These kids thought that penn states somewhat sheltered existence was unrealistic. One reason the residents of happy valley believed that was the personality and accomplishments of penn state head coach joe paterno, whose belief in the college game as a character builder had. Follow the centre daily times newspaper for the latest headlines on happy valley news. The town of state college, the home of penn state university, lies at the heart of an area long known as happy valley. Happy valley documents life around scandalized penn state. See the trailer for the penn state scandal documentary happy.
State college is the largest designated borough in pennsylvania. Nov 20, 2014 related to this is the sense that the entire community, which knew nothing of sanduskys crimes or the universitys role in hiding them, is being punished along with the conspirators, by having the penn state football program taken away, the athletic records punitively altered, and the words happy valley linked inextricably with sickness, cowardice and evil. The term happy valley is generally synonymous with centre county, pennsylvania including state college borough, townships of college, harris. Apparently, the term was coined during the great depression when the town was not hit as hard by the economic situation due to penn. The happy valley is a nickname for the state college area. It is the principal borough of the six municipalities that make up the state college area, the largest settlement in centre county and one of the principal cities of the greater state collegedubois combined statistical area with a combined population of 236,577 as of the 2010 united states census.
With joe paterno, jay paterno, andrew shubin, jerry sandusky. Happy valley looks at the penn state scandal through the lens. While funded by penn state all programs and services are open to the public. First image of al pacino in hbos happy valley joe paterno movie. Five reasons why the happy valley documentary sucks. Anonymous the town of state college, the home of penn state university, has long been known as happy valley, and its iconic figure for more than 40 years was joe paterno, the head coach of the schools storied football team. Does the movie have the support of the paterno family. Oct 03, 2014 related story al pacino to play joe paterno in movie on penn state gridiron scandal happy valley is a revealing postmortem and a coda to a story we only thought we knew, said ed arentz. In researching the happy valley true story, we learned that joe posnanski, author of the book on which the movie is based, had unrestricted access to coach paterno, his family, and his papers during the year that the penn state sex abuse scandal was unfolding. I followed the penn state scandal pretty closely, but no news report can match the intensity of this new trailer for amir barlevs documentary, happy valley the film debuted at.
I watched happy valley at the state theatre on friday night and streamed 365 days. Filmed over the course of the year after sanduskys arrest as key players in the scandal agreed to share their stories, happy valley deconstructs the story we think we know to uncover a much more. Penn states studentrun communications agency happy valley communications hvc exists to provide professional communications services to both local and national clients, while providing an outlet for students to apply what they have learned in the classroom and through internships in a realworld agency environment. Nov 19, 2014 joe paterno, college football and the world of state college, pa. Happy valley casts a wider net in the penn state child sexabuse scandal a new documentary looks past jerry sandusky and joe paterno to. Nov 19, 2014 at least, thats what it looks like on the surface of amir barlevs happy valley, a new documentary about the penn state scandal that moves and feels like a drama. Oct 17, 2014 happy valley, a new documentary from amir barlev the tillman story, is about penn state football and the nearreligious fervor that paternos unparallelled success bred over the decades. Oct 21, 2014 i followed the penn state scandal pretty closely, but no news report can match the intensity of this new trailer for amir barlevs documentary, happy valley the film debuted at sundance and. Nov 17, 2014 happy valley, amir barlevs documentary on the jerry sandusky scandal at penn state opens wednesday. Happy valley documents life around scandalized penn.
Find daily local breaking news, opinion columns, videos and community events. But then, in november 2011, everything came crashing down. Documentary examines penn state in wake of sandusky. I remedied that this evening and came away both enlightened and conversely more confused. A year in happy valley chronicles the aftermath of the sandusky trial, following the penn state and state college community as it moves on from the events of november 2011. The happy valley joe paterno movie is based on joe posnanskis book paterno, published in 2012. Bellefonte, philipsburg, milesburg and centre hall, pennsylvania are all a part of happy valley, pa. Happy valley, amir barlevs documentary on the jerry sandusky scandal at penn state opens wednesday. The trademark application, which was submitted dec. The town of state college, the home of penn state university, has long been known as happy valley, and its iconic figure for more than 40 years. Founded in 2007, valley is penn states only studentrun life and style magazine.
The happy valley launchbox is a signature program of invent penn state, a commonwealthwide initiative to spur economic development, job creation, and student career success. Ive seen the documentary happy valley on netflix for a while, but havent found time to watch it yet. The name happy valley is the name given to the area since the great depression of the 1930s as the area was generally not hit hard financially because of the presence of pennsylvania state university. Soar gracefully over happy valley in a glider plane from ridge soaring gliderport. Happy valley explores penn state sexabuse scandal the. Lauded not only for his programs success on the field, but also for students achievements in the classroom, paterno was nestled in the idyllic area known as happy. Nov 19, 2014 happy valley and the painful ambiguity of penn state now a new documentary examines the 2011 sexual abuse scandal that unwound the tightknit penn state community.
