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Vice Press and Grey Matter Art release limited edition John Carpenter posters by artist Matt Ferguson

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Vice Press and Grey Matter Art have announced the release of a new set of quad-sized art prints for John Carpenter’s The Fog, Escape From New York, They Live and Prince of Darkness, created by British artist Matt Fegurson for the films’ 4K restorations. From today, for one week only, collectors will have the chance […]

Second Opinion – Halloween (2018)

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Halloween, 2018. Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Nick Castle, Haluk Bilginer, Will Patton, Rhian Rees, and Jefferson Hall. SYNOPSIS: Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on […]

John Carpenter hints at a possible They Live sequel

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Having made his return to the Halloween franchise as executive producer and composer of the new reboot/sequel from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions, it seems that John Carpenter may be eyeing another sequel to one of his earlier works in the 1988 cult classic They Live. “Well, I’m not gonna tell you about that, because […]

John Carpenter lays the smack down on Dwayne Johnson’s Big Trouble in Little China sequel

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While John Carpenter may have given his blessing to David Gordon Green and Danny McBride’s Halloween – so much so that he put his name to it as executive producer, as well as composing the score – it seems we can rule out any kind of repeat when it comes to the planned Big Trouble […]

Halloween featurette explores John Carpenter’s new score

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With just a week to go until Halloween arrives in cinemas, a new featurette has been released the acclaimed sequel/reboot which focuses on John Carpenter’s score for the film; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ review of Halloween here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMiIxAR2UNI&feature=youtu.be And here’s a video interview with the man himself… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWb-Jkqecpc […]

John Carpenter still keen on directing another movie, if the project is right

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John Carpenter returns to the Halloween franchise this month some forty years after the release of the original slasher classic, although this time he’s serving as executive producer rather than taking on directing duties himself (that honour falls to David Gordon Green). It’s actually been eight years now since the release of Carpenter’s last directorial […]

Neil Cross has received the John Carpenter seal of approval for his Escape from New York script

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Back in 2016 it was revealed that Luther creator Neil Cross had been tapped to pen the reboot/prequel to John Carpenter’s Escape from New York, and now Cross has provided an update on the project during an interview with Deadline, revealing that his script has received the seal of approval from Carpenter himself. “Robert Rodriguez […]

John Carpenter teases a possible Prince of Darkness TV series

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Having returned to the Halloween franchise to executive produce and score the new movie from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions, legendary filmmaker John Carpenter has now suggesting that he could revisit another of his films, albeit on the small screen. Speaking to Consequence of Sound, Carpenter revealed that he’s been in talks with horror streaming […]

Halloween celebrates 40 years with new trailer and motion poster

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In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the original Halloween, a new teaser trailer has arrived online for the David Gordon Green-directed sequel/reboot featuring an introduction from John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis; check it out below along with a new motion poster for the movie… SEE ALSO: Check out a new batch of images from Halloween https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYQ3EITeG5g […]

Experience the night he came home in Ultra HD with Halloween 4K release

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Coinciding with its 40th anniversary – and the upcoming release of the David Gordon Green-directed sequel/reboot – Lionsgate has announced that John Carpenter’s classic horror Halloween is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray this October. SEE ALSO: John Carpenter’s The Fog, Escape from New York, Prince of Darkness and They Live receiving 4K restoration releases […]