Month: June 2012
News about Edgar Rice Burroughs issue #1
Tweet SDCC '12 | Saturday programming schedule released – Comic Book Resources – robot6.comicbookresources.com 07/01/2012 SDCC '12 | Saturday programming schedule releasedComic Book ResourcesJoin them for a presentation and Q&A […]
For UK John Carter Blu-ray Release, Disney (finally) releases a featurette on the influence of John Carter
TweetFrom Hey U Guys.uk To mark the release of John Carter (John Carter of Mars) being released on DVD and Blu-ray this Monday 2nd July, Disney Home Entertainment have given […]
New John Carter Fan Art
TweetIt’s been a while since we checked on John Carter Fan Art — and there are a lot of new, interesting ones out there. Here are some of the ones […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Tarzan of the Apes” Included Among “Books that Shaped America” Exhibit
TweetTurns out Tarzan of the Apes has been included in a Library of Congress Exhibit of the “Books that Shaped America”. WASHINGTON — A new Library of Congress exhibition, “The […]
The Edgar Rice Burroughs Magic — What was it about his writing that was so special?
TweetThere have been recent comments here on JCF about how the adaptation of John Carter was handled by Andrew Stanton, Michael Chabon, and Mark Andrews and as I was writing […]
News about John Carter issue #1
Tweet Pixar filmmaking a process of alchemy, says 'Brave' director Mark … – Deseret News – deseretnews.com 06/28/2012 Deseret NewsPixar filmmaking a process of alchemy, says 'Brave' director Mark …Deseret […]
A Very Cool Video — Armor Creation for John Carter
TweetThis is just a simple working video from the Costume/Armory department, sent to Andrew Stanton as one of the “every day” videos for him to observe/comment/approve during the pre-production of […]
Quick Thought: “Thelma and Louise” and “John Carter” have something in common?
TweetJohn Carter, more than almost any movie that I’ve seen in awhile, grows on you in subsequent viewings as small things that almost invariably strengthen the viewing experience “stick” on […]
IO9: Ten Rules of Blockbuster Movies That Hollywood Forgot
TweetVia I09 It’s halfway through the summer movie season, and there’s a lot of hand-wringing about the state of the Tentpole Film — yes, in spite of Avengers. This year has seen […]
Taylor Kitsch Interview: Being John Carter
TweetThe Sydney Morning Herald has an extensive interview with Taylor Kitsch. I’m not sure exactly when Kitsch gave this interview, but it just appeared today at SMH. Widely and wildly […]
Stan Galloway’s Interview of Frederick Pohl on “Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Development of Science Fiction”
TweetThe Burroughs Bulletin, published by the Burroughs Bibliophiles, is a fanzine that had its origins in 1947 with the blessings of Edgar Rice Burroughs himself. Here is an interview […]
Michael Chabon on Edgar Rice Burroughs – Unedited Interview
TweetThere has been oh so much discussion here about Andrew Stanton and Edgar Rice Burroughs — what does Pulitzer Prize winning writer Michael Chabon, who co-wrote the John Carter screenplay, […]
Thrilling Adventure Tales Case File #18: John Carter
TweetHere’s a lengthy and interesting article by Nathan Rabin that just came out, taking a thorough look at John Carter. Thrilling Adventure Tales Case File #18: John Carter By Nathan Rabin […]
Here’s the Latest Update on John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetI’m getting to the home stretch of the first draft of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood, which means I’ve been drilling down into the day by day events […]
John Carter Sequel: Taylor Kitsch gives a shout out to “Best damn fans on Earth (and Mars)”
TweetTaylor Kitsch has once again shown a touch of class to John Carter Sequel fans by sending them a signed poster inscribed “To the Best Damn Fans on Earth (and […]
The original “John Carter Fan Trailer” is about to hit 200,000 views
TweetAs John Carter Sequel fans continue their efforts to get consideration for a sequel, I just noticed that our John Carter Files’ original John Carter Fan Trailer is about to […]
The Most Negative John Carter Review Ever and the John Carter Sequel Fans’ (Measured) Response
TweetThe following is a review by J.B. Alderman, columnist for the San Jose Mercury News, who as he says in the review, elected to view John Carter at 30,000 feet […]
John Carter Screenwriter Mark Andrews Opens Up and makes some interesting comments
TweetIndiewire has an interesting article about John Carter Screenwriter (and Brave co-director) Mark Andrews. The section of the article dealing with John Carter is quoted below: The whole experience is […]
Japanese Scientists Produce Mathematical Model to Predict Box Office Outcome Based on Blog and Social Media Activity
TweetA Japanese scientist has published a study which contains a mathematical formula that can predict the box office performance of a movie based on the level of related activity on social […]
Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling
TweetEmma Coates, a Pixar Storyboard artist, has been compiling a list of “Pixar Rules” of storytelling that she has picked up during her time at Pixar, and has been publishing […]
By The Numbers: John Carter Week 1 DVD and Blu-ray sales figures released
TweetBy The Numbers has released DVD sales figures for the week ending June 10, 2012. These are DVD only — they have not yet released figures for Blu-ray. The DVD […]
Film Critic “Hulk” Analyzes the John Carter Script
TweetOver at Badass Digest, their film critic who goes by the moniker “Hulk” and writes in “Hulk-speak”, wrote this review which takes on the John Carter screenplay. Ol’ Hulk is […]
100 Years in the Making — the John Carter Special Feature
TweetThis is the “100 Years in the Making” special feature from the John Carter DVD. Is that really ERB’s voice? Or an actor? I think it’s an actor. He’s quoting […]
Personal Note: Getting on a plane in an hour to attend my daughter’s wedding!
TweetRealize this is OT but I can’t contain myself. In an hour I’ll be leaving for the airport to fly to Florida by my daughter Kaitlyn’s wedding. It’s a huge […]
If Movies Were Titled Like John Carter……
TweetMyFilmViews.com has offered a pretty hilarious compilation of movie posters, with the title altered in the vein of “John Carter”, to give us a feel of how other movies might […]
John Carter: When Geniuses Bomb by Erik Nelson
TweetBy Erik Nelson via Salon.com Since when did “passion project” become such a dirty phrase? When Andrew Stanton’s magnum opus “John Carter” was released just two short months ago, you’d […]
IndieWire: “John Carter” and the perpetual sneak preview culture
Tweetby Matt Singer via Indiewire When it arrived in theaters in March, Disney’s “John Carter” faced an audience as inhospitable as the arid landscape of Mars. Preceded by months of […]
Home Media Magazine: “John Carter” rises to top of disc sales
TweetLong-suffering John Carter fans are being treated to their first actual “win” in the media by a grand total of two articles (so far) acknowledging that John Carter was the […]
John Carter Tops DVD/Blu-ray releases, outsells Act of Valor and Safehouse
TweetFrom the Hollywood Reporter The post-Memorial Day onslaught of high-powered theatricals officially got underway last week, with the top five spots on the national home video sales charts for the […]