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John Carter News April 2, 2012

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Tweet Page 2: John Carter, Kevin Smith, Game Of Thrones, Apocalypse Now … – /FILM (blog) – slashfilm.com 04/02/2012 Page 2: John Carter, Kevin Smith, Game Of Thrones, Apocalypse Now […]

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April 2, 2012April 2, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

Just how popular were Edgar Rice Burroughs "John Carter" Novels? Think Harry Potter and then some…..

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TweetIn 1945 more than 30,000, 000 copies of his novels in 58 languages and dialects made him the most widely read author on earth. In the July 14 edition of […]

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April 1, 2012April 1, 2012 Michael Sellers Barsoom, Edgar Rice Burroughs

John Carter News – April 1, 2012

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Tweet Spoiler Alert: Disney’s ‘Carter’ won’t be last flop – Mansfield News Journal – mansfieldnewsjournal.com 04/01/2012 CTV.caSpoiler Alert: Disney’s ‘Carter’ won’t be last flopMansfield News JournalThis year’s lesson in failed […]

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April 1, 2012April 1, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

Fans Declare John Carter “Highest Grossing Flop in Cinema History” — thus “Unfloppable”, “Floptastic”, and a “Flopbuster”

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TweetAs John Carter climbs toward $300m global gross, fans at the 6,300 strong Facebook Group “Take me back to Barsoom! I Want John Carter to Have a Sequel” have apparently […]

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March 31, 2012October 27, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

News About John Carter March 31, 2012

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Tweet Letter: Don’t rely on critics to tell you about ‘John Carter,’ go see for yourself – TCPalm – tcpalm.com 03/31/2012 The News HeraldLetter: Don’t rely on critics to tell […]

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March 31, 2012March 31, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

Dennis Mansfield: “John Carter”: When PR firms should be sent to the ER. (The film was great and the public relations were terrible.)

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TweetFrom DennisMansfield.com : There’s a quick and savage scene in Disney’s “John Carter” film where the main character from 19th Century Earth is in an arena surrounded by Martian beings. […]

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March 30, 2012March 30, 2012 Michael Sellers Barsoom

An Anthropologist Breaks Down the Mars of John Carter and likes what he sees

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TweetFrom Box Office Magazine, by Matthew Piscitelli, Anthropologist   John Carter was written 100 years ago in 1912 and you see the scientific thinking of that day in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ […]

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March 30, 2012March 30, 2012 Michael Sellers Barsoom

John Carter News March 30, 2012

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Tweet Taylor Kitsch defends John Carter – Film News – film-news.co.uk 03/30/2012 Film NewsTaylor Kitsch defends John CarterFilm News(Cover) – EN Movies – Taylor Kitsch says critics should “at least […]

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March 30, 2012March 30, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

John Carter News March 29, 2012

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Tweet DENNIS O’NEIL: Ode To John Carter – comicmix.com 03/29/2012 DENNIS O’NEIL: Ode To John CarterComicmix.comby Dennis O’Neil on March 29th, 2012 at 8:00 am Let the laments commence; it’s […]

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March 29, 2012March 29, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

John Carter News – March 28, 2012

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Tweet Taylor Kitsch eager to avoid typecasting – Film News – film-news.co.uk 03/28/2012 Film NewsTaylor Kitsch eager to avoid typecastingFilm NewsJohn Carter to Battleship, to before that doing a lot […]

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March 28, 2012March 28, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

John Carter “Back to Barsoom” Facebook Group closing in on 6,000 members

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TweetThe John Carter Facebook Group — “Take me back to Barsoom! I want John Carter to have a sequel!” just reached 6,000 members (well it’s at 5,900++ as I write […]

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March 27, 2012March 27, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

John Carter News March 27, 2012

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Tweet Why ‘Hunger’ soared; ‘Carter’ bombed – CNN – cnn.com 03/27/2012 DAWN.comWhy ‘Hunger’ soared; ‘Carter’ bombedCNN(CNN) — Pure products of Hollywood, “The Hunger Games” and “John Carter” were conceived, designed, […]

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March 27, 2012March 27, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

John Carter News – March 26, 2012

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Tweet As 3D novelty wears off, some experts call for more extreme uses – Screen International – screendaily.com 03/26/2012 As 3D novelty wears off, some experts call for more extreme […]

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March 26, 2012March 26, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

Taylor Kitsch: “I would do John Carter again tomorrow.”

