Video: Watch John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’
John Carpenter's The Thing, an apocalyptic story that finds an Antarctic research facility besieged by a shape-shifting alien bent on assimilating all life on Earth, is one of my favorite movies of all time. It hits the mark on so many different levels -- a stellar cast that pulls you into their world of paranoid isolation; a haunting and mysterious narrative that never lets up; cinematography that captures the claustrophobic landscape perfectly; and ground-breaking gore-effects that left scars on my adoles

Universal to Chew Bubblegum and Kick Ass in 'They Live' Remake
Some remake announcements I just shrug off, some I get excited for, and then some just plain get under my skin. While I am a remake enthusiast, there are some films I consider untouchable, and if a studio is going to remake a film all I ask is that it's different. Universal did throw us a pretty damn good remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD, so maybe a remake of John Carpenter's They Live won't be all that bad? Besides, Zack Snyder's Strike Entertainment is getting involved, which can only mean good things (right?).

6 Rules For Remaking John Carpenter's They Live [They Live]
Rumor has it that Strike Entertainment is talking about picking up the rights to John Carpenter's They Live. This fills me with mixed emotions, because They Live is full of great moments (like a newsstand filled with black and white subliminal messages embedded into the magazines and papers). But at the same itme, how do you recreate such cheesetastic "I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum" lines and fight scenes? It's impossible, unless you follow these simple rules. Before everyone jumps out a

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (U.K SE) - Oct 6th
Classic John Carpenter movie finally gets a Region 2 SE release.

31 Days of Horror: Day 8 - In the Mouth of Madness
Any horror movie list needs to have at least one or two John Carpenter movies on. I thought about throwing Halloween on the list but that is just too simple and everyone has seen it. I’also have to say I’m a bigger fan of In the Mouth of Madness than of his other horror movies. Carpenter manages to create a modern H.P. Lovecraft classic story. In my mind it is fairly easy to create a world where a serial killer is stalking people but it is not so easy to create a terrifying descent into madness

SciFi Dept - Five Things You Didn't Know About Escape From NY
Kevin Maher goes on a harrowing journey to bring you five fun facts about Escape From New York.

Aliens, Criminals, and Other Carpenter Tools
John Carpenter will forever be associated with "Halloween," his brilliantly original (and profitable) 1978 horror film that helped inaugurate the modern slasher era, a movement that now includes more than a half-dozen uninspired "Halloween" sequels. But while horror is what ultimately gave Mr. Carpenter the budgetary and artistic freedom to make the films he wanted to make, his imagination has never been one-dimensional. Beginning Monday, the Brooklyn Academy of Music will launch a brief film...

They Live 2!?
John Carpenter’s cult 1988 film is getting the remake treatment from Universal and studio-based Strike Entertainment, which are in negotiations to acquire the film rights with rights holder Les Mougins. Strike’s Marc Abraham and Eric Newman will produce, while Shep Gordon of Les Mougins and Carpenter will serve as executive producers. The original film, part sci-fi thriller and part social satire, told the story of a down-on-his-luck construction worker (Roddy Piper) who discovers glasses th

John Carpenter’s They Live Gets a Remake
I have come here to chew bubblegum and remake movies… and I’m all out of bubblegum. Will John Carpenter be the first director to have his entire filmography remade — while he is still alive, no less? It certainly looks that way. With Halloween, The Fog and Assault on Precinct 13 all getting updates over the past few years, and new versions of Escape from New York and The Thing also supposedly in development, now we have yet another one to add to the list: They Live starring Rowdy Roddy Pip

The Thing Sequel To Be A Prequel
Latino Review spoke to Producer Marc Abraham and he revealed that he and John Carpenter are still developing a sequel to “The Thing”. Only it doesn't seem to be a sequel but a prequel. "This is more of a prequel than a sequel, there is your exclusive. Its going to be taking place in the same time frame” and “These are the events leading up to the 1982 film.” Posted by Flicks News at 3:34 PM Labels: John Carpenter, the thing add to del.icio.

List Time!
IGN's Top Halloween KillsSister Numero UnoMovie:HalloweenVictim: Judith, the first sis to Michael Death by: Butcher knifeKillacious: As probably the best slasher movie of all time, Halloween is fondly remembered by horror fans for its groundbreaking portrait of faceless evil as much as for its increasingly imaginative death scenes. But before director John Carpenter truly immersed himself in the business of bringing the adult Michael Myers to life, he shot an iconic opening scene which changed the face of t

Joe Biden Says “”Again And Again… John McCain Was Wrong. And Barack Obama Was Right”
Beau, I love you. I am so proud of you. Proud of the son you are. Proud of the father you’ve become. And I’m so proud of my son Hunter, my daughter Ashley, and my wife Jill, the only one who leaves me breathless and speechless at the same time. It is an honor to share this stage tonight with President Clinton. And last night, it was moving to watch Hillary, one of the great leaders of our party, a woman who has made history and will continue to make history: my colleague and my friend, Senator

‘Apes’ Prequel Becomes ‘Ceasar’
Caesar is not a remake of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. This is a fact that Frank can’t stress to you enough - his film will not feature talking monkeys, and it will not end with chimpanzees running wild in the streets, taking over the world. But it isn’t entirely divorced from the world of Planet of the Apes, either. In fact, Frank sees his movie as the opening chapter in a saga that could span the thousand years between today and a world where apes rule. What’s most exciting abo

