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Notebook Reviews: THE THING

John Carpenter – 1982 Director John Carpenter delivers a brilliant sci-fi/horror with this update of Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks‘ The Thing From Another World. The Thing is loaded with great performances and brilliant atmosphere. [...]

October 30, 2020

Teaser: Next HALLOWEEN KILLS

Like a lot of movie releases, David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The follow-up to the 2018 horror hit, Halloween should have been released by now, but instead it will open on 15 October 2021. [...]

October 30, 2020

Behind The Scenes Kurt Russell & Isaac Hayes On The Set Of John Carpenter’s ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

Anti-hero Snake Plissken has become Kurt Russell’s trademark role and he embraces all the character’s quirks and traits. When he shot the film, Russell was still attempting to break-out from being a Disney child star and he puts his [...]

October 29, 2020

Halloween Revisited: A Look At John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN & David Gordon Green’s Follow-Up

The horror genre can often (rightfully) be maligned. Many of the films within the genre are cheap exploitation films, whose filmmakers care more about monetary return than crafting a great movie. However, John Carpenter constructed an instant [...]

October 27, 2020

Behind The Scenes Photograph From HALLOWEEN Shows The Shape In The Kitchen

The success of John Carpenter’s Halloween in 1978 inspired a slew of imitators (and sequels) throughout the 1980’s, but none would come close to matching the genius of Carpenter’s taut film. With very little gore, the film relies on [...]

October 17, 2020

Varèse Sarabande Records Lines-Up THE GOONIES & VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED For Record Store Day 2020

The great Varèse Sarabande Records has two brilliant titles lined-up for Record Store Day Black Friday 2020. The label will release John Carpenter and Dave Davies’ Village of the Damned: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2-LP [...]

October 9, 2020

John Carpenter’s VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED Gets A New 2 Disc Soundtrack Release

John Carpenter’s Village Of The Damned is an over-looked film which doesn’t get enough love. It might not be one of the Master Of Horror‘s greatest movies, but it’s certainly not as bad as its reputation suggests. The 1995 [...]

October 3, 2020

Behind The Scenes: John Carpenter Directing Adrienne Barbeau On The Set Of THE FOG

John Carpenter’s 1980 release, The Fog has much to offer genre fans, including nods and winks to other horror films.Many of characters in the film are references to Carpenter’s previous work – Nick Castle (Michael Myers in Halloween and [...]

September 6, 2020

Who Goes There? Do We Need A New Version Of THE THING From John Carpenter & Blumhouse?

The word on the street is that Blumhouse Productions and the mighty John Carpenter are working on reboot of Carpenter’s classic 1982 horror The Thing. Variety is reporting that the film is in the very early stages and there are [...]

August 25, 2020

HALLOWEEN KILLS Delayed Until October 2021 – Watch The First Teaser Trailer

The good news – here’s the new teaser for David Gordon Green‘s Halloween Kills. The bad news is that anyone excited about the Halloween sequel is going to be disappointed because it has now been delayed a full year due to the [...]

July 9, 2020

The Legendary Ennio Morricone Dies At The Age Of 91

The great Ennio Morricone has died at the age of 91. The Italian film composer sadly passed away in Rome following complications from a fall. Morricone was probably best known for his work with Sergio Leone, the most famous being the 1966 Clint [...]

July 6, 2020

Behind The Scenes: John Carpenter, Roddy Piper & Keith David Figure Out The Iconic Fight In THEY LIVE

John Carpenter returned to independent and low budget filmmaking following the critical and commercial disappointment of Big Trouble in Little China with The Prince of Darkness and They Live. While Prince of Darkness is a bleak horror, [...]

June 29, 2020

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