John Carpenter is a big fan of Westerns and once listed his ten favorites. While Carpenter grew up loving horror and sci-fi, he was also a devotee of Westerns. On more than one occasion, he claimed he became a filmmaker to direct Westerns, but by the time he broke through in the '70s, the genre had all but died. Instead, he infused his own work with influences from the genre. Assault On Precinct 13 remade Rio Bravo, in essence, which was a seminal film for Carpenter.
Escape From New York's outlaw Snake Plisskin (Kurt Russell) would be at home in any number of Spaghetti Westerns, while Vampires and Ghosts Of Mars are "Oaters" in all but name. Sadly, Carpenter himself never made a Western despite his love for them. He developed numerous screenplays like El Diablo to direct. That one didn't happen as it was deemed too expensive in the early '80s,...
Escape From New York's outlaw Snake Plisskin (Kurt Russell) would be at home in any number of Spaghetti Westerns, while Vampires and Ghosts Of Mars are "Oaters" in all but name. Sadly, Carpenter himself never made a Western despite his love for them. He developed numerous screenplays like El Diablo to direct. That one didn't happen as it was deemed too expensive in the early '80s,...
- 1/8/2023
- by Padraig Cotter
- ScreenRant.com
Stars: Mel Novak, Frankie Pozos, Aaron Guerrero, Amanda Rau, Jola Cora, Stephanie Strehlow, Alexya Garcia, Veronica Ricci, Jeff Rector, Paul Anderson, Anthony Richard Pagliaro, Brendan Mitchell, Gabriel Mercado, Luna Meow, Brian Reagan, Arash Dibazar | Written by Aaron K. Carter, Ronnie Jimenez | Directed by Aaron K. Carter
A four-part anthology (a wraparound and three segments), An Hour to Kill comes from writer/director Aaron K. Carter (Dead Kansas) and can be best described as Quentin Tarantino meets The Twilight Zone… With a wraparound – the titular An Hour To Kill – that follows two hitmen Gio (Aaron Guerrero) and Frankie (Frankie Pozos) who, following a botched hit, spend an hour driving round L.A. entertaining themselves by sharing horror stories with one another. But which hit-man’s story will be deemed most disturbing when all is said and done?
The first segment in the film is Valkyrie’s Bunker – a story of Nazi...
A four-part anthology (a wraparound and three segments), An Hour to Kill comes from writer/director Aaron K. Carter (Dead Kansas) and can be best described as Quentin Tarantino meets The Twilight Zone… With a wraparound – the titular An Hour To Kill – that follows two hitmen Gio (Aaron Guerrero) and Frankie (Frankie Pozos) who, following a botched hit, spend an hour driving round L.A. entertaining themselves by sharing horror stories with one another. But which hit-man’s story will be deemed most disturbing when all is said and done?
The first segment in the film is Valkyrie’s Bunker – a story of Nazi...
- 12/7/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
We return with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release information for the Reaper Reunion Cast Special, a look at the opening sequence from Ten, photos from The Stanley Film Festival, and more:
Premiere Date Set for Reaper Reunion Cast Special: “FEARnet’s Reaper reunion special was shot on Wednesday, April 24, at the Medusa Lounge in Los Angeles. In attendance for the special—hosted by TV and web personality Angie Greenup—were series stars Ray Wise, Tyler Labine and Bret Harrison, as well as Rick Gonzalez, Ken Marino, Christine Willes and series creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas.
The reunion special will air on Tuesday, May 28th at 9 p.m. Et.
“I’m so happy that FEARnet is doing this,” said Ray Wise, who played the Devil on Reaper. “It really warms my heart having us all back together again.
Premiere Date Set for Reaper Reunion Cast Special: “FEARnet’s Reaper reunion special was shot on Wednesday, April 24, at the Medusa Lounge in Los Angeles. In attendance for the special—hosted by TV and web personality Angie Greenup—were series stars Ray Wise, Tyler Labine and Bret Harrison, as well as Rick Gonzalez, Ken Marino, Christine Willes and series creators Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas.
The reunion special will air on Tuesday, May 28th at 9 p.m. Et.
“I’m so happy that FEARnet is doing this,” said Ray Wise, who played the Devil on Reaper. “It really warms my heart having us all back together again.
- 5/5/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
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