The eighth annual Projecting Hope Film Festival will be held Friday through Sunday at Cranberry Cinemas 8 and Oct. 15 to17 at Waterworks Cinemas in Fox Chapel. The festival will showcase more than 30 screenings of faith-based and family-friendly films from the past year. Admission is free, though donations will be accepted to benefit Mission Vision, a nonprofit ministry that provides free eye exams, eyeglasses and other supplies to those in need. Visit www.ProjectingHopePGH.com.

Strand Theater, 119 N. Main St., Zelienople, shows "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" at 7:30 p.m. Friday and at 4 p.m. Sunday. A Silent Film Fest is planned for Oct. 15 and 16. Tickets are $5 for general admission or $4 for senior citizens age 60 and older. Call 724-742-0400.

<B>Tuesdays@2</B> free movies shows "Date Night" at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Kean Theatre at St. Barnabas, Washington Place, 5847 Meridian Road. At the same site, <B>Wednesdays@1 </B>will show "Letters to God" at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Admission is free to both, but donations are accepted to benefit the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund. Call 724-444-6288.

<B>Rangos Omnimax Theater</B> at the Carnegie Science Center, North Side, is showing "Hubble," the story of the Hubble space telescope, along with "Ultimate Wave Tahiti" and "Animalopolis." Omnimax is not recommended for children younger than 3. Tickets for most shows are $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens and children. Call 412-237-3400 for show times and admission.