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This Penn alum scores big with Palestra documentary on ESPN
Writer/Producer Mikaelyn Austin’s (C’04, Women’s Basketball) feature-length documentary film The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball, premieres next week on ESPN Classic and ESPN-U. For those of you who haven’t heard about this film, it traces the evolution of college basketball through the rise of one of the most historic basketball arenas in the country. The film […]
Scott Glosserman’s (C’99, Friars) Behind the Mask out on DVD today!
Scott Glosserman’s (C’99, Friars) Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon” comes out on DVD today. This is a great take on the traditional horror film where Scott takes us in documentary style “Behind the Mask” of a serial killer. Fantastic premise. And to top that, the film features Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger) and […]
Jon Avnet (C’71) to serve as judge in Spielberg’s On the Lot
Director/Producer Jon Avnet (C’71) will serve as 1 of 3 judges for the new Mark Burnett/Steven Spielberg moviemaking competition series On the Lot. He will serve as a judge for the series’ two “audition” episodes airing Tuesday, May 22 9/8c and Thursday, May 24 9:30/8:30c on FOX. Judges for additional rounds will be announced at […]
David Guarascio (C’91) & Moses Port (C’91): Aliens in America pilot gets picked up by the CW
Moses Port (left) and David Guarascio (right) speak in Los Angeles’ 2001 “Penn in Pictures” event Penn alumni and writing partners David Guarascio (C’91) and Moses Port (C’91), (former co-producers and writers of Just Shoot Me and 2001 “Penn in Pictures” panelists) just got their pilot Aliens in America picked up on the CW Fall […]
Allison Winn Scotch (C’95) debuts book “The Department of Lost and Found”
Author Allison Winn Scotch (C’95) debuts her book “The Department of Lost and Found.” From Allison: “The critics are calling it, “smart and well-written,” “an impressive debut,” “a bonbon of a book,” “too good to pass up,” and more. It was also Redbook’s Book Club selection for the month of May (see the issue for […]
Janet Wilcox (ASC’78) launches new book: “Voiceovers: Techniques and Tactics for Success”
Voice Actress and UCLA Extension Instructor, Janet Wilcox (ASC’78), is the author of a new book, Voiceovers (with CD): Techniques and Tactics for Success From amazon.com:“Ever been told you have a great voice? Put it to use with a career as a voice-over actor! In Voice-Overs, a veteran voice-over actor, writer, producer, and voice-over teacher […]
