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Legend of Tarzan Posts $20.6M, Nabs Second Spot Ahead of Dory, and Passes John Carter’s Total with $81.4M Cum to Date

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TweetToldja.  The predictions of $15M for Legend of Tarzan’s second weekend lie smoldering in ruins, while the Tarzan Files’ fearless prediction of $20M looks pretty much right on target, as Legend […]

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July 10, 2016July 10, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Edgar Rice Burroughs, Creator of Tarzan, Was Not The Racist Hack His Critics Claim. Here’s Proof.

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TweetAn unfortunate byproduct of much of  the racially focused commentary triggered by the release of  David Yates’  Legend of Tarzan is the wholesale trashing of the reputation of one of the […]

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July 10, 2016July 10, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan Has Solid $6.1M on Friday as Second Weekend Begins; Projected Weekend Total is $20M

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TweetUPDATE SAT MIDNIGHT:  Tracking Deadline’s upgrades of Legend of Tarzan, they started by saying this on Saturday morning: “Warner Bros./Village Roadshow’s The Legend Of Tarzan is poised to take in a second weekend […]

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July 10, 2016July 10, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Telegraph: How did the Royal Ballet train the new Tarzan?

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TweetTelegraph | For The Legend of Tarzan, out in UK cinemas from 6 July, director David Yates wanted his leading man Alexander Skarsgård to be the most authentic and instinctive […]

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July 8, 2016July 8, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan: Best. Review. Ever. The Final Word.

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TweetEmily of Emily Writes NZ has posted the DEFINITIVE Legend of Tarzan review.  Well, maybe not defnitive, but let’s call it, at a minimum, the most ENTERTAINING Legend of Tarzan […]

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July 8, 2016July 8, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Re: “Your Husband’s Wildness Disturbs Me” — Turns out, Rom Kissed an Unconscious Tarzan in a Deleted Scene

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TweetIn Legend of Tarzan, David Yates shot a scene which eventually got cut in which Christoph Waltz kissed an unconscious Tarzan.  The scene was cut when test screening audiences were […]

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July 8, 2016July 8, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan: Den of Geek Posts Lengthy Interview With David Yates and David Barron

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TweetDen of Geek | The director and producer of The Legend Of Tarzan talk to us about making the movie… The Legend Of Tarzan swings into UK cinemas this week. […]

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July 8, 2016July 8, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Review of Legend of Tarzan by Martin Smiddy

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TweetMartin Smiddy is a longtime UK based Edgar Rice Burroughs fan.  I’ve spent almost a week reading other fans opinions of and about Legend of Tarzan. As the general concencus […]

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July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Review of Legend of Tarzan by Norman T. Ray

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TweetNorman T. Ray is a regular commenter on The Tarzan Files #LegendofTarzan Review of a great movie, an unexpected rebirth! The last live-action Tarzan movie was released in 1998, and […]

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July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Makeup Artist Magazine — Behind the Scenes with Fae Hammond, Legend of Tarzan Hair and Makeup Designer

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TweetFascinating look into the thinking of Fae Hammond in designng the hair and makeup for Tarzan, Jane, the various tribes, and the rest of the cast of Legend of Tarzan. Some key […]

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July 6, 2016July 6, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Must-read: Sci-Fi Author Steven Barnes Offers Analysis of Legend of Tarzan

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TweetNote:  “Must-read” is basically a note to myself, as it will not please everyone — but I feel it is fair and insightful, and is  is among the very best cultural […]

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July 6, 2016July 6, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Telegraph: Q: Was Edgar Rice Burroughs a Xenophobic Hack or Master Storyteller? A: Master Storyteller, mostly

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TweetBut the most striking features of the work – the encapsulated tensions in Tarzan between civilisation and the natural world, the freewheeling Martian imagination that gave birth to so many […]

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July 6, 2016July 6, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

New Orleans Times Picayune: The Legend of Tarzan In Louisiana (featuring Al Bohl)

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TweetAl Bohl is a great friend of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and all of the ERB fan groups.  His documentary Tarzan, Lord of the Louisiana Jungle, which he produced with […]

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July 6, 2016July 6, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

UK Premiere of Legend of Tarzan — Updates

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TweetUK Premiere for Legend of Tarzan is happening now. Burroughs Bibliophile Laurence Dunn is there and providing us with photo coverage.   Thanks Laurence!   We will  be adding updates from […]

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July 5, 2016July 5, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Cinemablend Breaks Down How Legend of Tarzan Differs From the Books

