ARH Studios adds two new licenses: Frank Frazetta 1/4 exclusive license and Tarzan 1/4

Posted on February 28, 2014

Its with great pleasure to announce two of our new licenses.

The licenses are Tarzan (and Jane) and Frank Frazetta in full majestic 1/4!

We have already Troy working on a Tarzan fighting a gigantic crocodile diorama. Ehren Biennert sculpting Frazetta’s Indomitable. Both will be ready in time for San Diego Con.

Also we will have Troy sculpting Frazetta’s Atlantis and Ehren sculpting Frazetta’s Queen of Egypt in time for New York Con in October.

Here are at least 4 of the sculpts from Frazetta that will be made by ARH Studios Inc. – unlike the last few sculpts from us, these will be true to the art and very accurate to the artwork.

Source: ARH Studios

“Tarzan Slept Here” Book

Posted on February 24, 2014

For over two decades, the “small town” of Coldwater, Michigan provided a “big city” getaway for Tarzan author, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan Slept Here details the authors time spent in Coldwater, the summer home to his wife’s family, the Hulberts. A pair of Burroughs’ well-known works were penned in Coldwater: “Beyond Thirty” was imagined at Sunnyside Farm; and the fourth chapter of “Jungle Tales of Tarzan” was written while overlooking Morrison Lake.

Written by Michigan author and historian, Michael A. Hatt, and illustrated with numerous photos and artifacts of the period, Tarzan Slept Here tells of life-changing decisions made by Burroughs, in this often overlooked chapter of his life.

To order your copy of Tarzan Slept Here: Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Coldwater Connection (hardbound in dust jacket), send payment (check or money order) of $22.95 plus $4.50 shipping to:
Michael A. Hatt
898 Kelley RoadMontgomery,
MI 49255

Lions on a People Cage

Posted on February 21, 2014

An interesting photo courtesy of Wimp.com:

“Here’s a much better way to build a zoo. It’s in the Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. We love it.”

Warner Bros. to release Tarzan movie with Alexander Skarsgard in 2016

Posted on February 21, 2014

Warner Bros.’ Tarzan reboot will be swinging into theaters in summer 2016. The film will be released in 3D and is set to star True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgard as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ iconic King of the Jungle.

The movie, which still doesn’t have a title, is slated for release on July 1, 2016. It will be the first from from David Yates since the last Harry Potter movie. He directed the final four movies in the franchise.

According to Deadline, Wolf of Wall Street stunner Margot Robbie will play Jane in the film. It’s a role that Jessica Chastain had been looking at, but she ended up not taking the role and has moved on to other projects.

The movie will also star two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz as a villain. Reports last year stated that Waltz’s character would be a hunter who tries to capture Tarzan for diamonds in return. Samuel L. Jackson is also set to star.

Tarzan is being produced by Jerry Weintraub and Mike Richardson.

According to Box Office Mojo’s schedule, the film’s competition around that time will include the Independence Day sequel. An untitled Marvel movie is also scheduled for release that month.

Source: The Celebrity Cafe

China pillages Africa like old colonialists says Jane Goodall

Posted on February 20, 2014

China is exploiting Africa’s resources just like European colonisers did, with disastrous effects for the environment, acclaimed primatologist Jane Goodall has told AFP.

On the eve of her 80th birthday, the fiery British wildlife crusader is whizzing across the world giving a series of lectures on the threats to our planet.

And the rising world power’s involvement on the continent especially raises alarms when it comes to her beloved chimpanzees and wildlife habitats.

John Carter: Hero of Mars – Review from Sons of Corax

Posted on February 18, 2014

Far as I am concerned, there was only one major negative of John Carter: Disney screwed up the marketing big time and instead of a potential franchise, they ended up with a near-flop. And that is painful for me, since I enjoyed the movie. I’d seen the trailers before I went to watch it on the big screens, so I kind of had an idea of what it would be like, but since I’d never read any of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novels before, I didn’t know who the character was or what Barsoom really was. After watching the movie, everything changed for me.

Read the rest at: Sons of Corax

NASA’s Moon Dust Spacecraft Beams New Lunar Photos To Earth

Posted on February 17, 2014

NASA’s newest moon probe has beamed its view of the lunar surface back to Earth for the first time.

The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft (called LADEE for short) beamed the new moon photos — which NASA released Feb. 13 — to ground controllers on Earth earlier this month. The new images show stars and a pockmarked lunar landscape.

Read the rest at Huffington Post

Tarzan of the Apes Symphony Premiers in Marshall, Texas, on Feb 23

Posted on February 4, 2014

tarzan of the apes premieres in marshall

The Marshall Symphony Orchestra and The Marshall Symphony Society are proud to announce the world premiere of guest conductor Kermit Poling’s original score set to the film Tarzan of The Apes.

The premier will be Sunday February 23rd at 3:00 pm in Baker Auditorium of ETBU’s Ornelas Spiritual Life Center. Please come and enjoy this classic 1918 silent film with a fully symphonic original score. Edgar Rice Burrourgh’s classic story will fill the screen while the orchestra plays in the jungle. You don’t want to miss it!

Tickets are $25.00 for adults, $5.00 for students, and free for children age 12 and under. Tickets are available at the door.

Source: Marshall Texas Conventions and Visitors Bureau

Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration Review

Posted on February 1, 2014

In 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs debuted his most famous creation in his second-ever novel, Tarzan of the Apes, and changed not only his life, but popular culture, forever after. For decades, the Lord of the Jungle dominated the fictional landscape, in every medium imaginable. A hundred years later, times might have changed and audiences become more cynical, yet Tarzan’s legacy, his hold on the public’s imagination, though somewhat dimmed from its once-majestic peak, still echoes on. Adaptations still keep coming, including an animated Disney TV series, a stage production and a theatrical animated film, all in the past 12 years.

A century is a long time for a fictional character to still hold currency, and dedicated Burroughs scholar Scott Tracy Griffin’s Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration commemorates this impressive span in style.

Read the rest on the review on Cracked Leather Armchair Blog

Lion Shows Tourists Why You Must Stay Inside Your Car

Posted on January 26, 2014