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    JesusDeSaad: Kevin Smith produced and played a part in Clerks, a full movie, albeit black and white and non-action, for less than $30,000. It won a Sundance Award.... more »
    OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: The next movie really should be Batman vs. Alien vs. Predator. Enough of this ennui and speeches about heroes we deserve. Bring the fun back. more »
    brownie has no witty phrase to add: So by "Comic-Con Destroyed One Man's Life", you really meant "Car Accident Destroyed One Man's Life, And On A Separate Note He Was Also A Dumbass Who ... more »
    Polybius: How on earth is that Aaron guy a rival? His filmmaking in Dark Justice looks extremely amateur when compared to Dead End. No sane person would choose ... more »
    joetato: George Lucas is one of the few people in the industry who welcomes fan films. He actually has an annual award for the best fan films. I believe he r... more »
    92BuickLeSabre: Reminds me of American Movie and Coven. "It's alright. It's ok. There is something to live for. Jesus told me so." more »
    stchoo: I feel for the guy and all but Batman: Dead End was pretty horrible. Plus he was delusional to think making films with such famous IP w/o permission w... more »
    ManchuCandidate: What happened to the snitch, Aaron Schoenke? more »
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    New Book Reveals How Comic-Con Destroyed One Man's Life

    The gigantic, annual pop culture convention Comic-Con can be many things: amazing, exciting, insane, overhyped, controversial . . . and heartbreaking. As Clive Young's terrific new book Homemade Hollywood reveals, a controversy over fan films at the Con almost destroyed aspiring filmmaker Sandy Collora's career. Collora wowed the 2003 Con with his $30,000, ultra-dark Batman reboot called Batman: Dead End — a year before Warner Bros. made the franchise officially darker with Batman Begins. He was on the brink of stardom, had a possible production deal with Guillermo "Hellboy" del Toro, and then he lost everything at Comic-Con 2004. More »