Author: Michael Sellers
Filmonic: “Will John Carter Be the Next Cult Classic?”
TweetJohn Carter was infamously one of the biggest box office bombs in recent years, reportedly losing around $200 million dollars. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred when a movie preforms this […]
Roundup of Media Coverage of Andrew Stanton Talking About John Carter
Tweet Obviously with John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood about to come out, we’re interested in keeping track of who picked up the LA Times Article from 8 September […]
Andrew Stanton’s Earliest Quotes About John Carter (of Mars) from back in 2008-2009
TweetNow that Andrew Stanton has broken his silence about John Carter, maybe this is a good time to share a piece from John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood from […]
Stanton Breaks His Silence, Talks “John Carter” with the LA Times
TweetAndrew Stanton hasn’t spoken publicly about John Carter since the release of the film. He broke his silence in an interview with the LA Times Rebecca Keegan which is published […]
Cool JPL Video — Relive “Curiousity Has Landed” (with animated footage intercut with JPL Control Room)
TweetI may be the last one to have seen this …. but maybe not. JPL has released this very cool clip of the landing of Curiousity,intercutting animated footage with live […]
The Treasure Vaults of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Unconsciousness by R. E. Prindle
TweetIn my (seemingly) never-ending quest to find someone who can articulate the unique and special genius of Edgar Rice Burroughs, I came across this article by R. E. Prindle with […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Origins of Barsoom
Tweet The first draft of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood came in at almost 500 pages and the final version is 340 pages so there is some “cutting […]
Andy Briggs on Tarzan and his Adaptations of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Character
TweetTarzan: abandoned in the jungle and raised by wild apes. He’s a guardian of the weak and a merciless seeker of justice – and now the hero is celebrating his […]
“Movie Classic” Review of Tarzan, Lord of the Louisiana Jungle and Tarzan of the Apes with Elmo Lincoln
Tweet This is the film of Al and Alison Bohl — here’s the trailer: Here’s a review from the Times Picayune in New Orleans:
Ray Bradbury: Tarzan, John Carter, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the Long Mad Summer of 1930
TweetBill Hillman of Erbzine has shared a nice article written by Ray Bradbury. Here is an intro and link — nice read! Tarzan, John Carter, Mr. Burroughs, and the Long […]
Golden Gazette News: Edgar Rice Burroughs, a World of Pulp Adventure
Tweetby Paula Stiles for Golden Gazette News Many pulp writers made a living and had good reputations in their time. Fewer were influential outside of the pulps. And even fewer […]
Phil Normand of Recoverings.com — Images and Captions
TweetPhil Normand of Recoverings (www.recoverings.com) gave a wonderful presentation at Dum Dum and now he has put up some great images on Facebook at this link: Phil Normand Wall Photos. […]
Aha! Six Months Later, a Copy of “John Carter Production Notes”
TweetWell, better late than never. We never got our hands on a copy of the official John Carter Production Notes from Disney. For those not all that familiar — “production […]
The Tennessean: Chest Pounding Stories (from Edgar Rice Burroughs)
TweetFrom The Tennessean. by Frank Daniels III I have often been asked how I came to write. The best answer is that I needed the money. When I started I was […]
Making Sure John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood will stand up to intense scrutiny
TweetNOTE: I started this out with the intention of posting something fairly short that explains why I’m not getting as many blog posts up every day as normal — then […]
Erbzine’s Birthday Tributes to Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetA Day to Remember: September 1, 1875 A Colour Portraits: http://www.edgarriceburroughs.ca/bio/ebcolor9.jpg http://www.erbzine.com/mag20/ebprat.jpg More Portraits: http://www.edgarriceburroughs.ca/bio/photos.html http://www.ERBzine.com/cards/erball.jpg A Timeline of ERB’s “Other Burroughs” http://www.erbzine.com/mag0/0051.html An Official Mini-Bio http://www.edgarriceburroughs.ca/bio/ More Biographical Sketches […]
Remembering Edgar Rice Burroughs on his birthday; Video, Slideshow, and his hilarious autobiographical sketch
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) Portrait by Don Marquez Edgar Rice Burroughs was born 137 years ago today on September 1, 1875. JCF was very happy to be able to […]
Erbzine August 31: Articles and galleries on the Tarzana Centennial Dum-Dum, The Bob Hyde African Safari, the John Celardo Strips and more
Tweet Bill and Sue-on Hillman are back home after three weeks on the road and this week’s Erbzine is out — go to Erbzine Weekly . Following is the email announcement from […]
Update on the “Long March” of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetWell here it is — new cover art by Eamon O’Donoghue who took my basic idea and made it a lot better. Thanks, Eamon. (Visit www.eamonart.com!) This is the update page […]
Andrew Stanton: 2012 Animation Mentor Commencement Speech
TweetThis is slightly OT … but maybe not, since Andrew Stanton is such a polarizing figure here. I found this today and found it quite interesting to hear Stanton talk […]
The Great Edgar Rice Burroughs Revival of the 1960’s, including the origins of the Dum Dum
TweetI’ve been doing some “drilling down” for John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood into the epic period around 1962 when Edgar Rice Burroughs went from being out of print […]
John Carter Cell Phone Covers
TweetAm I the only person who never saw these until now? Those are official merchandise from Disney, although on the inside of the cover it says “Zazzle” which is a […]
From John Carter to Tarzan
TweetFrom TG Daily by David Konow Even though Hollywood often seems like it is out of ideas, there are still plenty of franchises in the vaults waiting to be reborn, and then […]
Author Robin Maxwell on Tarzan: “Why I Loved Him Then and Why I Love Him Now!”
TweetFrom Heroes and Heartbreakers Robin Maxwell’s novels are rich with historical detail and passion for her characters, and her take on Tarzan and Jane’s love story in Jane: The Woman Who […]
Sacramento Library Hosts Tarzan Centennial Exhibit
TweetFrom the Sacramento Bee August 26, 2012 Attention Tarzan fans: If you’re looking for a way to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original story, look no farther […]
And now for a completely new and different John Carter trailer from Disney?
TweetJeff Doten at Barsoomia.org (a great place to visit) came up with this one and it’s pretty interesting. First, just to refresh everyone’s memory, here is the basic DVD/Blu-ray trailer […]
Let’s Not Forget the Centennial of Outlaw of Torn
TweetWhile we’re celebrating the 100 year centennial of John Carter and Tarzan — let’s not forget good old “Norman of Torn”. As hardcore Burroughs fans (but few others) know — […]
Two articles by Edgar Rice Burroughs: “How I Became an Author”, and “On Syndication”
TweetCheck out Erbzine for three articles from the War Years by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Chicago Examiner, April 4, 1918 HOW I BECAME AN AUTHOR by Edgar Rice Burroughs How did […]
An Interesting Take on Tars Tarkas
TweetOver at Deviantart.com, the artist who goes by the moniker “MonsterCaesar” has put up an interesting take on Tars Tarkas. Quite different from what we’ve gotten used to seeing, but […]
Development of an Edgar Rice Burroughs Fan
TweetPaul Mallinson contributed this to the ERBCOF email group and was kind enough to allow us to share it here on John Carter Files. Paul attended last week’s ERB Centennial […]