04-18-08

Co-Producers Rob Marcolina and Mikaelyn Austin conduct an interview from Philadelphia's PBS radio station with NPR (ABC Radio National) Australia's The Sports Factor !!

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02-15-07

Phrustrated Phan Films presents a SNEAK PREMIERE of their documentary The Curse of William Penn at Chickie's & Pete's. The nationally renown South Philly Crab House and Sports Bar entertained a crowd of 700 Philly fans celebrating their city's rich sports history and partaking in the nights sneak Premiere of The Curse of William Penn.

Phrustrated Phan Films would like to express their extreme gratitude to Pete Ciarracchi and his AWESOME staff, their event MC, Nick McIlwain of The Preston & Steve Show, and Brothers From Another for their rockin' performance!

Last, but certainly not least, a HUGE thank you to the event sponsors:

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02-01-07

Phrustrated Phan Films visits the studio of The Matt & Huggy Show on 94.1 WYSP Free FM to talk about their documentary The Curse of William Penn!

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Visit the Matt & Huggy Show website to podcast their 11am-3pm show every day!

01-25-07

Phrustrated Phan Film's Co-Producer Rob Marcolina is a guest on Comcast SportsNet's Daily News Live with Neil Hartman. The panel discusses the possible validity of a Curse in the city of Philadelphia and the local momentum of Phrustrated Phan Film's "The Curse of William Penn."

Revisit these updates soon to watch the full segment.

01-23-07

The Phrustrated Phan Films crew visits the studio of Preston & Steve, to be guests on the accclaimed morning FM radio show at 93.3 WMMR!!

CLICK HERE to listen as the Phrustrated Phan Films producers discus "The Curse of William Penn" with the whole Preston & Steve crew!

Visit the Preston & Steve website where you can podcast the 6-10am show and listen from anywhere in the world.

01-23-07

NBC10 features the Phrustrated Phan Films producers on their morning show "The 10! Show".

CLICK HERE to visit The 10! Show website. Check back here later to watch The Curse of William Penn spot directly from phrustratedphan.com.

01-22-07

NBC 10's Live at 5 features an interview with Rob, Mik and Dan - producers of "The Curse of William Penn" - live from the annual Philadelphia Sports Writer's Dinner in Cherry Hill, NJ.

CLICK HERE to visit the NBC10 Philadelphia website where you can watch Phrustrated Phan Films' Live at 5 spot, as well as other breaking news stories.

01-18-07

CBS Anchor/Reporter Mary Stoker Smith and the KYW-TV crew conduct an interview with Phrustrated Phan Films for the 6pm Evening News!

CLICK HERE to view a quicktime movie of their prime-time spot!

Film Examines So-Called Curse of William Penn

A new film is trying to answer this question; why hasn't Philadelphia won a major sports championship in the last 23 years? Could it be 'The Curse of William Penn?'

01-17-07

Philadelphia Daily News staff writer Stan Hochman details and reviews "The Curse of William Penn" as part of the publications two-day series WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT.

Two elements add luster to the film. One is the impersonations by Joe Conklin. The other is the dazzling animation, the artistry of Mari Jaye Blanchard. Croce cackles and says, "You guys are crazy." Dick Jerardi says bluntly, "Our teams weren't good enough." Dan Harrell, the man who takes care of the Palestra, and has seen his share of ghosts, wonders aloud whether maybe too many of our teams "sucked." The guy who walks around town dressed like Ben Franklin suggests that Penn wouldn't have liked strangers tugging those oversized caps and jerseys on his statue every time a team got close...

If the Eagles had won, and then gotten even with the Bears for the Fog Bowl and then gotten revenge on the Patriots for the Super Bowl defeat, Phrustrated Phan Films might have had a quaint but obsolete DVD on their hands. Ah, but the Eagles lost...

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WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT

11-15-06

The Philadelphia Daily News publishes a 31-page spread on Philadelphia's professional sports drought entitled "23 Years of Tears." Phrustrated Phan Films quoted in "What Would it Mean to Win a Championship?"

It would mean everything! It would be a tremendous outpouring of emotion from so many gut wrenching incidents and the purging of so many years of heartbreak. It would give Philly what it needs most - a boost of pride as Philuvians gather to celebrate for the first time in a generation and once again say "New York you can take this championship and stick it!"

11-15-06

The Roxborough Review covers Phrustrated Phan Film's premiere private screening of The Curse of William Penn. Click Here to read the full article.

"[The film] is really about Philadelphia fans," said Harry Kalas.

AT RIGHT: Phrustrated Phan Films Producers Mikaelyn Austin (far left), Dan Borkson and Rob Marcolina (far right) with Dave Dougherty, Narrator of their documentary The Curse of William Penn.