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‘Halloween’ Franchise: All The Horror Movies Ranked

October 17, 2018 11:39 am

This weekend sees the release of the new “Halloween,” David Gordon Green’s sequel/soft-reboot of John Carpenter’s horror classic that sees Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle (with some non-masked assistance from ...

John Carpenter Is Living His Best Life And Would Rather Discuss The Kavanaugh Hearings Than That ‘Halloween’ Film

Charles Barfield

October 5, 2018 11:27 am

News

John Carpenter is at the point in his life when he just doesn’t have any more fucks to give. He’s reached the highest highs a filmmaker can have, creating iconic films that have stood the test of time and inspi...

‘Halloween’ Producers Want Sequels: “For Sure, 100 Percent!”

Charles Barfield

October 5, 2018 9:00 am

News

Superstar producer Jason Blum, of Blumhouse fame, is no stranger to sequels. The man has figured out how to turn microbudget horror films into massive franchises, with “Paranormal Activity,” “Insidious,” and “T...

John Carpenter Ponders Directing Again But Says The Most Important Things In His Life Are Video Games & The NBA

Charles Barfield

October 1, 2018 2:57 pm

News

John Carpenter is one of the most influential directors of all time, not just in the horror genre, either. Though he did create one of the greatest slasher franchises in history, “Halloween,” and just an incred...

‘Halloween’ Director Explains The Horror Film’s Use Of Comedy & A TV Spin-Off Is Still Being Developed

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2018 1:32 pm

News, Television

We are only a few short weeks away from Michael Myers' triumphant return to the big screen in the long-awaited reboot/sequel “Halloween.” From the early reviews, it appears that director David Gordon Green and ...

Retro-Style Trailer For The New ‘Halloween’ Gives The History Of The “Boogeyman” Michael Myers

Charles Barfield

September 21, 2018 3:36 pm

News, Trailers

“The Boogeyman is real, and now, he’s back.” The newest trailer for “Halloween” is perhaps the most simple, yet effective, of the bunch. Starting with grainy TV-style footage retelling the mythos surrounding...

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Listen To John Carpenter’s Revised Theme For The Upcoming ‘Halloween’ In A Track From His New Score

Charles Barfield

September 19, 2018 1:57 pm

News

John Carpenter is a name that is synonymous with “Halloween.” Not just the film either, but also the whole holiday. Not seen in any slasher films of its era, Carpenter wrote, directed, and scored his famous hor...

David Gordon Green Almost Re-Filmed A Famous ‘Halloween’ Scene Until John Carpenter Intervened

Charles Barfield

September 17, 2018 1:50 pm

News

One of the fatal flaws seen in a variety of sequels is the need to re-explain previous events in a film. Sure, as a filmmaker, you want to make sure that the entire audience is up to speed on what’s going on. B...

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2018 Toronto International Film Festival: The Good, The Great, & Only A Little Ugly

The Playlist Staff

September 17, 2018 12:45 pm

Features, Festivals, News

Well, that's finally a wrap on the Toronto International Film Festival. We ran, fifty, count 'em, fifty reviews from the festival including world premieres of David Gordon Green's "Halloween" sequel, Barry Jenk...

‘Halloween’: Rejoice! This Brutal Horror Remake Is Killer [TIFF Review]

Victor Stiff

September 9, 2018 9:20 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

In 1978, legendary filmmaker John Carpenter used just a few basic components to create one of the all-time great slasher flicks: a psychopath, a chilling score, and a teenage girl. All these years later, fans r...

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