John Carpenter Film Fest 2008
By Travis • Jul 7th, 2008 • Category: Events, Featured
So another great Carpenter fest has come and gone and this year was amazing to say the least. A great movie line up along with some amazing prints of these classic films made for an awesome experience. And what better way to top off those movies we all love than to have the master himself speaking between films!
This years fest ran from Friday, June 13th to Wednesday, June 18th and showed at Santa Monica’s Aero Theater and was presented by American Cinematheque. This years lineup started out with The Thing/ 
The Fog on Friday night with a appearance by Carpenter between the films. Saturday night ran with a double feature of Escape From New York & Escape From LA two more classic awesome genre films. Again Carpenter appeared between the showings. Although Sunday night’s double feature did’nt contain a guest speaker, it was nevertheless an amazing time! The Sunday showing was none other than an amazing original print of the
awesome classic horror film Halloween, followed up with Christine. You may be thinking holy shit! … Thats Awesome!…and rightfully so, but I must say that my personal favorite did not show until Wednesday night and man I was stoked. I arrived at the theater excited as shit because I was finally getting the chance to see my all time favorite film on the big screen. Big Trouble In Little China! Big Trouble was BIG FUN and the whole place was loving the film. I hope they run this again sometime because this film rocks on the big screen. After Big Trouble they had a brief Q&A with Austin Stoker the lead role in Assault On Precint 13! If you have not seen this film go rent it now! This is a cult classic and a John Carpenter tribute to Rio Bravo. GO SEE THIS FILM! An awesome time and I sat right by the Latino Warlord seen in the movie as one of the gang leaders. The print on this one was practically new! Kudos to the group for getting ahold of this one. A great opportunity to see this film like it was the first time ever. This was one of the best times I have had at a movie fest ever perhaps because of the patrons the group putting it on and definitely because of the great line up of movies being shown. It was quite an experience for those who attended this great film fest and if you didn’t get to go, sign up and make sure you hit it next year. You will not regret it!
This Years Line Up Was:
Friday, June 13th, 7:30 p.m.
The Thing and The Fog
Carpenter will discuss films between showings
Saturday, June 14th, 7:30 p.m.
Escape From New York and Escape From L.A.
Carpenter will discuss films between showings
Sunday, June 15th, 7:30 p.m.
Halloween and Christine (no speaker, but how sick is this double feature!?)
Wednesday, June 18th, 7:30 pm.
Big Trouble in Little China and Assault on Precinct 13
AOP13’s Austin Stoker will discuss between films
Travis is currently in Los Angeles where he works, plays guitar, and manages a small personal business.
"Horror is something I have always enjoyed very much. I have always wanted to be a part of it. If that meant being scared, or watching a movie, going to a conference or running a horror site."
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