John Carter makes Moviefone’s “10 Best Films You Didn’t See” List (and Time’s “10 Worst Movies” List)
TweetJohn Carter has landed on MovieFone’s “10 Best Films You Didn’t See” list and the writeup they give it is a good one. I think it captures the John Carter […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Pearl Harbor Attacks
TweetAs fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs know, 1941 found the author of John Carter and Tarzan living in Honolulu, and on that fateful Sunday morning Burroughs was playing tennis with […]
John Carter Sequel? Let the Amazon User Review Games (Wars?) Begin
TweetThose who have been following the march of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood and, more importantly, Disney’s John Carter, know how this goes: Passionate fans of the film […]
Want a John Carter Sequel? Read John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood!
TweetJohn Carter and the Gods of Hollywood is finally here and to tell the truth, it might as well have been titled “The Case For a John Carter Sequel (or […]
Back to Barsoom’s First Youtube Video — by Sohrab Osati
TweetThe Back to Barsoom Facebook Group is getting some good traction in the aftermath of the screening this past Saturday. This is a video which Sohrab Osati made, pulling elements […]
Radio Interview Tonight re John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetUPDATE–this happened on Sunday night, so it’s done. We’ll be getting the podcast version shortly and will post. A previous interview I did with them a couple of months ago […]
John Carter Special Screening (Updated with More Photos)
Tweet The “Take a Kid To Barsoom Screening” at the Aero theater in Santa Monica ended up being a delightful afternoon, with an audience of 245 showing up and enjoying […]
A Mother Lode of Barsoomian Fan Art
TweetI’m preparing a slide show for the “Take a Kid to Barsoom” Screening and came across a true mother lode of fan art at Barsoom Series on #Burroughs-Club at Deviantart.com. […]
A REALLY Nice John Carter Fan Trailer by William Farrelly
TweetDunno how we missed this before — but found it this morning and I love it! I’ve watched it three times …..This is REALLY excellent! Congrats to William Farrelly.
Thomas R. McGurk: Now Here’s an ERB Fan!
TweetOn one of the older articles (John Carter, the Flop that Wasn’t a Turkey), a wonderful comment appeared today and I just want to share it. This is a guy […]
Dominic West Comments on John Carter and Disney’s Marketing of the Film
TweetDominic West (Sab Than) has gone on record with some interesting comments about John Carter and Disney’s marketing campaign. It’s in an interview in A.V. Club. Here’s the section dealing with […]
Back to the Disney Star Wars Acquisition and how it’s a “hedge” for Disney
TweetThis is an article I missed at the time, from Salon by Andrew O’Hehir. What caught my eye was that he had gone through the transcript of the conference […]
Want a John Carter sequel? Check here for the latest news
TweetIf you landed here from a google search, chances are you’re trying to find out what is happening — will there be a John Carter Sequel or not? First, there […]
Reminder: “John Carter” on Starz Tonight at 9:00 PM
TweetJohn Carter has its cable premiere tonight on Starz Network at 9 ET/PT. and will also be playing Sunday at 8:20AM and 4:50PM. Here is the link to the Starz […]
John Carter the Elvis of the Superhero Universe
TweetFrom AMixofThings.com (with thank you to Bill Hillman) on November 15, 2012. John Carter is the Elvis of Superheroes Young or old, The Beatles‘ influence in music is evident. However, before […]
Anne Thompson: “Why John Carter is an Interesting Disaster”
TweetThis one slipped through the cracks previously — thanks to Scott Tracy Griffin for flagging it. It’s one of the more substantive reviews of the entire John Carter situation, and […]
What can we glean about WB’s approach to Tarzan from the synopsis and writer choices?
TweetNews is starting to percolate about Warner Brothers Tarzan, and the synopsis (really little more than a log line) that has found its way out into the media is the […]
Variety: Alexander Skarsgard is frontrunner for WB’s Tarzan
TweetNo less a source than Variety is reporting that Alexander Skarsgard of True Blood has the inside track on the role of Tarzan for the upcoming Warner Brothers film, being […]
EatSleepLiveFilm.com: “The Disaster That Was John Carter”
TweetThanks to Bill Hillman of Erbzine for tipping us on this. I’m going to post it now and add my comments in the comment section. Disaster on the Screen: […]
Remembering an Army Dad on Veterans Day
TweetMy Dad was an Army officer and died forty years ago in 1972. It’s hard to believe that many years have gone by — I still think of him a […]
Bob Iger Interviewed on Bloomberg, talks Hasbro and Lucasfilm
TweetBob Iger was interviewed yesterday on Bloomberg News about Disney quarterly results, and after wading through a number of questions about every aspect of the Disney business except films, the […]
WB attaches David Yates as director for their Tarzan project – are they finally going to get it done?
TweetTarzan has been languishing in the development dungeons of Warner Brothers Studios for years, but a few months back they reached a point where they had to relinquish the option […]
“Take a Kid to Barsoom” – Dec 1 Benefit Screening is Full Speed Ahead Now
TweetCheck out the flyer below for the Dec 1 “Take a Kid to Barsoom” Benefit Screening at Aero Theater in Santa Monica. The event is a little less than 4 […]
Disney Conference Call Re Lucasfilm Acquisition — Transcript
TweetHere is the Transcript of the Disney Investor Conference Call Re Lucasfilm Acquisition. Not too many surprises in here, but it’s interesting to grind through it. Iger’s strategy […]
John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood — Presentation at the Edgar Rice Burroughs Centennial Celebration
TweetWe’re busy working on the press kit for John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood and one of the pieces that been created is a transcript of the presentation I […]
Is Lucasfilm the last Nail In Disney Filmmaking Coffin? — Matthew Debord
Tweetby Matthew Debord in The Debord Report Sorry to get to a Halloween headline a few days late, but Erica Orden had a very good piece in the Wall Street Journal Thursday […]
The Telegraph: “John Carter” Was Proof That Disney Needed Star Wars
TweetFrom the Telegraph First Pixar, then Marvel and now Lucasfilm – entertainment giant Disney has a hunger for franchises in search for the next box-office hit. George Lucas was not being completely serious […]
Webcast of the Disney Conference Call re: Lucasfilm Acquisition
TweetDisney has not yet posted the transcript of the conference call announcing the Lucasfilm acquisition, but the audio is online. You can listen to it (39 minutes) here. I will […]
Iger: Talks to acquire Lucasfilm started in May 2011
TweetThe Chicago Tribune is reporting that Bob Iger says the talks to acquire Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise began in May 2011 when he and Lucas met in Orlando. […]