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As reported here two weeks ago, legendary director John Carpenter was (finally) awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony took place this past Thursday. Here are videos of the events, including speeches by Keith David, Kurt Russell, and Greg Nicotero.
Last Friday, word came that director John Carpenter would be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
I’m writing about Escape from New York this week on my blog, Life After Gateway. This is Part 2 of 2 (find Part 1, here). Today we’ll look at some of the personalities who emerged from the making of this movie: Kurt Russell, Dean Cundey, and James Cameron.
This film was a watershed moment in their careers. For Kurt Russell, it marked his transition from childhood roles. For Dean Cundey, it was his continuing rise through the ranks in cinematography; a career which really began with the massive success of Halloween. And for James Cameron, it was his work on the effects that helped make him a notable figure in the industry. On this movie, he was known as the ‘resident genius,’ and his work made heads turn.
You’ll learn more about these three in this article.
The film that marked Kurt Russell’s transition from child actor to the world of commercial action/adventure movies will be forty-four years old this year. It was a pivotal film for Carpenter, who proved that Halloween and The Fog were no flukes, and it also marked yet another fantastic outing for Dean Cundey, who went on to become one of the most successful cinematographers in the industry. It also introduced many of us to a new personality in genre filmmaking, which might surprise you. Escape from New York was a watershed film in 1981, and I wanted to take a closer look at it this week. Here is Part 1 of my retrospective, including anecdotes, trivia, and other interesting tidbits about the film.
Welcome to Life After Gateway, the blog I’ve been running for the past eight years. In some ways this is a ‘retrospective,’ meaning a look back at the past. In other ways it’s a ‘primer,’ for those new to my books, my site, and my love for the Sci-Fi / Thriller / TechnoThriller genres.
I recently completed USS Reliant and have now unboxed and started my next scale model kit.
This one took me a few months. I had stalled on it for a bit, then with a surge of energy, much like that of the Genesis wave, I poured myself back into it and am very proud of the results.
It’s no secret that I consider Die Hard the greatest Christmas movie ever made. I also feel it’s one of the best action movies, and also one-third of one of the greatest trifectas ever made by a film director.
Let me put Violent Night on your Christmas radar if you haven’t already seen it.