A documentary that observes the year after pennsylvania state university assistant football coach jerry sanduskys arrest on child sex abuse charges. Less an investigation into or comprehensive summary of the penn state sexabuse scandal than a look at the feelings it elicited, amir barlevs happy valley is more concerned with the phenomenon. After the screening of happy valley at state colleges state theatre, there was a question and answer session with the films consulting producer mark lima, director. Related to this is the sense that the entire community, which knew nothing of sanduskys crimes or the universitys role in hiding them, is being punished along with the conspirators, by having the penn state football program taken away, the athletic records punitively altered, and the words happy valley linked inextricably with sickness, cowardice and evil. Why happy valley was anything but after sanduskys conviction and paternos firing. Maybe a movie isnt the best way to tell the sandusky story.
The film narrates the event at the pennsylvania state university, when in november 2011 the former longtime defensive coordinator of schools football team, jerry sandusky, was charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse, setting off a firestorm of accusations about who failed to protect the children. Posnanski is a former senior columnist for sports illustrated. Depicting a year in the life of a small town caught in the center of a high profile scandal, 365. First image of al pacino in hbos happy valley joe paterno. Nestled in the idyllic area known as happy valley lies the town of state college and the home of penn state university. Happy valley explores the case that engulfed the town of state college, where penn state is based and which is also known as happy valley. Its iconic figure for more than 40 years was joe paterno, the head coach of the schools storied football team, who took on mythic national stature as saint joe. Especially in the 1960s and 70s, students would call penn state a happy valley to knock on the universitys isolation from the rest of the world. We publish one print issue a semester and also post daily online content throughout the academic year. Paterno, then 85 years old, was fired, along with three other top university administrators, rocking the penn state community, a.
Happy valley casts a wider net in the penn state child sex. Penn state university wants to trademark happy valley, according to a u. Founded in 2007, valley is penn state s only studentrun life and style magazine. The hbo joe paterno movie is based on joe posnanskis book paterno. The documentary is great aside from the seemingly empathyaverse psu broi dont know what else to call him that they kept interviewing and shined a. Routinely ranked among the best places to live in the country, state college and the surrounding areas provide a safe environment and public school system for your family, outdoor recreation in a breathtaking landscape, collegiate athletics and worldclass entertainment venues, and a vibrant social. Joe paterno, college football and the world of state college, pa. Happy valley centre county, pa penn state university. Related story al pacino to play joe paterno in movie on penn state gridiron scandal happy valley is a revealing postmortem and a coda to a story we only thought we knew, said ed arentz. Happy valley and the painful ambiguity of penn state now. Happy valley communications penn states studentrun. Happy valley, a new documentary from amir barlev the tillman story, is about penn state football and the nearreligious fervor that paternos unparallelled success. For over 40 years, joe paterno was the celebrated head coach of the schools storied football team.
Happy valley 2014 stream and watch online moviefone. Our mission is to recognize other students for their academic and extracurricular accomplishments, and to feature local style, entertainment and lifestyle trends. But for other students, happy valley was more of a sarcastic term. Happy valley director amir barlev discusses penn state. Happy valley looks at the penn state scandal through the. Penn state files application to trademark happy valley. Nov 26, 2014 why happy valley was anything but after sanduskys conviction and paternos firing. Happy valley 2014 watch free movies online in full hd. The term happy valley is generally synonymous with centre county, pennsylvania including state college borough, townships of college, harris, patton, and ferguson, etc. The town of state college, the home of penn state university, has long been known as happy valley, and its iconic figure for more than 40 years was joe paterno, the head coach of the schools. Nov 07, 2014 the town of state college, the home of penn state university, has long been known as happy valley, and its iconic figure for more than 40 years was joe paterno, the head coach of the schools. Nov 26, 2014 happy valley casts a wider net in the penn state child sexabuse scandal a new documentary looks past jerry sandusky and joe paterno to a footballcrazed community. See the trailer for the penn state scandal documentary.
In happy valley, amir barlev the tilman story explores the deconstruction of jerry sandusky, the former penn state assistant coach, and his friendship with head coach joe paterno. No parents, no rules, and more freedom do make penn state really seem like a valley full of happiness. At least, thats what it looks like on the surface of amir barlevs happy valley, a new documentary about the penn state scandal that moves and feels like a. Its hard to say if the family will support the hbo happy valley movie, but. Thats not so much the case with happy valley, amir barlevs account of the sexualabuse charges that rocked penn state three years ago, landing retired assistant coach jerry sandusky in prison and resulting in the dismissal of longtime head football coach joe paterno who died of cancer two months later. Lauded not only for his programs success on the field, but also for students achievements in the classroom, paterno was a. The happy valley adventure bureau includes member businesses in state college pa, bellefonte, boalsburg, philipsburg and all of centre county. The town of state college, the home of penn state university, has long been known as happy valley, and its iconic figure for more than 40 years was joe paterno, the head coach of the schools storied football team. But that penn state pride is also on full display at the many other sporting venues on campus, from the peg to rec hall and every field in between. Happy valley documentary examines penn state scandal. Penn state scandal documentary happy valley gets november. Happy valley and the painful ambiguity of penn state now a new documentary examines the 2011 sexual abuse scandal that unwound the tightknit penn state community.
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