A fan s hope a film by morgan spurlock explores this amazing cultural phenomenon by following the lives of five attendees as they descend upon the ultimate geek mecca at san. A fans hope, morgan spurlocks newest documentary about the southern california comic book and pop culture convention. Comiccon episode iv is the most beautiful movie about fanboy culture ive ever come across. Episode iv a fans hope blu raydvd, 2012, canadian at the best online prices at ebay. Each july, more than 100,000 people gather in san diego to celebrate science fiction and fantasy stories, movies, and comic books. A fans hope, morgan spurlock surveys the major convention for avid followers of comic books, superheroes and video games. A fan s hope might have had the best hope at finding an audience, but it is coming out on video on demand as well as in theaters.
A fans hope morgan spurlock morgan spurlock jeremy chilnick 2012 interviews with joss whedon, stan lee and others are included in filmmaker morgan spurlocks journey into the popculture fan mecca known as comiccon. A fan s hope full movie in hd visit a behindthescenes look at san diego comic con, the w. A fans hope is a funny foray into the worlds biggest science fiction convention. A feature documentary that will follow seven people from around the world as they travel to. A behindthescenes look at the fans who gather by the thousands each year in san diego, california to attend comiccon, the worlds largest comic book convention. Have you ever imagined a place where vulcans and vampires get along. A fans hope, director morgan spurlock trains his lens on comiccon, the annual san diego event said to be the worlds largest gathering of geeks. On april 6, the experience of attending comiccon international in san diego is going nationwide via video on demand and select theatres across america with comiccon episode iv.
A fans hope is, at its most obvious level, a paean to the fans, a series of chances for great fans to be on camera and perhaps to sell comic books, or design skills, to. A fan s hope morgan spurlock morgan spurlock jeremy chilnick 2012 interviews with joss whedon, stan lee and others are included in filmmaker morgan spurlocks journey into the popculture fan mecca known as comic con. Morgan spurlock explores this amazing cultural phenomenon by following the lives of five attendees as they descend upon the ultimate geek mecca at san diego comiccon 2010. Full theatrical trailer for morgan spurlocks documentary comiccon episode iv. Comic con episode iv is the most beautiful movie about fanboy culture ive ever come across. A fans hope a film by morgan spurlock explores this amazing cultural phenomenon by following the lives of five attendees as they. A fans hope, but there are plenty of friendly, familiar faces on display all the same, most notably the ubiquitous kevin smith, who leads a greek chorus of comicgeek allstar commentators, including joss whedon and harry knowles. A fan s hope is a 2011 documentary film on the san diego comic con international, directed by morgan spurlock the film follows five subjects.
Is morgan spurlocks comiccon documentary a loving portrait or a geeks worst nightmare. Whether youre a fan or not of spurlocks previous documentary features, youll want to know going in that youre going to get something slightly different with comiccon episode iv. What started as a fringe comic book convention for 500 fans has grown into the pop culture event of the year that influences every form of entertainment, now attended by over 140,000 strong. A fans hopea film by morgan spurlock explores this amazing cultural phenomenon by following the lives of five attendees as. I wanted to make a film that was a celebration of fans for fans. A fans hope has a clunky title but a simple premise. Spurlock follows six attendees two wouldbe illustrators, a costume maker, a comic merchant, and a couple who fell in love at the prior years event through the four. Morgan spurlockholly conrad interview comiccon episode iv. Movie maker morgan spurlock, director and star of supersize me and the greatest story ever sold, has a documentary opening on the west coast this weekend. A fans hope revolves around the 2010 convention, exploring the evolution of comiccon from its origin as an event for hardcore comic book enthusiasts to one that now relegates the actual comic book aspect to the background, with much more of an emphasis put on general pop culture content such as.
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It follows the adventures of five attendees of the san diego comiccon. A fans hope, is in select theaters now as well as on demand and itunes. A fans hope a film by morgan spurlock explores this amazing cultural phenomenon by following the lives of five attendees as. A fans hope is a 2011 documentary film on the san diego comiccon international, directed by morgan spurlock the film follows five subjects.
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