John Carpenter’s They Live and Christine returning to theatres for their 35th and 40th anniversaries
2023 marks the 35th anniversary of director John Carpenter‘s cult classic sci-fi thriller They Live (watch it Here) and the 40th anniversary of his awesome Stephen King adaptation Christine (watch that one Here) – and to celebrate these anniversaries, Fathom Events will be bringing both movies back to the big screen in September! They Live is first, with its theatrical screenings set for September 3rd and 6th, then Christine follows on September 10th and 13th. To see if the movies will be showing in your area, and to secure tickets if they are, click over to the Fathom Events website.
Inspired by the 1963 short story Eight O’Clock in the Morning by Ray Nelson, They Live tells us that aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission. Humanity’s last chance lies with a lone drifter who stumbles upon a harrowing...
Inspired by the 1963 short story Eight O’Clock in the Morning by Ray Nelson, They Live tells us that aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission. Humanity’s last chance lies with a lone drifter who stumbles upon a harrowing...
- 8/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The titular character in 1983’s Christine—a ’58 Plymouth Fury with a violent temper—always intrigued me, but it was the friendship caught in her headlights that really captivated me.
My fascination with John Carpenter’s killer car flick appropriately started with its source material. Perusing the shelves at a used bookstore in the late summer following my senior year of high school, I picked up a copy of Stephen King’s Christine—the Signet paperback version with the chrome letters and zooming skull on the cover. I was already a King lifer at that point and the midnight movie vibe of this particular novel made it a must-buy.
For a while it sat on my shelf amongst many other “to be read” books, but when September rolled around, I was compelled to crack open its cover. Post high school, I was scribbling notes at the local community college while a...
My fascination with John Carpenter’s killer car flick appropriately started with its source material. Perusing the shelves at a used bookstore in the late summer following my senior year of high school, I picked up a copy of Stephen King’s Christine—the Signet paperback version with the chrome letters and zooming skull on the cover. I was already a King lifer at that point and the midnight movie vibe of this particular novel made it a must-buy.
For a while it sat on my shelf amongst many other “to be read” books, but when September rolled around, I was compelled to crack open its cover. Post high school, I was scribbling notes at the local community college while a...
- 10/29/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
If Laura Mulvey ever decided to write about cars, she’d have a field day with John Carpenter’s 1983 Stephen King adaptation Christine. Forget cinema’s “male gaze,” [how’s that for a reference, fellow film nerds?] she’d need to term the phrase “car gaze” as the film completely, and unabashedly, fetishes every single inch of the beautiful red 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine. The camera lingers on her every curve and shiny texture. It’s quite a thing to behold. And who better to play the female equivalent of this fetishistic gaze in the film than the stunningly beautiful, and equally talented, Alexandra Paul. Only 19 years old at the time of filming, Paul handles the “second female lead” role of Leigh like a seasoned veteran and gives horror fans a reason to hope for poor Christine’s destruction.
On the heels of the intended March 12 release date for Twilight Time’s Limited Edition Blu-ray of Christine*, FEARnet sat...
On the heels of the intended March 12 release date for Twilight Time’s Limited Edition Blu-ray of Christine*, FEARnet sat...
- 3/11/2013
- by Scott Neumyer
- FEARnet
Last time on..."There's that guy"... 1. James Cromwell - horror relation: "American Horror Story" 2. Geoffrey Lewis - horror relation: "The Devil's Rejects" 3. Marc Macaulay - horror relation: "My Bloody Valentine" 4. William Ostrander - horror relation: "Christine" 5. Brian Libby - horror relation: "Silent Rage" Today we look at... 1. Charles Cyphers Who the hell is Charles Cyphers? Well, let's just get to the point here. Mr Cyphers pl…...
- 7/13/2012
- Horrorbid
In the film canon from the great John Carpenter, it always seems like Christine gets the short end of the stick and is an afterthought. I believe part of the problem was the overkill of Stephen King films being released at the time, as well as the fact that Carpenter relied on suspense and not gore and violence like in his previous movie - The Thing. What stands out about Christine is the fine acting from the young cast, and a highlight is Malcolm Danare, who played bully “Moochie” Welch.
Jason Bene: John Carpenter was on a roll heading in to adapting the film version of Christine. How did you hitch a ride on this tale of terror?
Malcolm Danare: I went in and met Carpenter privately. Right off the bat we got along. He asked if I would come back the next day and be mixed and matched with three other bad guys…...
Jason Bene: John Carpenter was on a roll heading in to adapting the film version of Christine. How did you hitch a ride on this tale of terror?
Malcolm Danare: I went in and met Carpenter privately. Right off the bat we got along. He asked if I would come back the next day and be mixed and matched with three other bad guys…...
- 4/8/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
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