Category Archives: Film
Oscar predictions in the Penn Current
The Penn Current recently ran an article on Meta Mazaj’s Oscar picks, which I can’t resist sharing. Mazaj, who lectures in the Cinema Studies Program and is currently teaching an introduction to film studies course, a class on film festivals … Continue reading
Filed under Faculty/Staff, Film
Kien Lam W’06 on his trip around the world—and the viral video it sparked
On the last day of 2011, Kien Lam W’06 logged on to his YouTube and Vimeo accounts and posted a video he’d made. He’d been trying his hand at time-lapse videos since October, but there was something special about this … Continue reading
Filed under Alumni, Film, Visual Art
Watch Dan Markowitz’s award-winning animation, “Board to Death”
Have you had a chance to read the latest Gazette issue? In the Alumni Profiles section, you’ll find an interview with Dan Markowitz EAS’11, the Digital Media Design major who recently won $10,000 for his “animated aquatic action-adventure” Board to Death. … Continue reading
Filed under Alumni, Film, Visual Art
Melissa Fitzgerald C’87 on her new documentary, Staging Hope
“Imagine you are a teenager who is abducted in the middle of the night and forced to become a child soldier or sex slave. Imagine trying to sleep, as your friends go missing everyday, wondering if you will be next. … Continue reading
‘Movie Buff’ Amy Gutmann’s Top 10 List
Hey, fellow Penn alumni (psst, Class of 2011 – that now includes you!): Did you catch President Amy Gutmann’s commencement address yesterday morning? A self-proclaimed “movie buff,” Gutmann said she was inspired by the anniversary of the first Academy Awards … Continue reading
Filed under Film, Heard on Campus
100-year-old architectural gem still sparkles on Walnut Street
In 1911, fresh from their success with the New York Public Library, noted architects Carrère and Hastings turned their attention to Philadelphia. Known for their Beaux-Arts creations, the New York-based duo was asked to design a new house of worship … Continue reading
Filed under Dance, Film, Heard on Campus, Music, Student Life, Theatre, Visual Art
Puppets at Penn: A discussion with some of the art form’s key players
I have Fraggle Rock DVDs on my shelf, The Muppet Show theme song in my head, and two Avenue Q playbills stashed somewhere in my basement. I tell you that not to impress (or frighten) you, but to make you … Continue reading
Filed under Film, Heard on Campus, Television, Theatre
Tom Heller C’95 has produced back-to-back Best Film nominees
Remember when I told you about Tom Heller C’95, the alumnus who produced both Precious and 127 Hours? Well, he was kind enough to speak with me recently about his films and his career, and he also shared some great … Continue reading
Penn Oscar-watch update
Last week, I told you about producer Todd Lieberman C’95 and his Oscar-nominated film, The Fighter. This week, I’m back on Penn Oscar-watch to tell you about another producer/alumnus and another Oscar-nominated film: Tom Heller C’95 and 127 Hours. This … Continue reading
Is an Oscar on the horizon for this C’95 producer?
Did you catch the profile Emily Rosenbaum C’95 GEd’96 wrote for last year’s May/June Gazette? The one about Todd Lieberman C’95, who co-produced the 2010 People’s Choice Award-winner for Favorite Comedy Movie? The one that traces Lieberman’s ascent in Hollywood … Continue reading
