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The Best Watchmen Fan Film Ever—And Other Oddities

February 27th, 2009 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Batman, Books, Comic Books, DC Comics, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, History, Mainstream Media, News, Review, Superheroes, Watchmen,

IT’S WATCHMEN WEEK ON FAN CINEMA TODAY! FCT has covered Watchmen fan films a few times (and even the occasional cool knock-off). With the feature film hitting theaters soon, you’d think there would be an onslaught of related fan productions hitting the web. You’d also be wrong. Hurm. Nonetheless, this week, we’ll take a look [...]

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CGI Batman Fan Film Adapts Frank Miller’s Classic 1987 The Dark Knight Returns Graphic Novel

February 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Batman, Books, Comic Books, DC Comics, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Software, Superheroes, Watchmen,

Watchmen hoopla is slipping into high gear now, with that comic book adaptaion’s big screen debut only a month away. It’s been 22 years since the famed Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons comic book series was collected into what’s now considered the greatest graphic novel ever. With all the hype surrounding the new movie, though, it’s easy [...]

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Batman Fan Film Stuntman Blows Out Knee

November 7th, 2008 | Posted in Batman, Comic Books, DC Comics, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Mainstream Media, News, Superheroes, TV,

Fan filmmakers are a certain breed: They work hard and they play hard, and sometimes the two things are one and same. So it’s good to be reminded every so often that it’s easy to get carried away, and your intensity can backfire on you if you’re not careful. Just take the unfinished flick, Batman [...]

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Lost Fan Films: Batman Reborn

October 20th, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Batman, Comic Books, DC Comics, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Homemade Hollywood, Superheroes,

This is the latest installment in an occasional series on fan films that were never completed. Plenty of fan films get announced every year—fan film forums are filled with ancient posts where an eager amateur filmmaker announces, “Hey, I’m gonna make a flick, and it’s gonna be awesome, with stunts, explosions, fights, car chases and [...]

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Dark Knight Fan Edit Remixes Silent Film History

August 19th, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Batman, Comic Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Superheroes

There’s nothing like a massive, runaway blockbuster film to inspire tributes from fans. Sometimes they’re pretty stupid, and other times, they’re just cool. Take, for instance, Silent Shadow of the Bat-Man—a retro, 1920s Dark Knight short, made from editing together a slew of vintage silent films, such as The Bat (1926), The Man Who Laughs [...]

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Dark Knight Project Gets Update, ‘Making Of’

August 14th, 2008 | Posted in Batman, Comic Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, News, Superheroes, Writing

The popular The Dark Knight Project fan film keeps on keepin’ on. Regular FCT readers may recall the flick as the one shot on the same Chicago streets that appeared in the feature films as parts of Gotham. As a result, the flick has the look cold, aided by sweet props like a Gotham City [...]

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The Dark Knight’s Batmobile Needs A Fan Film!

August 12th, 2008 | Posted in Batman, Comic Books, Fan Film, Mainstream Media, News, Superheroes

Everyone has a talent in this life, even the people you can’t stand (they have a knack for pissing you off, after all). Movie fan Bob Dullam’s special talent, on the other hand, is to make your jaw drop, and if you don’t believe it, consider this: He built that Dark Knight Batmobile (AKA The [...]

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New Batman Fan Films, Part 2

June 26th, 2008 | Posted in Batman, Comic Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Mainstream Media, News, Superheroes, Uncategorized

Any time a big franchise movie comes out, it inevitably motivates fans to grab a video camera and make fan films. The upcoming July 18 release of The Dark Knight in theaters, however, has inspired a number of intrepid filmmakers to shoot their own flicks beforehand, in hopes of releasing them in time to surf [...]

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The Best Watchmen Fan Film Ever—And Other Oddities

CGI Batman Fan Film Adapts Frank Miller’s Classic 1987 The Dark Knight Returns Graphic Novel

Batman Fan Film Stuntman Blows Out Knee

Lost Fan Films: Batman Reborn

Dark Knight Fan Edit Remixes Silent Film History

Dark Knight Project Gets Update, ‘Making Of’

The Dark Knight’s Batmobile Needs A Fan Film!

New Batman Fan Films, Part 2

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