John Carpenter Movie News

  • A new Halloween is coming and John Carpenter is delighted

    It seems a new version of the classic horror film is on the way…

    In horror circles, they don’t come as good and as iconic as John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween – to some, it’s the perfect horror film that many have tried to remake,…

    It seems a new version of the classic horror film is on the way…

    In horror circles, they don’t come as good and as iconic as John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween – to some, it’s the perfect horror film that many have tried to remake, reboot and indeed follow-up but without being anywhere close (bar maybe Halloween II, which Carpenter wrote and produced.)

    So colour us surprised today with news from Carpenter himself – he has taken to Facebook to announce that a new version of the…
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  • Halloween director John Carpenter slams Friday the 13th as 'very cynical moviemaking'

    It’s been a great week of news for fans of the genre-creating slice of slasher cinema, Halloween, as original director John Carpenter has rejoined the franchise as executive producer for the next film [L]. However, the director had a handful of harsh things to say about the glut of movies that rose in the wake of Halloween’s success.

    It’s been a great week of news for fans of the genre-creating slice of slasher cinema, Halloween, as original director John Carpenter has rejoined the franchise as executive producer for the next film [L]. However, the director had a handful of harsh things to say about the glut of movies that rose in the wake of Halloween’s success.
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