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American film director and composer of Halloween, The Thing and Escape from New York.
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The KillersOther Robert Siodmak
All of Robert Siodmak’s films are great, but I really love his version of The Killers. It’s just fabulous.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by John Carpenter, the entry for The Killers.
2024-04-30·criterion.com ↗
Only Angels Have WingsOther Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks has always been a big influence on me and my work, and Only Angels Have Wings is my favorite movie of all time. What do I love about it? Everything.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by John Carpenter, the entry for Only Angels Have Wings.
2024-04-30·criterion.com ↗
VertigoOther Alfred Hitchcock
My favorite Hitchcock film will always be Vertigo, but Spellbound is so visually stunning.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by John Carpenter, the entry for Spellbound.
2024-04-30·criterion.com ↗
RebeccaOther Alfred Hitchcock
I also really love Rebecca. It has an incredible atmosphere of psychological unease that really appeals to me.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by John Carpenter, the entry for Rebecca.
2024-04-30·criterion.com ↗
Kiss Me DeadlyOther Robert Aldrich
I’d love to remake Kiss Me Deadly in some way, but I don’t even know if that would be possible. It has such a contemporary energy, but it’s ultimately so tied to the time in which it was made.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by John Carpenter, the entry for Kiss Me Deadly.
2024-04-30·criterion.com ↗
SpellboundOther Alfred Hitchcock
My favorite Hitchcock film will always be Vertigo, but Spellbound is so visually stunning.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by John Carpenter, the entry for Spellbound.
2024-04-30·criterion.com ↗
Dead RingersOther David Cronenberg
I find Dead Ringers, with those horrible instruments and Jeremy Irons’s great dual performance, to actually be very funny. It all really works!
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by John Carpenter, the entry for Dead Ringers.
2024-04-30·criterion.com ↗
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