This week at Harbor Theater
Join us for our first Wednesday open captioned (OCAP) matinee of the season: “The Holiday” - (2006; PG13 - 2 hours, 16 minutes) - Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes over Christmas/Hanukkah holidays after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local. Stars Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, and Eli Wallach. One show only at 2 p.m. Dec. 6.
Harbor Theater’s Family Holiday Festival ends on Thursday, Dec. 7 with a real classic: “Holiday Inn” - (1942; NR; 1 hour, 41 minutes) - Bing Crosby first sings Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” in the film starring Crosby and Fred Astaire with an Irving Berlin score of song and dance numbers for all the holidays of the year. One show only at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7.
“The Holdovers” - ( R; 2 hours, 13 minutes) - From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, “The Holdovers” follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them -- a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) -- and with the school's head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da'Vine Joy Randolph). Plays at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8; Saturday, Dec. 9; Thursday, Dec. 14; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 and Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2 p.m. (OCAP).
"Wry, funny (with some zingers that will stay with you long after the film is over), and closely observed, The Holdovers is my kind of Christmas film.” – Max Weiss, Baltimore Magazine
“Roman Holiday” - Classic Film Series - (1953; NR; 1 hour, 59 minutes) - Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck),who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way. Two shows only at 2 p.m.: Thursday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 16.
"With Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn turning in superb performances, Roman Holiday is 118 minutes of sheer entertainment." – Milton Luban, Hollywood Reporter
Coming soon: “Maestro” - Dec. 15 and “Napoleon” - Dec. 22.
Harbor Theater is open for 2 p.m. matinees on Wednesday and Sunday; shows Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for members and children under 18. ADA-mandated Audio Descriptive (AD) and Closed Caption (CC) devices are available for the visually and hearing-impaired. Inquire at the concession stand.