ELVIS (1979) & THIS IS ELVIS (1981)
The life of Elvis Presley is “the” perfect American grand guignol tale that has never really been captured on film. John Carpenter’s Elvis (1979) has finally been released in its full three hour...
View ArticleCAPSULE: IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1994)
DIRECTED BY: John Carpenter FEATURING: Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, Charlton Heston PLOT: An insurance investigator investigates the disappearance of a bestselling horror novelist whose...
View ArticleCAPSULE: PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1987)
DIRECTED BY: John Carpenter FEATURING: Jameson Parker, Lisa Blount, Donald Pleasance, Victor Wong PLOT: A priest discovers the essence of evil buried in a vault underneath a Los Angeles church, and a...
View ArticleDIRECTOR RETROSPECTIVE: JOHN CARPENTER
Guest review by Brandon Engel, a freelance writer specializing in entertainment and pop culture, as well as an aspiring filmmaker. John Carpenter is heralded by many genre enthusiasts as a “horror...
View ArticleAPOCRYPHA CANDIDATE: DARK STAR (1974)
DIRECTED BY: John Carpenter FEATURING: Dan O’Bannon, Dre Pahich, Cal Kuniholm, Brian Narelle PLOT: A tiny crew of astronauts is on a maintenance mission to wipe out unstable planets, while contending...
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