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ALIENS IN THE ATTIC
Starring Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler, Ashley Tisdale; directed by John Schultz.
Adventure, 2009, PG, 86 min.
A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens. New release! [imdb]

CLUELESS
Starring Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Dan Hedaya; directed by Amy Heckerling.
Comedy, 1995, PG-13, 97 min.
A retelling of Jane Austen's Emma, set in Beverly Hills. Supporting ENGL 101.401. [imdb]

CONSPIRACY
Starring Kenneth Branagh, Stanley Tucci; directed by Frank Pierson.
Drama, 2001, R, 96 min.
A dramatic recreation of the Wannsee Conference where the Nazi Final Solution phase of the Holocaust was devised. Supporting HIST 430 Third Reich. [imdb]

DR. STRANGELOVE
Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Slim Pickens; directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Comedy, 1964, PG, 93 min.
When an insane general starts the process to lead toward World War III, a war room full of politicians and military men try frantically to stop him. Presented as a supplement to the Penn Reading Project: Candide; see our Academic Resources page at http://www.upenn.edu/video/classes2.htmlfor more details. Supporting STSC100.301 History of American Science. [imdb]

GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1998)
Starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria; directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
Drama, 1998, R, 111 min.
Modernization of Charles Dickens classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love. Supporting the 2009 Penn Reading Project: Thomas Eakins' "The Gross Clinic." [imdb]

I LOVE YOU BETH COOPER
Starring Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack T. Carpenter; directed by Chris Columbus.
Comedy, 2009, PG-13, 102 min.
A nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for the hottest and most popular girl in school – Beth Cooper – during his graduation speech. Much to his surprise, Beth shows up at his door that very night and decides to show him the best night of his life. New release! [imdb]

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
Starring voices of Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Ray Romano; directed by Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier.
Adventure, 2009, PG, 94 min.
When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him. New release! [imdb]

KINSEY
Starring Liam Neeson, Laura Linney; directed by Bill Condon.
Drama, 2004, R, 118 min.
A look at the life of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948 publication "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" was one of the first recorded works that saw science address sexual behavior. Supporting STSC100.301 History of American Science. [imdb]

THE AFFAIRS OF CELLINI
Starring Fredric March, Vince Barnett, Fay Wray; directed by Gregory La Cava.
Comedy, 1934, Approved, 80 min.
The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke. Supporting the 2009 Penn Reading Project: Thomas Eakins' "The Gross Clinic." [imdb]

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
Starring Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison; directed by Carol Reed.
Drama, 1965, Approved, 138 min.
The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II. Supporting the 2009 Penn Reading Project: Thomas Eakins' "The Gross Clinic." [imdb]

THE BIG LEBOWSKI
Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro; directed by Joel Coen.
Comedy, 1998, R, 117 min.
Thugs break into Jeff Lebowski's apartment in the errant belief that they are accosting Jeff Lebowski, the eccentric philanthropist, and not the laid back, unemployed Jeff Lebowski known as "The Dude." In the aftermath of the crime, The Dude seeks restitution from his wealthy namesake. But instead of getting a replacement for his soiled carpet, The Dude is swept up in a caper involving loan sharks and kidnapping. Supporting ANTH 160 / CINE 106. [imdb]
























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