Randall LobbCo-Founder: Definitive Film & FauxPop Media
Writer/director/producer of Definitive’s Deep Dive feature documentaries, screenwriter, speaker and author of the autobiographical collections Photogenic Memory: Growing Up Gen X and Auslanders: Our German Year. Born in ’65, raised feral, always overthinking and forever in development.
The Films
Definitive Deep Dive docs in the world or on the way.
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DocumentaryTurtle PowerThe unseen origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, straight from the mouths and archives of Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.2014 - 02
DocumentaryPower of GrayskullHow a toy line built backwards, He-Man, supercharged the 80s boys’ action market and kickstarted an industry.2017 - 03
DocumentaryThe Crystal CallsInside the making of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, told by the artists who built that world. For Netflix.2019 - 04
On HoldA Riddle of SteelThe definitive history of Conan, the barbarian who arrived fully formed in a young writer’s mind in 1930s Texas and never stopped being reinvented. - 05
DocumentaryA Gamer’s JourneyOne gamer’s quest to go deeper into the world of Shenmue, not just on screen but in reality.2023 - 06
In ProductionTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Evolution, Mutation & RebootThe unofficial sequel to Turtle Power with never-before-seen, newly discovered material from Eastman and Laird revealing how the Turtles and their creators have changed over time, and why. - 07
In ProductionInto DarknessA documentary investigation of a rural high school teacher whose students followed him on a decades-long experiment in obsession, perception and the nature of reality itself.
The Writing
Anemoia on Demand
Photogenic Memory: Growing Up Gen X
Short stories about growing up Gen X. Part nostalgia, part cultural archaeology, a full-on feral evocation of pre-digital childhood.
Auslanders: Our German Year
In 2006, two small-town Canadian teachers moved their kids to Germany. An early experiment in digital nomadism, cultural dislocation, and family stress dynamics.
Pop Culture Artifacts & Archives
Thoughts on the things that shaped Gen X. Books, TV, movies, and the specific cultural detritus of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Growing slowly.
Into Darkness: Deep Dive & Development
Supporting material and background for the Into Darkness project. The story behind the story. Campfire tales, interviews, and first-person accounts.
Some People are Saying…
“Definitive’s unofficial sequel to Turtle Power goes deeper into the evolution of the TMNT. Not just the way the fans want it, but the way Eastman and Laird want it.”
Campaign BackerTMNT: Evolution, BackerKit
“Photogenic Memory does exactly what it promises. It takes me back to the textures, the feelings, even the smells of growing up in the ’70s. Yeah, I said it. The smells.”
A Gen-X Reader Who’d Been Skeptical(and may be related to me)
“Auslanders captures something real about physical displacement, back in those innocent days before technology changed what it meant to be somewhere else.”
A Reader of the Original Blog(not related to me)
The Lobbrary
Vintage books, comics, and pop-culture artifacts. Curated over decades to capture the analog delight.
Vintage Paperbacks
As a kid I wanted all the weird books in the back of the A&A store. Then I got older and bought them.
FOLLOW ALONG
The Instagram Feed
Digital images, Analog man.
For docs, writing inquiries, collection questions or filmmaking fun, get in touch.