Vanilla Twist - The Films of John Carpenter

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

Woo! Two John Carpenter directed films for the price of one. We're talking about our man's two episodes of the mid-2000s anthology series 'Masters of Horror'. Join us as we talk about two wildly different stories, one intriguing, one a tad silly. BUT we've got some ridiculous violence, haunted movies and SIEGES to talk about. BuyAmazonZaaviStreamAmazonCigarette Burns (2005)Dir: John CarpenterScr: Drew McWeeny, Rebecca SwanPrd: Lisa Richardson, Tom RoweCast: Norman Reedus, Udo Kier, Gwynth Walsh, Douglas ArthursDoP: Attila SzalayMusic: Cody CarpenterPro-Life (2006)Dir: John CarpenterScr: Drew McWeeny, Rebecca SwanPrd: Lisa Richardson, Tom RoweCast: Ron Perlman, Cailtin Wachs, Mark FeuersteinDoP: Attila SzalayMusic: Cody Carpenter

2005, such a vital year for John Carpenter fans to be underwhelmed by re-makes of some of his greatest b-movie hits. Join us as we talk the auteur Rupert Wainwright's supernatural "horror"? The Fog. We're talkin' SEX BOATS! TERRIFYING BARNACLED MIRRORS! UNECESSARY JEOPARDY! WHERE IS JOHN HOUSEMAN?!BuyAmazonHMVStreamAmazonYouTubeDir: Rupert WainwrightScr: Cooper Layne, John Carpenter, Debra HillPrd: John Carpenter, Debra Hill, David Foster, Grace GilroyCast: Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair, Rade SerbedzijaDoP: Nathan HopeMusic: Graeme Revell

Join us back in 2005, where the screen was saturated blue and the camera was shaky for Jean-Francois Richet's remake of Carpenter's classic. Why is this film and it's making of, so hard to find? Why do we never see the bad-ass ultra assassin moves of Laurence Fishburne? How long do we give Brian Dennehy? What would Grae's Only Fans handle be? It's a siege!!BuyAmazonebayDir: Jean-Francois RichetScr: James DeMoanco, based on the film by John CarpenterPrd: Pascal Caucheteux, Jeffrey Silver, Stephane SperryCast: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Byrne, Maria Bello, John Leguizamo, Brian Dennehy, Drea de Matteo, Ja RuleDoP: Robert GantzMusic: Mike Kourtzer, Graeme Revell

What's better than John Carpenter directing James Woods to kill vampires?! Tommy Lee Wallace directing Jon Bon Jovi to kill vampires! No, no, hear us out. Which you can do on this Chronological Cantour through the Canon of Carpenter.BuyAmazonHMVStreamAmazonAppleTVDir: Tommy Lee WallaceScr: Tommy Lee WallacePrd: Jack LorenzCast: Jon Bon Jovi, Cristian de la Fuente, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Arly Jover, Diego LunaDoP: Henner HofmannMusic: Brian Tyler

All aboard the model train... of mars! We're talking The Maestro's, for now, last widely released cinematic venture Ghosts of Mars. Prepare for flashbacks within flashbacks, the worst villain ever, all the people walking into rooms training their guns on nothing and the models, oh the models. Join us.BuyAmazonPowerhouse FilmsStreamAmazonMicrosoftDir: John CarpenterScr: John Carpenter, Larry SulkisPrd: Sandy KingCast: Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Joanna Cassidy, Clea DuVall, Pam GrierDoP: Gary B. KibbeMusic: John Carpenter, Anthrax

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