Tag: Escape From New York
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John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams Release Date, Trailer, Director, And More Info
It’s been 13 years since horror master John Carpenter has blessed the world with a new directorial project, but the icon behind movies like “Halloween,” “Escape From New York,” and “The Thing” is finally returning to our screens this autumn — with a documentary-like TV horror series. “John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams” will feature six nerve-shredding…
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This John Carpenter Horror Western Was a Huge Box Office Bomb
A lawman takes the iron horse to a mining town on the frontier. An outlaw by the name of Desolation awaits retrieval to stand trial in the city. The only problem? Ghosts. Or Mars. Or flashbacks nestled inside flashbacks. Admittedly, John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars is a patchwork of problems, having released in 2001 to…
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Radio Silence Says Their New ‘Escape From New York’ Film Is A Continuation, “Not A Remake”
For over a decade, there’s been an exhausting attempt to remake John Carpenter‘s 1981 dystopian flick “Escape From New York,” which had Kurt Russell flexing his action chops for the first time. However, the project has seen its fair share of developmental hiccups over the years, with it now attached to 20th Century Studios instead…
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‘Escape From New York’ Reboot in the Works from ‘Scream 5’ Directors
Snake Plissken is back in action. A reboot of John Carpenter’s 1981 action film “Escape From New York” is set up at 20th Century Studios with the directing team Radio Silence attached to direct, two individuals with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.Radio Silence is made up of directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad…
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Ted White, Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter’s Jason Voorhees, Dies At 96
Stuntman and actor Ted White, who played Jason Voorhees in “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” among other roles, has died at the age of 96. Convention owner Sean Clark confirmed the news on Facebook (via Bloody Disgusting), writing that White “passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home.”White’s personal website notes that he…
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The Infernal Machine Clip: Guy Pearce Is Driven Mad By Cryptic Messages [Excusive]
In “The Infernal Machine,” Guy Pearce plays a reclusive author lured out of hiding by an obsessive fan. Maybe his character was written in response to cinephiles demanding more leading roles from the star of “Memento.” In the past, Pearce has seemed content to inhabit supporting roles, like when he donned old-age makeup for “Prometheus” or…
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The Alternate Ending In The Thing That Was Thankfully Cut
John Carpenter’s “The Thing” is one of those classics that always gets cited as an example of a film that was an outward failure, initially, but that time has vindicated with a much-deserved reappraisal. It was not a critical or commercial success on its release, but in the years since then, it has come to be…
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John Carpenter’s ‘Escape from New York’ and ‘The Fog’ Scores Getting Vinyl Reissue
Two more classic John Carpenter soundtracks are getting the vinyl treatment for fans of the horror director and composing maestro’s cult favorites. The scores for “Escape from New York,” the 1981 dystopian thriller starring Kurt Russell, and “The Fog,” the 1980 supernatural horror movie, will receive vinyl reissues from Waxwork Records in September.The label previously…
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Frank Doubleday, Villain in John Carpenter’s ‘Escape From New York,’ Dies at 73
Frank Doubleday, a specialist in portraying villains who turned in a pair of especially creepy performances in the John Carpenter films Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape From New York, has died. He was 73.Doubleday died March 3 of complications from esophageal cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his wife and companion of 40…