In honor of our Inspirational Filmmaker of the Week and guest of honor at the upcoming Fright Night Film Fest – John Carpenter, we are going to play one of Carpenter’s classic sci-fi/horror flicks They Live. They Live stars former WWF superstar and WCW star Rowdy Roddy Piper as “John Nada” a nomad who finds himself caught up in a...
John Carpenter’s The Thing & James Cameron’s Aliens Double Feature Tonight!
Tonight at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, there will be a Retrofantasma Fundraiser featuring a double bill of John Carpenter’s The Thing and James Cameron’s Aliens. All year long, the Retrofantasma film series brings North Carolina the finest in cult and horror films shown in their original glorious 35mm! This weekend, they are gearing up for the...
John Carpenter chosen as MVP’s Inspirational Filmmaker of the Week.
John Carpenter first exploded onto the horror scene in 1978 with the seminal slasher flick Halloween. He directed the movie for very little money with a small cast and crew and the final result became nothing less than horror movie history. John Carpenter’s Halloween was at one time the most profitable independent movie ever made and inspired films and...
John Carpenter’s New Horror The Ward Premieres at TIFF!
Sure this is old news to some of you, but we thought we’d share this with you anyway. Over the past few years, one of our favorite directors and one of the Patron Saints of Guerrilla Fillmmaking, John Carpenter, has been hard at work on his latest full length feature entitled The Ward. Carpenter has been responsible for such unforgettable horror...
John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness and Dark Star this week at Retrofantasma!
It’s John Carpenter night this month as the Carolina Theatre in Durham kicks off the new season of Retrofantasma with a bang! That’s right, this Friday, Retrofantasma will play a killer double feature of John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness and Dark Star! Long time Carpenter fans know that Dark Star was Carpenter’s feature film...
