Vanilla Twist - The Films of John Carpenter

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Grae and Mike, fans of the great John Carpenter discuss the works of the great filmmaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 1D AGO

    Ep. 40) Firestarter (2022)

    In 1984 the world was robbed of John Carpenter's Stephen King's Firestarter. In 2022 at least he got to give us a kick ass score for a version that's... a film. Why is this getting harder? Stream Prime Video AppleTV Buy Amazon HMV Dir: Keith Thomas Scr: Scott Teems Prd: Jason Blum, Akiva Goldsman Cast: Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Michael Greyeyes, Gloria Reuben, Kurtwood Smith Music: Cody Carpenter, John Carpenter, Daniel A. Davies DoP: Karim Hussain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 26m

  2. JAN 12

    Ep. 39) Halloween Ends

    We're at the End! The End of the David Gordon Green Halloween Trilogy. It's Halloween Ends! Just when you think this film has the answers, the filmmakers change the questions and throw us a Corey curveball. Buy HMV Amazon Stream AppleTV Prime Video Dir: David Gordon Green Scr: Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier, David Gordon Green and Danny McBride Prd: Bill Block, Jason Blum, Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Rohan Campbell, Will Patton DoP: Michael Simmonds Music: Cody Carpenter, John Carpenter, Daniel Davies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 7m

  3. 12/15/2025

    Ep. 38) Halloween Kills

    Let's crank up the crazy, break out the "fan-favourite" sundry characters and ruin all the goodwill of the 2018 'Hallowee', because EVIL DIES TONIGHT! Thank the maestro for the incredible doom score at least. Buy Amazon HMV Stream AppleTV Prime Video Dir: David Gordon Green Scr: Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Scott Teems Prd: Bill Block, Jason Blum, Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Thomas Mann, Anthony Michael Hall DoP: Michael Simmonds Music: Cody. Carpenter, John Carpenter, Daniel Davies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 43m

  4. 11/17/2025

    Ep. 37) Halloween (2018)

    40 years later, we're back in Haddonfield and Jamie Lee Curtis is here too! Shame about the lack of Pleasence of it all though. But you know... mortality. Still, there's much to talk about, plus a Carpenter score to boot! Buy Amazon HMV Stream Apple TV Amazon Prime Dir: David Gordon Green Scr: Jeff Fradley, David Gordon Green, Danny McBride Prd: Malek Akkad, Bill Block, Jason Blum, Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Nick Castle, Will Patton, Haluk Bilginer DoP: Michael Simmonds Music: Cody Carpenter, John Carpenter, Daniel A. Davies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 58m

  5. 10/20/2025

    Ep. 36) The Thing (2011)

    In 2011, the world was confounded by a solid, prequel/sequel/remake of John Carpenter's masterpiece 'The Thing'. Join us as we talk through how the filmmakers tied themselves in knots referencing the original, and who is this really for? Buy Zavvi Amazon Stream AppleTV Amazon Dir: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Scr: Eric Heisserer, John W. Campbell Jr. Prd: Marc Abraham, Eric Newman Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje DoP: Michel Abramowicz Music: Marco Beltrami Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 32m

  6. 09/22/2025

    F*ck It, Bonus Ep 2) The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

    We're back from a little summer hiatus and back with a non-John Carpenter bang. It's the second of our 'F*ck It Bonus' Episodes, talking about 1996's 'The Island of Dr. Moreau'. If you listen to this podcast, you probably know the story of this ill-fated, ramshackle film but come listen to us talk about it. Brando's 'presence'. Kilmer's 'performance'? Balk's dancing. Thewlis' accent, it's all on the table. Buy Amazon eBay Stream AppleTV Dir: John Frankenheimer, Richard Stanley Scr: Richard Stanley, Ron Hutchinson Cast: David Thewlis, Val Kilmer, Marlon Brando, Fairuza Balk, Temuera Morrison, Ron Perlman Prd: Edward R. Pressman Music: Gary Chang DoP: William A Fraker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 46m

  7. 06/30/2025

    Ep. 35) The Ward

    Currently, our Man John's last feature-length motion picture, 2010's The Ward. Is it as derivative as critics would have you believe? Is it, in fact, an underrated horror gem ripe for re-evaluation? Join us. Buy Amazon eBay Stream Amazon AppleTV Dir: John Carpenter Scr: Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen Prd: Doug Mankoff, Peter Block, Mike Marcus, Andrew Spaulding Cast: Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Laura-Leigh, Jared harris DoP: Yaron Orbach Music: Mark Killian Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 38m

  8. 06/16/2025

    Ep. 34) Masters of Horror

    Woo! Two John Carpenter directed films for the price of one. We're talking about our man's two episodes of the mid-2000s anthology series 'Masters of Horror'. Join us as we talk about two wildly different stories, one intriguing, one a tad silly. BUT we've got some ridiculous violence, haunted movies and SIEGES to talk about. Buy Amazon Zaavi Stream Amazon Cigarette Burns (2005) Dir: John Carpenter Scr: Drew McWeeny, Rebecca Swan Prd: Lisa Richardson, Tom Rowe Cast: Norman Reedus, Udo Kier, Gwynth Walsh, Douglas Arthurs DoP: Attila Szalay Music: Cody Carpenter Pro-Life (2006) Dir: John Carpenter Scr: Drew McWeeny, Rebecca Swan Prd: Lisa Richardson, Tom Rowe Cast: Ron Perlman, Cailtin Wachs, Mark Feuerstein DoP: Attila Szalay Music: Cody Carpenter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 45m
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