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The Economic Crisis and the Croisette: Penn Alumni Weigh in on the Current State of the Entertainment Industry
This week, our Penn in Cannes 2010 DT correspondent Chloe Castellon (C’11) reviewed some of the good and horribly awful films of this year’s film festival, talked about the badge system and how she conned her way into some of the better theatres. In her final post, Chloe shares with us inside info about the […]
Their Chilling Documentary Debuts in Los Angeles This Week
Last year I wrote a post on two alumni who teamed up to create a very moving, “gave me the chills” film… Co-directors Michael Pertnoy’s (C’06) (left) and Michael Kleiman’s (C’06) (below left) feature documentary The Last Survivor focuses on genocide awareness, prevention, and survivor advocacy. The film follows the lives of survivors from The […]
This Film Producer is Now a Web Entrepreneur
Adam Lebovitz (W’03, Hillel, Smokes Quizzo) and his brother launched a new website which is a revolutionary breakthrough for filmmakers in film budgeting technology. How and why did Adam come up with this? Per Adam, “We thought of this idea during the worst part of the recession where my brother and I looked at each […]
Penn in Cannes: He Begs and Scores The Hottest Ticket in Cannes
Over this past week, our DT correspondent Brian Tran (W’10) has talked about how he got into screenings without too much begging, how tears welled up in everyone’s 3D-glasses-covered-eyes, and the hot and not-so-hot movies of Cannes. In today’s post, Brian sums up his Cannes experience, reveals something that made him squirm and scream, and […]
Penn in Cannes: The Must Sees and The Must Skips
Yesterday, our DT correspondent Brian Tran (W’10) talked about the opening night of the 2009 Cannes festival and his take on the Pixar film Up. In today’s post, Brian reviews some of the good and not so good films that people were buzzing about. Click here for the inside scoop! “Hollywood’s presence at this year’s […]
Penn in Cannes: Opening Night Fogs Up 3D Glasses
Yesterday, our DT correspondent Brian Tran (W’10) talked about how this year’s Penn in Cannes experience was more promising than last year in terms of not necessarily begging to get into films as he had done last year. In today’s post, Brian talks about the opening night of the festival and his take on the […]
