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DT's B&P: Alumni Dealings with Quentin Tarantino, Russell Crow and John Legend

Friday, August 28, 2009


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Transitioning now out of our "Delicious Leftovers" series to bring you some exciting entertainment tidbits from our alumni and undergrads:
  • Lots of celebrity dealing with our alumni this week
  • She's casting For A new TV show
  • She will be starring in a new thriller as a prisoner
  • A Hot Los Angeles Penn event you'll want to go to on September 1!
  • Free music!

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Lesley Wolff
"Reality Hell", the faux-reality show that Lesley Wolff (C'93, Bloomers) casts for, recently debuted on E! (Sunday nights).

"Most reality shows have people looking for their 15 minutes of fame. Reality Hell will have people wanting to give their's back! The reality genre has all but taken over television programming, making stars out of regular people. Now E! is turning the tables on all those reality-star wannabes by staging a show where the whole cast is in on an act to set up one unknowing reality-show contestant. Staged scenarios include an over-the-top modeling competition with extreme challenges, wacky contestants and insane judges and a family swap that will have the mom trying to find a way to escape the crazy Hollywood clan she's been placed with. This summer on E!, Fake is the new Reality!"
I've watched this show and the part I look forward to is the end of the show at the moment when the actors tell the victim they're on "Reality Hell" and the person that is being pranked doesn't know what "Reality Hell" means until they realize all the actors are laughing at them.  It's briliant!

My past posts about stand-up and casting director Lesley Wolff HERE





Quentin Tarantino
Jordana Horn's (C'95) interviews Quentin Tarantino (!) about his new film, Inglorious Basterds HERE

...Jordana also reviews the film for the Wall Street Journal. Read all about "Torah and Tarantino" HERE

...And speaking of Inglorious Basterds, read the early review HERE that Brian Tran (W'10) wrote last May for our Penn in Cannes '09 series




Elizabeth BanksElizabeth Banks (C'96) to star with Russell Crow in Next Three Days

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Liz "will play the lead role of Laura, a woman who is imprisoned for a murder she claims she didn't commit, as her husband, the recently cast Russell Crowe, desperately tries to vindicate her."

I will tell you I recently saw Liz in the thriller The Uninvited. Liz definitely plays evil real good... in that she creeped me out real good.   She reminded me of Rebecca De Mornay in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.




John Legend
John Legend (C'99, Counterparts) will be performing at the Greek Theatre on Tuesday, September 1 at 7:30PM.  Join PennClubLA for this fantastic event.  Tickets can be purchased on the PennClubLA website HERE  Come hear great music and network with new people.

+ For more information about his tour, click HERE

+ More of my posts about John Legend and his appearances at Penn HERE




Malik Smith

Speaking of John Legend, Malik Smith (C'10), a similar sounding (undergraduate!) artist I covered HERE is giving all of us his 1st single "Crazy" for free HERE

+ More of my DT Music posts HERE







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If You're a Young Penn Alum in LA, Interested in TV Writing...

Friday, August 14, 2009

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If you're a young Penn alum in LA, interested in TV writing, add your name, class year and contact info to the boards HERE.

Occasionally I get requests for TV PA positions and I want to know who'd be interested. It's usually a good foot in the door if you want a career in Television or writing or both...

Indicate if you're interested in drama, comedy or both.



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John Legend on Good Morning America (VIDEOS) + See Him in Concert with 120 LA Penn Alumni!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

John Legend
Tune into Good Morning America on Friday morning as John Legend (C'99, Counterparts) performs for GMA's Summer Concert Series live from New York's Central Park.  (If you miss it, check back here for video.)

UPDATE:
Check out videos from his performance below! (they talk about and show clips from the speech John gave at Penn's commencement a few weeks ago)



On a related note, the Penn Club of Los Angeles will be kicking off their Fall '09 events with a John Legend Concert on September 1 at the Greek Theater!

PennClubLA, WhartonSoCal, and SCRAB have secured a large block of seats for their clubs and are in the process of organizing a club reception. Please save the date if you would like to join.  Club tickets will go on sale next week HERE.

Please note that this is not a private concert and there unfortunately won't be a meet and greet with John. ...But perhaps if you hold up Penn signs you'll probably get a shout out from him!

