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Aspiring “Entertainment” Undergrads and Grads Want To Know the Answer to This Question
I recently got an email from Rachel Pearlman (C’07) a recent Penn grad (with a Masters in Film and Television Producing) who is looking for assistant positions in the Entertainment industry. As you may have suspected, this has been a question I continue to get from aspiring undergrads and alumni anxious to get into the […]
Exclusive Video: Getting Mona Lisa’s Clothes Off
Today, in honor of Valentine’s Day, I want to share with you a special exclusive “love-themed” video preview from Mask and Wig’s very funny spring show “Oh the Humanities” which just opened up on campus. …This summer I had the opportunity to read an early treatment of Mask and Wig’s 121st annual spring show “Oh […]
DT Hollywood Bits and Pieces
Lots of Penn Hollywood news happening recently in the movies, on TV, in music and on magazine covers…Click here for this week’s scoopage. Jon Avnet’s (C’71) film Righteous Kill starring Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro comes out in theaters today. Logline: “Two Veteran New York City Detectives hunt a vigilante who may be one of […]
Music Mondays: After 30 Years, Hooters Keep Alumni Together
(l to r): John Lilley, Rob Hyman (C’72), Eric Bazilian (C’75), Fran Smith, Jr. and Dave Uosikkinen What happens when a group of undergrads get together to form a band and they’re still together touring the world over 30 years later?! Ask Eric Bazilian (C’75, Penn Singers, Mask and Wig), Rob Hyman (C’72), and Rick […]
Lance Weiler (Wharton):The Last Broadcast
>http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1783 Producing a feature-length motion picture is a daunting task. All the more so if you do it without the support of a major studio using money you have raised yourself. But according to independent filmmaker Lance Weiler, “the real struggle” comes after the film is completed. Distributing a theatrical feature — and doing so […]
Jon Avnet to direct DeNiro and Pacino / “Starter Wife” debuts
Director/Producer Jon Avnet (C’71) will direct Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Righteous Kill. According to Entertainment Weekly, Jon only (barely) reveals “They’re both cops, and they’re buddies”. …While we’re speaking of Jon, his show The Starter Wife debuted this week. For those of you who haven’t seen this on the USA network, it’s […]
