THE FOG ***** USA 1980 Dir: John Carpenter. 91 mins Rescued in post-production by reshoots, reediting and rescoring, this brave attempt at a modern take on the old-fashioned ghost story opens with an Edgar Allen Poe quote though its influences are closer to Lovecraft, EC Comics, THE GHOSTLY GALLEON and…
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SOMEONE’S WATCHING ME! **** USA 1978 Dir: John Carpenter. 97 mins Shot in under ten days – and two weeks before Carpenter began filming HALLOWEEN – this exceptional TV movie provided the filmmaker with an early showcase for the kind of framing, Panaglide camerawork and suspense / scare tactics he would…
ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 ***** USA 1976 Dir: John Carpenter. 91 mins Carpenter’s second feature film is a masterclass in stripped-down, unrelenting tension. Its stylistic confidence, pace and striking widescreen look all belied its low budget, earned a rapturous reception at the London Film Festival (and elsewhere) and led the…
DARK STAR **** USA 1974 Dir: John Carpenter. 83 mins Carpenter’s laconic feature debut follows a bored quartet of U.S. astronauts on board the “Dark Star”. They’ve been travelling for 20 years and both Earth people and Congress have lost interest in the process, while the Commander (his body cryogenically…
Fabulous Films are proud to announce that they will be bringing MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN to DVD and Blu-ray this October. The laughs and visual effects are out of sight as Chevy Chase stars in MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN alongside Darryl Hannah (Splash), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Stephen Tobolowsky (Momento,…