Film and Theater

“Moving On” - (R; 1 hour, 25 minutes) - Claire (Jane Fonda) and Evelyn (Lily Tomlin) are estranged friends who reunite to seek revenge on Howard (Malcolm McDowell), the petulant…

“Paint” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 36 minutes) -  Owen Wilson portrays Carl Nargle, Vermont’s #1 public television painter who is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and…

“The Lost King” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 49 minutes) - In this inspiring true story, amateur historian Philippa Langley believes she has made the archaeological find of the century: the…

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Over 50 Boothbay Region YMCA Y Arts cast members presented the first of two shows of “Peter Pan Jr.” at Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta on Wednesday, April 5.

The youngsters sang and…

“The Quiet Girl” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 34 minutes - in English and Gaelic Irish with English subtitles) - In rural Ireland, summer 1981, nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her…

“The Quiet Girl” - (PG13; 1 hour, 34 minutes) - Rural Ireland. 1981. Nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the…

For the third straight summer, River Company presents Shakespeare outdoors at the Edgecomb Community Church labyrinth in the field.
 
Auditions for Shakespeare…

The Harbor Theater is offering a special three-day run of “Jesus Revolution” (1h 59m, PG-13) on Sunday, April 9, Monday, April 10, and Tuesday, April 11, each evening at 7 p.m.

The film is…

Director Stephen Soderbergh remarked that casting Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock (who, in the novel “The Graduate” on which the movie was based, was tall, blonde, and athletic) was a decision…

“80 for Brady” -  (PG-13; 1 hour, 38 minutes) -  This film was inspired by the true story of four best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017…

On Saturday, April 8 at 2 p.m., just in time for Easter, the Harbor Theater presents “Peter Rabbit 2: the…

“Champions” - (PG13; 2 hours, 3 minutes) – One week only! - The story follows Marcus Markovich (Woody Harrelson), who coaches a minor-league basketball team in the hopes of one…

Waldo Theatre

The Waldo Theatre is excited to announce registration for our 2023 Summer Theatre Camp program for grades 3-6 in July. Campers will learn valuable theatre arts skills in acting, performance, and…

“Maybe I Do” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 35 minutes) – Final shows - An award-winning cast - Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey and William H. Macy -…

“Emily” -  (R; 2 hours, 10 minutes) -  The film imagines Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story that inspired her seminal novel, “Wuthering Heights.” Haunted by the death of her mother,…

“Women Talking” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 44 minutes) - Oscar winner: Best Adapted Screenplay - Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community…

“Emily” - (R; 2 hours, 10 minutes) - Emily covers the years leading up to Brontë writing her novel, which is about cruel and haunted characters who play devastating games with…

Lincoln Theater
A new documentary is hitting the big screen in recognition of International Women’s Day and Women’s History month. Exhibition on Screen presents “Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman,”…

In “Women Talking,” opening Friday at Lincoln Theater, writer and director Sarah Polley adapts Miriam Toews’s novel into a timely political parable with a stellar ensemble cast that includes…

“Women Talking” - (PG13; 1 hour, 44 minutes) - It’s rare to see a film where dialogue is the centerpiece but “Women Talking,” adapted by writer-director Sarah Polley from Miriam…

The Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour, hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, returns to Damariscotta on Monday, March 27 at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Theater, with a…

The plot of 1962’s “The Manchurian Candidate” revolved around a communist plan to assassinate the American President. When, a year later, after that event actually occurred, the film was pulled…

Living” – (PG-13; 1 hour, 42 minutes) - Oscar…

This week: final shows for “The Whale;” opening Friday, “Women Talking;” Classic Film Series presents “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962); and the Exhibition On Screen: Mary Cassatt.

During the month of March, Harbor Theater presents a brief series – Wild Wild Westerns. For fans of the tough Western action genre, these three classic movies should stir your sluggish waiting-for…

The 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Animated & Live Action -  For the 18th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. This…

“Living” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 42 minutes) - Nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Actor (Bill Nighy) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Kasuo Ishiguro). Mr. Williams (Bill Nighy) is an…

Heartwood Theater Summer Camp registration is open for students graduating grades 5-12, and enrollment is half full.  Camp will be challenging and encouraging, focusing on…

To celebrate what would have been George Harrison's 80th birthday, the Strand Theatre will present a screening of Concert for George (2002) on Friday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. The documentary of a 2001…

80 For Brady

Award season is here and that means it is time to celebrate some of the best short films of the year. At the 2023 Academy Awards, 15 short films will be competing in three award categories:…

“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” - (NR; 1 hour, 57 minutes) - Oscar Nominee for Best Documentary Feature. Directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Laura Poitras, “All the…

“Charade” – Classic Film Series - (1963 – PG; 1 hour, 53 minutes) - Is anyone really who they seem to be? After Regina Lampert (Audrey Hepburn) falls for the dashing Peter Joshua…

“EO” - (NR; 1 hour, 28 minutes - In Polish, Italian, English and French, with English subtitles) - Oscar Nominee for Best International Feature. EO, a gray donkey with melancholic…

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater in partnership with Rising Tide Co-Op and Skidompha Library, invite you to join us for a special event in recognition of Black History Month.…

“The Fabelmans” - (PG13; 2 hours, 31 minutes) - Nominated for 7 Academy Awards! A deeply personal portrait of 20th-century American childhood. It is a coming-of-age story about a…

Imagination comes to life at The Waldo! Enrollment is now open for a range of youth acting classes. All classes are held after-school and will run for 12 weeks beginning the last week of February…

I did not remember that the movie “Charade” opened just a couple of weeks after John F. Kennedy’s’ assassination.

In his 2013 The Guardian article, Michael Newton writes, “During ‘the dark…

Following last week’s announcement that Regal Theaters are closing nationwide, including the multiplex in nearby Brunswick, many people may wonder if online streaming is going to become their only…

Where It’s At

Winter weekend nights have always been perfect for movies at home. But which ones? Um – how about those set in winter?

Getting all comfy on the sofa, chaise – alone, with a special someone…

“Corsage” - (NR; 1 hour, 53 minutes in German with English subtitles) -  Empress Elizabeth of Austria is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. But in…

“A Man Called Otto” - (PG13; 2 hours, 6 minutes) -  Based on the # 1 New York Times bestseller “A Man Called Ove,” A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks),…

Harbor Theater's Friday, Jan. 20, 2 p.m. matinee of "Concerto - A Beethoven Journey” has been postponed because of the inclement weather.

The Great Composers Series film has been…

“Empire of Light” - (R; 1 hour, 59 minutes) - Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, Empire of Light is a powerful and…

We at Harbor Theater want to know what you think about the movies you see here. We depend a great deal on the words of well-known and nationally respected critics when we publish information about…

A love story involving a Greek Muse who comes to life out of a mural and a down on his luck artist in 1980s Venice Beach, California: That’s the…

“A Man Called Otto” - (PG13; 2 hours, 6 minutes) - Based on the # 1 New York Times bestseller “A Man Called Ove,” this film tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grump…

Join Y Arts for the first musical of 2023, “Xanadu JR!” Performers, ages 10-15, will present this electrifying tale of endless fun at the Lincoln Theater on Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14…