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TweetFrom EW.com It is an old Hollywood maxim that everyone flees from failure. When a big movie bellyflops at the box office — like John Carter, which has pulled in a […]

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March 25, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

John Carter News – March 25, 2012

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Tweet The top films at the North American box office – Reuters – reuters.com 03/25/2012 The top films at the North American box officeReuters13.1 million 4 (3) John Carter ……………………..$ […]

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March 25, 2012March 25, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

John Carter: An Open Letter to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Richard Ross

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TweetThe following is an open letter to Rich Ross, Chairman of Walt Disney Studios,  regarding John Carter. It is a sincere request for Disney senior management to address in a […]

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March 24, 2012October 27, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News, Most Read

John Carter News – March 24, 2012

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Tweet Battered ‘John Carter’ scores overseas – Variety – variety.com 03/23/2012 VarietyBattered ‘John Carter’ scores overseasVarietyBy Andrew Stewart Disney’s “John Carter” entered salvage mode internationally over the March 16-18 weekend, […]

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March 24, 2012March 24, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

An Evening with Danton Burroughs, Keeper of the Flame for Edgar Rice Burroughs

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TweetAs an “Army brat” teenager I truly fell in love with the fantastic tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ stories, which in those days were being reissued on paperback by ACE […]

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March 23, 2012March 23, 2012 Michael Sellers Andrew Stanton, Danton Burroughs, Edgar Rice Burroughs

John Barth, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, and the "Masculine Narrative"

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TweetIn this, the season of John Carter, I have found my thoughts occasionally returning to the year 1976 when I was a graduate student in a seminar on the Modern […]

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March 22, 2012March 22, 2012 Michael Sellers Barsoom, Edgar Rice Burroughs

Take the poll: Should fans fans lobby Disney to officially change the title to John Carter of Mars?

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TweetWhy don’t John Carter fans, aside from clamoring for a sequel (which is an impossible dream at the moment), also lobby Disney to officially change the title of the movie […]

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March 21, 2012March 21, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

Deadline Hollywood Article on Disney’s $200m Bomb announcement is worth reading for the comments alone

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TweetDeadline Hollywood has been no particular friend of John Carter, as anyone who has been following the movie knows.  That aid, it’s a very popular site with lots of commenting […]

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March 21, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

John Carter News March 20, 2012

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Tweet Rich Ross and the ‘John Carter’ Debacle – Disney Takes It on the Chin (Updated) – TheWrap – thewrap.com 03/21/2012 Rich Ross and the ‘John Carter’ Debacle – Disney […]

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March 21, 2012March 21, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

Our view: It’s now clear, after yesterday’s announcement – Disney viewed John Carter as a hospice case all along

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TweetWe didn’t react immediately when Disney announced yesterday, with John Carter 11 days into its theatrical run, that it will be booking a $200m writedown, making the Andrew Stanton film […]

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March 20, 2012October 27, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News, Most Read

John Carter News – March 19, 2012

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Tweet Remembering Frank Frazetta, John Carter and Edgar Rice Burroughs – Huffington Post – huffingtonpost.com 03/19/2012 Entertainment.ieRemembering Frank Frazetta, John Carter and Edgar Rice BurroughsHuffington PostFrank Frazetta also drew early […]

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March 19, 2012March 19, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

WETA Sponsors “Writer’s Quest with Edgar Rice Burroughs” Writing Contest

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TweetWETA, the PBS Station in Washington, DC, is sponsoring an Edgar Rice Burroughs writing contest that runs through May 4, 2012.  Here is the announcement — please help spread the […]

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March 19, 2012March 19, 2012 Michael Sellers A Princess of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs

Huffington Post: Remembering Frank Frazetta, John Carter and Edgar Rice Burroughs

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TweetThis is a historical fable to be watched for its imagery and not analyzed for its plot. John Carter deserves and merits respect. by Carole Mallory for Huffington Post:  Frank Frazetta rotoscoped me […]

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March 19, 2012March 24, 2012 Michael Sellers Barsoom, Most Read

Foreign Box Office: ‘John Carter’ Repeats as No. 1 for Second Consecutive Weekend But Slips in Key Overseas Markets

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TweetGetting a gentler box office reception on the foreign theatrical circuit, Disney’s John Carter took the No. 1 spot overseas for the second consecutive weekend, grossing $40.7 million from 54 offshore markets […]

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March 18, 2012March 18, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

John Carter News March 18, 2012

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Tweet Top 10 in movies week of March 18, 2012 – New York Daily News – nydailynews.com 03/18/2012 New York Daily NewsTop 10 in movies week of March 18, 2012New […]

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March 18, 2012March 18, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

John Carter News March 17, 2012

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Tweet ‘Carter’ prospects better overseas – Variety – variety.com 03/17/2012 ‘Carter’ prospects better overseasVarietyBy Andrew Stewart Despite a muted $30.2 million domestic bow, “John Carter” gave Disney reason for some […]

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March 17, 2012March 17, 2012 Michael Sellers John Carter News

Mars and Beyond — A Disney 1957 View of Barsoom that will make you smile

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TweetEven in these rather dreary days in the aftermath of a disappointing opening weekend for John Carter, ProgressUSA.com has posted a wonderful story about the 1957 “Mars and Beyond”, a […]

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