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New Paula Peril Flick Crystalizes on the Web

March 25th, 2009 | Posted in Amazon, Author, Books, Comic Books, Continuum Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Publishing, Writing,

As mentioned a few weeks ago, the latest fan film-inspired opus from Atlantis Studios, Paula Peril and the Mystery of the Crystal Falcon, hit the web last week. What does “fan film-inspired” mean? Well, comic book creator James Watson was looking for a new way to publicize his character when realized that fan filmmakers were [...]

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New Paula Peril Flick Out This Month!

March 6th, 2009 | Posted in Author, Books, Comic Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Publishing, TV, Video Games, Writing

Paula Peril: Mystery of the Crystal Falcon, the new flick from Atlantis Studios, has been completed and will be released online March 19, according to producer James Watson. As recounted in my book, Homemade Hollywood, Atlantis Studios is an independent Atlanta-based comic book company that began making short films based on its Paula Peril character [...]

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Fan Film Vamp Valerie Perez Back As Paula Peril!

January 16th, 2009 | Posted in Author, Books, Comic Books, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, Publishing, Video Games, Writing

Valerie Perez made waves in the fan film world a few years ago with the fan film, Tomb Raider: Tears of the Dragon, a firepower-heavy take on the legendary video game heroine, Lara Croft. That, in turn, led to her starring role in the 2007 DVD/web short, Paula Peril: Trapped in the Flames, based on [...]

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