10. Prince of Darkness A group of quantum physics students investigate a mysterious cylinder of liquid that has been found in a monastery. I love this film. As well as having a fantastic cast (Carpenter regular Donald Pleasance returns and is always welcome, but this time we get Alice Cooper and his bunch of the …
Whilst excavating for a new Underground station in London, a mysterious artefact is unearthed. Bernard Quatermass is brought in to examine it and identify its origins. What was thought to be an unexploded bomb from World War 2 is, in fact, an alien craft containing insect-like residents of Mars. I love any film that gets …
I had heard such bad things about John Carpenter's Vampires that I didn't even see it when it was released theatrically in 1998. In fact, it was only yesterday that I saw it for the very first time. What's 25 years to see a film though?! Is it a bad movie by Carpenter's standards or, …
It's 1990. I'm tuning into the excellent Moviedrome series of films on BBC2 with each cult film in the series being introduced by director Alex Cox. The film being shown that night was John Carpenter's second feature film Assault on Precinct 13, his reworking of Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo and my mind was blown. I …
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After the frankly dreadful film from 2018 I wasn't looking forward to it's sequel. I even intended on not seeing the film but someone posted online that this was 'The Film of the Year'. Mission accepted. I had to see and review it. After the dodgy political posturing of the previous film ('The Night The …
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I actually think John Carpenter is as great a musician and composer as he is a film director. A great example is his amazing soundtrack for his 1980 masterpiece, The Fog. Just as the film was a traditional ghost story rooted in the past but taking part in the present, his soundtrack completely conveys this. …
It was dreadful news when I heard about film maestro composer Ennio Morricone's recent passing. He was one of the greatest film soundtrack composers of all time with his scores lending the sonic landscape for so many cinematic masterpieces. My favourite soundtrack by Morricone is the score he composed for John Carpenter's The Thing in …
Another past event has just popped up in the Memories section of my Facebook account. Apparently, 15 years ago I was watching Halloween at the National Film Theatre. And apparently, I have scanned and posted the NFT notes for the screening. As I remember, this screening was utilising a brand spanking new 35mm print that had …
I'm loving going through the Yorkshire Evening Post's archives to reveal the ads used to publicise a film's release. I fondly remember seeing these as a kid- little glimpses into a film's grittiness and sleaziness when I was too young to actually see the film. The other day I stumbled upon the original ads …
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So, the day has finally arrived. Fanboys have been counting down to this release since the start of the year. Yes, even though the film was due to drop in October. This film is a direct sequel to the first film, the filmmakers told us. We must pretend Parts 2-8 didn't happen. So, whats it …
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