At the Theaters

Tue, 07/11/2017 - 2:30pm

The Harbor Theatre

“Despicable Me 3” - The adventures of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters- Margo, Edith and Agnes- and the Minions return! The mischievous Minions hope that Gru will return to a life of crime after the new boss of the Anti-Villain League fires him. Instead, Gru decides to remain retired and travel to Freedonia to meet his long-lost twin brother for the first time. The reunited siblings soon find themselves in an uneasy alliance to take down the elusive Balthazar Bratt, a former 1980s child star who seeks revenge against the world.  "Despicable Me 3" is rated PG and plays through Thursday, July 13 at 7 p.m.

“Dying in Vein: The Opiate Generation” – The Maine premiere of this documentary on the effects of opioid addiction. A deeply personal exploration, "Dying in Vein" drops you directly into the lives of a 22-year-old in recovery, a young couple trying to get clean, a family grieving the loss of their son and an ER physician trying to save one patient at a time.

After the screening, Friday, July 14 at 4 p.m., there will be a community discussion and panel featuring local experts and professionals. The event will also feature a Q & A session with the director, and part time Isle of Springs resident, Jenny Mackenzie.

"Dying In Vein" is not rated (although parental guidance is strongly suggested). This screening is free and open to the public, sponsored by the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club.

“Baby Driver” - After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail in this thriller. Movie review website Rotten Tomatoes describes "Baby Driver" as “Stylish, exciting, and fueled by a killer soundtrack, Baby Driver hits the road and it's gone -- proving fast-paced action movies can be smartly written without sacrificing thrills.”

“Baby Driver” is Rated R for language and violence.  Plays at 7 p.m. Friday, July 14 through Wednesday, July 19; and at 2 and 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 16.

The Harbor Theatre is located at 185 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. For more information, call 633-0438 or visit www.harbortheatre.net.

Lincoln Theater

NT Live encore: “No Man’s Land”  -  One summer's evening, two aging writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst's stately house nearby. As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men. Starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Captured live Dec 15, 2016. Run time:  90 minutes.  Screens Thursday, July 13 at 2 and 7 p.m.

VentiCordi Concert: Musical Reflections  -  The program includes Gian Francesco Malipiero’s ‘Epodi e Giambi’ for Violin, Oboe, Viola & Bassoon; Hillary Tann’s ‘The Walls of Morlais Castle' for Oboe, Viola & Cello; Karl Stamitz’s Quartet for Bassoon, Violin, Viola & Cello; J.S. Bach/Mozart’s Prelude and Fugue no. 4 in F Major for Violin, Viola & Cello; and many others. Visit website for complete list. Playing Friday, July 14 at 4 p.m.

“The Wedding Plan”   -  At 32, Michal (Noa Kooler), an Orthodox Jewish woman, is finally looking forward to the comfort and security of marriage, when she is blindsided by her fiancé's decision to call off the wedding with only a month's notice. Unwilling to return to lonely single life, Michal decides to put her trust in fate and continue with her wedding plans, believing Mr. Right will appear by her chosen date. Confident she will find a match made in heaven, she books a venue, sends out invitations and buys a wedding dress, as her skeptical mother and sister look on with trepidation.

Michal enlists the help of two different matchmakers, goes on a series of disastrous blind dates and finds an unexpected connection with a charming but utterly unsuitable pop star (Oz Zehavi). As the day of the ceremony grows closer and no suitor appears, Michal puts everything on the line to find happiness. In Hebrew with English subtitles. PG; 1 hour, 50 minutes. Playing at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 14, and at 2 and 7 p.m.  Saturday, July 15, Sunday, July 16 and Wednesday, July 19. 

NT Live: “Angels in America: Part I Millennium Approaches”  - America in the mid-1980’s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Andrew Garfield (Silence, Hacksaw Ridge) plays Prior Walter along with a cast including Denise Gough (People, Places and Things), Nathan Lane (The Producers), James McArdle (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Russell Tovey (The Pass).  This new staging of Tony Kushner’s multi-award winning two-part play, “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes,” is directed by Olivier and Tony award winning director Marianne Elliott ( War Horse). Run time: 3 hours and 30 minutes, with two 15-minute intermissions.  Broadcast live from London on Thursday, July 20 at 2 p.m., rebroadcast at 7 p.m.  

The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater Street, Damariscotta. For more information: 207-563-3424 or www.atthelincoln.org.