Big agency seeking assistant for established agent (Los Angeles)

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Which Penn alum is talking about "soaring demand"?

"What's different for the second one is that demand is soaring..."

Click here to find out who said this and what this alum is talking about!

Jon Hurwitz's (W'00) Harold & Kumar 2 trailer now online!

Writer/Director Jon Hurwitz's (W'00) just emailed me with news that his Harold & Kumar 2 Teaser Trailer is now online.

From IMDB: The sequel "follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists when they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam."

The film was was co-written and co-directed by Jon and stars future Penn professor Kal Penn. (Kal is teaching a class or two at Penn beginning in January.)

Click here to check out the trailer!

Click here to check out Jon's (and other alumni) films

Click here to learn about other Penn writers

Click here to learn about other Penn directors

Jason Schneider's (C'07) stand-up: "Welcome to the Real World"

From Spark notes, to social security, to not taking a water before a job interview, Jason Schneider (C'07) is hysterical.

From his website: "Jason has appeared briefly on the Howard Stern Show. and was twice selected to appear on Comcast Cable On Demand, in their "Local Comics" Showcase. Most recently, Jason was selected as a finalist in the 2007 "Philly's Phunniest" competition. Jason has also been profiled in numerous print magazines, including Philadelphia Weekly, The Daily Pennsylvanian, and 34th Street Magazine."

You have to watch his act!

Click here to watch Jason's act

Click here to check out other Penn comedians

Exclusive! DT Video Job Post: Gabe Laskin (C'05) - Seeking Venue Management

In another new way of connecting alumni, last week at the Los Angeles PennClubLA event at the Crescent Hotel in Beverly Hills I chatted a bit with Gabe Laskin (C'05, Mask and Wig). He told me he was looking for a job in sports facility management. I figured it would be easier if you just listened directly from Gabe. (if you are reading this post via an RSS feed, you'll have to click here to view the video on the site)

After we filmed this video, Gabe told me he wanted to add that he is interested in any venue sort of management (big venues, especially) -from sports venues to venues which feature live touring acts, i.e. concerts.

Any Los Angeles alumni out there who can speak with Gabe? Email Gabe at lasking@gmail.com.

If you want to send in a video job post, click here to upload it!

Speaking of jobs...

Click here to view Los Angeles job listings

Click here to view New York job listings

Another quick video from the PennclubLA event last week:

The DuelingTampons.com Facebook Challenge: 1,000 Penn friends

Hey Penn Alumni and Undergrads, I am hoping to get 1,000 alumni and undergrad friends on my Facebook profile by September 1.

All I ask of each one of you reading this now is...

Can you refer my facebook profile to at least one Penn alumni/undergrad friend who you think may be interested in http://www.duelingtampons.com?
-musicians
-actors
-directors
-producers
-writers
-photographers
-painters
-designers
-business owners wanting to promote themselves...
-anyone who wants to be entertained!

If you're already a member of facebook, click here to "Introduce Me" to your friend.

Click here to add me as your friend on Facebook!
(fyi, my profile can be found by searching "Matt Rosler" on Facebook)

Which Penn executive alum said this?

“tweens actually have proven to be a very viable audience to reach on linear television. They are very loyal; they are not as fickle as people think they are.” Teenagers, he said, are tougher to reach, once they are unleashed by parents into the digital world."

Click here to find out!

Mike Karz (C'89, W'89) to produce Fratboy

Mike Karz (C'89, W'89) is all set to produce the film Fratboy through his Karz Entertainment shingle.

Per comingsoon.net, "The comedy revolves around a man brought up in a frat house, raised by generations of house brothers. When he is reunited with his birth mother, he wreaks havoc on her chic home furnishings company with his rowdy, ill-behaved ways."

Click to see my other posts about Mike

Click here to check out some of Mike's and other alumni films

Production Company seeks executive assistant (Los Angeles)

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...Did you know that you can easily check out/post jobs by:

1) Using the "Jobs" pulldown at the top of this site

2) Going directly to http://lajobs.duelingtampons.com/ or http://nyjobs.duelingtampons.com/

3) Having DuelingTampons send you an automatic message about a new bulletin board posting (i.e. jobs) as soon as it's posted. All you need to do is just click the "notify" button on a specific board (see image below).

Ivy at The Ivy: Dinner Discussion: TV Development (8/21, Santa Monica)

Calling all Ivy industry professionals for an intimate networking dinner at the famous "power scene" Ivy At the Shore restaurant on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica.

Ivy at the Ivy is an open round-table discussion and networking series for established Ivy entertainment professionals to discuss and share insights on rotating topics. For August the topic: TV Development (creating, pitching, writing, casting, show running, etc.) Space limited. The group is looking for ONE representative from Penn with at least 3 years of TV development experience to share insights with Ivy peers.

Click here for more info on how to apply

Ivy Entertainment is an umbrella group consisting of the Brown University Entertainment Group, Columbia University Entertainment, Cornell in Hollywood, Dartmouth Alumni in Entertainment and Media Association, Harvardwood, PennClub of LA, Princeton in Hollywood, Stanford in Entertainment and Yale in Hollywood.

Todd Lieberman's (C'95) Wild Hogs on DVD today!

Todd Lieberman's (C'95, Mask and Wig, AEPi) Wild Hogs is out on DVD today!

From Yahoo! Entertaiment:

"Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy head out on the highway for a comedy hit following the adventures of four buddies aiming to ease their mid-life crises with a cross-country motorcycle trip. The four play suburbanites whose taste of the easy rider life sours when they find themselves in a blood feud with a real hardcore biker gang led by Ray Liotta. The DVD and Blu-ray releases include an alternate ending and deleted scenes, plus commentary with director Walt Becker and screenwriter Brad Copeland. There's also a making-of featurette and a handy advice segment titled "How to Get Your Wife to Let You Buy a Motorcycle."

Click here to see my previous posts about Todd

Click here to get your copy today! (and check out all of Todd's (and other alumni) films)

Dr. Zach Lutsky (C'97) consults with Hollywood!

Another Penn doctor hits Hollywood.

Dr. Zach Lutsky (C'97) will be (NBC) ER's new onset medical consultant. Zach has accepted the position in a part-time capacity so he can keep doing nearly fulltime emergency room shifts at Cedars-Sinai. Per Zach, "I will have an office at Warner Brothers Studios and will be on the set about 8-10 days a month."

Zach has also worked as a medical consultant on Diagnosis X which is now on TLC on Wednesdays, 9 pm. Zach is also in an episode sometime in September so stay tuned!

Click here to check out a promo of Diagnosis X

Click here to see my coverage of another Penn doctor who is hitting Hollywood