10 movies that sent legendary directors on a downward spiral
What went wrong?
John Carpenter
Why John Carpenter’s love of John Wayne infuriated his friends
“I love irritating my friends. It’s a bad thing to do.”
If video games didn’t get so good, would John Carpenter still be directing movies?
Do we have video games to blame for Carpenter abandoning moviemaking?
The monster movie John Carpenter always wanted to make: “I would if they asked me”
Two cinematic icons combined.
The movie that convinced John Carpenter he was better off retired: “I can’t do this anymore”
The production of this film almost killed Carpenter’s love for movies.
“I felt strange”: The moment Bong Joon-ho discovered ‘Dark Star’
“The film conveys an utterly unique atmosphere of outer space.”
The Oscar-nominated performance Jeff Bridges rehearsed in the nude
Getting nude in the office is all in a day’s work for the Dude.
The cult classic John Carpenter only made because he needed a job: “Nothing tough about it”
This 1983 cult classic was a directorial lifeline for Carpenter.
The Story Behind The Shot: the terrifying opening tracking shot of John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’
Took 16 gruelling hours to achieve…
