"Hamnet" - (PG-13; 2 hours, 5 minutes) - Nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director (Chloe Zhao), Best Actress (Jessie Buckley), and Adapted Screenplay.  The film won the Best Drama Golden Globe and Buckley was awarded Best Actress in a Drama. This is the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, "Hamlet." After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss. Final showtime Thursday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m.

"Mildred Pierce" - (1945; 1 hour, 49 minutes) - The fourth film in this season’s Classic Film Club, celebrating the Stars and Noirs of Hollywood. When Mildred Pierce's (Joan Crawford) wealthy husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on her own. Despite Mildred's financial successes in the restaurant business, her oldest daughter, Veda, resents her mother for degrading their social status. In the midst of a police investigation after the death of her second husband, Mildred must evaluate her own freedom and her complicated relationship with her daughter. Directed by Oscar winner Michael Curtiz (Casablanca)  Crawford was awarded the Best Actress Oscar. Jeannie MacDonald, classic film club host and film historian, continues to present an intro at each screening along with a post-screening Q & A. Tickets: Free for Classic Film Club Members, $10 Adult, $7 LT members, and $7 youth (18 and under). Playing Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. 

"Song Sung Blue" - (PG-13; 2 hours, 12 minutes) -  Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians, played by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams. For her performance, Hudson is an Oscar nominee for Best Actress and was a  Golden Globe nominee in the same category. Playing Friday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. and at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7;  Wednesday, Feb. 11 and Thursday, Feb. 12.

"The General" - (1927; 1 hour, 23 minutes) - One show only. We're celebrating the silent film era! We've selected three incredible films, representing three genres, all being presented with live piano accompaniment by composer, Doug Protsik. We're kicking off the series with Buster Keaton's “The General.” One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, this film finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during  America's Civil War. When Johnny's fiancée, Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), is accidentally taken away while on a train stolen by Northern forces, Gray pursues the soldiers, using various modes of transportation in comic action scenes that highlight Keaton's boundless wit and dexterity. Protsik, is director of both the Maine Traditional Music Association and the Maine Fiddle Camp. He has played music all his life since starting piano lessons at age five. He's been playing and performing in the ‘Old Time Piano’ style since the early 1970s; and composing, performing, and recording old-time piano scores for silent movies. Playing Sunday, Feb 8 at 2 PM. Tickets: $15 adult, $13 LT members, and $5 youth (18 and under).

Coming soon – tickets on sale: "The Choral" - Feb. 13; National Theatre Live: "Hamlet" - Feb. 19 & 20;  2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts Films - Feb. 20.

Tickets are available in advance through the online box office at www.LincolnTheater.org. Remaining tickets are available beginning 30 minutes before showtime. Movie tickets are $10 adult and $7 LT members and youth 18 and under. Special event ticket prices vary. Wednesday matinee screenings contain Open Captions unless otherwise specified. The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater St. in downtown Damariscotta. Curtain going up!