John Carpenter Michelle Le Blanc, Colin Odell

From his hands-on filmmaking style to hisA writing and his composing?an indispensable guide to the ultimate cult auteurA 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, Carpentera??s talents also extend to writing the screenplays and soundtracks to many of his films, and this guideA covers hisA work as a director, composer, writer, and producer. It examines Carpentera??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 therea??s action and tension all around. But ita??s not all ghosts from The Fog or horrific mutations in The Thing, therea??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 Carpentera??s films are always memorable, distinctive, and unashamed of their genre roots. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге John Carpenter (Michelle Le Blanc, Colin Odell)