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Aussie Star Wars Fan Film Suburban Knights

August 4th, 2008 | Posted in Batman, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Review, Star Wars

In the wake of San Diego Comic Con, I put FCT on a week-long moratorium when it came to anything related to Star Wars, The Dark Knight or the SDCC; needed to cleanse the palate a bit, ’cause eating too much hype ain’t good for you. Now we’re going to re-introduce those topics to our [...]

Also tagged in: Aussie, Australia, Fan Film, fan films, Lightsaber, Melbourne, ryan vs dorkman, Star Wars, Suburban Knights | 3 Comments

Review: Ryan Vs. Dorkman (RVD1)

February 20th, 2007 | Posted in Fan Film, Review, Star Wars

After doing the big write-up on RVD2 yesterday, I realized that I hadn’t seen the original Ryan Vs. Dorkman in a few years, so as the week builds to the premiere of the sequel on Saturday, I figured it would be a good opportunity to go back and revisit the original. It’s probably pointless to [...]

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News: Ryan Vs. Dorkman II Premieres Saturday

February 19th, 2007 | Posted in Fan Film, History, News, Public Screening, Star Wars

It’s one of the most anticipated fan films of recent memory and it’s debuting in less than a week: Ryan Vs. Dorkman II will hit the big time Saturday, with simultaneous public screenings in Los Angeles and New York. The L.A. showing will be held at the Wilshire Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, and [...]

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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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