Behind the Mask: The Batman Dead End Story

2015
Behind the Mask: The Batman Dead End Story
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Released: 10 July 2015 Released
Producted By: Montauk Films
Country: United States of America
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Director and Writer Eric Dow ("Honor in the Valley of Tears") brings us his second documentary as he goes behind the scenes of the fan fiction short film, "Batman: Dead End." In the winter of 2003 commercial director Sandy Collora and some of his friends set out to make a low-budget short film for his demo reel. What they wound up actually doing was making one of the most elaborate, most watched, most talked about and most controversial short films ever made: Batman Dead End. Considering the amount of press and admiration Batman: Dead End garnered,

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Mr-Fusion I'm as surprised as anybody that there's a hundred-minute documentary about an 8-minute short film. On the surface, at least. The production of "Batman: Dead End" occupies a fraction of this film, and the rest is a character study of its director, Sandy Collora. And warts-and-all is an understatement. Collora fancies himself a fighter in a battle to bring his visions to the masses, while those around him perceive him as . . . kind of a dick. I'm conflicted on where I stand on the man, but he has his supporters, and their admiration feels genuine. I was more interested in the man than I was in the Batman movie, and that's saying something.
Waysender I've watched this multiple times and it still interests me. It's the story of a group of guys making a fan film with the intention of launching the career of their leader Sandy Collora.The whole process is really neat to see and I credit the film maker of this documentary with his story telling ability.The short film they make (Batman: Dead End) gets a tremendous amount of buzz and the assumption was that Sandy would go on to get a major study deal. What follows is an absolute train wreck. Every aspiring director should watch this documentary to learn what not to do.I think Sandy Collora is a very creative and talented guy. But if you pressed me to describe him in one sentence it would be "He's Kanye West without the hit records." He passes on movies he deems as garbage showing no respect for other people in his chosen profession while at the same time promoting his own stories and scripts which is all but impossible until you really prove yourself in the industry. For a guy who is in his mid 30s to just say, "ok I'm gonna write and direct films now" with no practical experience and expect things to get handed to him is painfully naïve.Several people in the film also allude to Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy as if they inspired him, also that Heath Ledger's Joker was directly ripped from the guy who played the Joker in this short film which is pure insanity. I mean really. lol I highly recommend watching this documentary, it's on Hulu Plus atm.
theelyoueye Let me tell you something bro. I joined this site just to rate this incredible movie on a DAILY, bro. I saw this movie the batman's dead end on the internet like 10 years ago, bro. I salute this movie and the guy who made it, SanDY on a DAILY Collora, bro. He made the best Batman movie ever you can see ON A DAILY, baby please! This man needs to be SALUTED! Seriously this documentary about it is fantastic, bro. If you are a Batman fan like me, on a daily, you will really, really like this film and find it very interesting. I give Collora a lot of props, bro. The guy follows his dreams and passions on a DAILY!!! This is a movie that can be inspiring to anyone who is going after a dream because it shows how hard work and putting the time, can make the dream come true. Another guy who needs to be saluted is MR.ERIC DOW. He makes the BEST documentarRY on a DAILY, bro! You can watch it for FREE, right here on IMDb on a DAILY. Check it out. I am betting all of the movies the man is developing in this documentary will become real and we will see them very soon, bro. THE CIRCLE IN 3D ON A DAILY!!!!!!!!
bamicp The amazing inside story, about the most iconic short film ever. This documentary tells the story of Sandy Collora a special effects artist trying to become a movie director.I did not have a hard time watching this, it felt sincere, heartfelt, and real. If you want to know more about special-effects, what it takes to make movies, and how much drive you have to become a movie director; watch this movie. If you want to support independent movies, watch this movie. If you have seen the short film Batman: dead-end, watch this film. If your a fan of alien, watch this movie. If your a fan of predator, watch this movie. If you seen Hunter Prey, watching this movie. If you're a fan of Comic books and art, watch this movie. Sandy Collora will motivate you just by watching him and his drive for success.