5/25/77, the indie film based on the true story of a 1970s teenage fan filmmaker whose life was changed when he went behind the scenes on Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, is still alive—and man, am I surprised. This movie must have more spare lives than a cat.
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HOMEMADE HOLLYWOOD,
the first book about fan films, was written by the editor of this blog. If you like Fan Cinema Today, you'll LOVE the book!
"A loving, exhaustive history of the fan-film…this book's a real treasure, an inspiration."---Cory Doctorow
"Part celebration, part scholarly history, Clive Young's homage to fan-made flicks is a passionate, persuasive exercise in balance."---Total Film
"Young's account is intelligent and partisan."---Times Literary Supplement (London)
"Riveting!...Grade: A"
--Adam-Troy Castro,
SciFi Channel Magazine
"The writing is lively; the storytelling engaging…As someone who has been researching fan culture off and on for more than 20 years, I learned something on almost every page.”--Dr. Henry Jenkins, Director, MIT Comparative Media Studies Program
"Terrific…. The cool, revealing tales…make Clive Young's book, Homemade Hollywood, an absolute pleasure to read. If you're interested in fan movies, or the subterranean world of Hollywood, it's a must-read."
--Annalee Newitz, io9.Com
"Young brings the rigors of a scholar and the Inside Baseball of a fan to this well-researched and -written survey…. A fascinating chronicle of how [fan film] culture came to be.”--PopMatters.Com
"A thoroughly entertaining read that should be required reading for teenagers who claim there’s absolutely nothing cool to do in their town."--FilmFetish.Com
"I just loved the hell out of this book...It’s a fun, jaunty, well-organized retrospective [with] a breezy-yet-very knowledgeable style which is entertaining without being showy."--Republibot.Com
"A pretty fascinating read, one that balances scholarship with entertainment value." --Twitch.Com
"Clive Young has put together a really nice history of fan films."--Kevin Kelly, Spout.Com
"Clive Young has researched the heck out of this topic and written an entertaining, fact-filled book to boot. A must for the geek in all of us." --Raymond Benson, James Bond and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell novelist.
"He knocked this book out of the park...I had a hard time putting Homemade Hollywood down."--ComicBookBin.Com
"Homemade Hollywood appeals not just to the fanboy, but also to those who enjoy good books about filmmaking."--Comic Related
"It is an amazingly inspirational book for filmmakers. In fact, in my opinion, it ties for best inspirational read with Rebels on the Backlot." --MicroFilmmaker
"Clive Young's book does a great job putting together the unknown history of fan films…I never got to make a fan film, but after reading Homemade Hollywood, I wish I had." --RetroThing.Com
"I bought a copy and read it in two days, then bought a second copy to send to a family member. For anyone who is interested in fan films or just loves filmmaking, this is a must read.”--Phase II eMagazine
April 4, I-Con 28 Convention, Brentwood, NY
April 22, Hammer Museum,
Los Angeles, CA
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS:
SANDY COLLORA (Hunter Prey; Batman: Dead End); and
TREY STOKES (Ark; Pink Five)
June 9, Port Washington Library,
Port Washington, NY
July 17, Island Trees Public Library, Island Trees, NY