A John Carter Review that’s actually worth reading
TweetJeffrey Richert is the head of publicity and marketing for Magnolia pictures and the owner of Reverse Shot, a thoughtful film blog with an impressive list of contributors. His review of John...
View ArticleA Rare Glimpse of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Favorite Illustrator, J. Allen St. John
TweetThere have been many, many illustrators who have added immeasurably to the legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs, but the one who Burroughs claimed was his favorite still in some fashion rises above the...
View ArticleVideo Interview: Al Bohl Talks Tarzan at the Lone Star Film Festival
Tweet Visit the official site for Tarzan, Lord of the Louisiana Jungle where you can see a trailer of Al’s documentary and learn a lot more about the making of the first Tarzan movie.
View ArticleRemembering Edgar Rice Burroughs on the 63rd Anniversary of His Death
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs died on this date in 1950. Here’s a slide show remembering the grandmaster ….. And a brief documentary clip . . .
View ArticleA New John Carter of Mars Trailer from BacktoBarsoom.com
TweetBrand new fan trailer by Back to Barsoom . . . . . gives a thorough epic push and has a surprise at the end . . . . . thank you Sohrab aka Dotar Sojat for doing this , and a lot of other cool...
View ArticleA Really Interesting John Carter Fan Trailer
TweetNow this is interesting. It’s by Anthony Lopez. It’s basically the dreaded Disney trailer, modified with some well-placed graphics cards which provide the context that the trailer is missing....
View ArticleMan of Steel: Now THAT’S a Trailer
TweetJust out. This truly rocks. Here’s a superb example of how to take a “done to death” premise and present it in a way that feels fresh and exciting. Just sayin’. UPDATE: When we posted this on the...
View ArticleManniacMind von Deutschland: Some Interesting John Carter Interviews —...
TweetThe setup is in German and is pretty hilarious even if you don’t speak German. The interviews, in English, began at 2:40. This is from the John Carter Press Junket in Arizona on Feb 20,21 last...
View ArticleRobert Abbett’s Stunning Dejah Thoris
TweetMy first exposure to A Princess of Mars was the Ballantine paperback edition, whose cover was graced with a painting by Robert Abbott which, reproduced as it was in a tiny square on a tiny book,...
View ArticleInteresting Anecdotal Evidence that John Carter is Gaining Cult Status
TweetIt’s been awhile since I’ve weighed into the universe of “Defending John Carter” … and so it was a real treat to come across this post and read the comments, because there’s a message there, and...
View ArticleOpportunity for John Carter Fans to Be Heard
TweetBy now the fact that Harry Knowles posted a delicious HD version of Kerry Conran’s presentation video for the abandoned Paramount is old news. My reason for posting about it again is that I want...
View ArticleHousekeeping Time at The John Carter Files
TweetJust a heads up that over the next few days I’m going to be re-organizing and re-arranging things here and trying out a few things — and possibly abandoning some things that I try. One thing … we...
View ArticleThoughts on Alexander Skarsgard as Tarzan: What is Director David Yates Going...
TweetDirectors make choices for a reason. Alexander Skarsgard is probably not one of the first ten actors anyone would think of as a potential Tarzan; maybe not the first 20; so the question to be...
View ArticleThe Curious Case of John Carter: Secrets and Synchronicities
TweetFrom The Secret Sun It’s generally a tradition here on The Secret Sun to look at movies long after they’ve been in the theaters, usually because I like to take the time to analyze them on my...
View ArticleMCR Reviews John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetMCR has reviewed John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood on his blog, and has been reasonably gente with me, for which I am grateful. I’m going to just post it here first and then later, after I’ve...
View ArticleMerry Christmas
TweetWell, our clan is gathered — Michael, Rena, Patrick, Michelle, and Pilar. We all found ourselves working in the kitchen at the same time (and it’s a small kitchen), so we had Pilar’s boyfriend...
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View ArticleAmazon Review of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood by Abraham Sherman
TweetNOTE: First, many thanks to all those who have taken the time and trouble to review John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood on Amazon. There re 29 reviews so far and that’s excellent evidence to...
View ArticleA John Carter Review that’s actually worth reading
TweetJeffrey Richert is the head of publicity and marketing for Magnolia pictures and the owner of Reverse Shot, a thoughtful film blog with an impressive list of contributors. His review of John...
View ArticleA Rare Glimpse of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Favorite Illustrator, J. Allen St. John
TweetThere have been many, many illustrators who have added immeasurably to the legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs, but the one who Burroughs claimed was his favorite still in some fashion rises above the...
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