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Analysis: Fan Films and the Rule of Threes

February 21st, 2007 | Posted in Analysis, Fan Film, Filmmaking, George Lucas, Mainstream Media, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Son of Rambow, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Writing

Many journalists believe in the Rule of Threes: One thing happening by itself is an oddity, and two things that are alike taking place is a coincidence, but find three similar events occurring and suddenly you’ve got yourself a bonafide trend. Well, hold on folks, ’cause fan films are about to get trendy—which means Paris [...]

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Gray Areas Update: 5-25-77 Teaser Poster!

February 16th, 2007 | Posted in Gray Areas, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Star Wars

Yesterday, our Gray Areas section was devoted to a lengthy article about 5-25-77. Written and directed by Patrick Read Johnson, the semi-autobiographical comedy mixes fan films, Star Wars, coming-of-age hijinks and more, all making for a flick that we at FCT have been wanting to see for years. Our Gray Areas article, however, ended with [...]

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Gray Areas: I Wanna See 5-25-77

February 15th, 2007 | Posted in Gray Areas, Mainstream Media, Star Wars

The date stands as a landmark for many, a day where the world changed forever. Movies would never be the same, people would never be the same, being a ‘fan’ of something would never be the same. The results of that day would filter into politics, religion, sex (and let’s just say it flat out: [...]

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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!

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