John Carpenter was always the first to admit that HALLOWEEN II did not need to exist. He has often told of how he had no interest in directing it because he felt that the story had played itself out to the right conclusion in HALLOWEEN, and ultimately his screenwriting,…
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HALLOWEEN ***** USA 1978 Dir: John Carpenter. 91 mins Those who got their knickers knotted by Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN remake duo have a short memory: John Carpenter’s original film is a scare machine precision-tooled from elements of earlier genre works. Its legendary opening alone (contrary to popular belief, the…
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK ***** USA 1981 Dir: John Carpenter. 99 mins Carpenter’s hugely influential dystopian sci-fi movie indulged his adoration of antiheroes and life-long disdain for authority, while taking the crime-ridden, pre-Giuliani state of New York City (already the subject of various vigilante movies) to its natural extreme. The…
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…
Principal production has begun on the horror thriller, TRICK. The Patrick Lussier-helmed feature is now shooting with Omar Epps stepping into the main role of Detective Mike Denver, a man obsessed with a killer that has eluded him. Epps has starred in over 20 films in a career spanning two…