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4K Ultra HD Review – Escape From L.A. (1996)

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Escape From L.A., 1996. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, Georges Corraface, Cliff Robertson, and Pam Grier. SYNOPSIS: Escape From L.A. makes its 4K debut in an edition that’s lacking an accompanying Blu-ray, although there is a code for a digital copy. Unfortunately, the film’s trailer is the […]

Halloween with film critic Tom Percival | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #66

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Tom Percival discusses John Carpenter’s early slasher classic Halloween… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Tom Percival stops by for a chat about Halloween […]

Danny McBride on bringing the dread back to the Halloween franchise, discusses his favorite horror flicks

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This is usually the part, when talking about a film in early production, where one writes: “While there isn’t that much information to go by just yet… “. However, that really isn’t the case with Danny McBride’s upcoming Halloween reboot. McBride has offered a wealth of information on the project since its announcement. So far, we’ve […]

Danny McBride says new Halloween is a sequel to the first two movies, promises “straight-up horror”

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Last week came the rather exciting news that John Carpenter is returning to the Halloween franchise to executive produce a new movie, which will be directed by David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express) from a script by Green and Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down). Initially, the project was described as a reboot, but speaking to CinemaBlend, […]

Scarlett Johansson defends Ghost in the Shell whitewashing, Warcraft 2 update, Halloween reboot and more – Daily News Roundup

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SCARJO DEFENDS GHOST IN THE SHELL One of the big talking points coming out of the casting of Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell was the reported “whitewashing” of the role. Many have come out to defend the casting, and now Johansson herself has spoken out about it. “I certainly would never presume to play […]

The Maestros of 80s Action Movie Music

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Tom Jolliffe looks at a golden period in action movie scores and some of the maestros who composed them… What is the golden age of action movies? This is of course a rhetorical question. It’s undoubtedly the 1980s. A time of such unique flair and style. Big, bold, brash, silly, sometimes ironic. It was a […]

Christine (1983) – October Horrors 2022

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Christine, 1983. Directed John Carpenter. Starring Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky and Harry Dean Stanton. SYNOPSIS: An awkward and unpopular teenager finds himself in possession of a car that seems to have a mind of its own. It’s time for another appearance from October Horrors regular Stephen King and one of the […]

Underappreciated B-Horror Movies By Great Directors

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Marvelous Videos presents under-loved B-horror films from great directors…. Even famous niche directors have underrated gems in their filmography. They’ve created so much wonderful content for audiences (and fans!) to digest that some of their smaller/undermarketed works fly under the radar. Which is a shame because they put just as much effort into them as […]

Halloween Kills debuts “Unkillable” track from John Carpenter’s score

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Michael Myers was locked up for 40 years between the events of John Carpenter’s seminal slasher film and David Gordon Green’s 2018 retcon sequel, so you can imagine how frustrated Halloween‘s boogeyman must have been to get caught up in the pandemic delay. Fear not however, because on October 15th his wait is over when […]