Four unexpected filmmakers heavily influenced by John Carpenter: “Some of them have burned into my brain”
John Carpenter may have retired from directing, but his influence lives on through a collection of unexpected auteurs ...
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John Carpenter 101
Though it came after his wonderfully loopy Dan O’Bannon collaboration Dark Star, John Carpenter the auteur made a proper debut with 1976’s Assault On Precinct 13—a taut, gritty thriller that ...
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John Carpenter’s Most Overlooked Thriller Can Still Chill Your Bones
While never mentioned alongside 'The Thing' and 'Halloween,' another Carpenter horror flick is just as important for understanding the ideas that motivate him.
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John Carpenter Loves This Classic Film’s Score: “I can still hear it in my head every day”
While John Carpenter has been all but absent from the horror scene since 2010 (The Ward, please check it out), he has been dabbling behind the scenes still. His score for the latest trilogy of ...