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Tagged: Escape from New York

John Carpenter’s Contributions to Science Fiction

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By Brandon Engel on Oct 18th, 2014

From the ambiguously motivated masked serial murderer of Halloween to the bourgeois alien-humanoid oppressors of They Live, filmmaker John Carpenter has carved quite a niche for himself. Although long appreciated as a “master of horror,” Carpenter has demonstrated his creative prowess across a number of genres. He shot his first theatrical feature during his student…

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Retro Review: Escape from New York (1981)

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By B.K. on Jun 24th, 2014

Escape from New York (1981) from AVCO Embassy Pictures Who: John Carpenter (Halloween, Big Trouble in Little China) directs, Kurt Russell and his eyepatch star as the ex-soldier coerced into being a hero, Snake Plissken, Ernest Borgnine appears as a helpful tax driver, and round-headed Donald Pleasence plays the President. What: In 1988, the crime…

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