This week at the Lincoln Theater

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 10:45am

Story Location:
2 Theater Street
Damariscotta, ME 04543
United States

“American Fiction” -  (R; 1 hour, 57 minutes) - Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. Nominated for 5 Academy Awards, Critic’s Choice Award winner, and a Golden Globe nominee. Final showtime Thursday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. .

“Romeo & Juliet” - National Theatre Live - (PG-13; 1 hour, 4 minutes) - Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together. In defiance of their feuding families, they chase a future of joy and passion as violence erupts around them. This bold new film brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the National Theatre in which desire, dreams and destiny collide to make Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy sing in an entirely new way. Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose, Judy) and Josh O’Connor (The Crown, God’s Own Country) play Juliet and Romeo. The award-winning cast includes Tamsin Greig, Fisayo Akinade, Adrian Lester, Lucian Msamati, Deborah Findlay. Two screenings only: Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $15 adult, $13 members, and $5 youth 18 and under. Broadcasts from National Theatre Live are presented in partnership with First National Bank and First National Wealth Management.

2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Live Action, Animated, and Documentary -  For the 19th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films! This is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. (The Academy Awards ceremony takes place Sunday, March 10th.) Presented in partnership with The Carpenter’s Boat Shop. LIVE ACTION SHORTS (R; 2 hours, 14 minutes) play Friday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 and Wednesday, Feb. 21. ANIMATED SHORTS (R; 1 hour 20 minutes) play at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 and Wednesday, Feb. 21, and at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22. DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (PG-13; 2 hours, 20 minutes) have one screening only, Sunday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m.

“The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio” - Great Art On Screen – (1 hour, 26 minutes) -  With narration by Jeremy Irons, this documentary is a journey among the most beautiful archaeological finds Egypt has left us. Journey inside the secret world of Egyptian mythology, religion and funerary culture, with an interwoven story of the history of the oldest museum in the world, the Museo Egizio in Turin. A journey along the Nile , among the most beautiful archaeological finds Egypt has left us, the magnificent monuments of Giza, Luxor, Karnak, to the Valley of the Kings and the workers’ village of Deir el-Medina, the story follows the tracks of Italian explorers and archaeologists – their itineraries also leading to the exhibition halls of the Cairo Museum, the Ägyptischen Museum in Berlin, the British Museum in London and the Louvre in Paris. Two screenings only, Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $15 adult, $13 members, and $5 youth 18 and under.

Coming soon: “The Zone of Interest” - Feb. 23; Free - Talking Food in Maine: Ilma Lopez, “James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef” Nominee - Feb. 26.

Tickets are available at the door beginning 30 minutes before showtime or in advance through the theater’s online box office at www.LincolnTheater.net. Movie tickets are $9 adult, $6 members and Youth 18 and under. Event ticket prices vary. The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater St. in downtown Damariscotta. Curtain going up!