Disney after John Carter: Help wanted for high-risk, low-reward job as chairman
TweetFrom the LA Times. Wanted: Experienced executive who can turn around an unstable film studio and manage the egos of some of Hollywood’s biggest power players including Pixar animation guru John […]
John What? The Importance of Good Marketing by Heather C. Coman
TweetThis is an interesting article because it comes from outside the “movie universe” and is an observation on marketing i which the author articulates the idea that there was a […]
John Carter Sequel Fans expand beyond Facebook, open an outside forum site at www.johncartertwo.com
TweetThe John Carter Facebook Group “Take me back to Barsoom! I want John Carter to have a sequel!” has launched an online forum outside Facebook, open to anyone on the […]
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 […]
Roy Krenkel’s Evocative Cover Art for Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetA disciple of J.Allen St. John, Franklin Booth, William Walcot and Norman Lindsay, Roy Krenkel was responsible for vividly evocative cover art for the ACE 1960’s Edgar Rice Burroughs paperbacks. […]
“Colors of Helium” — An Anthem by Peter Weber
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Tweet http://thejohncarterfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Colors-of-Helium-36-mp3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Peter Weber has written a wonderful anthem for Helium entitled “Colors of Helium” which I’m very happy to share with everyone here. […]
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!” […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs Trivia Game — Fun!
TweetSomeone on the Facebook John Carter Sequel Group found this Edgar Rice Burroughs Trivia game which is pretty fun stuff. I took the one for A Princess of Mars and […]
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 […]
Special Report: John Carter, The Flop that Wasn’t a Turkey — How did it happen? (Part 1)
TweetWhen a wannabe blockbuster turns out to be a turkey of a film and flops miserably, we don’t need any explanations — it’s clear what just happened. A bad movie […]
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 […]
An Evening with Danton Burroughs, Keeper of the Flame for Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc
TweetAs an “Army brat” teenager I truly fell in love with the fantastic tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ stories, which in those days were being reissued on paperback by ACE […]
Taylor Kitsch confirms support for John Carter sequels, sends another shout-out to John Carter Facebook fans
TweetOn April 9 DIY FILM, a UK entertainment publication, published an article entitled “Taylor Kitsch Nixes John Carter Sequel?”, causing a furor among John Carter and Taylor Kitsch fans. In the […]
Andrew Stanton Has Tweeted — take a “Last Trip to Barsoom” on April 19, thanks fans
TweetAndrew Stanton has gotten wind of the John Carter fans’ plan to make a show of force at El Capitan Theater’s final showing of John Carter on April 19th at […]
First John Carter App: A Walk Under the Moons of Mars
TweetThis is the first John Carter app that we’ve seen. Looks pretty nice. From Blue Monkey Studio: Travel to Mars with John Carter and the other E. R. Burroughs characters […]
Last Trip to Barsoom: Join us for closing night of the John Carter run at El Capitan in Hollywood
TweetSome members of the Facebook Group: “Take me back to Barsoom! I want John Carter to have a sequel!” have decided that there is no place else they want to […]
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 […]