“The Secret Life of Pets” plays through Thursday Aug. 11, followed on Friday, Aug. 12 by the Matt Damon thriller “Jason Bourne” and a free screening of “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 17 this week at The Harbor Theatre.
In the animated comedy “The Secret Life of Pets,” Max (Louis C.K.) is a spoiled terrier who enjoys a comfortable life in a New York building until his owner adopts Duke, a giant and unruly canine. During their walk outside, they encounter a group of ferocious alley cats and wind up in a truck that’s bound for the pound. Luckily, a rebellious bunny named Snowball swoops in to save the doggy duo from captivity. In exchange, Snowball demands that Max and Duke join his gang of abandoned pets on a mission against the humans who’ve done them wrong.
“The Secret Life of Pets,” PG, plays at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11.
Matt Damon stars in the new thriller “Jason Bourne,” playing this week at The Harbor Theatre, Boothbay Harbor.
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is back in “Jason Bourne” after he walked away from the agency that trained him to become a deadly weapon 10 years ago.. Hoping to draw him out of the shadows, CIA director Robert Dewey assigns hacker and counterinsurgency expert Heather Lee to find him. Lee suspects that former operative Nicky Parsons is also looking for him. As she begins tracking the duo, Bourne finds himself back in action battling a sinister network that utilizes terror and technology to maintain unchecked power.
“Jason Bourne” is the fifth film based on the Bourne character created by novelist Robert Ludlum. It’s rated PG-13 and plays at 7 p.m., Friday-Thursday, Aug. 12-18, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 14.
In 1994, a year after serving two terms as one of the most popular governors in modern Washington state history, Booth Gardner was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. In 2008, as his health continued to deteriorate, he returned to the political spotlight, this time as the driving force behind a ballot initiative that would legalize one’s choice to die.
Oscar-nominated as Best Documentary, “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” chronicles his controversial crusade, looking at both sides of this hotly debated issue. Three filmed testimonies, given by terminally ill Mainers who support aid-in-dying legislation, will also be shown. Valerie Lovelace, executive director of It’s My Death, will facilitate a discussion following the films.
“The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” will be presented at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 17. Admission is free.
For more information, call 633-0438 or go to facebook.com/harbortheatre or harbortheatre.net. The Harbor Theatre is at the junction of Routes 27 and 96 in Boothbay Harbor, across from Hannaford Supermarket.
