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Friday, November 2, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Hits UPenn (VIDEO)

My thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected this week on the east coast by Hurricane Sandy.

Apparently, the storm didn't seem to keep the students at Penn down... '

After the jump, check out this video of Hurricane Sandy hitting the Penn campus and see what some students did in the Quad to pass the time!

Also, see what the windtunnel did to one girl's umbrella and check out the enormous amount of leaves I've probably ever seen at one time on Locust Walk.

Posted by Matt | 10:37 AM | Hurricane, Locust Walk, On Campus, Quad, weather, Wind Tunnel | 0 comments »

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Hollywood Penn Alumni you should know about: Vol. 5

In our latest installment of Hollywood Penn alumni you should know about, this fall season has been a busy one for Hollywood Quakers...

After the jump, check out:

the animated episode a Penn alum wrote for a new children's cartoon
a new big studio deal for one Penn alum
Penn alumni with new TV shows and promising TV pilots
a Penn alum development exec makes a big move
a Penn alum writer's assistant gets promoted to staff writer!
a Penn alum appears on a popular TV drama

Posted by Matt | 11:06 AM | 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2006, Animation, ayska, CBS, Fox, Joelle Selner, Josh Goldsmith, Lesley Wolff, Lifetime, NBC, nina wolarsky, Rob Forman, Sherri Cooper Landsman, TV Episodes | 0 comments »

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Monday, October 8, 2012

Mask and Wig alum holds up "2 Broke Girls"

CBS and 2 Broke Girls and Tom Christensen and UPenn

DT Favorite Tom Christensen (W'2003, Mask and Wig) appears as a guy in a trenchcoat holding up the diner on tonight's "2 Broke Girls".

After the jump watch the preview and tune in tonight at 9/8c on CBS!

Posted by Matt | 1:00 PM | 2 Broke Girls, 2003, CBS, Mask and Wig, Tom Christensen, TV Episodes | 0 comments »

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Friday, September 28, 2012

Penn Alum Hollywood power couple's Pitch Perfect film

Elizabeth Banks and UPenn and Pitch Perfect

I'm sure you've heard all about it by now, but today, Pitch Perfect, the hot, rotten-tomatoes highly rated film by Penn film producers Elizabeth Banks (C'96) and husband Max Handelman (C'95, AEPi) comes out!

If you recall, in an interview she did promoting the film, Liz had referenced a Penn a capella group from her time at Penn that she thought was "the most amazing version" she's ever heard in her life.

On a related Penn alum note, Melisa Kirkup (C'01), Universal Pictures marketing director shared a 60-second lip-dub Pitch Perfect video her team produced, featuring the hit Nicki Minaj song “Starships”!

Check it out after the jump!

Posted by Matt | 9:07 AM | 1995, 1996, 2001, a capella, AEPi, Alum Produced Films, Film Producer, Marketing, Pitch Perfect | 1 comments »

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Lady Gaga tweeted about THIS Penn alum's video poem

I've talked about my obsession with the talented and passionate Penn undergrads and alumni who specialize in spoken word. Specifically, over the years, the impassioned Caroline Rothstein (C'06, The Excelano Project) continues to wow.

And I'm not just noticing it, but today, so did Lady Gaga!

Yesterday, Lady Gaga tweeted about Caroline's performance of "Fat" to her 30 million followers!

Watch the electric video after the jump!

Posted by Matt | 8:45 AM | 2006, Caroline Rothstein, Lady Gaga, The Excelano Project, Website Wednesdays | 0 comments »

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Monday, October 8, 2012

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