Disney’s Acquisition of Lucasfilm and commitment to make 3 Star Wars pix sheds light on the studio’s curious handling of John Carter . . .
TweetUPDATED: There have been rumors for months that Bob Iger was pursuing Lucasfilms and the Star Wars franchise, and there is no doubt that discussions and negotiations started long before […]
Tarzan the Linguist?
TweetAlthough movie mythology popularized a Tarzan of the “me Tarzan you Jane” linguistic type, the Tarzan of the novels was a gifted linguist who learned many languages over the course […]
Richard Lupoff’s welcome mini-review of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetOne of the early advance readers of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood has been Richard Lupoff, who has been following the saga of John Carter closely since the […]
Universal Reboots Conan with Schwarzzenegger — what are the implications for John Carter?
TweetAccording to Deadline Hollywood who usually gets these things right, Universal has made a deal for The Legend of Conan starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Robert E. Howard mythic barbarian […]
26 October Erbzine is Out . . . Lots of Good Stuff
TweetERBzine Free Weekly Webzine – 20 Webpages Hundreds of Print-Out Pages October 26, 2012 http://www.erbzine.com/mag/ez121026.html * ERB Eclectica v2012.10: News, Interviews, Reviews, Photos, Cartoons * ERB Tarzana Centennial Guide to […]
So, at what point, if any, does Stanton’s John Carter become ERB’s John Carter?
TweetWhat triggered this question was MCR coming on and saying maybe Taylor Kitsch’s John Carter should win a People’s Choice Award for “Whiniest Super Hero” . . . we’ve all […]
Taylor Kitsch Makes it as a People’s Choice Award Nominee for “Best Superhero” for John Carter
TweetWell, John Carter fans don’t get too many “wins”, and while a nomination isn’t a win, it’s certainly got the fans buzzing to know that Taylor Kitsch made it as […]
iO9: Science Fiction Sequels and Prequels That We Waited Years (or Decades) For
Tweetby Charlie Jane Anders for iO9 Now that Prometheus is out on DVD, we’re all rediscovering Ridley Scott’s long-awaited return to science fiction. Many people were disappointed with Scott’s comeback — but […]
I Dream of Barsoom — Part 1
TweetFrom time to time I pop up here trying to coax comment insights from the denizens of JCF that address the issue of what made the writing of Edgar Rice […]
BBC Interview of Tracy Griffin and Ron Ely — Tarzan Turns 100
TweetCongrats to our pal Scott Tracy Griffin who is off on his book tour for Tarzan Centennial. (Buy it!)……..Here is a great BBC Interview of Tracy and Ron Ely listen […]
Valleycon 38 is happening this weekend!
TweetFor anyone in Fargo, North Dakota or anywhere within 500 miles of Fargo, don’t miss Valleycon 38 which runs from Oct 19 -21 and is the brainchild of our ERB […]
December 1 John Carter Screening update
TweetHere’s the update on the December 1 special screening of John Carter at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, Los Angeles: $1,435 in ticket sales so far, 6 weeks out, […]
Does John Carter Deserve Some Love at the People’s Choice Awards?
TweetNo other film this year has generated a fan movement quite like John Carter so I say, let’s see if the fans can use their voices and be heard. […]
The Mogadorian Fighter Challenge Match 8: John Carter vs. Superman
TweetThis comes to us from IAmNumberFourFans.com. Pretty funny. Last time, the humans were the aliens. In this last Round 1 match of the Mogadorian Fighter Challenge, it’s an alien versus a […]
A Review of the Commentary Track of John Carter DVD/Blu-ray calls film-makers “drunk with power”
TweetWell, here’s something a little different — a review from The A.V. Club of the commentary track on the John Carter DVD/Blu-Ray. I believe this is by someone who specializes […]
A Film Without a Home: Who Really Made John Carter? by Daniel Bergamini
TweetThis is from Daniel Bergamini at The Deleted Scene. It cites a video released by an animator on the film who says all creative direction came from Pixar — and […]
John Carter of . . . . Nothing?
TweetI debated whether or not to share this . . . for about 5 seconds. I have to say it had me laughing out loud a few times and it […]
Bridgewater College Thespians to Present Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “You Lucky Girl” Nov 1-4
Tweet10/10/2012 Bridgewater College Press Release The East coast premiere of “You Lucky Girl!” by Edgar Rice Burroughs will be presented by Theatre at Bridgewater College on Nov. 1 – 4 […]
Memoirs of a War Bride by Mary Evaline Burroughs (mother of ERB)
TweetThanks to James O’Brien for reminding that today is the birthday of Major John Tyler Burroughs, the father of Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose life is interestingly portrayed in “Memoir of […]
A New John Carter Review takes you on an interesting journey
TweetThis is an interesting random review that just popped up and highlights what should have happened, and didn’t happen, with the release of the film. I’m talking about the promotion […]
Pixologic Interview With Scott Patton of Legacy Effects re his work on John Carter
TweetFound a great interview (with an assist from Chris Carter of the Back to Barsoom Facebook Group) of Scott Patton of Legacy effects at Pixologic about his work on John Carter. Here […]
Hindi Tarzan Movies? Of Course!
TweetThe article from the Times of India that I posted yesterday contained a reference: “the character is also a perennial favourite of B-grade Hindi filmmakers – images of Hemant Birje […]
Times of India: Tarzan Still Swinging at 100
Tweetfrom the Times of India This month, Tarzan, lord of the apes, becomes a centenarian. Since he first appeared in 1912, the original all-natural superhero has had many highs and […]
Possible John Carter Short Film — Looking for Ideas
TweetSo … thanks to the great work of Evelyn Dubuc, who played one of the Council Members in John Carter, all 5 of the Council Members will be at the […]
Promos are Appearing for the John Carter Premiere on Starz Network on November 17 at 9PM
TweetLast night after a feast of college football and with Oregon, in the last game thoroughly putting a whooping’ on Washington, I started channel surfing and saw that The Muppets […]
A Carson of Venus Poster from Jeff Doten
TweetJeff Doten, curator at Barsoomia.org and other cool sites (see the links below) has tipped us to a new Carson of Venus poster he’s made, and said we could share […]
Musings: What Would Hollywood Be Likely to Do With Carson of Venus?
TweetWith John Carter tied up by Disney and Tarzan also spoken for at the moment, one question that comes to mind frequently is, what other Edgar Rice Burroughs property would […]
Asylum’s “A Princess of Mars” Trailer – A Question
TweetSpeaking of trailers, I stumbled across this and recalled that I’ve never been able to bring myself to watch the movie. But a few people have told me it’s not […]
Tarzan 3D Trailer
TweetHere is the trailer for Constantin Films “Tarzan 3D”, scheduled for release in July 2013. And some announcements about Kellen Lutz being cast:
John Carter: The First Marketing Blunder – The Title
TweetThis is a chapter from John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood. As introduction, I would just mention that one of the themes that the book explores is the role […]