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Tweetvia Cinemablend | by Dirk Libby The following contains spoilers for The Legend of Tarzan, as well as the books the film is based on. First published in 1912, Tarzan is one […]

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July 5, 2016July 5, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

A Response to The Hollywood Reporter: “Why the Tarzan Myth No Longer Works”

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TweetJeff Esty, Vartan Gregorian Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania,  writing in the Hollywood Reporter, makes the case that while Jungle Book can and did shed the racist […]

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July 4, 2016July 4, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

EW: Legend of Tarzan and Finding Dory “Neck and Neck” Over 4-Day Weekend

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TweetFinally!  EW has come out with a Monday box office report that finally states what’s happening IN THE HEADLINE instead of buried in paragraph four.  Yes — Legend of Tarzan […]

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July 4, 2016July 4, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

MovieFone: Here’s Why Legend of Tarzan Beat Expectations at the Box Office

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TweetNo wonder box office analysts expected “The Legend of Tarzan” to be a costly flop, along the lines of “The Lone Ranger” a few years ago. It’s based on an […]

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July 3, 2016July 3, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

David Yates Knew Legend of Tarzan Would Get Fan Love; Can the Fan/Critic Divide Be an Asset?

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TweetI didn’t write about this at the time, but given what happened with Critics (34% Rotten) and Fans (74% Fresh, A-Cinemascore), I think it’s worth making a note of it. […]

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July 3, 2016July 3, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan Sunday Int’l Box Office Report — $18.8M as Staggered Rollout Begins

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TweetDeadline is the first with a reasonably comprehensive international box office report for Legend of Tarzan. THE LEGEND OF TARZAN Swinging into 19 international markets, the David Yates-directed spin on […]

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July 3, 2016July 3, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan Fans Start Sequel Push — Form Facebook Group, Get Organized

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TweetWith first weekend box office results showing that Legend of Tarzan is exceeding expectations en route to $100M domestic and, hopefully, $300M or more foreign, fans are getting organized for […]

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July 3, 2016July 3, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Cinelinx: Is Making a Tarzan Movie Only For Tarzan Fans a Bad Idea?

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Tweet From Cinelinx, by Rob Young (a longtime ERB fan) David Yates’ The Legend of Tarzan does an effective job bringing the iconic King of the Jungle back to the […]

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July 2, 2016July 2, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

A Magical Evening in Tarzana With Danton Burroughs

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TweetThis originally appeared in Erbzine, and I’ve published it on The John Carter Files too — but not yet here. The LA Weekly article on the Origins of Tarzana that […]

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July 2, 2016July 2, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

LA Weekly: The Origin Story of Tarzana, A Neighborhood Named After an Apeman

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TweetFrom LA Weekly Once, shortly after we had moved to the Ranch, Dad and I were out riding together. We paused at a high point from where we could look […]

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July 2, 2016July 2, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Legend of Tarzan Box Office Results: $8.5M Friday, Projects to $23M thru Sunday

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TweetUPDATE 2:30 PM FRIDAY.  This from Deadline Hollywood — first projections based on matinees back east.  Think of this as exit poll numbers. Disney/Pixar’s Finding Dory is ruling No. 1 with an […]

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July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Time Magazine: Legend of Tarzan “Revisionist, Anachronistic, Weird and Beautiful”

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TweetSections of this film are so imaginative, and so lovely, that they deserve our open-heartedness, not our scorn. Excerpt So what are we supposed to do with Tarzan, now that […]

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June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Illinois Times: Yates’ Tarzan A Rousing, Moving Success (a reviewer who gets it)

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Tweetby Chuck Koplinski Legendary film producer Darryl Zanuck once said, “The secret to success in Hollywood is giving the public what it wants before it knows it wants it.” In […]

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June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Houston Press Review of Legend of Tarzan — “At last, a Hollywood reimagining witha point!”

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TweetAt last, a Hollywood reimagining with a point. David Yates’ two-fisted pulp-studies spree The Legend of Tarzan doesn’t just update Edgar Rice Burroughs’ white-boy jungle-bro for our age of heightened […]

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June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

CNN: “Fresh”* Review for Legend of Tarzan

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Tweet*(The review  is mixed but is rated “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes”) …. In some respects “Legend of Tarzan” is a step up from previous adaptations. It’s more fun than “Greystoke: […]

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June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 Michael Sellers ERBDOM

Hollywood Reporter: Box Office Predictions for Legend of Tarzan are Inching Upward Toward $35M

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TweetHere’s a bit of good news that got buried in the Rotten Tomatoes quickstep today. A month ago the over/under index for Legend of Tarzan’s opening weekend box office was somewhere in […]

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