Category Archives: Spider-Man

Captain America Throws His Mighty Fan Film

November 18th, 2008 | Posted in Comic Books, DC Comics, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Superheroes, , marvel comics

Even though Marvel Comics is the biggest comic book company around, the DC Comics characters get all the fan film attention. This week, FCT takes a look at some of the Marvel-based fan flicks that have been flying under the radar. Captain America has always gotten the short end of the stick when it comes [...]

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Peter’s Web: A Seven-Part Spider-Man Fan Film

November 17th, 2008 | Posted in Comic Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Spider-Man, Superheroes, The Green Goblin's Last Stand, marvel comics

Even though Marvel Comics is the biggest comic book company around, the DC Comics characters get all the fan film attention. This week, FCT takes a look at some of the Marvel-based fan flicks that have been flying under the radar. Spider-Man is Marvel Comics’ most beloved superhero, but there aren’t a heck of a [...]

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FCT Roadtrip Report: Mass Bay Film Project

October 31st, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Batman, Books, Continuum Books, DC Comics, Dan Poole, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Hardware Wars, History, Homemade Hollywood, Indiana Jones, James Bond, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Superheroes, Superman, The Green Goblin's Last Stand, Video Games

Wednesday, I flew up to Gloucester, MA to run a night of fan films and discussion of the history of fan films, and it went pretty well. Rob Newton, head of the Mass Bay Film Project, hosted; the evening was part of his organization’s current ’60 Films in 33 Days’ festival, kicking off its current [...]

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Homemade Hollywood Arrives In Stores TODAY!

October 15th, 2008 | Posted in Amazon, Analysis, Attack of the Show, Author, Batman, Books, Comic Books, Contest, Continuum Books, Copyright, DC Comics, Dan Poole, Education, Eli Roth, Fan Film, Film Threat, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, Harry Potter, Henry Jenkins, History, Homemade Hollywood, Indiana Jones, Mainstream Media, News, Publishing, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Superheroes, Writing,

Well, today’s October 15—the big day when Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind The Camera hits the shelves! A full 10 years after I first had the idea for this baby, it’s finally out of my head and into the real world. Here’s a goofy idea: If you see a copy of the book out in the [...]

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Fan Film Podcast Debuts Episode 11

May 15th, 2008 | Posted in Batman, Blinky Productions, Books, Comic Books, Dan Poole, Fan Film, History, Homemade Hollywood, Iron Fist, News, Public Screening, Spider-Man, Superheroes, The Green Goblin's Last Stand, Uncategorized

Until a month ago, FCT was flying well below the radar. I spent about a year only posting once a month with updates on how writing Homemade Hollywood was going—and that was it. While FCT was MIA, however, a new source of fan film news came along—The Fan Film Podcast—and it’s a lot of fun. [...]

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BIG FAN FILM Panel at NY Comic Con This Weekend!

April 14th, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Blinky Productions, Books, Comic Books, Continuum Books, Dan Poole, Education, Fan Film, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Iron Fist, Mainstream Media, Monster Movies, News, Public Screening, Publishing, Review, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Superheroes, Tawnya Manion, The Green Goblin's Last Stand, Writing,

Going to New York Comic Con in New York City this coming weekend? Make sure you check out the fan film panel! I set this up a while back and roped in a bunch of folks–it’s a real ‘who’s who’ of the East Coast fan film world. In fact, the only drawback is that halfway [...]

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Eli Roth and Chris Gore Featured in Upcoming Homemade Hollywood Fan Film Book!

October 2nd, 2007 | Posted in Attack of the Show, Author, Books, Dan Poole, Education, Eli Roth, Fan Film, Film Threat, Gray Areas, History, Mainstream Media, Monster Movies, News, Publishing, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spider-Man, Steven Spielberg, The Green Goblin's Last Stand, Writing

Lots and lots going on with Homemade Hollywood recently; September saw some big things take place. First off, I got to interview director Eli Roth for the book, as he explained how he got the famed Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation fan film into Steven Spielberg’s hands. It’s a tale that’s never been [...]

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Analysis: Too Much Of A Good Thing?

March 21st, 2007 | Posted in Analysis, Comic Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Mainstream Media, Sci-Fi Channel, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Superheroes, The Green Goblin's Last Stand

It’s been pointed out more than once that this site tends to feature shorter fan films—and it’s true. Short fan movies, running under 10-12 minutes, tend to be more fun, more memorable and generally better than their longer counterparts. This point of view runs against the prevailing wisdom about pretty much everything else in modern [...]

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