Movie Posters Found Under Floor May Bring Six Figures at Heritage Auctions

Posted on November 20, 2015

Sounds like someone got extremely lucky:

DALLAS—A trove of a 17 rare movie posters discovered under a linoleum floor in southern Pennsylvania may be worth more than $140,000 when they cross the block at public auction Nov. 21-22 in Dallas. The find holds lost pieces of Hollywood history – including five, never-before-seen posters such as Clark Gable’s first starring role and the Style D one sheet for Tarzan The Ape Man, which is expected to sell for more than $40,000 at Heritage Auctions.

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Tarzan Article in MoviePilot

Posted on November 13, 2015

An interesting read:

When the Disney classic Tarzan was released in 1999, it had the honor of being Disney’s most expensive animated feature to date, costing massive $130 million. But, despite all that money being poured into the film, BuzzFeed think they may have found one thing that Disney skimped on when creating the character of Tarzan: Facial hair.

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Anniversary of “The Lost U-Boat” Novelette

Posted on October 13, 2015

Friendly PSA from our facebook fan Rick Barry:

On this day in 1917, ERB completed “The Lost U-Boat,” a novelette which became “The Land That Time Forgot,” part one of the Caspak trilogy. Today we are going to look at some illustrations inspired by the story.

Our final illustration is from the February, 1927 issue of “Amazing Stories,” which published the entire Caspak trilogy in three issues. This is Frank R. Paul’s illustration of a scene from Chapter 6, along with the associated excerpt from the text.

Thanks for the reminder, Rick!

Mars Depiction in Blockbuster Movies

Posted on October 7, 2015

Jeff Peterson wrote an excellent article about how movies portray the mystical Red Planet:

The Red Planet has been in the news a lot recently, with the one-two punch of a groundbreaking scientific discovery of water and a big-budget Hollywood movie starring Matt Damon.

Of course, people’s fascination with Earth’s next-door neighbor dates back millennia, and both the planet and the little men who may or may not inhabit it have been a major part of sci-fi movies in particular from, well, the very beginning of sci-fi movies.

Today in 1912, Tarzan’s Legacy Began!

Posted on October 6, 2015

Another good reminder from ERB Fans

On this date in 1912, flush with the initial success of TARZAN OF THE APES in “All-Story,” Burroughs offered it to a local Chicago company to release as a book. The magazine had been published September 10, just over three weeks before he wrote the following to A. C. McClurg & Company:

“Herewith, magazine copy of a story, Tarzan of the Apes, which I submit for your consideration.

Read more here: ERB Fan Rick Barry’s Facebook post

Florida man hits $500,000 jackpot on penny machine at Beau Rivage

Posted on October 6, 2015

Somebody got incredibly lucky!

BILOXI — Matthew Manger of Sarasota, Fla., stops every October at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino on his way to a trade show in Texas and this year it really paid off.

Friday at between 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., he bet the maximum $1.50 on the Tarzan Aristocrat Wide Area Progressive penny slot machine and turned it into $501,243.64.

Read more here: SunHerald
Photo COURTESY OF BEAU RIVAGE CASINO

George RR Martin on how we are Obsessed with Mars

Posted on October 4, 2015

A very interesting piece in The Guardian from the author of Game of Thrones himself:

Once upon a time there was a planet called Mars, a world of red sands, canals and endless adventure. I remember it well, for I went there often as a child. I come from a blue-collar, working-class background. My family never had much money. We lived in a federal housing project in Bayonne, New Jersey, never owned a car, never saw much of anywhere. The projects were on First Street, my school was on Fifth Street, and for most of my childhood those five blocks were my world.

Read the full article at The Guardian

Start Trek Beyond Delayed Until July 22 Next Year

Posted on October 4, 2015

SciFi fans will not be happy to hear the latest news from Paramount:

Paramount Pictures has moved the release for “Star Trek Beyond” a good two weeks back, though its release would still be on July 2016. Paramount hopes to get an Imax date on “Star Trek Beyond” so the studio has pushed for a later release.

Originally set for July 8, 2016, the new “Star Trek” film will open instead on July 22, 2016 to get an Imax release as well. Having to open on July 8, it would conflict with “Tarzan,” which is slated for a July 1, 2016 opening on Imax.

Read the full scoop at MNR Daily
Picture courtesy of Paramount Pictures/Bad Robot Productions/Skydance Productions

Anniversary of “The Land That Time Forgot” Humble Beginnings

Posted on September 9, 2015

Edgar Rice Burroughs Fan reminds us that:

On this day in 1917, ERB began work on ‘The Lost U-Boat,’ a story which became THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT. He completed it in about five weeks, and it was the first installment of his intended Caspak trilogy.

In 1918, ‘Blue Book Magazine’ editor Ray Long was responsible for renaming Burroughs’ novella THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.

Read their full Facebook Post with more interesting details and pictures!

Tarzan and Jane is Netflix’s Highest Profile Content!

Posted on September 3, 2015

As Variety reports, the coming months will see some major content coming to kid’s TV channels, and among them an Edgar Rice Burroughs classic! As they Explain:

Netflix: Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Tarzan and Jane” is a modern-day animated remake that reimagines the pair as crime-solving teens in London (2016).

Exciting for all fans of animation and jungle adventures. There’s a lot of other picks for the other networks, so make sure you head to Variety and check out the interesting article there!