Tag: John Carpenter

Revisiting Cinefex (28): The Fly, Big Trouble in Little China, Short Circuit

One glance at the front cover of Cinefex #28 should give you good reason to be afraid - very afraid. Staring right back at you is the grotesque visage of doomed scientist Seth Brundle following his metamorphosis into a half-human, half-insect hybrid at the climax of David Cronenberg's horror classic The Fly (1986). Known to … Continue reading Revisiting Cinefex (28): The Fly, Big Trouble in Little China, Short Circuit

A Stormy Night with John Carpenter’s “The Fog”

It's the middle of the eighties, the middle of a winter's afternoon and the middle of one humdinger of a storm. My friend Andy Wicks and I are in the middle of the stalls of the huge Gaumont cinema in Bournemouth. There are maybe six other people in there with us. We're treating ourselves to … Continue reading A Stormy Night with John Carpenter’s “The Fog”