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She’s doing a Western
Image from cbs.com Actress Elizabeth Banks (C’96) has been doing everything from comedies, to dramas to horror films. Well, come this Sunday, she’s about to saddle up and do a Western in CBS’s Comanche Moon, the 3 part series prequel to the Pulitzer prize winning book, “Lonesome Dove”. Liz plays Maggie Tilton, a young prostitute […]
This freshman really hates finals
Before we dive into a new year of some exciting alumni and undergrad news (and I’ve got a ton of it coming soon), some more class projects recently have come to my attention worth noting. As we can all attest, at one point or another, finals have gotten the best of all of us.Having experienced […]
Christmas time means classic TV repeats from Penn alumni
Lew Schneider (C’83) featured in “The Christmas Letter” As I sit at home on Christmas morning sipping on my light egg nog and reminiscing about Hanukkah, I am enjoying a whole lot of TV marathons. One great Christmas episode I just caught was an Everybody Loves Raymond episode, called “The Christmas Letter” written by Penn […]
Penn alumni make millions on holiday song
What better way to celebrate Christmas day than to give you some Penn alumni Christmas related entertainment news? While Ray Evans (W’36, Mask and Wig) and his songwriting partner Jay Livingston (C’37) wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals, TV and films (including the Mr. Ed theme song), they were probably best known for writing […]
Jon’s Harold & Kumar 2 Red Band Trailer
A month ago I reported on writer/Director Jon Hurwitz’s (W’00) new trailer for Harold & Kumar 2. Now, there is a “red band” trailer for this film. (FYI, a red band trailer is the “R” rated version of the trailer you don’t see on TV) Click here to check out why you won’t be seeing […]
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 […]
