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Zack Snyder to write and direct Escape from New York remake
Posted 4 days ago
Zack Snyder has signed on to write and direct a remake of John Carpenter's 1981 classic Escape from New York
John Carpenter
Date of Birth
1948-01-16
Place of Birth
Carthage, New York, USA
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Why They Live Still Hits Hard Today: The Story Behind John Carpenter’s Cult Classic
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Explore the making of They Live, including John Carpenter’s casting of Roddy Piper, the iconic alley fight, and why the film still resonates
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John Carpenter’s first original graphic novel, Cathedral, has a tie-in music album
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John Carpenter has written his first original graphic novel, a horror story called Cathedral, and it's set for an August release
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Awesome Art’s Tribute to John Carpenter with Big Trouble In Little China, Escape From New York, Halloween, They Live, The Thing
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John Carpenter’s Scariest Scenes Ranked: From Halloween to The Thing
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We rank the scariest scenes from movies directed by the legendary John Carpenter, including Halloween and The Thing
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Why The Thing’s Blood Test Scene Is the Greatest Moment in Horror History
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Players will be dying to be Doctor Loomis in the Halloween video game
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Doctor Loomis is a playable character in the upcoming Halloween video game, but only after civilians have died
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Smoking weed gives players an advantage in the Halloween video game
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Civilian characters in the Halloween video game can smoke weed, and it gives them an advantage in their fight against Michael Myers
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John Carpenter’s Escape from L.A. gets a new 4K Blu-ray for its 30th anniversary
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Snake Plissken returns in this 90s sequel, which celebrates its 30th anniversary with an ultra-HD Blu-ray from Paramount.
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Awesome Art’s Tribute to Slashers with Child’s Play, Friday The 13th, Halloween, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Scream, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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John Carpenter’s long-awaited Toxic Commando video game gets a gameplay trailer
Posted 4 months ago
The long-awaited video game John Carpenter's Toxic Commando unveils a gameplay trailer ahead of its March release
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Halloween video game introduces playable civilian characters
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The makers of the upcoming Halloween video game have introduced us to five of the playable civilian characters
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Awesome Art Spotlight and Interview: Huan Do
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Box Office Predictions: He-Man hasn’t got a prayer against the Wayans Bros
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Quentin Tarantino slams modern Hollywood, but has nothing but praise for Joe Carnahan’s The Rip
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Quentin Tarantino hasn't been a fan of what Hollywood has had to offer over the last few years, but Joe Carnahan's The Rip is the exception.
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The Top 5 Action Movie Match-Ups of the 90s
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It's star vs star. We rank those movies that pit name actors against each other in devilishly fun, heated rivalries.
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The Top 10 Super Nintendo (SNES) Games Ranked
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