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AWAY WE GO
Starring John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels; directed by Sam Mendes.
Comedy, 2009, R, 98 min.
A couple expecting their first child travels around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family once the parents with whom they were going to stay decide to move. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover "home" on their own terms for the first time. New release! [imdb]

BATTLE FOR TERRA
Starring voices of Chad Allen, Rosanna Arquette, Brian Cox; directed by Aristomenis Tsirbas.
Adventure, 2009, PG, 85 min.
The last known survivors of Earth now embark on a desperate mission to colonize a world which would be suitable to human life. The tranquil planet of Terra in which the civilization honors nature and celebrates life was discovered to be Humanity's last hope in the face of extinction. New release! [imdb]

BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE
Starring Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach; directed by Yves Simoneau.
Drama, 2007, Unrated, 133 min.
A chronicle of how American Indians were displaced as the U.S. expanded west. Based on the book by Dee Brown. PVN celebrates Native American History Month. [imdb]

DANCES WITH WOLVES
Starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant; directed by Kevin Costner.
Drama, 1990, PG-13, 181 min.
An idealistic Civil War soldier (Kevin Costner) searches for humanity in the ultimate frontier. Set against a stunning South Dakota landscape, this solider forms a strong bond with a Sioux Indian tribe in this epic Western. PVN celebrates Native American History Month. [imdb]

DRAG ME TO HELL
Starring Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Jessica Lucas; directed by Sam Raimi.
Horror, 2009, R, 99 min.
Christine Brown is an ambitious L.A. loan officer who denies a home loan to the mysterious Mrs. Ganush leaving the older woman out on the street. In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. New release! [imdb]

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
Starring Ryan Phillipe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach; directed by Clint Eastwood.
Drama, 2006, R, 132 min.
The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII. PVN celebrates Veterans' Day. [imdb]

GOYA'S GHOSTS
Starring Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman; directed by Milos Forman.
Drama, 2006, R, 113 min.
Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk. Supporting the 2009 Penn Reading Project: Thomas Eakins' "The Gross Clinic." [imdb]

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson; directed by David Yates.
Adventure, 2007, PG-13, 138 min.
With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts. Supporting ANTH 160 / CINE 106. [imdb]

HOW TO BE A SERIAL KILLER
Starring Dameon Clarke, Ryan Smith, Laura Regan; directed by Luke Ricci.
Comedy, 2009, R, 91 min.
Mike Wilson has found the perfect method of getting your life back on track and achieving a meaningful existence - he teaches his method in an exciting seminar series: How To Be A Serial Killer. His students don't know that his "method" is based on his secret life as a murderer but it becomes harder to keep it from his girlfriend when he takes a special interest in one of his pupils in this dark comedy. New release! [imdb]

IMAGINE THAT
Starring Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Nicole Ari Parker; directed by Karey Kirkpatrick.
Adventure, 2009, PG, 107 min.
Evan is a successful financial executive who has more time for his Blackberry than his seven-year-old daughter. When he has a crisis of confidence and his career starts going down the drain, he finds the solution to all his problems in his daughter's imaginary world. New release! [imdb]

LAND OF THE LOST
Starring Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride; directed by Brad Silberling.
Comedy, 2009, PG-13, 101 min.
On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In this alternate universe, the trio makes friends with a primate named Chaka who is their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures. They are trying to make it back to our world in one piece in this funny adventure. New release! [imdb]

LUST FOR LIFE
Starring Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald; directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Drama, 1956, NR, 122 min.
Based on the novel by Irving Stone, LUST FOR LIFE is a brilliant portrait of the relationship between the tormented painter Vincent Van Gogh (Kirk Douglas), and his friend Paul Gauguin (Anthony Quinn). Beautifully photographed, the film is an exquisite feast of color orchestration. Supporting the 2009 Penn Reading Project: Thomas Eakins' "The Gross Clinic." [imdb]

