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As a John Carter Fan — new Farmers’ Insurance – Marvel Avengers commercial makes me want to cry (or go on a rampage)

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TweetSo…John Carter?  Remember that?   Flop of the century? Now, how much creative marketing did you see for John Carter?  How many co-branding efforts? Um … well, I would say, […]

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April 24, 2012April 24, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Planet Wonder: What happened to the wonderful story of John Carter of Mars?

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TweetFrom PlanetWonder.org:   Well, to start, Disney messed with the title. The recent movie, Disney’s John Carter was a failure, or at least that’s what the pundits would have you believe.  […]

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April 24, 2012April 24, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Variety: The Iger Sanction: Iger has basic distrust of movies and that’s part of the problem

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TweetFrom Variety via Chicago Tribute A producer was explaining to me the other day what it feels like to make a movie atDisney. “I feel like an alien,” he said. […]

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April 24, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Pulp Convention Celebrates Edgar Rice Burroughs

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TweetFrom Chicago Sun Times. 1912 was a very good year for fledgling pulp novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs, who saw his first two creations, “Tarzan of the Apes” and “John Carter […]

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April 24, 2012April 24, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Taylor Lampela: Disney Marketing Campaign Sank John Carter

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TweetThere are plenty of writers who, back near the time of the release of John Carter, wrote articles in a similar vein to this one.  What makes this one al […]

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April 22, 2012April 22, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

A sweet and poignant farewell to John Carter, after a sixth viewing

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TweetI reviewed John Carter after seeing it for the first time a little more than 6 weeks ago.  I saw it for the sixth time two nights ago — and […]

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April 22, 2012October 27, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

“John Carter” cuts the head off of Disney’s film division: Rich Ross’ Loss. (What would Disney and Burroughs do?) Bob Iger are you listening?

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Tweetby Dennis Mansfield  from DennisMansfield.com The transplanted Confederate Cavalry Officer John Carter unsheathed his 1860-era broadsword this very day and let the whoosh of his blade sever bone and marrow, […]

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April 21, 2012April 21, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

“Last Trip to Barsoom” — A Night to Remember at El Capitan, Hollywood

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Tweet“Last Trip to Barsoom” night at El Capitan in Hollywood was everything members of the Facebook John Carter Sequel Group were hoping it would be — and more–a heartfelt bon […]

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April 20, 2012April 22, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Rich Ross, Chairman of Disney Studios, calls it quits (or was he asked to leave?)

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TweetUPDATE 9:00; Okay last update for today, but a good one. Dawn Chmielewski and Rebecca Keegan writing in the LA times came up with this: “Ross spoke negatively about the […]

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April 20, 2012April 21, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

A Tale of two scenes

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TweetFirst — the “Warhoon” TV Spot Then, the actual scene from the movie. Does one make you curious about seeing the movie?

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April 18, 2012April 18, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

“Last Trip to Barsoom” — A Night to Remember

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TweetUPDATE 1AM — It was a WONDERFUL night with a terrific turnout. Q: When has a film had a bigger crowd on closing night than it did on opening night? […]

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April 18, 2012April 20, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Blogger: John Carter and the Politics of Yesterday’s News

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TweetFrom Signify Yeah. It’s April. March is long gone. Something I noticed: One of the big stories in the month of March was how the John Carter movie was somehow […]

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April 18, 2012April 18, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Another John Carter Fan Trailer — this one capturing the romance

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TweetThis fan trailer has cause quite a stir on the John Carter Facebook Group  (join!) and was posted by Debbie Banway with the notation: “Why we write letter and sign petitions!” […]

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April 17, 2012April 18, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Amazon Lists John Carter DVD for a (very early) June 5 Release Date

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TweetAlthough Disney has made no formal announcement,  Amazon.com has changed its listing of the John Carter DVD/Blu-ray from having an unspecified release date, to a release date now listed at […]

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April 17, 2012April 17, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, and the Mad Romance of the One Man Flier

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TweetReading the Martian novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs as a teenager, high on the list of the “magic of Burroughs” for me was the concept of the tiny “one-man scout […]

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April 17, 2012October 27, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

John Carter Fans Out to “Make a Statement” at final screening of the film at Hollywood’s El Capitan

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TweetFor updates about the “Last Trip to Barsoom” event — go to this link. Following is the original story — which includes the article below; plus (scroll down) quotes from […]

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April 16, 2012October 27, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

NJ Star Ledger: Does Bad Buzz and a ballooning budget spell doom for a movie?

