A few years ago at the Grammy Awards, Penn alum musician Carly Robyn Green sang as a back-up vocalist for Cee Lo Green. When Carly confided to Cee Lo that it’s the timeless, classic songs that inspire her most as an artist and songwriter, he encouraged her to focus her own artistry on making music that matters […]
Remember last month when we showed you the cleverly disguised Muppets trailer from Penn alum Todd Lieberman’s (C’95, Mask and Wig, AEPi) upcoming Muppets movie? Disney just came out with another timely “Green Lantern” themed Muppets trailer and it’s great. Watch it after the jump! Share Tweet
Yesterday I posted some videos of the Hollywood-filled commencement speeches from President Amy Gutmann and Denzel Washington. After the jump, check out a new video which includes the pre-graduation procession down Locust Walk, lots of bagpipes, flags, gowns and as always, some uniquely decorated graduation caps.
Today, film producer Alison Greenspan (C’94, Bloomers) debuts her film Ramona and Beezus to the world. And it’s quite a story on how Alison was able to convince the 94 year old popular childhood author Beverly Cleary to approve. More after the jump! Per an article in “The Globe and the Mail“, “I know that […]
Here’s the scoop on some exciting news from 2 of our alumni: Paul Provenza (C’79, Mask and Wig) has a new Showtime half-hour comedy series coming to Showtime, called “Behind the Green Room Door“. If you recall, Paul directed and produced “The Aristocrats“. Per the Hollywood Reporter, “The six episodes, with host comedian Paul Provenza, […]
In late April, I featured a TV News clip of Brian Yanish (C’95, Mask and Wig, Friars) talking about his Scrap Kins children’s character property. For all of you with kids out there and are doing some back to school shopping, Brian’s “The Scrap Kins” recycled paper stationery is already on shelves in your neighborhood. […]