movies lined up for your holiday viewing. Make us your celebration site for New Year’s Eve...we’ll be open both Friday and Saturday nights with…

Happy Holidays to all! We have a couple of great movies lined up for your holiday viewing. Join us Christmas Eve for the opening of “House of Gucci” with Lady Gaga and Adam Driver in a wildly…

All of us at Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater wish you a very Happy Holiday. As a holiday treat, we hope you will join us for “A Christmas Story,” the 1983 Christmas classic, playing on the big…

The youth of Boothbay Region Y Arts have been very busy this month. In addition to “Seussical Jr” at Lincoln Theater, caroling on Boothbay Common, and the recent Christmas Spectacular show, they’…

With five Academy Award nominations to his name, Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” just might be the film to finally win him that coveted Oscar statue. The…

“The Hidden Life of Trees” – (PG-13; 1 hour, 40 minutes) - A walk in the woods will never be the same. Based on his best-selling book that has profoundly changed our understanding…

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The cherished holiday classic, “The Nutcracker,” is coming back to the big screen Sunday, Dec. 19 at 1 p.m., kicking off the 2021-22 Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema series…
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Open auditions for Heartwood’s returning Winter Drama Adventure are scheduled in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy, on Monday, Dec 13 from 3-4:30 p.m. 
 
Auditions are…

“The French Dispatch,” opening Dec. 10, is the latest film from acclaimed director Wes Anderson. In this comedic fantasy, based on the history of The New Yorker magazine, writers are sent out in…

Seussical Jr. was an entertaining, in-between-holidays show performed by 28 Boothbay Region YMCA Y-Arts youth in three performances at Lincoln Theater Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3-5. …

No Time To Die”- (PG-13; 2 hours, 43 minutes) - Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-…

“Rear Window” - One show only Thursday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m. - Speaker Jonathan J. Cavallero, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies at Bates College, who had planned…

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“The Polar Express” is Harbor Theater’s free holiday show for families Get into the holiday spirit with our free community family event at Harbor Theater on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m.

The…

Earlier this month, Harbor Theater installed a new Christie RGBe laser projector to replace its outdated and increasingly unreliable…

Happy Holidays from all of us at Lincoln Theater! We will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 24 and Thursday, Nov. 25 for Thanksgiving so the staff may enjoy the holiday. After you’ve slept off that turkey…

Horton the Elephant (Spencer Pottle), the Cat in the Hat (Sophia Mansfield) and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical Junior, a…

“The French Dispatch” – (R; 1 hour, 47 minutes) - Wes Anderson’s latest romp is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in…

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For “Rear Window,” our second film in this year’s classic “Best of Hitchcock” movie series, we are fortunate to have Jonathan J. Cavallero, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen…

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice has captivated imaginations for millennia, and now you can experience it through The Met Live in HD’s premiere broadcast of “Eurydice,” coming to the big screen…

Happy Thanksgiving! Lincoln Theater will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 24 and Thursday, Nov. 25 for Thanksgiving so that our staff may enjoy the holiday. We will reopen on Friday, Nov. 26 with James…

“Spencer” - (R; 1 hour, 51 minutes) - The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained…

On Sunday, Nov. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m., Coastal Mountains Land and Midcoast Conservancy are hosting the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. This online event consists of eight short documentary films…

“The Truffle Hunters” - (PG-13, 1 hour, 24 minutes) -In Italian with English subtitles - Final screenings!  Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw follow a group of determined old men…

LCCT, our theater company in residence, has been putting the finishing touches on the fully-staged, live production of “Hair Frenzy,” opening this Friday. The theater has been closed most of this…

Lincoln Theater is pleased to present “Hair Frenzy!” This live and fully-staged production by LCCT, the theater company in residence, opens this Friday, Nov. 12. Performances are running…

“The Truffle Hunters” – (PG-13) 1 hour 24 minutes. (In Italian with English subtitles). In response to popular demand, we are happy to finally bring this film, that won the…

“Oh, what a beautiful morning, oh, what a beautiful day! I got a beautiful feeling: everything's going my way!” In 1943, Rogers and Hammerstein opened their (predicted to flop) Broadway musical “…

The Harbor Theater is open Wednesday through Sunday, nightly at 7 with a matinee only Sunday at 2 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Masks must be worn at all times, except when actively eating or…

This week, we bring you an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew…

For more than four decades now, fans of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” across the world have dressed up as their favorite characters, recreated signature dance numbers and comedy…

Dan Stevens first won our hearts when we met him on screen as Matthew Crawley in “Downton Abbey.” Now he takes on another dreamy role as the pleasure-driven android in “I’m Your Man” opening Oct.…

What do Jimmy Stewart, Cary, Grant, Grace Kelly, and Janet Leigh have in common? They were all stars in some of best and most loved Alfred Hitchcock films of all time. The Harbor Theater is…

Welcome back to Harbor Theater. We are now open five days a week, Wednesday through Sunday. The theater is closed Monday and Tuesday. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for members and children under…

On Sunday, Nov. 14, from 4-6 p.m., Coastal Mountains Land and Midcoast Conservancy are hosting the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. This online event consists of eight short documentary films made…

“When I’m in the mountains, life is so incredibly simple. After a big climb you appreciate everything,” says climber Marc-André Leclerc. “The Alpinist,” opening at Lincoln Theater this Friday, is…

Welcome back to Harbor Theater. We are now open five days a week, Thursday through Sunday, nightly at 7 with a matinee only on Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for members, and…

He was a fan favorite when he landed on the big screen as Poe Dameron in Star Wars, and now Oscar Isaac takes on another “solitary man” character, seeking redemption in the long game. In Paul…

After going dark 18 months ago, the Boothbay Region’s Harbor Theater opened its doors once more. The number of theater goers was small, but they were enthusiastic about the theater being open, and…