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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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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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2008: The Year in Fan Film News

December 31st, 2008 | Posted in Amazon, Analysis, Author, Batman, Books, Comic Books, Copyright, DC Comics, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, George Lucas, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Horror Movies, Indiana Jones, James Bond, Lord of the Rings, Mainstream Media, Max Payne, News, Public Screening, Publishing, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Review, Sandy Collora, Software, Son of Rambow, Star Trek, Star Trek: New Voyages, Star Wars, Superheroes, Superman, TV, Video Games, Writing, , marvel comics

Ah, the last post of 2008—and what a year it was for fan films. Fan Cinema Today has been bringing you all the news since it sputtered back to life in April, and there’s been plenty to write about. It was a year where fan films made tremendous strides forward in the public eye, with [...]

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Legend of Zelda Fan Film On The Way

December 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Fan Film, Filmmaking, Software, TV, Video Games

There’s been a lot of fan films based on video games in recent times, and the tidal wave isn’t stopping any time soon; now we’re moving on from obvious entires like Tomb Raider to more exotic fare, like flicks based on the classic Nintendo series, The Legend of Zelda. That game is now the inspiration [...]

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Indiana Jones Parody Fan Film Hits DVD

October 24th, 2008 | Posted in Amazon, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Raiders of the Lost Ark

Just last week, I wrote about UK-based Backyard Productions when I covered its documentary, Fan Films: What Are They All About? Now I’m writing about BYP again, this time because its 2002 parody of Indiana Jones movies, Doom Raiders, is coming to DVD on November 10. I don’t mean that they’re burning a few copies [...]

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Tomb Raider: Ascension Fan Film is a Hit!

September 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Software, Video Games

Except for Ms. Pac-Man, Lara Croft is arguably the best-known female video game character ever. As the “star” of Edios’ Tomb Raider series, sporting a British accent, sleek moves and outfits that pack more than pistols, Croft walks the precariously thin line between post-feminist icon and fanboy drool instigator. As a result, it might seem [...]

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Gray Areas: New York Comic Con Top Picks

February 22nd, 2007 | Posted in Batman, Fan Film, Gray Areas, Housekeeping, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Star Wars, Superheroes

Last year saw the debut of the New York Comic Con, and it was the biggest thing to hit NYC since King Kong punched a few picture windows in the side of the Empire State Building. The city that never sleeps hadn’t had a proper, full-on con in years, and it was greeted with great [...]

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Tag Archives: tomb raider

New Paula Peril Flick Crystalizes on the Web

Fan Film Vamp Valerie Perez Back As Paula Peril!

2008: The Year in Fan Film News

Legend of Zelda Fan Film On The Way

Indiana Jones Parody Fan Film Hits DVD

Tomb Raider: Ascension Fan Film is a Hit!

Gray Areas: New York Comic Con Top Picks

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