Vanilla Twist - The Films of John Carpenter

In the late 70s, Dear John Carpenter wrote a script, that may or may not have been Jaws with snakes in a suburban town. Over 20 years later a fearless TV producer un-earthed this tome, dusted it off, got the finest actors they could afford, compiled plenty of snake b-roll and gave the world Silent Predators!BuyAmazonStreamYouTubeDir: Noel NosseckScr: John Carpenter, William S. Gilmore, Matt DorffPrd: Randy SutterCast: Harry Hamlin, Shannon Sturges, Jack Scalia, David SpielbergDoP: John StokesMusic: Michael Tavera

John Carpenter? James Woods? Vampires? A neo-westen? Oh, go on then. After a couple of, let's be honest with ourselves, tricky films it's great to be back in the silly fun pool. Bringing some of Director Carpenter's cinematic loves together, this film manages to both simple fun and weirdly consulted with some "that wouldn't fly now" dialogue and badass action scenes.Come join us at the end of the 90s.BuyAmazoneBayStreamAmazonAppleTVDir: John CarpenterScr: John Steakley, Don JakobyPrd: Sandy KingCast: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Maximillian Schell, Tim GuineeDoP: Gary B. KibbeMusic: John Carpenter

A major US city that's become a prison. Check. Something the US President needs for the good of humanity. Check. A plan to force a man named Snake Plissken into retrieving this something. Check.An increasing series of nutty people who all know who Snake is. Check.Snake being forced into some kind of sporting combat or be killed. CheckWomen who fall in love with Snake and are killed just as quickly. CheckWelcome to L.A.! No it's nothing like New York. Join us talk about the sequel of the 90s.BuyAmazonHMVStreamAppleTVParamount+Dir: John CarpenterScr: John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Kurt RussellPrd: Debra Hill, Kurt RussellCast: Kurt Russell, A.J. Langer, Steve Buscemi, Georges Corraface, Stacy Keach, Pam Grier, Cliff Robertson, Peter Fonda, Valeria Golino, Bruce CampbellDoP: Gary B. KibbeMusic: John Carpenter, Shirley Walker

Oh, we're along way from The Thing and Christine now. It's 1995's 'Village of the Damned', a blissful production of the John Wyndham classic chiller, filmed down the road from Dear John Carpenter's house. Featuring a powerful turn by Christopher Reeve, a career-best Kirstie Alley and Dave Davies on the score? Could this be a late-day gem in the Carpenter canon? What do you think?BuyAmazoneBayStreamAppleTVAmazonDir: John CarpenterScr: David HimmelsteinPrd: Sandy King, Michael PregerCast: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Pare, Mark HamillDoP: Gary B. KibbeMusic: John Carpenter, Dave Davies

We're midway through the 90s. We've had made-for-TV Westerns, big studio romantic adventures, and a Showtime horror comedy anthology. Now Mr. Carpenter is bringing us a warped, meta, Lovecraftian horror fest. Part of his unofficial 'Apocalypse Trilogy' and sporting one of Sam Neill's more unhinged performances, In the Mouth of Madness is one of the under-seen highlights in the master's catalogue.BuyAmazoneBayStreamAmazonAppleTVDir: John CarpenterScr: Michael De LucaPrd: Sandy KingStarring: Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jurgen Prochnow, David Warner, John Glover, Charlton HestonDoP: Gary B. KibbeMusic: John Carpenter, Jim Long

What's this? Is that? Well, yes it is! White font on black background, 'John Carpenter Presents'... it's an honest-to-goodness John Carpenter joint. A TV movie anthology of the serial killer variety, humorous Twilight Zone style and downright nasty psychological doings it's BODY BAGS! Join us as we talk through our first watch of the video shop gem.BuyAmazoneBayStreamAmazonTubiDir: John Carpenter, Tobe HooperScr: Billy Brown, Dan AngelPrd: Sandy KingStarring: John Carpenter, Tom Arnold, Tobe Hooper, Alex Datcher, Robert Carradine, David Naughton, Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, George 'Buck' Flower, Stacy Keach, David Warner, Sheena Easton, Debbie Harry, Mark Hamil, Twiggy, Roger CormanDoP: Gary B KibbeMusic: John Carpenter, Jim Lang