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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John Carter Sequel — Proof Positive That Disney’s Glorious “Flop” Continues...
Tweet(This is the all-time number one post on John Carter Files. I’ve decided to move it to the front page for a few days. It was originally posted in October 2013 and has received 117,389 views as...
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Has Harry Knowles Cleverly Jump Started the Conversation About the Future of...
TweetHarry Knowles is a very shrewd guy. He didn’t post the Kerry Conran John Carter Presentation video for his simple amusement. Recall, if you will, that Knowles was attached as a producer to the...
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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...
View ArticleJohn Carter: In defense of Dejah Thoris –“Heroic daughter of a heroic world”
Tweet(I originally wrote this in 2012 but am reposting it because lately I’ve been seeing some comments on Facebook and elsewhere that remind me that there are people who write and talk about...
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Mendelson: Re-visiting the John Carter Marketing Debacle Three Years Later
TweetScott Mendelson follows the entertainment industry at Forbes and has been one of the better observers of the John Carter saga from the beginning. Looking at it strictly from a business...
View ArticleStanton’s John Carter vs ERB’s John Carter
TweetAndrew Stanton believed he had to change ERB’s “Prince Valiant” style of John Carter to a more modern, flawed hero with a need for redemption and an arc because, in his view, leaving John Carter...
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Don’t Expect a Tarzan 2016 Poster or Trailer Anytime Soon – Here’s Why
TweetThere have been plenty of rumblings lately among Edgar Rice Burroughs fans wondering when WB will begin promoting Tarzan (aka Tarzan the Untamed aka Tarzan 2016). The release, set for July 1,...
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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...
View ArticleAre More Details on the David Yates’s TARZAN Storyline Leaking Out to the...
TweetI’ve been thinking a lot about the storyline of next summer’s Tarzan and contemplating trying to piece together a theoretical synopsis that goes a lot farther than the one that’s been officially...
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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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So much for the “Mars curse” at the box office: “The Martian” takes in $55m...
TweetThe controversial decision to drop “of Mars” from the title of Disney’s John Carter looks even more foolish, if possible, after The Martian rocked the box office with a $55M opening...
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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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