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Tuesday Tips: Advice on Becoming a Published Novelist
Earlier today, I posted about Allison Winn Scotch’s (C’95) novel The Department of Lost and Found. While the book’s story was intriguing, an even more intriguing story is how Allison actually became a published novelist. Like many creative careers, it’s a story of perseverance. I’ve been speaking with Allison over the past few weeks and […]
The horrific results when 2 Penn creatives come together
What happens when a Penn alum film producer works with a Penn alum writer to produce a horror film? Hopefully it gets made and hopefully it gets good reviews. This is exactly what has happened in both cases when Todd Shotz (C’96, Glee Club, Penn Players), VP of Rifkin Eberts collaborated with writer Dan Kay […]
Erika Frankel’s (C’00) campaign for Frontrunners
Judging by how I’m seeing many freshmen enthusiastically using Facebook to campaign for Freshmen elections, many of you undergrad (and alumni) overachievers will appreciate Frontrunners, an upcoming documentary from alum Erika Frankel (C’00)… Click to read more…Per Erika, Frontrunners is “our own independent documentary on the race for school president at the most competitive high […]
Ben Katz (W’01, WG’02) gets Nailed
Today Ben Katz’s (W’01, WG’02) new horror film Nailed is released nationwide today. From Ben’s site nailedmovie.com, “Nailed is a psycho-thriller about two criminals, fleeing from a drug sting, who break into a dilapidated home. Within the apparently empty home they find instead a man lying on a bed, covered in bandages, whose caretaker may […]
Kevin Misher (C’87) picks a (street) fight
Kevin Misher (far left) on the set of The Interpreter. Photo by ;Phil Bray – © 2005 Universal Studios. Kevin Misher (C’87) to produce an untitled action film. According to comingsoon.net, the film is about: “a rough-hewn heroic tale about realizing dreams of glory, putting audiences ringside at high-stakes underground street fights. Tatum [O’Neill] will […]
Private Screening & Talkback Cocktail Reception (NYC, 6/27)
Please join Penn Club of Westchester and Rockland Counties, Penn NYC, Penn Cinema and Media Studies, and Penntertainment for a reception and special screening of Instinct, episode one, and a moderated discussion with Prof Decherney. Produced by Michael Rauch, C’90, Instinct stars Alan Cumming as a former CIA operative, gifted author, and university professor, who […]
