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Like free movies? Like our state capital? Well then you're in luck! This weekend marks the 2009 Harrisburg Arts Fest Film Festival, held in conjunction with the city's annual Memorial Day Weekend Arts Fest. With dozens of films screening for free at three separate venues in Harrisburg, new films will join classics (Eraserhead, anyone?) on the four-day bill. So come on! Less behind-the-scenes drama and less expensive than some other film festivals we could mention? We think it's well worth the gas money.

When all the on-again, off-again controversy between the Philadelphia Film Society and TLA earlier this year ended in an uneasy truce and just one, united film festival (with one big, ugly name), we kind of assumed that was it and things would go back to normal again. But no! In fact, it looks like the two groups are off again, and for good this time. TLA will continue to produce CineFest in the spring and QFest in the summer under the aegis of the Philadelphia Cinema Alliance, while the Film Society will now produce the Philadelphia Film Festival in the fall, starting in October 2010. The Film Society will also offer year-round film events, including an indie showcase called Filmadelphia Independent and a repertory program of cult and essential movies called Filmadelphia Classics. Film Society executive director J. Andrew Greenblatt says "the city easily can support two mega-festivals," but we're not so sure. Going to both isn't necessarily going to work for the average person's schedule and pocket book. This Phillyist, at least, might have to choose which festival to go to each year.

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Film: Julia

Films: The Joy of Singing, Zift

Film: Surveillance

Film: White Night Wedding

Film: Number One with a Bullet

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Film: Il Divo

Films: Stone of Destiny, Phantom Punch, The Brothers Bloom

Film: The Brothers Bloom

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Films: Jury Duty, God's Forgotten Town

Film: The Chaser

Films: The Perfect Season, Moon, Hunger, Herb and Dorothy, Revanche

Films: Before the Fall, 20th Century Boys, Not Quite Hollywood

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Films: Left Bank, I Sell the Dead

We hope you're ready because Philly CineFest/Philadelphia Film Festival 2009 opens tomorrow night! If you haven't put your schedule together and ordered your tickets yet, hit that link and get a move on. Screenings are already selling out. Also keep in mind, if you're a bit strapped for cash, you can see movies for free by volunteering. The request for volunteers in the Philadelphia Film Alliance e-newsletter has gone from being a note in plain text at the bottom of the email to a paragraph in full color at the top, so we think they need you pretty badly! To offer your services, contact Pari Patel at ppatel@phillycinema.org or call 267-765-9800 ext 205.

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