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Author: Michael Sellers

About that John Carter Opening Scene . . .

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Tweet Following is reposted from the public wall of the Back to Barsoom Facebook Group.  It’s a conversation that’s going on about the opening scene of John Carter that ended […]

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January 5, 2013January 5, 2013 Michael Sellers Other Stuff
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Tweet Thanks to Khanada Taylor for the artwork! And HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!

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January 1, 2013 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

John Carter tops the iO9 List of “Most Baffling Pop Culture Moments” of 2012

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TweetFinally, John Carter tops a yearend list!  Have to say, this is a well-deserved one: The Most Baffling Pop Culture Moments of 2012  Rob Bricken  Whether you feel 2012 has […]

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December 31, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

John Carter Sequel? Fans Give Their Reasons for Why They Are Fighting to Save the Cinematic John Carter From Extinction

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TweetThe year 2012 has been a tumultuous for those who value the world and characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs a hundred years ago in 1912.  It is a year […]

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December 31, 2012December 1, 2016 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Merry Christmas

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TweetWell, our clan is gathered — Michael, Rena, Patrick, Michelle, and Pilar.   We all found ourselves working in the kitchen at the same time (and it’s a small kitchen), […]

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December 25, 2012December 25, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Dominic West Says the Original Marketing Plan Was Much Better Than What Was Eventually Used

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TweetI saw the orignal quote from Dominic West when it came out about a month ago, but missed this article from Kevin Jaegernauth who was one of the entertainment writers […]

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December 23, 2012December 23, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

MCR Reviews John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood

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TweetMCR has reviewed John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood on his blog, and has been reasonably gente with me, for which I am grateful.  I’m going to just post […]

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December 23, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

About that Constantin Film ‘Tarzan’ Trailer

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TweetThe following is offered in the spirit of — hey, Constantin Films, I hope you’re paying attention and are doing something to correct this because if you don’t, there’s a […]

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December 18, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

First signed copies of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood were shipped today

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TweetThose of you who have ordered signed copies of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood — books arrived today and I’ve signed them — sending them out now.  Thank […]

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December 14, 2012December 14, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Another Reviewer Making a Belated Discovery of John Carter

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TweetA lively, belated review from Ishouldbeafilmcritic.com Dec 10, 2012 JOHN CARTER Some movies just don’t hit the mark they’re supposed to. This year’s horribly named yet excellently executed sci-fi/adventure epic […]

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December 14, 2012December 14, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Did you receive the John Carter Files Email Newsletter Yesterday?

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TweetIt included a limited time offer of a free copy of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood. Yesterday we published our first John Carter Files Newsletter and it went […]

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December 13, 2012December 13, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

New Details on “Tarzantoons” and The John Carter Animated Film That Didn’t Quite Happen

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TweetOne of the John Carter “near misses” in the 100 year march from Edgar Rice Burroughs mind in 1912 to cinema screens in 2012 was the 1936 proposed animated version […]

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December 13, 2012December 13, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

The Curious Case of John Carter: Secrets and Synchronicities

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TweetFrom The Secret Sun It’s generally a tradition here on The Secret Sun to look at movies long after they’ve been in the theaters, usually because I like to take […]

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December 12, 2012December 12, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

A Lively, Entertaining Review of Disney’s John Carter

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TweetCame across this recent review (Dec 2) and felt it was worth sharing.  Very entertaining look at John Carter. John Carter of Mars. No Group Sex But Great Summer — […]

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December 9, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

John Carter makes Moviefone’s “10 Best Films You Didn’t See” List (and Time’s “10 Worst Movies” List)

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TweetJohn Carter has landed on MovieFone’s “10 Best Films You Didn’t See” list and the writeup they give it is a good one.  I think it captures the John Carter […]

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December 8, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Pearl Harbor Attacks

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TweetAs fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs know, 1941 found the author of John Carter and Tarzan living in Honolulu, and on that fateful Sunday morning Burroughs was playing tennis with […]

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December 7, 2012August 9, 2015 Michael Sellers Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

John Carter Sequel? Let the Amazon User Review Games (Wars?) Begin

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TweetThose who have been following the march of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood and, more importantly, Disney’s John Carter, know how this goes:  Passionate fans of the film […]

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December 7, 2012December 7, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Want a John Carter Sequel? Read John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood!

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TweetJohn Carter and the Gods of Hollywood is finally here and to tell the truth, it might as well have been titled “The Case For a John Carter Sequel (or […]

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December 5, 2012December 5, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Back to Barsoom’s First Youtube Video — by Sohrab Osati

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TweetThe Back to Barsoom Facebook Group is getting some good traction in the aftermath of the screening this past Saturday. This is a video which Sohrab Osati made, pulling elements […]

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December 3, 2012December 3, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Another Good Fan Trailer — this one from Anthony Meadows

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December 3, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Radio Interview Tonight re John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood

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TweetUPDATE–this happened on Sunday night, so it’s done.  We’ll be getting the podcast version shortly and will post. A previous interview I did with them a couple of months ago […]

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December 2, 2012December 3, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

John Carter Special Screening (Updated with More Photos)

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Tweet  The “Take a Kid To Barsoom Screening” at the Aero theater in Santa Monica ended up being a delightful afternoon, with an audience of 245 showing up and enjoying […]

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December 2, 2012March 12, 2013 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

A Mother Lode of Barsoomian Fan Art

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TweetI’m preparing a slide show for the “Take a Kid to Barsoom” Screening and came across a true mother lode of fan art at Barsoom Series on #Burroughs-Club at Deviantart.com. […]

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December 1, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

A REALLY Nice John Carter Fan Trailer by William Farrelly

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TweetDunno how we missed this before — but found it this morning and I love it! I’ve watched it three times …..This is REALLY excellent! Congrats to William Farrelly.

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December 1, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Thomas R. McGurk: Now Here’s an ERB Fan!

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TweetOn one of the older articles (John Carter, the Flop that Wasn’t a Turkey), a wonderful comment appeared today and I just want to share it.  This is a guy […]

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November 26, 2012August 9, 2015 Michael Sellers Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

Dominic West Comments on John Carter and Disney’s Marketing of the Film

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TweetDominic West (Sab Than) has gone on record with some interesting comments about John Carter and Disney’s marketing campaign.  It’s in an interview in A.V. Club.  Here’s the section dealing with […]

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November 26, 2012November 26, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Back to the Disney Star Wars Acquisition and how it’s a “hedge” for Disney

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TweetThis is an article I missed at the time, from Salon by Andrew O’Hehir.   What caught my eye was that he had gone through the transcript of the conference […]

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November 21, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Want a John Carter sequel? Check here for the latest news

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TweetIf you landed here from a google search, chances are you’re trying to find out what is happening — will there be a John Carter Sequel or not?  First, there […]

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November 20, 2012December 13, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Reminder: “John Carter” on Starz Tonight at 9:00 PM

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TweetJohn Carter has its cable premiere tonight on Starz Network at 9 ET/PT.  and will also be playing Sunday at 8:20AM and 4:50PM.  Here is the link to the Starz […]

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November 17, 2012November 17, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

John Carter the Elvis of the Superhero Universe

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TweetFrom AMixofThings.com (with thank you to Bill Hillman) on November 15, 2012. John Carter is the Elvis of Superheroes Young or old, The Beatles‘ influence in music is evident. However, before […]

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