John Carpenter

by Odell, Colin

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Title Statements

Full title :John Carpenter / Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc.

Summary

From his hands-on filmmaking style to his writing and his composing, an indispensable guide to the ultimate cult auteur One of the most iconic directors of American cinema, John Carpenter has astonished audiences the world over with his tightly crafted horror, thriller, and science-fiction films. Not just a director, Carpenter's talents also extend to writing the screenplays and soundtracks to many of his films, and this guide covers his work as a director, composer, writer, and producer. It examines Carpenter's influences and style and the films that have, in turn, been influenced by him. From the existential comedy classic Dark Star through to the terrifying smash hit Halloween, the taut siege of Assault on Precinct 13 to the visceral Vampires there's action and tension all around. But it's not all ghosts from The Fog or horrific mutations in The Thing, there's time for romance in the science-fiction road movie Starman and even for the King himself in the superior bio-pic Elvis: The Movie. John Carpenter's films are always memorable, distinctive, and unashamed of their genre roots.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2011

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Kamera Books
Place of Publication:Harpenden, Herts [England]
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (157 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : : color illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781842434987, 1842434985, 9781842434994, 1842434993, 9781842434970, 1842434977
oclc:ocn783526944
LC Classification:PN1998.3.C38
Dewey Decimal:791.430233092

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