Cinequest 2018: How to Cinequest!
As regular listeners to the Fanboy Planet Podcast know, San Jose’s award-winning Cinequest film festival opened last night. Opening night at Cinequest typically features an […]
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Fanboy Planet Podcast 501: Cinequest 2018 – Impact!
We interview Mike Rabehl for Cinequest 2018 (San Jose, February 27th through March 11th). Then we remember Kyodai and discuss Black Panther!
Fanboy Planet Podcast #500: Halfway to 1000!
It’s been 500 episodes talking comics, movies, and TV — listen in on the celebration at 7 Stars Bar & Grill!
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 467: Wild Man and Prodigy
Cinequest 2017 interviews with the cast and crew of Wild Man, then the directors of Prodigy, and the comics, movies and TV news of the week!
Cinequest 2017 Shorts: “The Visit”
How many times a day does this scene play out across the world? A dutiful adult son visits his aging mother in the rec room […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 466: The Sounding
An interview from Cinequest and the rest of the comics, movies and TV news…
Cinequest 2017: ‘Quality Problems’
It’s a feel good family comedy about breast cancer and Alzheimer’s. Yeah, that might have just caused you to a do a double-take, but it’s […]
Cinequest 2017:
‘An American Dream:
The Education of William Bowman’
When Canadian director Ken Finkleman started working on An American Dream, it was clearly satire. By the time it opened at Cinequest 2017, his film had […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 465: Back to Gallifrey!
Derek reports on his trip to this year’s Gallfrey One convention, interviews with Jason Haigh-Ellery of Big Finish, Chris Thompson of Titan Comics, Christopher Jones, artist of the Third Doctor Doctor Who comic, and this week’s bag of comics!
Cinequest 2017 Shorts: ‘Remembrance’
Indulge this quick hit with full disclosure — a former student of mine, already a talented filmmaker when I knew her, has created a short […]
Cinequest 2017: ‘Prodigy’
If I told you that I saw a great movie featuring a young girl with powers she cannot control, that the government wants to destroy, […]
Cinequest 2017: ‘Loop’ and ‘Pyromaniac’
Granted, like any other art, not every film is for everyone. We try to focus on giving you reviews that meet our fannish criteria. And today, on the fourth day of San Jose’s Cinequest we have two thrillers, one with a science fiction bent, that you may want to check out.
Cinequest 2017: ‘The Sounding’
When it comes to the human mind, there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your philosophy. And somehow, when […]
Cinequest 2017: The Festival Opens – ‘This is Meg’
Opening Night for Cinequest, and a review of “This is Meg” which in a way is representative of much that you will see at the festival.
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 463: Cinequest 2017!
Our annual Cinequest kick-off show, along with our regular comics, tv and movie news!
Cinequest 2017 Elevates To Another Level
It was an uncharacteristically chilly day for San Jose yesterday, as press and Cinequest supporters gathered on a patio at San Jose State. We chatted […]
Check In To The Gingerbread Bates Motel…
Aaron and Austin Keeling, the creators of ‘The House on Pine Street’, unveil their latest creation… and it’s delicious.
Cinequest 2016: ‘Dependent’s Day’
Originally published 3/12/2016, UPDATED 10/8/2016: Michael David Lynch let me know today that in addition to opening tonight for a week’s run at the North Hollywood Laemmle Theater, […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 449: Ways to Kill Jason Salazar
Jason Salazar joins the Fanboys for reports on Worldcon 74, Heroes & Villains, Cinequest’s new VR festival, the new Iron “Man”, Justice League Dark, Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti’s The Monolith, Doctor Strange, Mark Mothersbaugh on Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy, Infinity War, Return of the Caped Crusaders, The Tick, and Con Man the Game.
Going Beyond With ‘Star Trek’ And Barco Escape
Two years ago at Cinequest, one of the screens was adapted to show Barco Escape, a three-screen projection method that reminded me a lot of […]