Watch John Legend inspire everyone at this year's (2009) Penn Commencement HERE

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Aspiring "Entertainment" Undergrads and Grads Want To Know the Answer to This Question

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

UPennI recently got an email from Rachel Pearlman (C'07) a recent Penn grad (with a Masters in Film and Television Producing) who is looking for assistant positions in the Entertainment industry.

As you may have suspected, this has been a question I continue to get from aspiring undergrads and alumni anxious to get into the biz.

Click here to check out my advice to Rachel ...and all of you.

More of my Tuesday Tips here


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The Los Angeles Penn Event You'll Want To Go To (Tue. Oct. 28th)

Monday, October 6, 2008

UPenn If you're in Los Angeles, THIS is the Penn event (among others) you'll want to go to to listen to esteemed Penn alumni speak about their experiences in the entertainment industry and hear about their journey from Locust Walk to Hollywood.

Panelists include:
Zach Lutsky (C'97) - Actor and Medical Consultant for NBC's "ER"
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Jason Resnick, C'92 - Senior Vice President and General Manager of Worldwide Acquisitions for the Universal Pictures Group

Sherri Cooper, C'94 - television writer and producer for ABC's "Brothers and Sisters" and The CW's "Everwood." (Did you see "Book Burning", the episode Sherri just co-wrote which aired last week for "Brothers and Sisters" (10/8/08)?)

Others TBD

Moderated by Lew Schneider C'83, writer for "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "New Adventures of Old Christine"
More information about the panelists here

Schedule of Events:
6:30 - 7:00 pm Arrival/Networking, no food or drinks
7:00 - 8:30 pm Panelists
8:30 - 9:00 pm Q+A
9:00 - 10:00 pm Networking/Reception with light snacks

Special offer:
For a limited time (or until sold out) the PennClubLA is pleased to offer,
- $10 tickets to paid members of PennClubLA. Offer expires Oct 11 at 12PM.
- Non member tickets are $25.
- At door: $30, no exceptions.
Buy your tickets here.

Date:
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 at 6:30pm

Location:
ICM Screening Room, 10250 Constellation Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Note: Parking is not hosted. There is free parking across the street.

Check out past photos from previous Penn in Pictures Events here

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DT Job Alert: Producer's Assistant Wanted (LA)

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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Check out this position posted by Michael Brawer (C'04), one of our alumni out here in Los Angeles.

The position is to be the assistant to the president of a major production company...

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DT Job Alert: Seeking Entertainment Legal Assistant (LA)

Friday, August 8, 2008

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A new job posted on our boards working for a very nice Alum!

Perfect if you want to be an entertainment lawyer or business affairs or even a producer as you will learn about all of the deals made for each film!


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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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DT Job Alert: 2nd Asst Position with Lots of Potential (Los Angeles)

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Second assistant to name you would all know...

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CAA Penn Agent Seeks Assistant (Los Angeles)

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Here's a great job opportunity from a Penn alum and former LA "Penn in Pictures" producer working at CAA here in Los Angeles. (this Penn alum is still seeking an assistant)

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DT Exclusive: He Gave Us a Script Page from Harold and Kumar 2

Friday, April 25, 2008

Harold and KumarToday writer Jon Hurwitz's (W'00) film Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay comes out in theaters. This of course is the follow-up movie to Jon's first film Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle.

Per Yahoo Movies, here's the plot:
"The same morning that Harold and Kumar eat at White Castle, Harold learns that Maria, the girl he lusts after, has set off for Amsterdam. The pair decide to pursue her so Harold can proclaim his love. However, an overzealous airline passenger mistakes Kumar for a terrorist, and the plane is diverted as the duo get stuck in a case of mistaken identity."

Jon Hurwitz
Jon (in photo to right) tells me "people should stay through all of the credits, because there is a little something extra at the very end -- Ferris Bueller style".

UPenn videosWatch this funny trailer & find out about the new "going bottomless" trend : )

Read the film's NY Times review and find out why Jon's film is referred to as "good-humored exasperation that never reaches the boiling point of political indignation"

Because Jon is a writer, I asked for a page from his script and he gave me one!

Click here to check out this Exclusive!

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Set up: Harold & Kumar are thrown into Guantanamo Bay after being mistaken as terrorists for sneaking a bong onboard a flight to Amsterdam. Their parents are called into questioning by Ron Fox, the racist Executive Secretary from Homeland Security.





*Please note that views of the script are not the views of DT and are the property of Jon and New Line Cinema.

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