Hey folks, Harry here reporting with a shit-eating grin that Jason Blumhouse managed to convince John Carpenter to Godfather a new outing of HALLOWEEN as Producer and Composer. What does this mean? Here's something Carpenter says in the press release:
“HALLOWEEN needs to return to its traditions,” Carpenter said. “I feel like the movies have gotten away from that… Michael is not just a human being; he’s a force of nature, like the wind. That’s what makes him so scary.”
At the Press Event in L.A. John mentioned that he had to miss a basketball game to attend - and some may feel that is a joke, but if you know John Carpenter... for him to miss a Playoff Game... That's a pretty big deal for him, he LOVES the game. LOVES LOVES LOVES. So, I take that little nugget from the event to be a very good sign. I love John, he was one of my first heroes to welcome me into their home a few times and as a movie poster & lobby card enthusiast, we chatted a lot about posters we were always hunting for, for the longest time his search for a set of lobby cards to RIO BRAVO was driving him nuts. Then we told collector loss tales like when he lost a house in a fire that devastated his collection. Similarly, a busted pipe destoryed a ton of our stuff when I was in High School.
Over the 20 years that I've done AICN, I think the greatest failing of Hollywood - if it could be boiled down to a single travesty - it'd be the marginalization of John Carpenter. Not to people like you and me, we love and have always loved and will always love John Carpenter. He's one of the good guys fighting for badassery at every turn. This man is a certified cinematic genius - and while I love an announcement like this - it's half measures to me. I mean, if John were directing... I'd be losing my fucking mind right now. But at the same time, what I want is to see Carpenter revitalized and making film after film after film.
But, I get it. His last few experiences with the studios were battles in which executives severely crippled the projects financially and even with casting concerns. I love that he and his son have become musically entwined and in late June I get to check out John Carpenter doing his live gig concert thing that he's doing. To give you an idea - here's a video of John Carpenter & crew performing his classic HALLOWEEN 3 nights ago live in Los Angeles:
Isn't that fantastic? He's playing this... all over the world - along with other video and audio arrangements from his other films. Where?
May 20, 2016 Bootleg Theater Los Angeles, CA SOLD OUT May 27, 2016 Piraeus Academy Athens, Greece GET TICKETS May 28, 2016 Piraeus Academy Athens, Greece GET TICKETS May 30, 2016 DR Koncerthuset Copenhagen, Denmark GET TICKETS June 2, 2016 Primavera Sound Barcelona, Spain GET TICKETS June 14, 2016 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA GET TICKETS June 15, 2016 Arlene Schnitzer
Concert HallPortland, OR GET TICKETS June 17, 2016 Fox Theatre Oakland, CA GET TICKETS June 18, 2016 Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, CA GET TICKETS June 19, 2016 Ikeda Theater Phoenix, AZ GET TICKETS June 21, 2016 Gothic Theatre Denver, CO GET TICKETS June 23, 2016 Moody Theatre
@ ACL LIVEAustin, TX GET TICKETS June 24, 2016 Majestic Theater Dallas, TX GET TICKETS July 1, 2016 ATP Iceland Keflavík, Iceland GET TICKETS July 6, 2016 Neuchâtel International
Fantastic Film FestivalNeuchâtel, Switzerland GET TICKETS July 8, 2016 PlayStation Theater New York, NY GET TICKETS July 9, 2016 Keswick Theater Philadelphia, PA GET TICKETS July 10, 2016 Carnegie of Homestead
Music HallPittsburgh, PA GET TICKETS July 12, 2016 Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC GET TICKETS July 15, 2016 Cathedral Theatre
at the Masonic TempleDetroit, MI GET TICKETS July 16, 2016 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL GET TICKETS July 18, 2016 Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI GET TICKETS Aug. 26, 2016 TOdays Festival Turin, Italy GET TICKETS Aug. 28, 2016 Auditorium Parco della Musica
Santa Cecilia HallRome, Italy GET TICKETS Oct. 23, 2016 Simple Things Festival Finale Bristol, UK GET TICKETS Oct. 25, 2016 Vicar Street Dublin, Ireland GET TICKETS Oct. 28, 2016 Release the Bats Manchester, UK GET TICKETS Oct. 29, 2016 Release the Bats Manchester, UK GET TICKETS Oct. 31, 2016 Release the Bats London, UK GET TICKETS Nov. 3, 2016 Stadhalle Vienna, Austria GET TICKETS Nov. 5, 2016 Weekend of Hell Festival Oberhausen, Germany GET TICKETS Nov. 9, 2016 Le Grand Rex Paris, France GET TICKETS
How fantastic is that? I bought tickets for Dad and I to attend the Moody Theater performance ages ago, but DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS. Moriarty and I were in the room as John was composing and performing his score for GHOSTS OF MARS - and it is an experience I'll never ever forget. Layer after layer of tracks he was laying down and 4 people in the room. Astonishing. But this... this will be something else entirely - I so can not wait. Every show should sell out so don't hesitate!
With John Carpenter's star ascending again... I know he has some projects in the works - but I don't believe anything is ready to be announced and certainly looking at that schedule above, it wouldn't be happening till late this year or next. But in my nightly sacrifices to Cthulhu, there's always one victims limbs I slowly tear off so that the Dark One will give us more great John Carpenter, because... there's never enough!
Want to know more about the HALLOWEEN news - here's BLUMHOUSE's Page on it!
Keep it cool,
Harry
