The Father of Fear – John Carpenter
Undoubtedly one of the most iconic of film directors, John Carpenter belongs to a very particular class of filmmakers. His legendary status comes from having written, directed, edited and scored the music for horror and sci-fi classics such as 'Escape from New York' (1981), 'The Thing' (1982), 'They Live' (1988) and of course, 'Halloween' (1978).
Considered one of the masters of atmosphere, Carpenter also scored his own films, making superb use of macabre music to complement visual mayhem, and thus deliver some truly classic moments in horror flick history, which have haunted the imaginations of hordes of fans across the globe.
'Halloween' was the masterpiece that catapulted the director’s career; the disturbing, dark, controversial and surprisingly gore-free ‘Halloween’ made a movie star of Jamie Lee Curtis and in doing so, inspired a multitude of half-hearted sequels and feckless imitators.
Following on the success of 'Halloween', Carpenter went on to produce several outstanding and imaginative films including the iconic ‘Escape from New York’, which stars Carpenter’s frequent collaborator Kurt Russell, famously known for playing anti-hero Snake Plissken (pictured, above, in 'Escape from New York'). In a recent interview for his latest DVD release, Carpenter speaks warmly about the actor and his work ethic: “his discipline is beyond reproach – he comes ready to go, he knows the job, the moviemaking job, and he’s just enormously talented, so we became friends…”
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Considered one of the masters of atmosphere, Carpenter also scored his own films, making superb use of macabre music to complement visual mayhem, and thus deliver some truly classic moments in horror flick history, which have haunted the imaginations of hordes of fans across the globe.
'Halloween' was the masterpiece that catapulted the director’s career; the disturbing, dark, controversial and surprisingly gore-free ‘Halloween’ made a movie star of Jamie Lee Curtis and in doing so, inspired a multitude of half-hearted sequels and feckless imitators.
Following on the success of 'Halloween', Carpenter went on to produce several outstanding and imaginative films including the iconic ‘Escape from New York’, which stars Carpenter’s frequent collaborator Kurt Russell, famously known for playing anti-hero Snake Plissken (pictured, above, in 'Escape from New York'). In a recent interview for his latest DVD release, Carpenter speaks warmly about the actor and his work ethic: “his discipline is beyond reproach – he comes ready to go, he knows the job, the moviemaking job, and he’s just enormously talented, so we became friends…”
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