Percival Lowell’s Telescope to get a crowdsourced upgrade
Tweet From MSNBC An historic telescope could be on its way to an upgrade. The Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., launched a two-month-long “crowdfunding” campaign Wednesday, March 13, to help...
View ArticleNerdvana Interview: John Carter, Tarzan, and the Gods of Hollywood
Tweet It’s been more than a month since I’ve posted anything about John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood — but I do want you all to now that it continues to chug along and do well, and is up to 110...
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Disney Book Group Offers a Much Improved Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice...
TweetIf you had your doubts about Disney Studio’s handling of John Carter (of Mars), fear not, there is evidence of true genius in Disney Book Group’s handling of its massive three volume The Collected...
View ArticleLegal Geeks Review: John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetBook Review: John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood Posted on June 28, 2013 by Jessica_alegalgeek I love John Carter, as is well-documented. I’m also fascinated with inside Hollywood stories, so I...
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Rus Wornom: Review of 100 Years of Tarzan and John Carter and the Gods of...
TweetRus Wornom, a frequent and cogent commenter here, has posted two reviews on his blog, which also has a lot of other interesting material on it. Review: 100 Years of Tarzan Review: John Carter...
View ArticleEdgar Rice Burroughs — Origins and Influences (a deleted Chapter from John...
TweetI received an interesting email today from Olav Berge Aamodt discussing the influences on Edgar Rice Burroughs, particularly Helena Blavatsky, which I was familiar with, and Camille Flammarian,...
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TARZAN 2016: Christoph Waltz, Samuel Jackson to play compelling real world...
Tweetby Rick Barry From what we know about director David Yates’ new Tarzan film (due in 2016), we have every right to expect that he and his team are making a determined effort to present the hero of...
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Hollywood Accounting 101: An Actual Profit and Loss Statement for John Carter...
TweetImagine you’re a profit participant in John Carter. You’re not going to see any money, but you are entitled to “Participant Statements” from Disney. What do those statements look like? What do...
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Influencing the Influencers: Is Warner Bros Falling Behind with the Promotion...
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 guest come on the show...
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At last! A Tarzan 2016 Test Screening Viewer Gives David Yates a Solid Thumbs...
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 percent verify...
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Seeing the Martian in Theaters Is Like Flying in a One-Man Flier Over the...
TweetI was expecting The Martian to be a visual treat, but what I hadn’t anticipated was the technique that Ridley Scott used on almost all of the scenes on exterior Martian landscapes. On almost...
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Uh oh, here it comes: The Tarzan Negativity Narrative has begun. What will WB...
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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Mom, we’re on an Amazon Best Seller List! (John Carter and the Gods of...
TweetWell well well. All those wonderful, well-written reviews are having an effect — John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood is ranked #2 on the Amazon Best Sellers list in its eBook category. And...
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A Disney Blogger Reviews John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetDaniel Butcher is a Disney blogger at the blog “Between Disney” and his request for a review copy of the book was one of the first to come in. His review is out and it is fair and thoughtful....
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Geeks of Doom Review of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood gives book a...
TweetGeeks of Doom is one of the “influencer media” sites who play a key role in generating buzz and providing feedback for films throughout their production and promotional periods. It was one of...
View ArticleThe Amazon KDP Select Free Promotion of JCGOH is Live Now — and it’s Working
TweetThe Amazon KDP Select Free Promotion of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood went live at midnight and it’s been a pretty fascinating ride already. The theory is that you offer the book for free...
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Final Tally: 17,206 Free Downloads of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetThe final numbers are in for the John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood 48 hour Amazon Free eBook promotion and (drum roll, please), here they are: United States – 16,048 United Kingdom – 891...
View ArticleReview of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood by a Hollywood Producer
TweetWe are up to 48 customer reviews on Amazon with an average rating of 4.6, and now there are some blog reviews starting to come out in the aftermath of last week’s free promotion which produced...
View ArticleInterview: Talking John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood with the Sci-Fi...
TweetDaniel Butcher, who blogs at Between Disney and who reviewed John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood, invited me to be guest on one of the podcast shows he’s involved in, and we had a lively...
View ArticleReview: John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood — From “Pulp Fiction Reviews”
TweetI realize that as a general rule, readers here have seen enough of the reviews of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood so I’m not reposting them all here. But Ron Fortier at “Pulp Fiction...
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