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‘Escape from New York’ Directors Abandon Long-Anticipated Reboot of Carpenter’s 1981 Classic

© Rialto Pictures/Studiocanal In what has been described as a “major setback” for the Escape from New York reboot, directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett have confirmed they are no longer working on the film. The film was designed as a reboot/sequel of John Carpenter’s dystopian movie that debuted in 1981. Battinelli-Olpin and Gillett, part of…

Jamie Lee Curtis-Executive Produced “Halloween” Writer Debra Hill Documentary Begins Production

Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story, a feature documentary about the titular producer and screenwriter, has begun production with Causeway Pictures, Deadline is reporting. Oscar winner and Halloween franchise star, Jamie Lee Curtis is serving as an executive producer on the movie about Hill. The late filmmaker died of cancer on March 7, 2005. She’s…

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic, A Suspenseful Drama With An Effective Takeaway Message

Do not be deceived by the title of the Finnish film The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic: despite the comedic vibe it’s a gripping thriller and a profound drama. The timing of its release couldn’t be more perfect: it arrives in the United States a week before James Cameron’s 1997 box-office…

New York Comi-Con : Jamie Lee Curtis on Her Final Outing of ‘Halloween’ Series

Synopsis : This is Laurie Strode’s last stand. After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive….

Weeks Before Film’s Release, David Gordon Green Still Tinkers with ‘Halloween Ends’

Is David Gordon Green being spooked by the scriptwriting goblins as he contemplates an ending to Halloween Ends? Though the witching hour fast approaches, he’s still reportedly tinkering with the ending to the trilogy just weeks before its projected release. online pharmacy buy champix online with best prices today in the USA Green was quoted…

“Halloween” : An Exclusive Interview with Director John Carpenter

I had the opportunity to meet Sandy Carpenter, a graphic novelist at Comi-Con in New York, who also married one of America’s greatest directors, John Carpenter. After we had an exchange conversation, Sandy agreed to send my questions to John, who doesn’t like to appear on TV or Zoom interview, he prefers to respond through the…

Halloween Kills – Official Trailer

In 2018, David Gordon Green’s Halloween, starring icon Jamie Lee Curtis, killed at the box office, earning more than $250 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing chapter in the four-decade franchise and setting a new record for the biggest opening weekend in history for a horror film starring a woman. And the Halloween night when Michael…