|
|
Post by petrolino on Feb 19, 2021 18:05:15 GMT
Mount Slashmore
"Windows!!"
George Romero (born George Andrew Romero, February 4, 1940, New York City, New York, U.S. - died July 16, 2017 (aged 77), Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Wes Craven (born Wesley Earl Craven, August 2, 1939, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - died August 30, 2015 (aged 76), Los Angeles, California, U.S.)
Tobe Hooper (born Willard Tobe Hooper, January 25, 1943, Austin, Texas, U.S. - died August 26, 2017 (aged 74), Los Angeles, California, U.S.)
John Carpenter (born John Howard Carpenter, January 16, 1948 (age 73), Carthage, New York, U.S.)
"A lot of life is dealing with your curse, dealing with the cards you were given that aren't so nice. Does it make you into a monster, or can you temper it in some way, or accept it and go in some other direction?"
- Wes Craven
'Ice Cream Men'
|
|
|
|
Post by Popeye Doyle on Feb 19, 2021 18:11:55 GMT
From those directors, Carpenter is my favorite. Just this past week I watched The Thing & Big Trouble in Little China.
|
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Feb 19, 2021 18:22:54 GMT
From those directors, Carpenter is my favorite. Just this past week I watched The Thing & Big Trouble in Little China.
If I were to compare, I think a key difference in John Carpenter's filmmaking style is he went to film school. The other three directors' training was unorthodox, to say the least, and I feel they were drive-in filmmakers in the truest sense. They became more polished as they gained experience (and their projects grew in budget), but to appreciate their work you have to be able to accept rough edges. It comes with the territory.
There are commonalities between all four directors too. They worked together in various capacities over the years, while maintaining friendly, professional rivalries.
Having been a fan for many years of these four filmmakers, I think more now about Carpenter's tributes to the others when they departed between 2015 and 2017 - that he lost three friends. For many of us who love American horror cinema, it felt that way too.
John Carpenter remembering ...
“He was sort of a guy out of time, kind of a bebop guy from the ’60s. He was so much fun; he loved movies. We hit it off together.” {on George Romero}
"My friend Wes has left us too soon. He was truly an Old School director. I had a great time directing him. I’m REALLY gonna miss him." {on Wes Craven}
"He was a kind, decent man and my friend." {on Tobe Hooper)
|
|
|
|
Post by robocop1982 on Feb 19, 2021 19:17:52 GMT
Ah yes the legends, don't forget Dario Argento too and David Cronenberg
|
|
|
|
Post by jamesbamesy on Feb 21, 2021 3:01:50 GMT
And one for the 21st Century as well:
Ari Aster
Jordan Peele
James Wan
Rober Eggers
|
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Feb 21, 2021 3:04:20 GMT
And one for the 21st Century as well: Ari Aster Jordan Peele James Wan Rober Eggers I actually have some of Ari Aster's genre work to watch. Looking forward to it.
|
|
|
|
Post by jamesbamesy on Feb 21, 2021 3:51:59 GMT
And one for the 21st Century as well: Ari Aster Jordan Peele James Wan Rober Eggers I actually have some of Ari Aster's genre work to watch. Looking forward to it.
Hope you enjoy! |
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Oct 23, 2021 1:30:05 GMT
Mark Kermode : Uncut
The BBC screens 'Dawn Of The Dead' ...
- - - -
George Romero speaks with Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo ...
- - - -
Kermode Uncut : John Carpenter
- - - -
Kermode Uncut : Tobe Hooper
- - - -
Kermode Uncut : Wes Craven
- - - -
|
|
