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UNCOVERED: John carpenter - The Untold Story

Afternoon Update: Spain claim World Cup glory; Derryn Hinch farewelled; and how John Carpenter learned to shock

The final’s controversial half-time show gave viewers an eclectic mix of ballads, football legends and Muppets

The Guardian - AU

‘Everything I know about evil I learned in that small town’: John Carpenter on terrifying the world with Halloween, The Thing and The Fog

At 78, the king of horror and sci-fi movies is as much of a rebel as ever. He talks about creativity, compromise (he’s not a fan) and how he became addicted to moviemaking

The Guardian - UK

Sam Neill, king of the creature feature

Beyond "Jurassic Park," Neill's vast career showed us that humans can be as hideous as the monsters we fear most

Salon

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Sam Neill’s final films tell us a lot about who he was as an actor – and why we’ll miss him

A character actor in a leading man’s body, he gave balls-to-the-wall performances in a subversively varied career

The Guardian - AU

31 Years Ago, Sam Neill Turned A Darkly Funny Cosmic Horror Movie Into A Cult Classic

Sam Neill's slowly unhinged performance in John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness is one of the best versions of an H.P. Lovecraft protagonist ever put to screen.

Inverse

45 Years Later, John Carpenter's Eccentric Dystopia Changed Sci-Fi Forever

First Leningrad, and now this.

Inverse

The Internet Is Big Mad About Zack Snyder's Upcoming Escape From New York Remake

It’s almost like The Duke is already on the hunt…for the filmmakers

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40 Years Later, John Carpenter's Cult Classic Masterpiece Remains Ahead Of Its Time

'Big Trouble in Little China' can't be defined by any singular genre. And that's what makes it a masterpiece.

Inverse

World Cup 2026 sparks nostalgia for FIFA 98 – and a bizarre new horror game

Jacob Jazz's Fear FA 98 is a smorgasbord of retro film, music and game influences.

Creative Bloq

Among Us TV show creator says his love of sci-fi is what attracted him to the new video game adaptation, as it reminded him of The Thing and Alien

Exclusive: Creator of new Among Us TV show Owen Dennis says his love of murder mysteries and sci-fi classics is what drew him to adapt the video game

Total Film

30 Years Later, The Most Deranged Post-Apocalyptic Sequel Ever Just Got A Huge Upgrade

John Carpenter and Kurt Russell's ridiculous, rollocking post-apocalyptic sequel 'Escape from LA' comes to 4K UHD Blu-ray in time for its 30th anniversary.

Inverse

45 Years Later, Zack Snyder is Reimagining An Action Cult Classic

The iconic director of epics is tackling a remake of John Carpenter's classic dystopian film.

Inverse

Zack Snyder is set to direct a "reimagining" of the '80s sci-fi action classic that inspired Metal Gear

The Escape from New York remake is officially a go

Total Film

Paramount+ just added 93 new movies and shows — here's the 6 I'm streaming first

Paramount Plus just added 93 movies and shows on June 1, 2026. Here are the six I'd recommend streaming right now.

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Zack Snyder reviving Escape From New York

Hollywood director Zack Snyder is reportedly reviving John Carpenter's dystopian classic Escape From New York for a new generation 45 years after the original action movie starring Kurt Russell hit cinemas.

The Mary Sue

Now Men Online Are Celebrating How Little Women Are in Movies? “Has Zero Female Speaking Roles”

It’s weird being a woman on the Internet. Over the weekend, a post from an X account called World of Statistics went viral, for sharing a “fun fact” about the 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption. As the tweet reads, “there are only two female speaking roles, totaling about 10 seconds…

The Conversation

Normal: this quirky Bob Odenkirk caper is Die Hard meets Fargo

Ulysses, a mild but disillusioned police officer, arrives in icy Minnesota to start an eight-week stint as substitute sheriff in the surprisingly prosperous small town of Normal. The previous sheriff has died in mysterious circumstances.

The Independent UK

Stranger Things has misunderstood its own appeal

COMMENT: Netflix’s phenomenally popular sci-fi show returns with a new spin-off, ‘Tales From ’85’. There’s no stopping the modern franchise sprawl, writes Louis Chilton – but to what end?

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45 Years Later, One Of The Best Dystopian Thrillers Is Getting A Remake

A timely political dystopia action thriller is getting a brand-new remake.

The Guardian - UK

Itch! review – skin-crawling body horror meets supermarket standoff in low-budget chiller

A killer itch and a trapped group of strangers make for a tense, if uneven, horror that balances grisly shocks with sketchy character drama

Total Film

The Metal Gear Solid movie has competition, as an Escape from New York remake has been officially announced

Lockout doesn't count as a remake, by the way

The Mary Sue

Snake Plissken Is Back: CinemaCon 2026 Announces a New ‘Escape From New York’ Film

Call me Snake.

Inverse

60 Years Ago, Two Bizarre Horror-Westerns Kicked Off A Hybrid Genre

'Billy the Kid vs. Dracula' and 'Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter' may have been cheap cash grabs, but they kickstarted a trend that continues today.

Inverse

75 Years Later, A Sci-Fi Thriller That Inspired An Iconic Remake Is Tragically Overlooked

'The Thing From Another World' has strangely been surpassed by John Carpenter's 'The Thing,' but it still has its value.

Destructoid

Best skills for each class in John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando

Build them up properly.

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