John carpenter is an american filmmaker, screenwriter, and composer, born in carthage, new york on january 16, 1948. John carpenter agent, manager, publicist contact info. The ward is a 2010 american supernatural psychological horror film directed by john carpenter and starring amber heard, mamie gummer. A further ahntarqa adventure, farewell to tyrn, is available as an ebook. Amber heard photos from the ward directed by john carpenter have been released. For all their respective virtues, vampires 1998 and even the beloved ghosts of mars 2001 featured at least some sense of cheesiness or cheeky humor. Getting any fans hopes high about john carpenter making a spectacular return to horror wouldve been crueler than the psychological contraptions ghost alice uses in the actual movie because the ward is a big zilch and an artistic low point for. Early on, he just seemed to have his finger on the pulse of something, well, evil. This analysis of carpenter s films includes a historical.
A beautiful young woman finds herself drugged and held against her will in a psychiatric hospital. Aug 18, 2010 amber heard photos from the ward directed by john carpenter have been released. John carpenters the ward, his first feature since the disappointing ghosts of mars 2001, continues the painful decline of a director who. From the horrifying halloween to the touching starman to the controversial the thing to the comic big trouble in little china, his films reflect a unique approach to filmmaking and singular views of humanity and american culture. As the carpenter shares his wisdom, michael attempts to save his business in the face of adversity, rejection, fear, and failure. Oct 31, 2014 john carpenter keeps his office in a converted hillside hollywood home, on a quiet treelined street evocative of the sleepy suburb michael myers terrorized in 1978s halloween. As the carpenter shares his wisdom, michael attempts to save his business in the face of. Legendary horror director john carpenters first bigscreen outing for nine years is a suspenseful, 1960sset thriller with gothic overtones, which pushes all the right shock buttons but suffers. A psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the 1960s, marks iconic horror master john carpenters first feature film in ten years. The ward is a 2010 american supernatural psychological horror film directed by john carpenter and starring amber heard, mamie gummer, danielle panabaker, lauraleigh, lyndsy fonseca and jared harris. Movie talk john carpenters the ward sounds pretty generic.
With amber heard, mamie gummer, danielle panabaker, lauraleigh. Did your initial ideas about genre films come out of your moviegoing experience primarily. John carpenter has 52 books on goodreads with 7070 ratings. Its been a decade since director john carpenter released a featurelength motion picture 2001s ghosts of mars, and frankly, ive missed the guy. Instead of a straight history, the book s editors opted to present the ward through multiple short essays, each with its own unique point of view. The legendary director in decent form with a wellmade horror pic. I started this john carpenter career overview less than two years ago with. In john carpenters the ward there is much to remind the viewer of a. Echo lake productions has released the full movie trailer for john carpenters return to horror the ward many of you know, carpenter is a celebrated filmmaker who frequently has worked in. A young girl named kristen amber heard awakens in a psychiatric hospital after setting a farmhouse ablaze, and finds herself stalked by a malevolent ghost in this psychological shocker from celebrated horror director john carpenter. John ward was born on monday, march 11, 1929 and passed away on thursday, february 27, 2020. This analysis of carpenters films includes a historical. John howard carpenter born january 16, 1948 is an american filmmaker, screenwriter and composer.
Ghosts of mars sucked hard, but cigarette burns was pretty decent. I would love to have at least one more john carpenter film especially since im not a huge fan of the ward, and hate the idea of that being the great mans final film. The thing about horror is, its a universal genre, because everybody in the world is scared. Books by john carpenter author of big trouble in little. When michael finds out the man who saved his life is a carpenter he visits him and quickly learns that he is more than just a carpenter. View john carpenter booking agent, manager, publicist contact info.
John carpenter explains why new horror movies dont scare him. Famous horror filmmaking genius and legendary the halloween serials creator, cult producer and acclaimed. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The inevitability of loss kim storey and james brown. Doug mankoff, peter block, mike marcus, andrew spaulding screenwriters. The story revolves around a young institutionalized woman named. The horror director john carpenter the original halloween, the remake of the thing returns to features with the ward, his first bigscreen effort in years. Carpenter last delivered audiences a horror film in 2010 with the ward, though he recently produced last years halloween, having confirmed earlier this year he will return to the franchise to. John carpenter keeps his office in a converted hillside hollywood home, on a quiet treelined street evocative of the sleepy suburb michael myers terrorized in 1978s halloween. Watch john carpenters the ward starring amber heard in this horror on directv. Full text of memoir of the life and times of john carpenter, town clerk of london in the reigns of henry v and henry vi. See all books authored by john carpenter, including the fog, and eyes of laura mars, and more on. Aug 28, 2019 carpenter last delivered audiences a horror film in 2010 with the ward, though he recently produced last years halloween, having confirmed earlier this year he will return to the franchise to.
