“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, lyrics by the late Stephen Sondheim) but setting the 1957 Broadway musical in a more realistic Puerto Rican neighborhood of New York City. Ansel Elgort and Rachel Ziegler star as Tony and Maria, the fated young teenagers who fall in love despite their different ethnic backgrounds, causing heartbreak among their families and violence in the streets of a once-peaceful neighborhood. Rita Moreno (who played Anita in the 1957 version on Broadway), now 88, plays Valentina, a new role created for her by Kushner. Last two screenings at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5 and Thursday, Jan. 6.

“Strangers On A Train” - Classic Film Series - (PG; 1 hour, 40 minutes) - Even though it does not star one of Hollywood’s most sought-after leading men, nor feature a stunning blond by his side, Hitchcock’s 1951 film, Strangers on a Train, always appears high up in lists of the best films made by the Master of Suspense. Film critic Roger Ebert suggested that “its appeal is probably the linking of an ingenious plot with insinuating creepiness.” And creepy it is. Two strangers discover they each have someone in their life they wish were dead, and one comes up with the “brilliant” idea that they swap murders allowing each to get away with the crime since there is no connection between the victim and the killer. The unfolding of this disturbing plan, remarkable in itself, becomes a complex visual masterpiece under Hitchcock’s brilliant direction. Cast includes Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker.

Dr. Jon Cavallero, Chair of the Rhetoric, Film and Screen Studies Department at Bates College returns to the Harbor Theater to provide a brief introductory video to the film. Thursday, Jan. 6, 2 p.m. (one show only).

“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 cultural taboos in this behind-the- scenes drama by Academy Award-winning writer / director Aaron Sorkin. A revealing glimpse of the couple's complex romantic and professional relationship, the film takes audiences into the writers' room, onto the sound stage and behind closed doors with Ball and Arnaz during one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom "I Love Lucy." Showing at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7; Saturday, Jan. 8; Wednesday, Jan. 12; Thursday, Jan. 13; and Sunday, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m.

“If Lucy and Ricky seemed average, in a 1950s way, on TV, ‘Being the Ricardos’ shows exactly how un-average the performers who played them were.” - Time Magazine

Harbor Theater is open Wednesday through Sunday nightly at 7 with a matinee only on Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for members and children under 18. Tickets will be sold at the concession stand. Present your proof of vaccination at the ticket counter – required. Masks must be worn at all times, except when actively eating or drinking. Children under 12 must be accompanied by a vaccinated adult. We thank you for helping make Harbor Theater a safe environment in this time of public crisis. ADA-mandated Audio Descriptive (AD) and Closed Caption (CC) devices available for the visually and hearing-impaired. Inquire at the concession stand.

Harbor Theater is located at 185 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. For more information: https://boothbaycinema.org