HARBOR THEATER

185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org

The theater has returned to off-season days of operation: Wednesday through Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

“The Wife” - Glenn Close plays Joan Castleman, the long-suffering wife of celebrated writer Joe Castleman (Jonathan Pryce), who has just won the Nobel Prize for Literature.  Joe has always enjoyed his life as a celebrity; Joan has poured her intellect, charm, grace and diplomacy into her supportive role as a great man's wife. As the Nobel ceremony draws near, Joan begins to re-examine her role in life, her frustrations, her own talents and her considerable sacrifices, and that all explodes into one dazzling performance by Close. While she has been up for an Oscar eight times, Close has never won. Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair says, Full of fury in The Wife, she might have the competitive edge this year. Whatever happens, it will be a thrill to watch.

“The Wife,” Rated R, (AD & CC, run time 100 minutes), plays at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10 and Thursday, Oct. 11. 

“Operation Finale” - Fifteen years after the end of World War II, a team of top-secret Israeli agents travel to Argentina to track down Adolf Eichmann (Ben Kingsley), the Nazi officer who masterminded the transportation logistics that brought millions of innocent Jews to their deaths in concentration camps. Hoping to sneak him out of the country to stand trial, agent Peter Malkin (Oscar Isaac) soon finds himself playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with the notorious war criminal.

“Isaac and Kingsley soar in this gripping spy thriller, and it’s the psychological duel between the two that delivers the film’s most charged jolts of electricity.” - Entertainment Weekly

"Operation Finale," Rated PG-13 (CC & AD, 122 minutes), plays at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, Saturday, Oct. 13, Wednesday, Oct. 17 and Thursday, Oct. 18; Sunday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m.

“Gone With the Wind” - Harbor Theater’s Classic Film Series starts Thursday, Oct. 18, 2 p.m. with the 12 Academy Award winning "Gone with the Wind,” with an intermission. Thursday, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. only.  Tickets are $10 (no discounts) at the door. That includes a small popcorn and water before the show; complimentary wine, coffee and food will be served during the intermission.

LINCOLN THEATER

2 Theater St., Damariscotta ~ 563-3424 ~ www.atthelincoln.org

“Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf” - Piet Oudolf has radically redefined what gardens can be. As Rick Darke, the famous botanist, says to Piet in the film, "your work teaches us to see what we have been unable to see.” Through poetic cinematography and unique access, Five Seasons reveals all that Piet sees, and celebrate all that we as viewers have been unable to see. (NR; 1 hour, 15 minutes) Thursday, Oct. 11 at 2 p.m.

“Doctor Zhivago” -  The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during the First World War and then the October Revolution. Winner of 5 Academy Awards, Doctor Zhivago is the first of our second season of classic films.  All are welcome to attend. (PG-13; 3 hours, 17 minutes; 1965) Plays Thursday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 12 at 2 p.m.

“The Wife” -  After nearly 40 years of marriage, Joan and Joe Castleman (Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce) are complements. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is self-effacing. And where Joe enjoys his very public role as Great American Novelist, Joan pours her considerable intellect, grace, charm, and diplomacy into the private role of Great Man's Wife. Joe is about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his acclaimed and prolific body of work. Joe's literary star has blazed since he and Joan first met in the late 1950. The Wife interweaves the story of the couple's youthful passion and ambition with a portrait of a marriage, thirty-plus years later--a lifetime's shared compromises, secrets, betrayals, and mutual love. (R; 1 hour, 40 minutes) Plays at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, Saturday, Oct. 13; at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 and Wednesday, Oct. 17 (2 p.m. with captions); and at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18.

“Little Women” - Stories to Screen - Join us to celebrate 150 years of this American classic with FREE showings of the first major dramatization of Louisa May Alcott's novel about the lives of the four March sisters during the American Civil War as they learn to navigate love, loss and the trials of growing up. Episodes 1-3 playing at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, Saturday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 27.  Free!

“Aida” - The Met Live in HD - In a highlight of the new season, soprano Anna Netrebko sings her first Met Aida, going toe-to-toe with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as Amneris. No pre-opera talk at this encore screening. (3 hours, 36 minutes – includes two 30-minute intermissions) This encore presentation screens Saturday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m.

“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” - A Sing-Along Event - History is turned on its comic head when, in 10th century England, King Arthur travels the countryside to find knights who will join him at the Round Table in Camelot. Gathering up the men is a tale in and of itself but after a bit of a party at Camelot, many decide to leave only to be stopped by God who sends them on a quest: to find the Holy Grail.  (PG; 1 hour, 31 minutes) Come join in the fun and bring your singing voice Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m.