Watch john carpenters the ward online stream full movie. John carpenter has made some of my favourite films, however, his more recent efforts have been a little wide of the mark. Whilst this may seem the obvious way to film anything, it is, certainly in modern cinema, something of a rarity especially in the action genre. Review the ward shines a light on one of torontos most historically significant and most forgotten neighbourhoods. Filmmaker john carpenter developed an interest in film and music early on. John carpenters the ward trailer deutsch german hd youtube. Legendary horror director john carpenter s first bigscreen outing for nine years is a suspenseful, 1960sset thriller with gothic overtones, which pushes all the right shock buttons but suffers. Oct 31, 2016 what better way to celebrate halloween than to look back on john carpenters filmography and rank his films. This time hes revisiting the hospital killing ground of halloween 2, without the much missed donald pleasence to anchor the story. A further ahn tarqa adventure, farewell to tyrn, is available as an ebook. Wards books in order of when they were originally published. Books by john ward author of the secret of the alchemist. At the university of southern california, he had his first success with a short student film. The elizabeth street playground, revisited bruce kidd.
John carpenter in horror cafe 1990 carpenter is fond of predominantly transparent cinema in that most of his shots are there for the purpose of telling the story. The story of the growth and destruction of torontos first priority neighbourhood. Still, its a wellmade film, with some finely crafted. John ward has 177 books on goodreads with 2766 ratings. So it was with much trepidation that i hit the play button for this one. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. According to someone over at dvdmaniacs the budget is 7 million. The films of john carpenter cover a tremendous range and yet all bear his clear personal stamp. John carpenter has a wellearned reputation as the master of horror, even if the legendary directors stillgrowing body of work has encompassed everything from tv biopics elvis to scifi thrillers the thing, escape from new york and the occasional actioncomedy big trouble in little china. Jul 08, 2011 john carpenters the ward, his first feature since the disappointing ghosts of mars 2001, continues the painful decline of a director who seems more nostalgic for past glories than.
Sure, his output hasnt been consistent since the 1980s, but ill take a carpenter misfire over the latest music video trainee looking to make their mark with a sloppy showing of shock value. Set in 1966, the film chronicles a young woman who is institutionalized after setting fire to a house, and who finds herself haunted by the ghost of a former inmate at the psychiatric ward. The official john carpenter the official website of john. No one believes the claims of a young woman amber heard that a dead patient is stalking the residents of the psychiatric facility.
The ward wasnt sold as a glorious comeback for the director, but a. John carpenters the ward, his first feature since the disappointing ghosts of mars 2001, continues the painful decline of a director who seems more nostalgic for past glories than. John carpenter directs the ward the new york times. Celeste ng, ann patchett, min jin lee and others on the books that. From the 1840s until the second world war, waves of newcomers who migrated to toronto irish, jewish, italian, african american and chinese, among others landed in the ward. Horror movie master john carpenter will film his latest picture in spokane. Movie talk john carpenter s the ward sounds pretty generic. An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.
Although carpenter has worked with various movie genres, he is associated most commonly with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s. Jun 26, 2011 the horror director john carpenter the original halloween, the remake of the thing returns to features with the ward, his first bigscreen effort in years. John carpenter great director profile senses of cinema. Although carpenter has worked with various movie genres, he is. Yet another summing up project from master of horror john carpenter. Theres no doubt this is a different carpenter than we have seen in some time. Full text of memoir of the life and times of john carpenter. Significantly better than either vampires or ghosts of mars. The ward by john carpenter amber heard, danielle panabaker. An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a. In some ways, john carpenter s the ward distinguishes itself most by what it is not, rather than what it is.
Its been almost a decade since director john carpenter has applied his talents to a cinematic feature, and the big screen has been poorer for. John carpenters the ward trailer 1 hd 2011 youtube. John carpenters the ward, a psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the 1960s, marks iconic horror master john carpenters first feature film in over seven years kristen amber heard, a beautiful but troubled young woman, finds herself bruised, cut, drugged, and held against her will in a remote ward of a psychiatric hospital. Jun 10, 2011 a psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the 1960s, marks iconic horror master john carpenter s first feature film in ten years. John ward was a resident of uxbridge, massachusetts at the time of passing. Download the new storm king productions app, available now on ios and android, and experience a new way of connecting with all of your favorite john carpenter media.
John carpenter management contact details name, email, phone number. In some ways, john carpenters the ward distinguishes itself most by what it is not, rather than what it is. Tight as a drum and plenty of fun, john carpenters first film in nine years is hardly a groundbreaker, but when the execution is this expert, why complain. Its a good thing the ward received little buildup or promotion before its release.
The ward the films of horror master john carpenter. John carpenters the ward trailer deutsch german hd. Ward became a published author as jessica bird in 2002 as leaping hearts. I suppose the best thing he can do is just make a good john carpenter movie. Carpenter ward provides unrivalled modernisation, renovation and conversion services to luxury homes in central scotland. Its a handsome, sturdilycrafted genre film, and an effective yarn that, until the very end, cloaks its true nature suspensefully. John carpenters first film for nearly a decade another retrohorror flick will add little to his reputation. Sam neill is driven to the brink of insanity by the contents of a horror writers lovecraftian book, in john carpenters in the mouth of madness. John carpenter books list of books by author john carpenter.
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