Category: Other Stuff
As a John Carter Fan — new Farmers’ Insurance – Marvel Avengers commercial makes me want to cry (or go on a rampage)
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, […]
Planet Wonder: What happened to the wonderful story of John Carter of Mars?
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. […]
Variety: The Iger Sanction: Iger has basic distrust of movies and that’s part of the problem
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. […]
Pulp Convention Celebrates Edgar Rice Burroughs
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 […]
Taylor Lampela: Disney Marketing Campaign Sank John Carter
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 […]
A sweet and poignant farewell to John Carter, after a sixth viewing
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 […]
“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?
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, […]
“Last Trip to Barsoom” — A Night to Remember at El Capitan, Hollywood
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 […]
Rich Ross, Chairman of Disney Studios, calls it quits (or was he asked to leave?)
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 […]
A Tale of two scenes
TweetFirst — the “Warhoon” TV Spot Then, the actual scene from the movie. Does one make you curious about seeing the movie?
“Last Trip to Barsoom” — A Night to Remember
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? […]
Blogger: John Carter and the Politics of Yesterday’s News
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 […]
Another John Carter Fan Trailer — this one capturing the romance
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!” […]
Amazon Lists John Carter DVD for a (very early) June 5 Release Date
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 […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, and the Mad Romance of the One Man Flier
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 […]
John Carter Fans Out to “Make a Statement” at final screening of the film at Hollywood’s El Capitan
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 […]
NJ Star Ledger: Does Bad Buzz and a ballooning budget spell doom for a movie?
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 […]
Celluloid Wonders: How the John Carter Bomb Could Have Been Prevented
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 […]
Review: New Worlds for Old: John Carter of Mars
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 […]
Author Interview: Scott Dutton, Return to Barsoom
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 […]
Bloomberg Business News: Disney Stung by ‘John Carter’ Loss Plots ‘Avengers’ Blitz
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 […]
Taylor Kitsch: “I’d love to do John Carter 2. I really would!”
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 […]
A Tale of the Two Worlds of John Carter (The onscreen one, and the offscreen)
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 […]
Stay on Mars, John Carter–and save me a spot
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 […]
John Carter Fan Trailer
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 […]
Guest Essay: A ‘flop’ does not mean ‘bad film’ especially for John Carter
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 […]
Mystery: Why are John Carter Blu-rays, DVDs, suddenly “currently unavailable” for pre-order on Amazon.com
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 […]
All of the Dejah Thoris Scenes from A Princess of Mars
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 […]
Yahoo Interview: John Carter Archivist Bill Hillman compares the book to the movie
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 […]
British Film Institute: Why you should give John Carter a chance to blow your mind
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 […]




























