Vanilla Twist - The Films of John Carpenter

We're at the End! The End of the David Gordon Green Halloween Trilogy. It's Halloween Ends! Just when you think this film has the answers, the filmmakers change the questions and throw us a Corey curveball. Buy HMVAmazonStreamAppleTVPrime VideoDir: David Gordon GreenScr: Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier, David Gordon Green and Danny McBridePrd: Bill Block, Jason Blum, Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Rohan Campbell, Will PattonDoP: Michael SimmondsMusic: Cody Carpenter, John Carpenter, Daniel Davies

Let's crank up the crazy, break out the "fan-favourite" sundry characters and ruin all the goodwill of the 2018 'Hallowee', because EVIL DIES TONIGHT! Thank the maestro for the incredible doom score at least.BuyAmazonHMVStreamAppleTVPrime VideoDir: David Gordon GreenScr: Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Scott TeemsPrd: Bill Block, Jason Blum, Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Thomas Mann, Anthony Michael HallDoP: Michael SimmondsMusic: Cody. Carpenter, John Carpenter, Daniel Davies

40 years later, we're back in Haddonfield and Jamie Lee Curtis is here too! Shame about the lack of Pleasence of it all though. But you know... mortality. Still, there's much to talk about, plus a Carpenter score to boot!BuyAmazonHMVStreamApple TVAmazon PrimeDir: David Gordon GreenScr: Jeff Fradley, David Gordon Green, Danny McBridePrd: Malek Akkad, Bill Block, Jason Blum, Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Nick Castle, Will Patton, Haluk BilginerDoP: Michael SimmondsMusic: Cody Carpenter, John Carpenter, Daniel A. Davies

In 2011, the world was confounded by a solid, prequel/sequel/remake of John Carpenter's masterpiece 'The Thing'. Join us as we talk through how the filmmakers tied themselves in knots referencing the original, and who is this really for?BuyZavviAmazonStreamAppleTVAmazonDir: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.Scr: Eric Heisserer, John W. Campbell Jr.Prd: Marc Abraham, Eric NewmanCast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeDoP: Michel AbramowiczMusic: Marco Beltrami

We're back from a little summer hiatus and back with a non-John Carpenter bang. It's the second of our 'F*ck It Bonus' Episodes, talking about 1996's 'The Island of Dr. Moreau'. If you listen to this podcast, you probably know the story of this ill-fated, ramshackle film but come listen to us talk about it. Brando's 'presence'. Kilmer's 'performance'? Balk's dancing. Thewlis' accent, it's all on the table.BuyAmazoneBayStreamAppleTVDir: John Frankenheimer, Richard StanleyScr: Richard Stanley, Ron HutchinsonCast: David Thewlis, Val Kilmer, Marlon Brando, Fairuza Balk, Temuera Morrison, Ron PerlmanPrd: Edward R. PressmanMusic: Gary ChangDoP: William A Fraker

Currently, our Man John's last feature-length motion picture, 2010's The Ward. Is it as derivative as critics would have you believe? Is it, in fact, an underrated horror gem ripe for re-evaluation? Join us. BuyAmazoneBayStreamAmazonAppleTVDir: John CarpenterScr: Michael Rasmussen, Shawn RasmussenPrd: Doug Mankoff, Peter Block, Mike Marcus, Andrew SpauldingCast: Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Laura-Leigh, Jared harrisDoP: Yaron OrbachMusic: Mark Killian