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This article reports on the popularity of Preston, Idaho in light of the town's portrayal in the movie "Napoleon Dynamite." Preston hosts an annual "Napoleon Dynamite Festival," at which participants recreate popular scenes from the motion picture. The cult popularity of "Napoleon Dynamite" is also examined.

The author looks at how fans of the television series "Star Trek" are banding together to film and produce their own episodes of the series, following the end of television spinoffs based on the original 1960's program. The author discusses how technological advances have changed the landscape of fan-produced films. According to the author, Paramount Pictures Corp., which holds the rights to "Star Trek," has been tolerant of the spin-offs after ensuring that no one was profiting from them. Various web sites featuring the films are discussed.

The article focuses on the 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure," in light of the forthcoming release of its $160 million remake. According to the author, nothing can supplant the original film for many fans. The author reviews how there are die-hard fans of the film who have dissected and memorized every scene.

The article offers the author's insights on Filipino actor Daniel John Padilla and his attitude. Topics discussed include Padilla's polite speech during the taping of the television program "Pangako Sa'yo," his kind gesture was unexpected, and his dedication to his fans, as well as an inspiration to young audiences.

In this article the author discusses the attitude of motion picture fans, focusing on their willingness to watch a film even though they have reason to believe it is not good, the film industry's reliance on fans' willingness to watch bad movies, films the author views as bad including "Tammy."

The article reports that Vino, a fan of Indian film actress Kajal Agarwal of Switzerland, has praised her for her performances and sent sketches portraits of her as of February 2014 and presents views of Kajal on the affection of Vino.

The article discusses the remaking of the 1987 science fiction film "RoboCop." Topics include the reaction of the director of the 2014 "RoboCop" film, Jose Padilha, to fan criticism of the remake, which stars actor Joel Kinnaman as the Alex Murphy (robocop) character and Samuel L. Jackson, the challenges of remaking a motion picture beloved by fans, a brief overview of the film's plot, and how Padilha approached the film's remake.

An interview with Indian actor Aditya Roy Kapur is presented. When asked about the success of his film "Aashiqui 2," Kapur mentions the appeal of the Aditya-Shraddha chemistry to people. Topics discussed include how he secured his role in the film, memories of the 1990 film "Aashiqui," and his massive female fan following.

The article focuses on the premiere of the "Twilight" film series, adapted from Stephenie Meyer's book, on November 17, 2012. It states that "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" was about to break box office records with as much as $150 million in projected sales. It adds that the distributor of the film, Summit Entertainment, inspires fans by offering marathon screenings of the earlier movies all day and fans lined up for the premiere.

The article offers brief information on the Bil Reid wool peacoat from Billy Reid Inc.

MIDNIGHT movies come in various flavors. Some, like David Lynch's ''Eraserhead,'' are creepy; others, like John Waters's oeuvre, are perversely funny. And then you have ''THE ROOM,'' which hits the Landmark Sunshine Cinema on Saturday night, at the appropriate hour. That film falls squarely into ''Plan 9 From Outer Space'' territory, in the pantheon of So Bad It's Good Cinema. But ''The Room,'' from 2003 and produced, written and directed by (and starring, of course) Tommy Wiseau, occupies a singular niche. This isn't amateurish sci-fi. It's more like excruciating soft-core soap opera, with so many continuity errors that the whole enterprise resembles a kind of unwitting cinematic dada. What began as a West Hollywood phenomenon has a regular New York home at the Landmark Sunshine, with fans near ''Rocky Horror'' mania. Audience participation -- flinging plastic utensils during the abundant displays of cryptic spoon imagery in the movie -- has gained traction. Come and savor the sublime awfulness. 143 East Houston Street, Lower East Side, (212) 260-7289, landmarktheatres.com. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

MY daughter and I were halfway through the new ''Making of Harry Potter'' studio tour when we met Dan, whose job was to attend to our Harry Potter needs. ''Ask me anything about Harry Potter,'' Dan said. ''I love Harry Potter. I love telling people about Harry Potter. Should I tell you one of my favorite interesting facts?'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Netflix's announcement on July 13 about changes to its subscription structure and an increase in its pricing may not have much of an effect on the demand for video-on-demand movies. Film fans are becoming accustomed to instant gratification, not only in their living rooms but on mobile devices as well. The top movies shown this year by cable and telecom providers include children's fare like ''Despicable Me'' and audience pleasers like ''Black Swan'' and ''Due Date,'' above, with Zack Galifianakis, left, and Robert Downey Jr. SHELLY FREIERMAN [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the claiming of the NyooTV.com, the online and social media partner for the film "Patiala House", that it has made history with over 101,000 fans on Facebook.

''How many of you have ever wanted to go to another planet?'' shouted the filmmaker James Cameron, addressing 6,500 fans here on Thursday. With those words, the future came to Comic-Con -- and it was wearing funny glasses. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Fevered fans pushed ''The Dark Knight,'' the sixth of the Warner Brothers series of ''Batman'' movies, to record three-day ticket sales of $155.3 million over the weekend, shoring up what so far had been a wobbly year at the box office. By Warner's estimate the film narrowly eclipsed opening-weekend ticket sales last year of $151.1 million for Sony Pictures' ''Spider-Man 3,'' the previous record holder. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

By the time the most important show on NBC's prime-time schedule, ''Heroes,'' returns to the air on Sept. 22, it will have been out of sight for nine long months. Its creator, Tim Kring, can only hope that it has not been out of mind for some of the most passionate fans in television. ''A little absence can really be a benefit,'' Mr. Kring said, citing other ''eventlike shows'' like ''The Sopranos'' that have rebounded from long gaps between seasons. In the intervening months, he said, viewers ''have seen a lot of stuff on TV that wasn't of the quality of 'Heroes.' I think they'll be raring to go.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Film enthusiasts vote at the box office on which movies succeed or fail. The idea behind a new Web site, Massify.com, is to give them a vote on which films are made in the first place, along with some say in the script and the casting. Massify members (membership is free and anyone can join) are offered a platform to promote themselves and whatever current projects they are involved in, and are also eligible to vote on other users' film ideas through online competitions in which members vie for financing and distribution from Massify and its partners. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents information on the travel of a large number of Chinese movie fans to Hong Kong, China, to watch the uncut version of the film "Lust, Caution." According to critics, a variety of factors have driven movie fans to watch the uncut version including the sexual content, a sensitive political subtext, and the popularity of the director, Ang Lee. Graphics designer Yan Jiawei objects the censorship for himself, but understands that it is necessary for the country as a whole.

The article reports that Eyespot has launched an online video-editing tool which will enable fans of the film "Star Wars," edit their homemade videos. The website of the film is also planning to put online a new collection of videos of the film. Senior director of distribution and online for Lucasfilm, Jeff Ulin, said that reason behind the success of the "Star Wars," series is support and love of fans.

Reports that the fans had lined up outside the Ziegfeld Theater for the opening of the movie "Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith," directed by George Lucas in New York City.