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Star Trek: Phase II‘s Cawley in J.J. Abrams’ Trek Reboot

June 12th, 2009 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, Henry Jenkins, History, Homemade Hollywood, James Cawley, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Star Trek, Star Trek: New Voyages, TV, Writing, science fiction

James Cawley, ‘Captain Kirk’ on the fan film series Star Trek: Phase II, cameos in the new J.J. Abrams reboot feature film, but have the fans really spotted him? Decide for yourself.

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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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The Gremlins Are Back and Taking Over Fan Films

August 25th, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Batman, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Henry Jenkins, History, Homemade Hollywood, Indiana Jones, Mainstream Media, Monster Movies, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Steven Spielberg, TV

When I interviewed MIT’s Henry Jenkins for my upcoming fan film book, Homemade Hollywood, he made a comment that perfectly summed up what spurs so many people to create their own vision of a franchise with a fan film, explaining, “Fan-created production is borne out of a mixture of fascination and frustration…the idea that there’s [...]

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Is The Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge Sexist?

July 10th, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Books, Contest, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, George Lucas, Gray Areas, Henry Jenkins, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Star Wars, Uncategorized

Voting for the Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge closes out today, making this your last chance to vote for the Audience Choice Award, which will be handed out at the San Diego Comic Con, on July 24. I suspect that most of the fan film community feels the SWFMC is a good thing, but not [...]

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So, How’s That Fan Film Book Coming?

February 1st, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Attack of the Show, Author, Books, Comic Books, Continuum Books, Fan Film, Film Threat, Henry Jenkins, History, Homemade Hollywood, James Cawley, Mainstream Media, News, Pink Five, Publishing, Star Trek: New Voyages, Star Wars, Writing

Y’know, whenever you watch a movie where there’s an author character, the first thing everyone says to him/her is ‘How’s the new book coming?’—and invariably the writer responds with a sigh and a complaint about writer’s block. That never happens in real life, of course—not the writer’s block part, but the people asking how the [...]

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HOMEMADE HOLLYWOOD!

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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." --, 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
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Star Trek: Phase II‘s Cawley in J.J. Abrams’ Trek Reboot

Homemade Hollywood Arrives In Stores TODAY!

The Gremlins Are Back and Taking Over Fan Films

Is The Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge Sexist?

So, How’s That Fan Film Book Coming?

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