"Bow To The Stereotypes" In Caring For Your Parents, Says NYT Blogger [Brothers And Sisters]
A daughter and son visit their ailing mother in her assisted-living apartment. The daughter organizes her mother's wardrobe, cleans her dentures, and is the one Mom comes to when she needs diapers. The son spends his visit "tap-tap-tapping on his BlackBerry." So who gets all the praise for being a wonderful child? If you guessed the son, you must already be familiar with the dilemma Jane Gross describes in "Dividing the Caregiving Duties, It’s Daughters vs. Sons," her post on the New York Times' New Old

Paris Hilton caught in 'foot and run', paparazzi showdown (+video)
Hilton, who was cavorting about Hollywood town with her supposed BFF Brittany Flickinger (the wannabe who won the chance to be Hilton's mate on TV show Paris Hilton My New BFF), had her foot stomped by a paparazzo as she left a trendy night spot in the celebrity capital last week. The star was immediately surrounded by a crowd of paparazzi after she made her showbiz exit from the venue, and the ensuing aftermath descended into chaos. Moments before being whisked away in her chariot, a clumsy Paparazzo s

Kissing Sean Penn: "Dry" [Dirt Bag]
Sean Penn: Lousy gay lover! Diego Luna was asked about kissing Sean for Milk and said, "It was...dry." He added: "I guess he was thinking about Franco." But costar James Franco claims kissing Sean was "fine." Not hot, steamy, fun. Fine. [E!] Britney's youngest son, Jayden, has been released from the hospital. He was rushed to the emergency room on Sunday is because he had an allergic reaction to something he ate. The 2-year-old had hives, was itchy and irritable. The family is "just not sure" what triggered

US critics wild for ‘Happy’
Wow. I was expecting a warm Stateside reception for Mike Leigh’s “Happy-Go-Lucky,” but even so, this is exceptional. For those who place stock in such things, the film’s Metacritic score is sitting at 82, but more importantly, some top critics have fallen hard for this one. If the film’s awards hopes seemed to be slipping oh-so-slightly following a respectable but slightly muted festival showing last month, these reviews should give it a second wind. Sally Hawkins, in particul

Chuck Norris wife: Norris’ wife Gena O’Kelley
Chuck Norris’ wife, Gena O’Kelley, is a blonde bombshell. Norris’ wife, O’Kelley, showed off her jugs in a figure hugger top here. Usually, Gena O’Kelley is modestly attired, in her private life, in loose outfits like the one here. This entry was posted on Friday, October 10th, 2008 at 7:39 am and is filed under Gossip. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the e

Lolitas Make It Hard for Pedophiles (That’s what she said.)
Japan is a weird place. From its movies to its festivals to its dining habits, the country has a long history of giving birth to some truly bizarre sh*t, then sending it overseas to our eagerly awaiting, comparatively bland Western hands. The most recent weirdo Eastern trend to show up on American shores is the fashion [...]

Walker Texas Ranger Doesn’t Like The Gays….
Actor Chuck Norris has compared gay rights activists to anarchists in a controversial editorial published on an Internet site Tuesday. The martial arts legend, who supported Republican Mike Huckabee in the 2008 presidential election, is a strict conservative who uses his traditional views to bolster his support for Proposition 8, the amendment that outlawed same-sex marriage [...]

Gordon Ramsay Named ‘Prick Of The Year’ By GQ
While my wife was thrilled to hear that Hugh Jackman won People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” honor this morning, I was more interested and amused with Gordon Ramsay’s “Prick of the Year” win from GQ. See, there are many, many pricks in this world — but Ramsay has proven, for 2008 at least, that he’s a bigger dick than all of them. From hunting puffins and eating their hearts to making sarcastic remarks about vegetarians to then suddenly feeling bad there ar

Rob Zombie Returning for ‘Halloween 2′?
In the last few weeks, the French directors behind ‘Inside’, Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, parted ways once again with Dimension films on one of their horror properties.  First it was the remake of ‘Hellraiser’.  Then it was the followup to Rob Zombie’s version of ‘Halloween’. Now comes the rumor, and it is a rumor, mind you, that Zombie could be sitting back down in the director’s chair for yet another ‘Halloween’.  An “insider

The Monday Bulletin: Sienna’s Top Fan Site Shuts Down in Sienna’s Face
Sienna Miller’s top fan site is shutting its web page in Sienna’s face. There’s only so much “Sienna is a slut” reports a fan can stomach before she agrees with, um, THE REST OF THE WORLD. Call it sarcasm, but Jennifer Garner is just kind of a bitch (even about naming her baby!!) . Has been, and apparently, still is. Shia LaBeouf speaks out about his broken fingers and the car accident that caused it: “The car hit me at 70 mph,” said Shia, but no mention if “

Brad Pitt "feels bad" talking about family; Britney Spears working hard for fit body; Kirsten Dunst gets order against alleged stalker
Brad Pitt "feels bad" talking about family; Britney Spears working hard for fit body; Kirsten Dunst gets order against alleged stalker

World’’s first unbreakable quantum encryption unveiled
London, Oct 10 (ANI): Data security worries could soon be an anxiety of the past, courtesy the world’’s first computer network protected by unbreakable quantum encryption. The EU-sponsored project (called SECO-QC) has been successfully demonstrated at a scientific conference in Vienna. The network connects six locations across Vienna and in the nearby town of St Poelten, using 200 km of standard commercial fibre optic cables. The kinds of security schemes used on computer networks today are