At the theaters
HARBOR THEATER
185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org
“Roma” - The most personal project to date from Mexico’s Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Children of Men), ROMA follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a young domestic worker for a family in the middle-class neighborhood of Roma in Mexico City. Delivering an artful love letter to the women who raised him, Cuarón draws on his own childhood to create a vivid and emotional portrait of domestic strife and social hierarchy amidst political turmoil of the 1970’s. Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography for Alfonso Cuaron. “Roma.” (Rated R, 2 hours 15 minutes) Plays Wednesday, March 27, 2 and 7 p.m. and on Thursday, March 28 at 7 p.m.
“Everybody Knows” - The film follows Laura (Penelope Cruz) on her travels from Argentina to her small home town in Spain for her sister's wedding, bringing her two children along for the occasion. Amid the joyful reunion and festivities, the eldest daughter is abducted. In the tense days that follow, various family and community tensions surface and deeply hidden secrets are revealed. Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi and starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. In Spanish with English subtitles. (Rated R, 2 hours 12 minutes) See it at 7 p.m. Friday, March 29; Saturday, March 30, Wednesday, April 3 and Thursday, April 4; and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 31.
“Farhadi’s choreography of the shift from rowdy celebration to frantic desperation is the most effective part of the movie, and he keeps the suspense going on several fronts.” - A. O. Scott’s reveiw of “Everybody Knows,” - for the New York Times
LINCOLN THEATER
2 Theater St., Damariscotta ~ 563-3424 ~ www.lcct.org
“Roma” - The most personal project to date from Academy Award (R)-winning director and writer Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Children of Men, Y Tu Mama Tambien), ROMA follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a young domestic worker for a family in the middle-class neighborhood of Roma in Mexico City. Delivering an artful love letter to the women who raised him, Cuarón draws on his own childhood to create a vivid and emotional portrait of domestic strife and social hierarchy amidst political turmoil of the 1970s. In Spanish and Mixtec with English subtitles. Oscar Winner 2019 for Best Foreign Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography. (R; 2 hours, 15 minutes) Playing Thursday, March 28 at 2 p.m.
“The Maine Comedy All Stars: 2019 Comedy Tour!” - Colby Bradshaw - witty takes on food, friends and Irish Step Dancing; Dennis Fogg - offers a fast paced, hilarious take on his family, kids and work; Ian Stuart - one of New England's most sought-after headliners. Known for his vivid story-telling, gut busting one-liners and sharp crowd work. Tickets for this PG-13 show, Thursday, March 18, 7:30 p.m., are $15/adults, $13./members, and $5 for the 18 and under crowd. Purchase through the box office and at the door.
“If Beale Street Could Talk” - Set in early-1970s Harlem, If Beale Street Could Talk is a timeless and moving love story of both a couple's unbreakable bond and the African-American family's empowering embrace, as told through the eyes of 19-year-old Tish Rivers (screen newcomer KiKi Layne). A daughter and wife-to-be, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny (Stephan James). Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Also starring Oscar Winner 2019 for Best Supporting Actress, Regina King. (R; 1 hour, 59 minutes) Playing at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, March 29 and Sunday March 31; plays at 7 p.m. only Saturday, March 30.
“Die Walküre” - The Met Live in HD - In what is expected to be a Wagnerian event for the ages, soprano Christine Goerke plays Brünnhilde, Wotan’s willful warrior daughter, who loses her immortality in opera’s most famous act of filial defiance. Tenor Stuart Skelton and soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek play the incestuous twins Siegmund and Sieglinde. Greer Grimsley sings Wotan. Philippe Jordan conducts. (4 hours, 55 minutes – includes two 35 minute intermissions) Screens Saturday, March 30 at Noon. Tickets: $25/adult, $23/members, $5 /youth 18 and under.
