Recently, musician Jay Matsueda (W’95) sent me a video of a bunch of random footage taken during various public entertainment events on and near PENN campus in the 1994/1995 timeframe. The video includes: music by The LIDDS, Jay Matsueda (W’95), Pete Lee (C’95) and a band at a block party jeans wearing dancers at the Quad during Spring […]
In our latest installment of Hollywood Penn alumni you should know about, this fall season has been a busy one for Hollywood Quakers… After the jump, check out: the animated episode a Penn alum wrote for a new children’s cartoon a new big studio deal for one Penn alum Penn alumni with new TV shows […]
Over the past few years, DT has followed the great journey Brian Yanish (C’95, Mask and Wig) has been taking with his his Scrap Kins childrens property. What started out as a few sketches from Brian’s childhood has turned into a NYC-based Creativity program for kids based on the adventures of a group of monsters […]
Earlier this week, I covered THIS Penn alum’s 7 Oscar nominations for producing The Fighter. Turns out he’s not the only Penn alum in the game this film award season! After the jump learn about another Penn Producer’s Oscar nominated film (also from the same Class of 1995 that Todd is from) And it’s this alum’s second […]
Since I’ve graduated, thanks to the great leadership of Al Filreis, Penn keeps on beefing up it’s creative writing program and offering students a variety of courses that help prepare students for real life careers. More about Penn’s new “journalism” minor after the jump! DT stories on Penn alumni journalists HERE >Students who wish to minor […]
Earlier this year I posted about the talented documentary filmmaker Loren Mendell (C’95, Friars) and his film Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene. The film has now been nominated for the Independent Lens Audience Award and he needs your vote! Watch the trailer above and read more about his film from my previous […]