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WB Launches Social Media Accounts for Legend of Tarzan

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TweetThe last 24 hours have been lively for Warner Brothers’ Legend of Tarzan. First there were two stills, then the poster, now there are social media accounts for the movie. […]

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December 9, 2015December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie)

Legend of Tarzan: Roundup of 50 Links to Online Coverage of Release of First Stills

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TweetHere are links to the English language media coverage thus far of the release of  Legend of Tarzan tills yesterday by Warner Brothers. ‘Legend of Tarzan‘: First Look at Alexander […]

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December 9, 2015December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), The Tarzan Files

First Two Stills From Legend of Tarzan — Skarsgard, Robbie, as Tarzan and Jane

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TweetAt long, long last Warner Brothers has unveiled the first two stills from the Legend of Tarzan via a USA Today article that just appeared. Both images are credited to Jonathan […]

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December 8, 2015December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

More Skarsgard re TARZAN: On “integrity,” “character,” and how the “beast inside” slowly comes out

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TweetThe upcoming release of Diary of a Teenage Girl with Alexander Skarsgard in a leading role is producing a flood of quotes from  Skarsgard about that film — and a […]

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December 7, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Other Stuff, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files, WB's Tarzan

Brom’s Tarzan — One of the Best I’ve Seen, by an Artist WIth Genuine Vision

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TweetEvery day I see dozens if not hundreds of images of heroic art, courtesy of all the fans on all the Edgar Rice Burroughs and Sword and Sorcery sites and […]

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December 3, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Art, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

Saturday Evening Post Says Tarzan is the First Superhero — and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Creation of Him Marked a “Major Turning Point”

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TweetA  Saturday Evening Post article by Jeff Nilsson under the title How Tarzan’s Author Did it All Wrong and Got it All Right  makes a major good point and one […]

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November 27, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Other Stuff

Looks like “Legend of Tarzan” is the Title of WB’s Pic

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TweetTwo Warner Brothers Executives, Alexandra Lewis and Neil Marshall, presented WB’s 2016 slate to DCM (Digital Cinema Media) and, at least according to Digital Cinema Media, the title under which […]

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November 24, 2015December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, The Tarzan Files

“Africa of the Mind” in 1912: The Books That Helped Edgar Rice Burroughs write Tarzan of the Apes

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TweetI’ve been a little quiet lately, in part because I’ve been doing some research on the “Africa of the mind” that Edgar Rice Burroughs had access to as he was […]

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November 17, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

Pan is as big a disaster for WB as John Carter was for Disney; $150M film brings in $15M Opening Weekend

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TweetOne would think that no marketing campaign could be as clumsy and tone deaf as Disney’s John Carter campaign, but then along comes AJoe Wright’s Pan, distributed by Warner Brothers […]

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November 12, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

The Elusive, Impulsive Magic of Edgar Rice Burroughs

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TweetI have been lately re-reading Irwin Porges massive biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs, one of the pleasures of which is the passionate introduction, written in 1975, by Ray Bradbury. In […]

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November 8, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

At last! A Tarzan 2016 Test Screening Viewer Gives David Yates a Solid Thumbs Up and Leaks Intriguing Details [Updates]

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TweetAt last, it has finally happened — someone who saw a test screening of David Yates’ TARZAN has leaked some fascinating and detailed observations. There is of course no way to 100 […]

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October 29, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Most Read, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood, The Tarzan Files

Move Over Tolkien, Conan Doyle: Edgar Rice Burroughs Fans Rule Facebook

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TweetAs a fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs, I have enjoyed discovering other fans on Facebook, Twitter, etc — and enjoy the posts, the art, the discussion.  A week or so […]

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October 25, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Edgar Rice Burroughs

“Very good!” — first comments on an advance viewing of the Tarzan 2016 trailer

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TweetThis is pretty thin soup, but given the recent run of bad news for WB’s Tarzan, I figured this is worth sharing. On the Internet Movie Data Base message board […]

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October 23, 2015December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes

Margot Robbie Gets a LIttle Friendly Press for Tarzan

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TweetIt’s not exactly a major breakthrough, but Margot Robbie has managed to create a minor bit of positivity by posting on her Instagram a video of her swinging on a […]

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October 22, 2015December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Other Stuff, Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

The Box Office Tragedy of WB’s last Tarzan Movie, Plus the Pan Box Office Disaster, Define WB’s Challenge for Tarzan 2016

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TweetPan opened with a disastrous $15.5M in Domestic U.S. Box Office.  How bad is that?  Well, Pan cost $150M to make and did $15.5M; John Carter cost $267M to make […]

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October 21, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

Uh oh, here it comes: The Tarzan Negativity Narrative has begun. What will WB do to Counter It?

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TweetHere comes that sinking feeling again.  In a flash, it suddenly looks like Warner Brothers’ efforts to have  calm and positive rollout of Tarzan have just taken a significant hit with  the […]

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October 20, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Most Read, Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

It’s official — Skarsgard: No loincloth for Tarzan 2016

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TweetWhat’s your first thought when you hear that, per Alexander Skarsgard in a new interview, the Tarzan that he and David Yates have cooked up doesn’t end up wearing a […]

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October 20, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood, The Tarzan Files, WB's Tarzan

Influencing the Influencers: Is Warner Bros Falling Behind with the Promotion of David Yates’s Tarzan 2016?

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TweetThere’s a  cable TV news host out there who does a segment “Talk Me Down” in which the commentator does a rant about something that’s bothering her, and has a knowledgable […]

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October 19, 2015March 3, 2016 Michael Sellers A1, John Carter (The Disney Movie), John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood, Tarzan, Tarzan and Hollywood

Fans Hoping For a Successful Tarzan 2016 Need to Go to These Negative Articles and Comment

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TweetWarner Brothers and Tarzan have just taken a significant hit in the first battle to establish a favorable narrative for Tarzan 2016.  Establishing a favorable narrative is hugely important; we […]

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October 18, 2015December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Legend of Tarzan (Movie), Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

WB’s Tarzan Showing Exciting Signs of Life: The Extraordinary Christoph Waltz Eyed for the Villain

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TweetVariety and other entertainment outlets are reporting that the thoroughly amazing Christoph Waltz is in talks to play the villain in WB’s Tarzan, which had been slated to go into […]

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September 27, 2013December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files, WB's Tarzan

The Edgar Rice Burroughs Centennial DVD “100 Years of Tarzan and John Carter” is Here

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TweetThe Official Edgar Rice Burroughs Two Disk Centennial DVD Set, co-produced by Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. and The John Carter Files,  is now available (and two more disks are coming) […]

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September 3, 2013December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Tarzan, The Tarzan Files

Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration is a Locus Award Finalist

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TweetScott Tracy Griffin’s  Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration is a Locus Award Finalist in the Art Book Category. Congrats to Tracy, ERB Inc, and Titan Press. If you haven’t “Liked” the […]

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May 9, 2013December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration Facebook Page Launched; Please Support It!

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TweetAuthor Scott Tracy Griffin’s Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration now has a Facebook page, launched on April 22nd.  Please support it  — here is the link:  Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration Facebook […]

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April 29, 2013December 19, 2015 Michael Sellers A1, Tarzan of the Apes, The Tarzan Files

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