From taking early photos on tour with Ike and Tina Turner and capturing the early CBGB/Max’s Kansas City scene, to hanging out with John and Yoko and covering current stadium rockers such as Green Day, Bob Gruen has always been at the right place at the right time. As Alice Cooper says, what makes Gruen’s work so memorable is that “he always got the money shot.” Gruen’s photographs take the viewer backstage, on tour and into intimate moments – bearing witness to the rise of rock and roll and punk.
Gruen will appear at the Pearlstein Gallery on Wednesday, May 3rd at 6:00PM with music journalist and rock and roll correspondent Rona Ellio. The event is also a chance to see Bob Gruen’s exhibit at the Pearlstein Gallery, which just received a rave review from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
This year’s Drexel Writing Festival will be from Tuesday May 9th to Thursday, May 11th and will feature multi-media presentations, workshops, and live performances. As part of the festival, there also will be several film screenings with special guests. A screening of Almost Famous with ex Rolling Stone journalist Richard Abowitz will be Wednesday, May 10th from 6:30PM to 9:30PM, and a screening of Buffalo 66 with co-writer and Drexel Cinema & Television Professor Alison Bagnall will be Thursday, May, 11th from 7:00PM to 9:30PM. Both screenings will take place at the Pearlstein Gallery located at 3401 Filbert Street. All events are FREE!
The 2017 Westphest student film festival will be held on Thursday, May 18th in the URBN Annex Screening Room at 7:30PM. There will be a pre-screening reception at Landmark starting at 5:00PM. The deadline to submit is Tuesday May 2nd at 5:00PM. Submission forms are outside of the main office, UCROSS 057.
Drexel is a proud sponsor of this year’s Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival. All students are invited to attend three film screenings this Saturday, April 22nd from 1:30PM to 4:00PM at the Prince Theater in Center City. The event is free for all Cinema & Television students. The filmmakers will all be in attendance and our very own Department Head Karin Kelly will be a festival judge. Click 
Calling all Cinema & Television students! The Westphal Student Advisory Board (WSAB) is looking for new applicants. WSAB works with the Dean’s Office to unify the diverse majors and improve student life within the Westphal College of Media Arts and Design. Now is your chance to represent the Cinema & Television Department and to give back to your peers. Click 
Welcome back! Hopefully your break was enjoyable. There were quite a few updates in the labs while you were gone. All Mac computers were updated from OS X Mavericks to Yosemite, Adobe CC was updated from 2016 to 2017, Avid Media Composer was updated from 8.5.3 to 8.8.1, Pro Tools was updated from 11.3.1 to 11.3.2, and DaVinci Resolve was updated from 12 to 12.5. Additionally, the CODEX Production Suite has been installed on all Equipment Room laptops in support of the new ARRI cameras. Lastly, a new 4K work station has been unveiled in the Color Grading Lab. As always, if you experience any technical issues you can report the problem 
Legendary broadcast journalist Tom Brokaw will be visiting Drexel University on Saturday, April 8th at 2:00PM in the URBN Annex. Brokaw anchored NBC Nightly News for more than twenty years. He also hosted The Today Show and Meet the Press, and has published numerous bestselling books. He now serves as a Special Correspondent for NBC News and works on documentaries for other outlets. This is a great opportunity to interact with one of the titans of broadcast journalism.
Ever wonder what it’s like to work for a Major League Baseball Team? The Phillies are hosting their #CollegeSeries at Citizens Bank Park April 10-12. Open to college students and recent graduates, this behind the scenes event includes a chance to participate in a Q&A about the business of baseball, a networking event for internships and ball girl programs, the chance to hear from a Phillies player about their college experience, and includes an exclusive tour of the ball park with a chance to take a #Selfie with the World Series trophies. Registration is $30 and includes a game day ticket along with $12 of concession credit. To register or checkout the speaker line up go to: 
Since there wasn’t a New Year’s screening of Die Hard this year, the The Mad Martha production team has organized a screening as a send-off to Spring Break. While visiting the office of his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedevil), NYPD officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) takes matters into his own hands when the building is occupied by terrorists. You can watch the trailer 