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Penn State Altoona Film Series

All films will be shown on Sundays at 6:00 p.m. in the theatre of Penn State Altoona's Devorris Downtown Center.

Films are free and open to the public. Free popcorn and soda!

Spring 2013

January 20 12 Angry Men (1957) 96 minutes. Rated PG. Genres: Thriller/Drama. Description: A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court. Includes an all-star cast headed by Henry Fonda.	February 3 Hugo (2011) 126 minutes. Rated PG for action. Genres: Adventure/Family. Description: Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mysterious adventure involving his late father and a mechanical robot. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
February 17 My Week with Marilyn (2011) 99 minutes. Rated R for language. Genres: Drama/Romance. During a film shoot, movie assistant Colin Clark aids actress Marilyn Monroe--who is struggling with the pressures of Hollywood life. At the same time, he begins to fall for her. Shown in time for Valentine’s Day!	March 3 Bully (2011) 98 minutes. Rated PG-13 for language and bully violence. Description: A documentary on peer-to-peer bullying in schools across the nation. Average American school kids cannot defend themselves against ridicule. What is the solution?
March 24 Harvey (1950) 104 minutes. Rated G. Genres: Comedy/Family/Fantasy. Description: Elwood P. Dowd (played by James Stewart) is a mild-mannered, pleasant man, who just happens (he says) to have an invisible friend that’s a 6-foot rabbit named Harvey. A classic ideal for Easter time!	April 7 The 11th Hour (2007) 95 minutes. Rated PG for thematic elements. Genre: Documentary. Producer Leonardo DiCaprio presents a look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Features over fifty scientific leaders.
April 14 Argo (2012) 120 minutes. Rated R for language and some violence. Genre: Thriller. Ben Affleck stars and directs a suspenseful dramatization of the 1980 secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran. One of the best films of 2012!	April 28 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 169 minutes. Rated R for intense violence and language. Genre: History. Following D-Day in WWII, a squad of U.S. soldiers goes behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Being shown in conjunction with the WWII History Weekend at Baker Mansion in Altoona April 26-28.