Director’s Chair: John Carpenter

by Tony Cogan · October 30, 2016 · Director's Chair · No Comments

Hello everyone, it’s once again time to collate all the responses you gave me for the Halloween edition of Director’s Chair focusing on the films of John Carpenter. Thanks to everyone who sent in pieces for me to feature, it was great looking through all of them. With that out of the way, here are the features on Carpenter’s films.

Dark Star:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/dark-star.html
  • Life vs Film – https://lifevsfilm.com/2012/01/28/dark-star/
  • French Toast Sunday – http://www.frenchtoastsunday.com/2015/10/start-from-the-bottom-dark-star.html

Assault on Precinct 13:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2014/10/assault-on-precinct-13-1976-film.html

Halloween:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2016/10/halloween-1978-film.html
  • Life vs Film – https://lifevsfilm.com/2015/10/31/halloween-1978/
  • Lambcast – https://largeassmovieblogs.com/2014/10/lambcast-242-halloween-franchise-lookback.html

The Fog:

  • Cinematic Catharsis – http://cinematiccatharsis.blogspot.com/2016/03/they-live.html
  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-fog-1980-film.html

Escape From New York:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2015/10/escape-from-new-york.html
  • French Toast Sunday – http://www.frenchtoastsunday.com/2015/10/5-favorite-things-escape-from-new-york-1981.html

The Thing:

  • Life vs Film – https://lifevsfilm.com/2011/10/18/the-thing/
  • French Toast Sunday – http://www.frenchtoastsunday.com/2015/10/5-favorite-things-the-thing-1982.html
  • Lambcast – http://yourlisten.com/Lambcast/lambcast-071-motm-the-thing
  • To The Escape Hatch – http://www.totheescapehatch.com/2016/10/favorite-scene-friday-thing-doctor.html, http://www.totheescapehatch.com/2013/10/favorite-horror-scene-friday-john.html, http://www.totheescapehatch.com/2011/10/what-happened-afterjohn-carpenters.html, http://www.totheescapehatch.com/2012/01/these-videos-are-trying-to-imitate.html
  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-thing-1982-film.html
  • Cinematic Catharsis – http://cinematiccatharsis.blogspot.com/2016/03/they-live.html

Christine:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2015/10/christine-1983-film.html

Starman:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2015/10/starman.html

Big Trouble in Little China:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2012/11/big-trouble-in-little-china.html
  • Life vs Film – https://lifevsfilm.com/2011/09/18/big-trouble-in-little-china/

Prince of Darkness:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2014/10/prince-of-darkness.html

They Live:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2013/10/they-live.html
  • Cinematic Catharsis – http://cinematiccatharsis.blogspot.com/2016/03/they-live.html

Memoirs of an Invisible Man:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2016/02/memoirs-of-invisible-man.html

In The Mouth of Madness:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2015/10/in-mouth-of-madness.html

Village of the Damned:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2016/10/village-of-damned-1995-film.html

Escape From LA:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2015/10/escape-from-la.html

Vampires:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2015/10/vampires-1998-film.html

Ghosts of Mars:

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2016/10/ghosts-of-mars.html

The Ward: 

  • Surrender to the Void – http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-ward-2010-film.html

John Carpenter Overall:

  • Lambcast – https://largeassmovieblogs.com/2015/10/lambcast-292-john-carpenter-director-retrospective.html
  • To The Escape Hatch – http://www.totheescapehatch.com/2011/10/obsessive-cinematic-disorder-john.html

Thanks to everyone who sent features in. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the announcement of who the next director in Director’s Chair will be.