This week at the movies: ‘Gone Girl,’ with Ben Affleck, ‘Love is Strange’ and more

Films to see in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta
Wed, 10/22/2014 - 8:30am

The Harbor Theatre

“Gone Girl” Based on the novel by Gillian Flynn (who also wrote the screenplay) and directed by David Fincher, “Gone Girl” unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage.

On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, a husband (Ben Affleck) reports that his wife (Rosamund Pike) has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble.

Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne (Affleck) kill his wife?

Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan describes “Gone Girl” as, "Superbly cast from the two at the top to the smallest speaking parts, impeccably directed by Fincher and crafted by his regular team to within an inch of its life, ‘Gone Girl’ shows the remarkable things that can happen when filmmaker and material are this well matched."

Plays at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 and 29, Thursday, Oct. 23 and 30, Friday, Oct. 24, Saturday, Oct. 25, and at 3 and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26.

On Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m., the theatre will present “Night of the Living Dead,” hosted by original cast member and longtime Boothbay Harbor resident Dominick Garvey. Garvey will tell the tale of how the film was made by George Romano in 1968. The low budget horror movie, filmed on Perry Como's estate, became a cult classic. Garvey will also conduct a Q&A after the screening.

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

The Lincoln Theater

“Love is Strange” features Alfred Molina and John Lithgow as George and Ben, a longtime, newly married couple who must, after George loses his job and they lose their apartment, rely on the kindness of friends. Final screenings are Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m.

NT Live: David Hare’s “Skylight”: On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from a former lover, now a widower (Bill Nighy). The two attempt to rekindle their relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires. Broadcast from London on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.

In “My Old Lady,” an American (Kevin Klein) inherits an apartment in Paris that comes with an unexpected resident (Maggie Smith) and Kevin Klein. Playing at 2 and 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, Wednesday, Oct. 29 and Thursday, Oct. 30; Saturday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.

The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater Street, Damariscotta. For more information, call 207-563-3424 or visit www.atthelincoln.org.