Tag Archives: Superman

Go Green With The Shamelessly She-Hulk Fan Film!

June 25th, 2009 | Posted in Analysis, Batman, Comic Books, Copyright, DC Comics, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, Iron Man, Mainstream Media, News, Spider-Man, Superheroes, Superman, , marvel comics, science fiction, stop motion animation

Fan filmmaker Garrett Gilchrist is making Shamelessly She-Hulk, an ambitious, feature-length fan film that sports not only Jennifer Walters (AKA She-Hulk), but also Spider-Man, The Punisher, Blade, Captain America, Iron Man, Superman, Batman, Black Widow and even an animated Howard The Duck.

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Superman Fan Film Wins Award and $300

June 19th, 2009 | Posted in Comic Books, Contest, DC Comics, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Review, Superheroes, Superman, science fiction

The annual Superman Celebration took place in Metropolis, IL on June 13-14, and included a superhero fan film contest; George Doerr nabbed the grand prize and a cool $300, for his fan film, Villains Day Off.

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Superhero Fan Film Contest Returns To Metropolis!

May 19th, 2009 | Posted in Author, Books, Comic Books, Contest, DC Comics, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Publishing, Superheroes, Superman, Writing, science fiction

A mere 10 years ago, DC Comics famously shut down the first major Superman fan film on the internet, as recounted in Homemade Hollywood. These days, not only does DC approve of fan productions, so does the Metropolis Chamber of Commerce. Every year, the town of Metropolis, IL holds its famous Superman Celebration; part of [...]

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Unmasking Sandy Collora’s Hunter Prey

May 15th, 2009 | Posted in Amazon, Analysis, Author, Batman, Books, Comic Books, DC Comics, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Homemade Hollywood, Horror Movies, Mainstream Media, Monster Movies, News, Pink Five, Public Screening, Publishing, Sandy Collora, Superheroes, Superman, Uncategorized, Writing, science fiction

I’ve talked with Sandy Collora—the director behind the legendary fan films Batman: Dead End and World’s Finest—on and off for a few years, and interviewed him extensively for Homemade Hollywood. However, it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that we finally got to meet, when he and Trey Stokes (Pink Five; Ark) were Special Guests [...]

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The Greatest Fan Film of All Time: Is It?

April 20th, 2009 | Posted in Analysis, Batman, Comic Books, DC Comics, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, Iron Man, News, Review, Spider-Man, Superheroes, Superman, Writing, marvel comics, science fiction

“We’ve created Batman’s Gonna Get Shot in the Face and Nintendo: Oldschool Revolution, and they’ve both racked up millions of views,” Larry Longstreth told me. “We’re proud of them, but we also realize that we have got to move beyond the realm of fan films if we want to grow. So, we’re saying goodbye with [...]

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Sandy Collora’s Hunter Prey Trailer Hits The Web!

April 7th, 2009 | Posted in Amazon, Author, Batman, Books, Comic Books, DC Comics, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, George Lucas, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, Monster Movies, News, Pink Five, Public Screening, Publishing, Sandy Collora, Star Wars, Superheroes, Superman, Writing, , science fiction

It’s been a busy time for Sandy Collora, the emerging director who first made a name for himself in the mid-00′s with the back-to-back, big-budget fan films Batman: Dead End and World’s Finest. Last November, news of his impending feature film directing debut, Hunter Prey, broke across the internet (after Fan Cinema Today actually broke [...]

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Top 10 Fan Cinema Today Fan Film Stories: March, 2009

March 31st, 2009 | Posted in Analysis, Comic Books, Copyright, DC Comics, Fan Film, Filmmaking, George Lucas, Gray Areas, History, Horror Movies, Mainstream Media, News, Software, Star Trek, Superheroes, Superman, TV, Watchmen, Writing, , ghostbusters, science fiction, stop motion animation

March was a busy month around here! Here’s Fan Cinema Today‘s 10 most popular stories of the last month, presented in chronological order. March 3: 5 FREE Freaky Filmmaking Programs for Macs If you have a Mac and are looking for some free ways to make your next flick—or at least give it some visual [...]

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New News for Star Ranger 7 and Star Trix

March 27th, 2009 | Posted in Author, Books, Comic Books, DC Comics, Fan Film, Filmmaking, History, Homemade Hollywood, News, Superheroes, Superman, TV, Writing, , science fiction, stop motion animation

Just because a fan film comes out doesn’t mean that it’s all said and done; here’s the latest on some flicks we’ve covered previously: • Star Ranger 7, the original Sci-Fi short by the creator of Superman: The Super 8 Movie–Special Edition (the legendary fan film shut down by DC Comics, as covered in my [...]

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Batman Vs. Superman – A Duel To The Death!

March 12th, 2009 | Posted in Analysis, Batman, Comic Books, DC Comics, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, History, Mainstream Media, News, Review, Superheroes, Superman, Uncategorized,

Batman and Superman have always had a love/hate thing going, but sometimes things just boil over in any relationship and there’s no going back to the way things used to be. Greenless Productions in Tuscon, Arizona documented one of those moments in the funniest fan film of 2008: Batman’s Bad Day, a live-action fan film [...]

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Fan Film Follow-Ups: Star Ranger 7, Dark Knight, Mega Man

February 13th, 2009 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Batman, Fan Film, Film Threat, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, Review, Software, Superheroes, Superman, Uncategorized, Video Games

Fan Cinema Today covers a lot of fan films; some are awful while others are brilliant, but given the rate of turnover around here, sometimes even the more interesting efforts can wind up fading into distant memory. Every so often, we’ll realize, “Hey, whatever happened to that one?” Well, in the interests of both attempting [...]

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"A loving, exhaustive history of the fan-film…this book's a real treasure, an inspiration."---Cory Doctorow

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