Norm Golightly (W’94, Mask and Wig) will be producing Darren Aronofsky’s drama The Wrestler starring Nicolas Cage. Per Variety, “the story centers on a a 1980s-era wrestling star, who scrapes by doing small-time matches in New Jersey’s backwaters.” Norm currently runs Nicolas Cage’s production company Saturn Films. I have known Norm since our Mask and […]
Last week, Nicolas Cage was interviewed on Craig Ferguson promoting his film, Sorcerer’s Apprentice. During his interview, Nic talks about his experience great white shark diving with the film’s (Penn alum) executive producer. After the jump, find out who Nic was talking about …and other Penn alumni who have been affiliated wtih Craig Ferguson. At […]
What happens when one Hollywood Exec has a spiritual awakening and decides to make a life change? Ask Norman Golightly (C’94, Mask and Wig) who used to run Nicholas Cage’s production company, Saturn Films…As Norm puts it: “small town kid goes to hollywood to make it big. instead, he makes it medium. pause. isn’t there […]
This week here are some tidbits of some upcoming films from some Mask and Wig alumni film producers: Norm Golightly (C’94, Mask and Wig) will be producing The Sorcerer’s Apprentice for Saturn Films. Per Variety, “The plot centers on an average college student (Jay Baruchel), who is unwillingly recruited to work for sorcerer Balthazar Blake (Nicholas […]
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 […]
Mask and Wig performs in the buff at Spring Fling 2007 Back in the Fall of 1992 Norm Golightly (C’94) wrote Mask and Wig’s “Nude Bit” for our fall show. The following spring (1993) the guys decided to perform it for Fling and it has been a Fling favorite for (come this Fling weekend) the […]