Remembering Edgar Rice Burroughs on the 63rd Anniversary of His Death
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs died on this date in 1950. Here’s a slide show remembering the grandmaster ….. And a brief documentary clip . . .
Video Interview: Al Bohl Talks Tarzan at the Lone Star Film Festival
Tweet Visit the official site for Tarzan, Lord of the Louisiana Jungle where you can see a trailer of Al’s documentary and learn a lot more about the making of the […]
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters — Pic earns a sequel on $50M Domestic, $151 Foreign Total
TweetWell, proving that budgets count, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, which managed only $50M domestically but has earned $151M in foreign markets ($201M total vs $273M Total for John Carter). […]
Percival Lowell’s Telescope to get a crowdsourced upgrade
Tweet From MSNBC An historic telescope could be on its way to an upgrade. The Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., launched a two-month-long “crowdfunding” campaign Wednesday, March 13, to help raise money to […]
A Rare Glimpse of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Favorite Illustrator, J. Allen St. John
TweetThere have been many, many illustrators who have added immeasurably to the legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs, but the one who Burroughs claimed was his favorite still in some fashion […]
Adaptation Blues: A Fan of L. Frank Baum Laments Oz the Great and Powerful
TweetSo much of the discussion about John Carter centers around the adaptation and whether it was faithful enough, or whether the changes were justified, etc, etc. I’m on record […]
John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood is Free on Amazon for the next 24 hours
Tweet In honor of the one year anniversary of the release of John Carter, John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood is free on Amazon for March 9 only — […]
Jessica Chastain said to be “first choice” for Jane in David Yates’ Tarzan
Tweet The New York Post (and everyone else) is reporting that Jessica Chastain, Oscar nominee for her work in Zero Dark Thirty, is the “first choice” to play opposite Alexander […]
John Carter A Year Later: Does Oz the Great and Powerful shed light on what might have been?
Tweet Ah, John Carter. The pain. What a difference a year makes. One year ago this weekend, Disney released Andrew Stanton’s John Carter to a disappointing $31M US Opening Weekend, […]
An Unplanned Late Night Viewing of John Carter Produces Utter Enchantment and Some Realizations.
TweetLast night I was channel surfing at bedtime and came across John Carter on Starz. First things first — the fact that it’s still playing on Starz is interesting because […]
Review: John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood — From “Pulp Fiction Reviews”
TweetI realize that as a general rule, readers here have seen enough of the reviews of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood so I’m not reposting them all here. […]
A John Carter Review that’s actually worth reading
TweetJeffrey Richert is the head of publicity and marketing for Magnolia pictures and the owner of Reverse Shot, a thoughtful film blog with an impressive list of contributors. His review […]
Interview: Talking John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood with the Sci-Fi Christian Podcast
TweetDaniel Butcher, who blogs at Between Disney and who reviewed John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood, invited me to be guest on one of the podcast shows he’s involved […]
The Quest for a John Carter Sequel Creates a Close Encounter Between Barsoomians and Trekkies
TweetThe indefatigable Jan Ausin of the Facebook Back to Barsoom group just finished leading a team of BTBers at a Stark Trek convention in Burbank, CA. I saw Jan posting […]
Review of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood by a Hollywood Producer
TweetWe are up to 48 customer reviews on Amazon with an average rating of 4.6, and now there are some blog reviews starting to come out in the aftermath of […]
Scott Tracy Griffin Interview re Tarzan, John Carter and more
TweetHere’s a video interview of friend of Barsoom Scott Tracy Griffin, author of the very excellent Tarzan, the Centennial Celebration. Tracy is one of the world’s top authorities (maybe […]
Arms, Tusks, and Body suits — How to Create Tharks without CGI by Tim Bartholomew
TweetThe industrious Tim Bartholomew has put up another interesting post, this one about the eternal challenge that will face any future John Carter movies — how to cut cost so […]
Final Tally: 17,206 Free Downloads of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetThe final numbers are in for the John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood 48 hour Amazon Free eBook promotion and (drum roll, please), here they are: United States – […]
Giacchino Nominated by Int’l Film Music Critics for his John Carter Score
TweetThe International Film Music Critics Association announced its nominations today and Michael Giacchino is nominated for John Carter in the Horror/Sci fi category. Here is the full announcement . IFMCA […]
The Amazon KDP Select Free Promotion of JCGOH is Live Now — and it’s Working
TweetThe Amazon KDP Select Free Promotion of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood went live at midnight and it’s been a pretty fascinating ride already. The theory is that […]
Bob Iger on Star Wars Plans
TweetBob Iger has given an interview to CNBC in which he provides a great deal of new information about plans for the Star Wars franchise. Check it out: Big Shiny […]
Amazon Offers Free Downloads of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood for 48 Hours on 6,7 Feb.
TweetJohn Carter and the Gods of Hollywood will be available for free download from Amazon for 48 hours beginning at midnight Pacific time on Tuesday night and continuing until midnight […]
Geeks of Doom Review of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood gives book a “Grade A”
TweetGeeks of Doom is one of the “influencer media” sites who play a key role in generating buzz and providing feedback for films throughout their production and promotional periods. It was […]
Painfully Reliving the Disaster that was the John Carter Super Bowl Ad a Year Ago
TweetAUTHOR’S WARNING: I don’t usually rant — but this post is a rant. I couldn’t help myself. Reliving this makes my blood boil. A year ago today, for the first […]
A Disney Blogger Reviews John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetDaniel Butcher is a Disney blogger at the blog “Between Disney” and his request for a review copy of the book was one of the first to come in. His […]
John Carter — 100 Years in the Making by Tim Bartholomew
TweetBack to Barsoomer Tim Bartholomew has put together a full 100 year chronology of John Carter’s journey from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ imagination to cinema screens in 2012 and posted it […]
Filling in a Gap in the John Carter Story – How Paramount Became Disney
TweetAs I was writing John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood, the transition from Paramount to Disney was a piece of the story that eluded me — and faced with […]
Special Double Feature for Fans of All Silent Tarzan Films
TweetAmerican Cinematheque/Retroformat is presenting the original silent Tarzan of the Apes (1918), plus The Adventures of Tarzan (1921), both starring the role’s originator, mighty Elmo Lincoln at the Special Screening Room […]
Mom, we’re on an Amazon Best Seller List! (John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood, I mean)
TweetWell well well. All those wonderful, well-written reviews are having an effect — John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood is ranked #2 on the Amazon Best Sellers list in its […]
News that JJ Abrams Will Direct Star Wars Episode 7 Leaves a John Carter Fan Feeling like he’s not one of the cool kids
TweetEver get that feeling that you’re just not one of the cool kids in school? As someone who deeply loves Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom and has always been a bit […]