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TweetBy Stephen Whitty/The Star-Ledger  The mighty have fallen. Oprah Winfrey’s cable network is staggering, searching for audiences. Steven Spielberg’s last three projects — “War Horse,” “The Adventures of Tintin” and the […]

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April 14, 2012April 16, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Celluloid Wonders: How the John Carter Bomb Could Have Been Prevented

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TweetFrom Cellulloid Wonders  by  J. Kemp How “John Carter” Bomb Could’ve Been Prevented Disney’s science fiction epic “John Carter” is now considered one of the biggest bombs of all time, and […]

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April 12, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Review: New Worlds for Old: John Carter of Mars

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TweetFrom RadiusLit.org   By Tony Williams “Entertainment offers the image of `something better’ to escape into, or something that our day-to-day lives don’t provide. Alternatives, hopes, wishes – these are […]

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April 12, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Author Interview: Scott Dutton, Return to Barsoom

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TweetFrom No Wasted Ink Interveiw by Wendy Van Camp Due to my love of the work of Edgar Rich Burroughs, I came across Scott’s novel, Return to Barsoom and fell in […]

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April 12, 2012April 16, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Bloomberg Business News: Disney Stung by ‘John Carter’ Loss Plots ‘Avengers’ Blitz

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TweetFrom Bloomberg Business News: Walt Disney Co. (DIS) (DIS), after losing $200 million on the sci-fi film “John Carter,” is mounting a superhero-style marketing campaign to ensure its next big-budget […]

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April 11, 2012April 11, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Taylor Kitsch: “I’d love to do John Carter 2. I really would!”

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TweetThroughout the promotion, release, and aftermath of John Carter, the film’s star Taylor Kitsch has been a proud defender of the Andrew Stanton film that has drawn mixed reviews, yet […]

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April 9, 2012April 13, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

A Tale of the Two Worlds of John Carter (The onscreen one, and the offscreen)

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TweetFrom Adventures by Daddy by Dave Parfitt Walt Disney Studios’ John Carter opened nationwide on Friday, March 9th, but it wasn’t until last weekend my family and I were able to see […]

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April 7, 2012October 27, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Stay on Mars, John Carter–and save me a spot

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TweetAmerica can’t even get to Mars at the movies From Fredricksburg.com  By Paul Akers FINE, file this under “The Columnist Self-Indulges.” Nevertheless, I am not quite finished with “John Carter.” I […]

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April 6, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

John Carter Fan Trailer

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TweetWith John Carter being released on April 13 in Japan, we’re very happy to be able to share our Fan Trailer “Heritage” in Japanese.  Hope we got the translation right […]

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April 6, 2012April 6, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Guest Essay: A ‘flop’ does not mean ‘bad film’ especially for John Carter

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TweetThis was submitted to us by the author –thank you Charles, we’re delighted to publish it! by Charles Gerian On March 9th, 2012, Disney Studio’s “John Carter” was released in […]

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April 6, 2012April 6, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Mystery: Why are John Carter Blu-rays, DVDs, suddenly “currently unavailable” for pre-order on Amazon.com

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TweetJohn Carter fan circles are buzzing over a sudden change in status of John Carter DVD’s and Blu-rays on Amazon.com. The product went online and was available for pre-order for […]

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April 5, 2012April 6, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

All of the Dejah Thoris Scenes from A Princess of Mars

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TweetNote: Following is a compilation of all the Dejah Thoris scenes from A Princess of Mars.  I have collected them here for easy reference for an article I am working […]

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April 4, 2012April 4, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

Yahoo Interview: John Carter Archivist Bill Hillman compares the book to the movie

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TweetNote from Dotar: Bill Hillman is the curator of the Erbzine sites which are the definitive archive of Edgar Rice Burroughs life and works. He has been a great friend […]

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April 3, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

British Film Institute: Why you should give John Carter a chance to blow your mind

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TweetFrom Shades of Caruso: BFI Southbank was invaded by emissaries from Mars last night, and they were remarkably pretty and polite. Shades of Caruso has said it before and it’ll […]

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April 2, 2012April 2, 2012 Michael Sellers Other Stuff

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