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100 Years of Tarzan

posted by Nell Minow

The Washington Post has a wonderful tribute to Tarzan in honor of the 100th anniversary of first Tarzan story by Edgar Rice Burroughs, with a fascinating gallery of portrayals of this now-iconic character.  Burroughs had no special calling to be [...]

John Carter

posted by Nell Minow
B
Lowest Recommended Age:Middle School
MPAA Rating:Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action
Movie Release Date:March 9, 2012
DVD Release Date:June 5, 2012

It takes a while to get going and is about half an hour too long, but “John Carter” has some spectacular visuals and well-staged action scenes.  Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of the Tarzan novels, also wrote the John Carter: Adventures [...]

Pixar’s First Live Action Movie

posted by Nell Minow

After ten blockbuster movies that transformed the world of animation, Pixar has announced its first live action film, based on the outer-space series by “Tarzan” author Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Adventures of John Carter on Mars. It will star Taylor [...]

Previous Posts

Tribute: James Ganolfini
Today we mourn the loss of James Gandofini, who died suddenly to day at age 51 while he was vacationing in Italy with his family.  He will always be remembered for his iconic role as Tony Soprano, the mob guy who was in therapy, in the ground-breaking HBO series "The Sopranos."  His portrayal of t

posted 9:12:17pm Jun. 19, 2013 | read full post »

Interview: Joel Smallbone of "The Book of Esther" and For King and Country
Joel Smallbone of King and Country plays Xerxes in "The Book of Esther," his first film role.  He was nice enough to take some time off from his For King and Country tour to talk to me about playing the Biblical king. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko63DUcc8i4[/youtube] How did you g

posted 8:00:43am Jun. 19, 2013 | read full post »

MVP of the Week: Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion is this week's MVP, with performances in two very different films. In Pixar's animated "Monsters University," he provides the voice for the obnoxious campus jock. And in Joss Whedon's swanky, black and white, modern-dress version of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," Fillion play

posted 8:00:02am Jun. 19, 2013 | read full post »

New From SpiritClips: Hallmark Hall of Fame and More For Families
New from SpiritClips: unlimited access to Hallmark Hall of Fame movies, thoughtfully selected Hollywood classics and original short films via the web and stream-to-TV devices.  This is a great source for inspiring, heartwarming stories that you won't find anywhere else.  Take a look!

posted 10:33:23pm Jun. 18, 2013 | read full post »

Linda Holmes: Where Are the Women in Movies?
Linda Holmes of NPR's Monkey See blog has written a piece that is more than the usual "Why aren't there more women in/making movies?" There are 617 movie showings today — that's just today, Friday — within 10 miles of my house. Of those 617 showings, 561 of them — 90 percent — are storie

posted 3:59:07pm Jun. 18, 2013 | read full post »


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