FILM: Strictly Ballroom (1992)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter Written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, Strictly Ballroom tells the story of an Australian ballroom dancer, Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio), and his struggle to establish his personal style…

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FILM: Everything is Illuminated (2005)

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Stars: Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Leskin A young Jewish American man endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II in a Ukrainian village, that was ultimately razed by the…

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FAMILY FILM: Trolls (2016)

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Stars: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel An unlikely pair of Trolls must embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they’ve ever known.

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FILM: The Meaning of Life (1983)

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Stars: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle Life’s questions are “answered” in a series of outrageous vignettes. This is Monty Python at their funniest.

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FILM: Wonder Woman (2017)

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Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers…

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FAMILY FILM: Coco (2017)

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Stars: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.

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FILM: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

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Stars: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas. A young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who’s been missing for thirty years. Sponsored by…

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FILM: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

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Stars: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric. The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero…

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FILM: Thor Ragnarok (2017)

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Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett. Thor is imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, and must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, which is at the…

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FILM: Hook (1991)

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Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts. When Captain Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy. Sponsored by…

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FAMILY FILM: Despicable Me 3 (2017)

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Stars: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker. Gru meets his long-lost charming, cheerful, and more successful twin brother Dru who wants to team up with him for one last criminal heist. Sponsored by Supplies Unlimited.

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FILM: La La Land (2016)

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Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt. While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future. Sponsored by Supplies Unlimited.

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FAMILY FILM: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

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Stars: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey. A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past. Sponsored…

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FILM: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

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Stars: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make…

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FILM: Black Panther (2018)

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Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o T’Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was…

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FAMILY FILM: Ferdinand (2017)

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Stars: John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Cannavale. After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family,…

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OWL CINEMA FOODIE FILM: Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

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Stars: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné When tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking. This film is free and open to…

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Film: I’m Not There (2007)

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Stars: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger. Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician’s life and work. Sponsored by Lincoln County Publishing Company. Come check…

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Screening of “A Place at the Table”

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Run time: 1 hour, 24 minutes Stars: Jeff Bridges, Tom Colicchio, Ken Cook A documentary that investigates incidents of hunger experienced by millions of Americans, and proposed solutions to the problem.

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OWL CINEMA FOODIE FILM: The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

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Stars: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory’s Michelin-starred eatery. This film is free and open to…

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OWL CINEMA FOODIE FILM: The Big Night (1996)

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Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Marc Anthony. New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save…

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OWL CINEMA FOODIE FILM: The Trip (2010)

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Stars: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Rebecca Johnson Steve is asked to review restaurants for the UK’s Observer who is joined on a working road trip by his friend Rob who fills in at the last…

OWL CINEMA FAMILY FOODIE FILM: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

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Stars: Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell A local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know, that…

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Film: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

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Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody. In 1938, after his father Professor Henry Jones, Sr. goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against Adolf Hitler’s Nazis again to stop…

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Family Film: Shrek (2001)

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Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz. After his swamp is filled with magical creatures, Shrek agrees to rescue Princess Fiona for a villainous lord in order to get his land back.

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Film: Jaws (1975)

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Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss. A local sheriff, a marine biologist and an old seafarer team up to hunt down a great white shark wreaking havoc in a beach resort.

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Pocahontas Revealed

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Come and join us as Colonial Pemaquid begins the first of a new summer series of films that will cover a variety of historical and archaeological topics that cut across the globe. This 55 minute…

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Film: The Princess Bride (1987)

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Stars: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright. While home sick in bed, a young boy’s grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride.

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Film: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

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Stars: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold. A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll.

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Family Film: Finding Nemo (2003)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould. After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.

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Family Film: Babe

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh   Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.

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Film: Edward Scissorhands (1990)

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Stars: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation.

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Family Film: ParaNorman (2012)

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A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse. This film is FREE and open to the public. It will be shown in Skidompha’s Porter Hall.

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FILM: Ready Player One

Join us for an after-school showing of Ready Player One.

Film: Food For Change

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Food For Change is an 82-minute documentary film focusing on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change in American culture. This is the first film to examine the important historical role played…

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Film: Death Becomes Her (1992)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn   When a woman learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival. This film is FREE and open to the public. It will…

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Family Film: Hotel Transylvania (2012)

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Stars:Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg   Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count’s teenaged daughter.   This…

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Film: Casablanca (1942)

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Stars:Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid A cynical nightclub owner protects an old flame and her husband from Nazis in Morocco.

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It happened One Night (1934)

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Stars:  Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story.

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