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Horror Rewind – Halloween (1978)

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Halloween, 1978 Directed by John Carpenter Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, P.J. Soles and Nancy Loomis SYNOPSIS: Homicidal maniac Michael Myers, locked away in a mental asylum after murdering his sister when he was a child, escapes his confines and heads for the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, with his psychiatrist Dr Sam Loomis […]

John Carpenter to write The Joker: Year of the Villain for DC

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Legendary filmmaker John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog) is teaming up with writer Anthony Burch (Borderlands 2, League of Legends) to make their DC Universe debut with the one-shot comic The Joker: Year of the Villain, which is part of the publisher’s Year of the Villain event. “The Joker is the greatest villain in comics.  I’m […]

Upgrade director Leigh Whannell to script Escape from New York remake

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Fresh from signing on to write and direct the Universal Monsters film The Invisible Man for Blumhouse Productions, Upgrade helmer Leigh Whannell has now added another high-profile remake to his upcoming slate. According to THR, Whannell is set to script 20th Century Fox’s planned Escape from New York remake, with the door open for him […]

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 […]