Month: July 2012
The Uniqueness of Edgar Rice Burroughs Heroes by Abraham Sherman
TweetGuest Blog by Abraham Sherman: Edgar Rice Burroughs is often regarded as a “pulp writer” who is not to be taken too seriously. His stories are fast-paced and highly imaginative and […]
John Carter Sequel: Fan calls on Disney legal counsel to make a determination the fan letters calling for a sequel are not “unsolicited creative ideas”
TweetThe John Carter fans writing thousands of letters to Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn and Disney Corp Chairman Robert Iger over the last four months have yet to receive a […]
Review: New UK Release of ERB’s “At the Earth Core”
TweetHere is a review of a new DVD release of the Classic Edgar Rice Burroughs based movie At The Earth’s Core starring Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, and Caroline Munro. At […]
A Readers Digest Condensed Version (sort of) of A Princess of Mars
TweetI’m probably going to start posting some of the pieces of John Carter and The Gods of Hollywood that are getting left on the “cutting room floor”. Here’s one. I […]
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Tweet The PROSUR approach to patents: shared information, independent decisions – American University Intellectual Property Brief – ipbrief.net 07/28/2012 The PROSUR approach to patents: shared information, independent decisionsAmerican University Intellectual […]
“John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood” Book Launch Set for August 16, 2012 at the Tarzan/John Carter Centennial Convention
TweetIt’s official. John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood will make its debut at the Tarzan/John Carter Centennial Convention aka the 2012 Dum Dum at the Warner Marriot Center on […]
Mike Greare on “John Carter vs Superman”, how they’re alike, how they’re different
TweetThis morning as I was trying to keep my foot on the accelerator of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood (and there is a confirmed release date for the […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs Stamp is about to be launched as part of the 100 Year Centennial Celebration
TweetIt occurred to me that there are lots of new fans as a result of John Carter who may not know about it. ERB is being honored with a US […]
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Tweet Competition: Win an Amicus Studios DVD bundle – Cine-Vue – cine-vue.com 07/27/2012 Cine-VueCompetition: Win an Amicus Studios DVD bundleCine-VueAdapted from famed author and creator of generation endured and loved […]
Jim Morris and Lindsey Collins on Sequels, Character of John Carter, and Taylor Kitsch
TweetMissed this the first time around — just found it.
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Film Company, “Burroughs Tarzan Enterprises”,
TweetOne aspect of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ story that has always intrigued me is his film company, Burroughs Tarzan Enterprises, which he set up in 1934 with Ashton Dearholt, and which […]
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Tweet Un siglo al grito de las aventuras de Tarzán de los monos – Papeles Perdidos (blog) – blogs.elpais.com 07/26/2012 Un siglo al grito de las aventuras de Tarzán de […]
Jim Morris, Producer of John Carter, to be Special Guest of Honor at the Tarzan/John Carter Centennial celebration
Tweet It’s official — John Carter producer Jim Morris (who is also the GM of Pixar) has agreed to attend the upcoming Tarzan/John Carter Centennial “Dum Dum” convention and celebration […]
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Tweet Writer William Maltese talks about his latest release 'Maltese & Ekkel' – examiner.com 07/25/2012 Writer William Maltese talks about his latest release 'Maltese & Ekkel'Examiner.comNot only because I've long […]
Megahit Prometheus: $300,314,953 Global Box Office Gross; Megaflop John Carter: $282,778,100 Global Box Office Gross
TweetGo figure. At a point when Prometheus has earned 97% of its global Box Office Gross and John Carter has earned 99% of its global Box Office Gross, the score […]
Favreau talks about his plan for “John Carter of Mars” — smaller, more “A Man Called Horse”
TweetJon Favreau, who was set to the direct the Paramount edition of John Carter when it folded, opening the way for Disney to acquire the rights for Andrew Stanton, has […]
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Tweet Kellan Lutz To Star in Film Set in Gay World – advocate.com 07/25/2012 Kellan Lutz To Star in Film Set in Gay WorldAdvocate.com… lot to me. I don't want […]
A Pretty Cool Picture From Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc–from the room where ERB worked
TweetI’m at Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc at a meeting of the steering committee for the Aug 16-18 Dum Dum Convention celebrating 100 Years of Tarzan and John Carter, and I […]
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Tweet Olympians who made a splash on big screen (blog) – phillyburbs.com 07/24/2012 Olympians who made a splash on big screenphillyBurbs.com (blog)The five-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer enjoyed a second […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Poem “The Black Man’s Burden”
TweetQuite frequently we hear about racism in the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs and I frankly don’t buy it. He was a man of his time, to be sure, and […]
Just wrote “The End” on the manuscript of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetLast night, I’m happy to announce, I finally made it to the finish line and wrote “The End” on the last page of the manuscript of John Carter and the […]
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Tweet Willem Dafoe disappointed that John Carter sequel scrapped – Coventry Telegraph (blog) – blogs.coventrytelegraph.net 07/22/2012 Coventry Telegraph (blog)Willem Dafoe disappointed that John Carter sequel scrappedCoventry Telegraph (blog)Dafoe played alien […]
Survey: How would you apportion blame for the “failure” of John Carter?
TweetI am at the very end of the first draft of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood, and am now writing the “Findings” — which is an attempt to […]
Check out the new “erbopolis” web community, created by Scott Dutton
TweetLongtime Edgar Rice Burroughs stalwart and artist Scott Dutton of CatsPawDynamics.com has launched a new site called “erbopolis.com” which aims to be a hub for all things having to do with Edgar […]
Mark Andrews, Director of Brave and co-writer of John Carter, shares his Barsoom art
TweetMark Andrews co-wrote John Carter and was Andrew Stanton’s second unit director on the film. He has provided a great glimpse of his own Barsoom art. Here is one of […]
Banth Image from Art of John Carter
TweetAndrew Stanton mentioned that the one budget cut he had to deal with — or rather budget limitation — was to not have any live banths in John Carter. So […]
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Tweet John Carter : un Blu-ray incontournable – itrnews.com 07/21/2012 ITRnews.comJohn Carter : un Blu-ray incontournableITRnews.comJohn Carter est sorti tout droit de l'imagination d'Edgar Rice Burroughs (ERB), le père de […]
The Princess of Barsoom — a promising piece of Fan Fiction
TweetI came across this earlier tonight and have spent a few fitful hours trying to figure out who the author is. She goes by Jojo4 and posts on a fan […]
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Tweet JOHN CARTER – ZWISCHEN ZWEI WELTEN: Andrew Stanton im Interview zum … – DigitalVD – digitalvd.de 07/20/2012 DigitalVDJOHN CARTER – ZWISCHEN ZWEI WELTEN: Andrew Stanton im Interview zum …DigitalVDDas […]