This week at the movies: Bill Murray, Robert Duvall and more

Tue, 11/11/2014 - 12:00pm

The Harbor Theatre

“Saint Vincent” stars Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) as a single mother who moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her 12-year old son Oliver. Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbor, Vincent (Bill Murray), a retired curmudgeon with a penchant for alcohol and gambling. An odd friendship soon blossoms between the improbable pair.

Last shows: Wednesday, Nov. 12 and Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.

“The Judge” stars Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall. Big city lawyer Hank Palmer (Downey), who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father (Duvall), the town's judge, is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth, and along the way he reconnects with the family he walked away from years before. The film also stars Billy Bob Thornton, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio, Jeremy Strong and Dax Shepard.

Writing for The Observer, reviewer Rex Reed describes “The Judge” as  “... equal parts courtroom drama, legal thriller and family saga, it’s also a synchronized duet for two terrific actors at the top of their craft.”

Screens Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3 and 7 p.m.

185 Townsend Avenue    ~  Boothbay Harbor

www.harbortheatre.net   ~   207-633-0438

Lincoln Theater

Silver screen is dark for the Lincoln County Community Theater’s production of “Almost, Maine.” See theater listings in the Out & Around calendar for more details.

2 Theater Street   ~   Damariscotta

www.atthelincoln.org   ~   207-563-3424