"The Friend" - (R; 2 hours, 3 minutes) - Writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. great dane, Apollo. The regal, yet intractable beast, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend's problematic choices in both life and death. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life. Final showtime Thursday, May 15 at 2 p.m.

2025 Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour in Damariscotta - (approx. running time: 2 hours) - Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust invites you to the 8th annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival. Kick back and enjoy a hand-picked selection of just-released 2025 films, and enter to win great giveaways from Coastal Rivers and Wild & Scenic’s National Partners. There’ll be door prizes and beer, wine, and concessions available through the theater. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival inspires environmental activism and a love for nature–through film, sharing an urgent call to action, encouraging its audiences to learn more about what they can do to save our threatened planet. Thursday, May 15 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $12 adult, $7 student and youth under 16; FREE for current Coastal Rivers members. This event is presented by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust.

"Secret Mall Apartment" - (NR; 1 hour, 31 minutes) - In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside the busy Providence Place Mall and kept it going for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than just a wild prank, the secret mall apartment became an incredibly meaningful act for all the participants, at once an act of defiance against local gentrification, a boundary-pushing work of public/private art, and a 750 square foot space that sticks it to the man. Playing Friday, May 16 at 2 and 7 p.m., Saturday, May 17 at 7 p.m., Sunday, May 18 at 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 21 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Thursday, May 22 at 2 and 7 p.m.

The Met Live in HD: "Salome" - (approx. runtime: 2 hours, 15 minutes - with no intermission) - Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod; American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth. Saturday, May 17 at 1 p.m. Tickets: $25 adult, $23 LT member, $5 youth.

"Detective Pikachu" - (PG; 1 hour, 44 minutes) - Our next FREE Family Film! Ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son, Tim, to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry's former Pokémon partner, wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth Detective Pikachu. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to work together, as Tim is the only human who can talk with Pikachu, they join forces to unravel the tangled mystery. Sunday, May 18 at 12:30 p.m.

Coming soon - "On Swift Horses" - May 23;  Adam Ezra Group - Bobby Whear Memorial Fish Ladder Fundraiser - May 25;  "The Wedding Banquet" - May 30.

Tickets available in advance through the online box office at www.LincolnTheater.org. Remaining tickets  available at the door 30 minutes before showtime. Movie tickets are $10 adult and $7 LT member 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!