Metallica: Through the Never

The 32-year-old British quartet is shown in depth that only begins with the 3-D.

"...homage to doom-y sources like Walter Hill’s The Warriors, John Carpenter’s Escape from New York, and George Miller’s Mad..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Elysium

In the year 2154, the rabble live on the garbage dump of Earth while the elite live in the perfect Elysium in the sky; Matt Damon is a mad Max who breaks on through.

"...savior: It’s looking like a cross between Wall-E and John Carpenter’s They Live – one gigantic slum with the..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Branded

In a dystopian society, corporations can see inside people's minds and keep them deluded, but one man fights back.

"...while noshing on Soylent Greenburgers and wishing I'd watched John Carpenter's They Live – or even Larry Cohen's The..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Which is Your Leatherface?

The SXSW three R's of horror panel takes an axe to film stealers

"...thought that got some Green back-up. "When I saw John Carpenter's The Thing," he said, "it made me go..."

March 12, 2012 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror

Tracing horror's evolution from the camp-serious bastions of Roger Corman to the post-countercultural killing fields of The Last House on the Left and on

"...nearly 40 years later, where the old pros (Craven, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper) mingle with the new kids on..."

July 15, 2011 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

Legion

God loses faith in humanity and sends a legion of angels to start the apocalypse.

"...Legion's nonstop references to other films are, well, legion. John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13, the Robert R. McCammon-scripted..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cabin Fever DVDs: Ben Snakepit

More DVDs for frosty Austin

"...Hutton] is trying to figure out what the Iceman [John Lone] is trying to say and they both go..."

Jan. 9, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Armored

An armored truck robbery of $42 million is an inside job in this action film starring Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, and Jean Reno.

"...the zip and zing (and ricocheting ballistics) of early John Carpenter (Assault on Precinct 13, the original, comes to..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cloverfield

Cloverfield is a pure-blood, grade A, exultantly exhilarating monster movie in the grand tradition.

"...nod to genre enthusiasts, reference the one-sheet poster for John Carpenter's Escape From New York). Sitting in the theatre,..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black Christmas

Although this horror remake isn't as suspenseful or emotionally draining as its influential 1974 predecessor, the film almost makes up for that with its overriding weirdness.

"...much (and it does sound an awful lot like John Carpenter's Halloween, which Clark's film clearly influenced, right down..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dawn of the Dead

It's hard to keep a good zombie down

"...it comes to genre films such as this, only John Carpenter’s 1982 remake of Christian Nyby’s beloved-yet-cheesy The Thing..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dark Blue

"...Fifties-era Westerns) as the lone gunslinger Snake Plissken in John Carpenter’s nervy, sexy Escape From New York...."

Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jeepers Creepers

"...cop station (a tip of the hat to various John Carpenter films, most notably Assault on Precinct 13), you..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Waking the Dead

"...in my mind as the shrill, cursed protagonist of John Carpenter's Stephen King knockoff Christine (not to mention the..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Faculty

Co-written by Scream scribe Kevin Williamson and George Huang (Swimming With Sharks), The Faculty is pure Robert Rodriguez: jam-packed with action, suspense, humor, horror, and plenty of cinematic homages.

"...and it's a hoot to play “spot the allusion.” John Carpenter's The Thing is hilariously echoed in a scene..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Samples to Chew On

"...John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. (1996)..."

May 16, 1997 Screens Feature

Scream

"...the excellent Skeet Ulrich, looking very, very much like Johnny Depp in A Nightmare on Elm Street) to stay..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Major Payne

"...because of The Last Starfighter (he also collaborated with John Carpenter on the script for Escape From New York)...."

March 31, 1995 Movie Review by Louis Black

Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight

Good performances and lots of blood and gore can't save this illogical TV-to-screen story from itself.

"...find Demon Knight to be a passable time-waster until John Carpenter's and Clive Barker's new films are released. By..."

Jan. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Gay Place

Out of Time: Austin's queer transmedia fest returns for year four

"...Die Felicia Presents John Carpenter vs. Wes Craven Our beloved Scream Queens host..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

New Grant at Other Worlds Austin

Dan O'Bannon award to help Texas filmmakers

"...icon. O'Bannon may not be as famous as, say, John Carpenter or Ridley Scott, but as the writer of..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Horror in 150 Words or Less

Putting a stake through some recent terror releases

"...coy tell-don’t-show styles of a Cat People. As fan John Carpenter explains in an included interview, "Val Lewton never..."

Dec. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Things That Came: It Might Be Science, But It Sure Ain't Fiction

'Videodrome' and 'They Live,' then and now

"...the inspiration for the notoriously long "cripple fight" episode, John Carpenter's aliens-are-among-us-and-they're-wealthy-and-white-and-not-just-corporate-but-corporeal-too is like watching Fox News with your..."

July 25, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Planet Rock

Austin, Texas, SXSW 2005

"...for Halloween. There's nobody more fitting to score a John Carpenter or Dario Argento horror classic than Zombi, a..."

March 25, 2005 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Bruiser

George Romero's latest, long-anticipated offering -- the straight-to-video Bruiser -- sorely tests the loyalty of his fans.

"...American filmmakers, at least he's in good company. Like John Carpenter, he's built a reputation on the strength of..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Screens Review by Marrit Ingman

Summer Film Calendar

Your month-to-month guide to summer film

"...out pop songs from the Police, U2, and Elton John (to name a few) in this turn-of-the-21st-century take on..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...GET SHORTYD: Barry Sonnenfeld; with John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina,..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...with Sandra Oh, Alannah Ong, Stephen Chang, Frances You, Johnny Mah, Callum Rennie, Donald Fong. Multiculturalism as a concept..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...millionaire have in common? Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, and John Hodgman will all be at the 2019 Texas Book..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Make-Up Effects in 1982 for his astonishing work on John Landis' An American Werewolf in London...."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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