Film and Theater

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Attention all young performers who love to sing, act, and spend their summer doing what they love most—being on stage! Maine State Music Theatre still has youth audition

"Treasure Island" cast gives a rousing, "Aye, matey" in an early rehearsal photo. Performances in  are Jan 30 & 31. Photo courtesy of Heartwood

Heartwood’s annual winter middle school production will hit the stage soon, as an enthusiastic group of 4th-8th grade Midcoast youths present an adaptation of “Treasure Island.” A cast of 28…

 Timothée Chalamet stars in "Marty Supreme" opening at Lincoln Theater Jan. 23. Courtesy of the venue

"The Secret Agent" - (R; 2 hours, 38 minutes - In Portuguese, German, and English) -  Golden Globe Winner for Best Non-English Language Film.…

"Hamnet," starring Golden Globe winning actress Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, continues at Harbor Theater Wednesday, Jan. 21

"Hamnet" - (PG13; 2 hours, 5 minutes) - From Academy Award®–winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, "Hamnet" is a deeply felt and beautifully rendered…

Members of the BRHS Class of 2029 wait for the start of "A Christmas Carol" at the Portland Stage. Courtesy photo

There are dozens of holiday plays…

iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival
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Y Arts performers are bound for the annual iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta Jan. 16-18. For this year’s adjudication piece, a cast of 30 will perform “Elf the Musical Jr.” based on…

"The Secret Agent" opens Friday, Jan. 16 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"Sentimental Value" - (R; 2 hours, 13 minutes - In Norwegian, English, and French) - Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father,…

A scene from "Hamnet" opening at the Harbor Theater Friday, Jan. 16. Courtesy of the venue

"Marty Supreme" - (R; 2 hours, 30 minutes) - Set in 1952 New York, Marty Supreme follows Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), a fast-talking table-…

"Sentimental Value"

"Nuremberg" - (PG-13; 2 hours, 28 minutes) - As the Nuremberg trials are set to begin, a U.S. Army psychiatrist gets locked in a dramatic psychological…

"Marty Supreme," starring Timothée Chalamet, opens at the Harbor Theater Jan. 9. Courtesy of the venue

"Sentimental Value" - (R; 2 hours, 13 minutes) - Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleas) reunite with their estranged…

Studio Theatre of Bath is excited to announce auditions for "Over The River and Through The Woods," by Joe DiPietro and directed by Kirstin Hayward. The show will…

Presented by the Friends of the Waldoboro Library, "The Librarians" comes to The Waldo Jan. 11! Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our…

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Join us at Harbor Theater on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. for a very special presentation from our Arts on Film series! Even if you caught the Met Opera’s Live…

1971's Willie Wonka, Gene Wilder, returns to the Lincoln Theater silver screen Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Lincoln Theater is excited to announce its 2026 Free Family Film Series. One Sunday afternoon each month, the theater will offer a free, family-friendly film open to…

"Nuremberg" opens 2026 at the Lincoln Theater on Friday, Jan. 2. Courtesy of the venue

"Wicked: For Good" - (PG; 2 hours, 18 minutes) - Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) is now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West,…

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning star in "Sentimental Value." The film opens at Harbor Theater in January. Courtesy of the venue

"Wicked: For Good" - (PG; 2 hours, 20 minutes) - Directed again by Jon M. Chu, the sequel is tighter and more focused, expanding the Broadway musical’s…

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Take Two is a series from reporters (and movie buffs) Fritz Freudenberger and Isabelle Curtis to review entertainment options in the…

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The film industry is an equation. There's the director with a vision, the crew who make it come to life, and the audience members who hang on the edge of their seats,…

"Wicked: For Good" to play Friday, Dec. 26 - Jan.1 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"Wicked: For Good" - (PG; 2 hours, 18 minutes) - Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within…

"Wicked: For Good" continues this Harbor Theater this Friday, Dec. 26. Courtesy of the venue

"Wicked: For Good" - (PG; 2 hours, 20 minutes) - "Wicked: For Good" raises the stakes and deepens the emotion, delivering a darker yet crowd-…

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The Lincoln County Community Theater is ringing in the season with a lively and heartfelt holiday production the whole family can enjoy. Opening Dec. 19, LCCT…

Rehearsal scene from "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Herdman’s, from left: Rocklan Megaro, Finn Sullivan, Fern LeMay-Dorval, Cora Wissman, and Elliot Birrell, rehearse a scene for Director John Mulcahy. Zora Margolis, who plays Mrs. Armstrong, watches from upstage. Courtesy of LCCT

"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" -  Live on stage! LCCT, the resident theater company at Damaiscotta’s historic Lincoln Theater, is excited to…

Ariana Grande (Galinda) and Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba) return in "Wicked: For Good" opening at Harbor Theater Friday, Dec. 19. Courtesy of the venue

"Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" - (PG13; 2 hours, 24 minutes) - Benoit Blanc returns for his most perplexing case…

National Theater's "Life of Pi" screens Dec. 11 and 12 at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta. Image courtesy of the venue

"Blue Moon" - (R; 1 hour, 40 minutes) - Richard Linklater's Blue Moon tells the story of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart bravely facing the future as…

See "The Best Little Christmas Pageant  Ever" at the Harbor Theater on Sunday, Dec. 14. Image courtesy of film distributor

‘Tis the season at Harbor Theater, and our Community Partners are sponsoring two free Christmas films for all area families. Both these movies are fun for adults and…

"Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" opening at Harbor Theater Friday, Dec. 12. Courtesy of the venue

"Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" - (PG13; 2 hours) - "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" cuts deep as an intimate portrait of Springsteen’s…

The East Boothbay and Southport United Methodist Churches invite you to join us for a Christmas movie event at the Harbor Theater, 185 Townsend Avenue. On Sunday, Dec.…

Ethan Hawke stars in "Blue Moon" opening Dec. 5 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

Boston Camerata - "Sing We Noel" - A much-loved Camerata holiday program returns two generations later! We celebrate Christmas in the English speaking…

Jeremy Allen White stars in "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" opening at the Harbor Theater Dec. 5. Courtesy of the venue

"Nuremberg" - (PG-13; 2 hours 28 minutes) - It’s 1945 just after Adolf Hitler’s suicide in Berlin and the Allies have made their way into Germany.…

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The holidays are just around the corner, and Lincoln Theater is delighted to roll out a festive lineup filled with music, movies, and live theater. From cherished…

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Rushton passes out Yellow Tulip Hope bags during the Nov. 10 showing of “Screenagers: The Next Chapter” at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of Piper Wilber

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s Coulombe Center for Health Improvement partnered with the Lincoln Theater to host two free community showings of “Screenagers: The Next…

June Squibb stars in "Eleanor the Great" opening Nov. 28 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"Eleanor the Great" - (PG-13; 1 hour, 38 minutes) - After losing her best friend of 70 years, Eleanor (June Squibb) moves from her Florida retirement…

Take Two: The Register Goes to the Movies

Take Two is a series from reporters (and movie buffs) Fritz Freudenberger and Isabelle Curtis to review entertainment options in the…

"Nuremberg," starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, opens at the Harbor Theater Friday, Nov. 28. Courtesy of the venue

"Blue Moon" - ( R ; 1 hour 40 minutes) - Richard Linklater tells the story of legendary lyricist Lorenz…

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Calling all Crafters! The Waldo Theatre is delighted to invite local makers and movie lovers to two upcoming Craft Cinema afternoons: cozy community gatherings designed…

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"The Magic Flute" returns to the Lincoln Theater Dec. 6. Courtesy of The Met Live in HD

Lincoln Theater is delighted to continue a cherished holiday tradition with a special encore presentation of The Magic Flute 

Actor John Michael Higgins at the Harbor Theater for a screening of "Best in Show," which he was in. Courtesy Tanner Grover

When Tanner Grover started The Cinema Clubhouse, he expected friends, family, and community members to come to Harbor Theater for movie screenings. In an unexpected…

The January '25 annual Winter Drama Adventure youth cast of "Jack and the Beanstalk." Auditions for this year's show, "Treasure Island," will be Dec. 1 in the Poe Theater. Courtesy of Joy Braley

Heartwood Theater will host youth auditions for ”Treasure Island” open to all Midcoast middle school students in grades 4-8, on Monday, Dec. 1 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Poe…

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That magical train ride, "The Polar Express" makes a stop at the Lincoln Theater Nov. 29. Courtesy of the venue

Lincoln Theater is pleased to be part of the annual Villages of Light festival, bringing Santa Claus to town along with a free holiday film for this special celebration…

"The Last Class," portrait of Robert Reich at Lincoln Theater Nov. 21-24. Courtesy of the venue

"One Battle After Another" - (R; 2 hours, 41 minutes) - Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned…

BRHS Drama presents Frozen Jr.

Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Drama staged three performances of Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” (Lee & Buck, 2013) Nov. 14-15. Friday’s performance felt more like a…

Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qualley in a scene from "Blue Moon" opening Nov. 21 at the Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"Frankenstein" - (R; 2 hours, 29 minutes) - Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley's incredibly influential 1818 Gothic novel "…

Lee Ann and Tom Szelog at the June 2024 premiere at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of Mandi Colby-Favreau

“A Peace of Forest” — the first feature-length wildlife film shot entirely in Maine — returns to Lincoln Theater for a special encore screening on Sunday, Nov. 23…

A scene from "Frozen JR" playing this weekend in the BRHS auditorium. Courtesy of Dr. Mary Miller

Disney’s “Frozen JR.” is playing at Boothbay Region High School, 236 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor on Friday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2…

Leo DiCaprio leads an all-star cast in "One Battle After Another" opening Friday, Nov. 14. Courtesy of the venue

EOS: "Caravaggio" -  (NR; 1 hour, 30 minutes) - Mystery, intrigue, beauty, passion, murder – shine a new light on Caravaggio in this dramatic…

Guillermo del Toro's adaption of  "Frankenstein" opens Friday, Nov. 21 at the Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"A House of Dynamite" - (R; 1 hour, 52 minutes) - Playing out a nightmare scenario with nerve-wracking plausibility, director Kathryn Bigelow's (…

Carvaggio's "The Cardsharps" - circa 1595. Kimbell Art Museum. Courtesy of Seventh Art's Exhibition Screen Marketing division

Two shows only: 2 p.m on Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15. Five years in the making, Exhibition On Screen's "Caravaggio" (1 hour, 40 mintues) is the most extensive…

Playwright Cheryl Salatino of Westport Island.

The Waldo Theatre’s upcoming community theatre production Murdering the Mob, which opens Nov. 15, is a silly, fun, whodunit murder mystery co-written by Westport…

A scene from "The Thin Man" Courtesy of Lincoln Theater

This week we kick off Season 8 of our beloved Classic Film Club. We are excited to celebrate Hollywood with all of you over the next six months with six fabulous films! 

“The…