“Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them” J.K. Rowling's first screenplay, takes place in the year 1926, and Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures.

Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident, were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.

The film stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander with Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Carmen Ejogo and Colin Farrell.

Reviewing for Variety, Peter Debruge wrote, "'Fantastic Beasts' does double-duty as yet another imagination-tickling fantasy adventure and a deeply troubled commentary on tolerance, fear, and bigotry in the world today.”

“Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them” is playing now through Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sundays. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

The Harbor Theatre is located at 185 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. For more information, call 207-633-0438 or visit www.harbortheatre.net.

Lincoln Theater

“The Girl on the Train”  Rachel, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

Based on Paula Hawkins' bestselling novel and starring Emily Blunt. Rated R. Playing at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, Saturday, Nov. 26 and Sunday, Nov. 27 and at 2 and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30 and Thursday, Dec. 1.

Santa (in person) and Rudolph (in his feature film) It's the annual visit and pictures with Santa Claus Saturday, Nov. 26, around 12:15-ish right after the parade. Then the curtain goes up on “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer!”

NT Live Encore: “Hamlet”   Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Frankenstein at the National Theatre) takes on the title role of Shakespeare's great tragedy.

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state. Run time: 3-1/2 hours for one screening at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 27.

The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater Street in Damariscotta. For more information call 563-3424 or visit www.atthelincoln.org.