MANAGEMENT
Starring Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson; directed by Stephen Belber.
Romance, 2008, R, 93 min.
When Sue checks into Mike's roadside motel, their encounter jump starts a cross-country journey and a unique courtship. Mike sees something special in button-downed Sue that inspires him to take a chance and hit the road to go after her. But when he gets to her, he finds that she has no place for him in her carefully ordered life. Mike decides that she is worth fighting for and goes after her to prove that their place in the world just might be together. New release! [imdb]

PLATOON
Starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe; directed by Oliver Stone.
Action, 1986, R, 120 min.
A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. PVN celebrates Veterans' Day. [imdb]

SHRINK
Starring Kevin Spacey, Mark Webber, Saffron Burrows; directed by Jonas Pete.
Drama, 2009, R, 104 min.
Grief-stricken and unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity therapist, Henry Carter, turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients. His day-to-day encounters include a Hollywood glamour couple, an alcoholic and a neurotic agent. New release! [imdb]

THE BROTHERS BLOOM
Starring Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi; directed by Rian Johnson.
Drama, 2009, PG-13, 109 min.
Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo play The Brothers Bloom - the best con men in the world, who swindle millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress (Rachel Weisz) the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world. New release! [imdb]

THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
Starring Sasha Grey, Carmen Cuba, Peter Zizzo; directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Drama, 2009, R, 77 min.
This film is five days in the life of Chelsea, an ultra high-end Manhattan call girl who offers her clients the whole girlfriend experience. Chelsea thinks she has her life totally under control, personally and financially, but when you're in the business of meeting people, you never know whom you're going to meet. New release! [imdb]

THE GREAT ESCAPE
Starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough; directed by John Sturges.
Action, 1963, Not rated, 172 min.
The incredible true story of 76 Allied airmen who, in 1945, escaped from Germany's most infamous maximum-security P.O.W. camp. It is a tense adventure story known as one of the greatest war films ever made. PVN celebrates Veterans' Day. [imdb]

THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1999)
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary; directed by John McTiernan.
Action, 1999, R, 113 min.
Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan) is a wealthy playboy who, seeking exciting new endeavors, embarks on an intricate scheme to steal a world-famous painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sparks fly after the robbery when he strikes up a steamy romance with the brilliant insurance investigator (Rene Russo) who is onto his game. A New York cop who closes in on the pair also falls for the enticing investigator. Supporting the 2009 Penn Reading Project: Thomas Eakins' "The Gross Clinic." [imdb]

TWILIGHT
Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner; directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
Romance, 2008, PG-13, 102 min.
Based on the wildly popular book, high school girl Bella moves to Seattle and begins to notice the dark and mysterious Edward. As she gets to know him better she discovers that he is a vampire but it doesnŐt change the fact that she is falling in love with him. A rival vampire clan pursues them and she is forced to decide if she is going to stay in a relationship that might cost her life. Supporting ANTH 160 / CINE 106. [imdb]

WENDY AND LUCY
Starring Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Will Oldham; directed by Kelly Reichardt.
Drama, 2009, R, 80 min.
Wendy Carroll is driving to Ketchikan, Alaska, in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the Northwestern Fish cannery, and the start of a new life with her dog, Lucy. When her car breaks down in Oregon, however, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she confronts a series of increasingly dire economic decisions, with far-ranging repercussions for herself and Lucy. New release! [imdb]

WINDTALKERS
Starring Nicolas Cage, Christian Slater, Mark Ruffalo; directed by John Woo.
Drama, 2002, R, 134 min.
Two U.S. Marines in WWII are assigned to protect Navajo Marines who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher. PVN celebrates Native American History Month. [imdb]

YEAR ONE
Starring Jack Black, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse; directed by Harold Ramis.
Comedy, 2009, PG-13, 97 min.
Zed and Oh are a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers who are banished from their primitive village. The two set off on an epic journey through the ancient world in this comedy. New release! [imdb]
























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