“The Velvet Queen” - (In French with English subtitles; NR, 1 hour, 32 minutes) - These cold winter days are a perfect time to sit in our warm theater and escape to another world...with glorious music in the background. On the remote Tibetan plateau, some of the planets rarest animals roam, hidden and, for the moment, protected from the modern world. Vincent Munier, one of the world’s most renowned wildlife photographers, and the acclaimed novelist Sylvain Tesson set off to catch a glimpse of the most exotic of all, the snow leopard, while wondering aloud if this hunt, even with cameras, is the right thing to do. Marie Amiquet directs this real-life adventure. A special 2 p.m. show has been added to Wednesday, Feb. 9 in addition to the 7 p.m. show; and once more at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10.

“’The Velvet Queen’ is a calming, meditative experience ... it often achieves a hypnotic tone, thanks in no small part to a gorgeous score from the two geniuses, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, who find the perfect compositions for a project that reaches for something greater than a typical nature documentary. " - Roger Ebert.com

“Licorice Pizza” - (R - language, sexual references, some drug use; 2 hours, 13 minutes) -  Oscar buzz abounds for Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest movie, a stinging take on Hollywood in the 1970s and a coming-of-age story that features two brilliant newcomers to the screen, Alana Haim (noted singer) and Cooper Hoffman (son of the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman). They run around the San Fernando Valley in a typical teenage romantic frenzy with one caveat ... Hoffman plays a 15-year-old and Haim is a woman 10 years older. Sean Penn and Bradley Cooper are the Hollywood ‘oldies’ in this far from typical romantic comedy. Plays at 7 p.m.  Friday, Feb. 11; Saturday, Feb. 12; Wednesday, Feb. 16; Thursday, Feb. 17; and a 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb 13.

“Paul Thomas Anderson’s golden, shimmering vision of the 1970s San Fernando Valley meanders in the best possible way, and when it’s over, we may not have ended up anywhere ... we just watched the best movie of the year.” –Roger Ebert.com

“Sunflowers: The Greatest Story Ever Painted” - Exhibition on Screen - (run time 1 hour, 25 minutes) -  Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers are some of the most iconic paintings in the world. In an extraordinary exhibition, the Van Gogh Museum took a new and revealing look at the five publicly owned versions of sunflowers in a vase. And Exhibition on Screen was there to study them, going beyond the surface to explore why Van Gogh chose the exotic sunflower with its long stem and golden crown? What was Van Gogh trying to say with his works and what secrets did scientists discover when they analyzed the work in detail?

Director David Bickerstaff traveled beyond Amsterdam to Tokyo, Philadelphia, London and Munich to film all five of the works and reveal the secrets about each, with its own different story. All five are now considered to be in such a delicate state that there will never be a show with all of them alongside one another ever again. Take this opportunity to see them and understand, at many new levels, both the paintings and the artist, Vincent Van Gogh. ONE show only: Friday, Feb. 18, 2 p.m.

Coming soon: Kenneth Branagh’s re-make of Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile” - Feb. 25.

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 are sold at the concession stand. Present your proof of vaccination when purchasing your tickets. Masks must be worn at all times, except when actively eating or drinking. 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.

The Harbor Theater is located at 185 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor. For more information, visit https://boothbaycinema.org