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Penn Producer Turning Penn Writer’s Book Into a Movie!
Another story of Penn alumni working together in Hollywood. Thanks to a popular Penn publication, Adam Lebovitz (W’03) has now optioned Craig Boreth’s (C’91, First male drummer in Bloomers pit band) (pictured below) book, “How To Feel Manly In A Minivan”. Craig’s book is a survival guide for new dads, helping each guy facing fatherhood […]
DT Hollywood Bits & Pieces
Lots of Penn news happening this week on-campus and off!… Marc Platt (C’79) has extended his contract with Universal Pictures for five years and has several projects of in the works, including a film version of the Broadway show Wicked, a remake of the 1973 Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice film “Jesus Christ Superstar” and a […]
Jib Jabbed: Gabriel Mann is the Voice of Obama!
Gabriel Mann (C’95, Off the Beat) emailed to let me know that he’s the voice of Barack Obama in the latest viral Jib Jab video going around the web (see above, minute 1:16) If you’re not familiar with DT favorite Gabriel Mann, click here to check out my past posts to learn about this accomplished […]
Penn Loses a Campus Legend in Bruce “Monty” Montgomery
With sad news, I report the passing of Penn Glee Club’s former director Bruce “Monty” Montgomery. While I had few interactions with Monty during my years at Penn, he always seemed to embody the spirit of Penn. Click here to read the obituary that came from Monty’s family ..and watch 2 videos from Monty’s 80th […]
Penn in Cannes: Hobnobbing With Penn Hollywood Big Wigs
So far this week Felisha Liu (W’09) shared some of the good, bad and disappointing films she saw at Cannes, and how she managed to score tickets to films through the art of begging. Today, she tells us about the 2 Penn alumni and 1 Penn parent Hollywood power players she met in Cannes! Click […]
Penn in Cannes: Begging and Tips For Scoring You Tickets & Access
Yesterday, Felisha Liu (W’09) shared some of the good, bad and disappointing films she saw at Cannes. She also mentioned that “Cannes is a private festival for industry professionals. As such, the only way to get tickets to premiere screenings is to beg. The industry insiders are penalized for not using their allotment of tickets […]
