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Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must-Read.

Posted on March 12, 2012 by jlmicek

The lure of adventures on Mars wasn’t quite enough to get filmgoers to plunk down their hard-earned for Disney’s sci-fi western John Carter. In a battle of average films, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ pulp hero lost out to the animated adventures … Continue reading →

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“John Carter” Actress Lynn Collins Talks About Creating Her Character.

Posted on March 9, 2012 by jlmicek

There’s an old joke in Hollywood that Ginger Rogers had to do everything Fred Astaire did — just in a dress and heels. Now we can amend that for actress Lynn Collins, who had to keep up with John Carter … Continue reading →

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First Look: “John Carter.” Ten-Minute Scene Released

Posted on March 5, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s your first look at Disney’s big-budget adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ pulp hero. The movie opens in U.S. theaters this week. Tyler Kitsch and Lynn Carter star. Thanks to ComingSoon, which had the clip first. First Look: “John Carter.” … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office and the Monday Must-Read.

Posted on March 5, 2012 by jlmicek

Good Monday Morning, Everyone. Critical brickbats didn’t keep Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax” from ruling the box office over the weekend. The anti-corporatism parable took in a quite capitalist $70.7 million, propelling a 34.4 percent improvement in receipts over the weekend … Continue reading →

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“John Carter” The First Reviews Are In.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jlmicek

Ohhh … boyyy … Disney may want to move permanently to Mars if this early review from HeyUGuys is any indication. The big-budget adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ pulp hero has all kinds of problems. Here’s a sampling: “What’s really … Continue reading →

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Lynn Collins Talks “John Carter.”

Posted on February 29, 2012 by jlmicek

ComicBookMovie has posted an interview with actress Lynn Collins, who stars opposite Taylor Kitsch in Disney’s big-screen, big-budget adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ pulp character John Carter. The Mouse House has been trying super-hard to build buzz for the movie … Continue reading →

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Four-Minute “John Carter” Sneak Peek Debuts.

Posted on February 25, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s a four-minute-long sneak peek from Disney’s upcoming “John Carter” that shows the hero fighting white apes in an arena scene. Many thanks to HeyUGuys for hipping me to this. And a synopsis: From Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes … Continue reading →

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New “John Carter” Poster Hits,

Posted on February 22, 2012 by jlmicek

With marketers jumpy about the fate of the big-budget Sci-Fi epic, Hollywood is leaving no stone unturned to get audiences into the theaters for the big-screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ little-known pulp hero. In fact, here’s a new poster … Continue reading →

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New “John Carter Clip” Debuts Online.

Posted on February 19, 2012 by jlmicek

From TotalFilm: Here’s a clip from Disney’s upcoming “John Carter” movie. New John Carter Clip, posted with vodpod Read the <a href="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1&#8221; target=”_blank”>full story here.

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Wandering Through “John Carter’s” Mars.

Posted on February 17, 2012 by jlmicek

The folks over at ComingSoon have their account of visiting the set of next month’s “John Carter,” the Disney-backed re-imagining of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic pulp tales: Here’s the nut graf: “Plans for a feature film version go back almost … Continue reading →

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