University of Pitt at Johnstown's 7th Annual
Hollywood's American History
Free Film Festival
Hosted by 
Dr. Paul Douglas Newman, History
Dr. Dan Santoro, Sociology
Sponsored by
Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society in History
The UPJ History Club
Tuesdays ~ 7pm ~ Blackington Hall

Music And American History
September 17: O Brother Where Art Thou?
    Fictional  Depression Tale About Bluegrass and Riding the Rails

September 24: Bound For Glory
    David Carradine stars in this classic biography of Woodie Guthrie

October 1: Alice's Restaurant
    Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger as Themselves
 
 

American Radicalism: Then and Now

October 8: Reds
    Warren Beatty Brings the Russian Revolution Home

October 15: Cradle Will Rock
    Tim Robbins in a True Story from the Depression

October 22: The Big One
   Documentary Maker Michael Moore Sticks it to the man!
 

Animation and History
October 29: The Road to El Dorado
   Dreamworks Stops the Conquistadores!

November 5: Pocohantas
   Disney Sanitizes the "Jamestown Fiasco"

November 12: Dumbo
    Walt 's Commentary on Segregation and Racism

November 19: Spirit   (If Available.)
    Dreamworks Sanitizes the American West



For General Info on Any of These Flicks, Check out the InterNet Movie Database!


All Films screened in Blackington Hall, UPJ Campus at 7pm each Tuesday.  No registration is required.  Attend one or all.  These films are shown in conjunction with History 0620.  Participation in the series may be for academic credit.


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