John carpenters the ward, his first feature since the disappointing ghosts of mars 2001, continues the painful decline of a director who seems more nostalgic for past glories than. If you like commentaries we do some where a film buff and a comedian do one over a. Or it might be a red herring meant to disguise one of the most ridiculous plot twists in the horror movie handbook. The best john carpenter s movies a list of 22 titles created 14 mar 2016 to rewatch. John carpenter s ghosts of mars 2001 catching the train outta hell scene. Sandy king, john carpenters wife described this movie a johns chick flick. John carpenters the ward, a psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the 1960s, marks iconic horror master john carpenters first feature film in ten years. Has a lot of dark humour, and is the precursor for dan obannons future screenplay for alien, which makes it. Director john carpenter halloween 1978, escape from l.
Set in 1966, the film chronicles a young woman who is institutionalized after setting fire to a house, and who finds herself haunted by the ghost of a former inmate at the psychiatric ward. Body bags is a 1993 american horror anthology comedy originally made for television, featuring three unconnected stories, with bookend segments featuring john carpenter and tobe hooper as deranged. The legendary director in decent form with a wellmade horror pic. Echo lake productions has released the full movie trailer for john carpenter%u2018s return to horror the ward.
John howard carpenter born january 16, 1948 is an american filmmaker, screenwriter and composer. Kristen amber heard, a beautiful but troubled young woman, finds herself bruised, cut, drugged, and held against her will in a remote ward of a psychiatric hospital. Apr 10, 2011 in this new film by john carpenter, who will be awarded the 2011 phantasmagoria award at the philadelphia cinefest, the fact that the staff of a psyche ward, circa 1966, must be aware of unchecked violence and murder shows that somethings fishy. A psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the 1960s, marks iconic horror master john carpenters first feature film in ten years. Jul 08, 2011 john carpenters the ward, his first feature since the disappointing ghosts of mars 2001, continues the painful decline of a director who seems more nostalgic for past glories than. In some ways, john carpenters the ward distinguishes itself most by what it is not, rather than what it is. Doug mankoff, peter block, mike marcus, andrew spaulding screenwriters. John howard carpenter was born in carthage, new york, to mother milton jean carter and father howard ralph carpenter. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the john carpenterdirected movie via subscription can be a huge. Master horror director john carpenter and jared harris commentate over his misaligned last feature film the ward. Many of you know, carpenter is a celebrated filmmaker who frequently has worked in. Half trailer for john carpenters the ward collider. If you want my detailed opinion of the film, you can check that link below. Directed by john carpenter and starring amber heard, lyndsy fonseca, danielle panabaker and jared harris.
Theres no doubt this is a different carpenter than we have seen in some time. John carpenters the ward full movie watch online, stream or. The ward premiered earlier this year at the toronto. Until the ward, carpenter hadnt directed a film since 2001s ghost of mars today weve got the first fulllength trailer for the upcoming film. It does remind me a bit of another film with a similar theme. While no us distributor has been set, the uk will receive john carpenters return to featurelength horror on january 21st, 2011. With amber heard, mamie gummer, danielle panabaker, lauraleigh. Inside youll find the full trailer and uk one sheet for the. They teased with fifty seconds just a few days back and now the full uk trailer for john carpenters the ward has followed behind. The best john carpenters movies a list of 22 titles created 14 mar 2016 to rewatch. Amber heard, mamie gummer, danielle panabaker, lauraleigh, lyndsy fonseca, mika boorem, jared harris music composer. The ward is an intense psychological thriller set in a mental institution where a young woman, kristen is haunted by a mysterious and deadly ghost. Yearning to watch the ward in the comfort of your own home.
Carpenter s first big movie, although it s basically an expanded schoolproject. John carpenter s the ward, a psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the 1960s, marks iconic horror master john carpenter s first feature film in. Michael and shawn rasmussen wrote, and the legendary john carpenter directs the ward, warner bros. Full trailer for john carpenters crazygirl horror movie. The ward is john carpenters first fulllength feature film since ghosts of mars. The ward 2010 john carpenters director commentary youtube. Many of you know, carpenter is a celebrated filmmaker who frequently has worked in the scifi and horror genres. Released by varese sarabande in 2011 containing music from the ward 2011.
I cant really recommend this film unless you must watch every movie john carpenter has made, but this wouldnt rate highly among his. Amber heard in the ward 2010 jared harris and amber heard in the ward 2010 mamie gummer and amber heard in the ward 2010. Kristen, a beautiful but troubled young woman, finds herself bruised. Later, at night, when the lights in her remote ward go dim, kristen is confronted by an. The ward is a classic psychological horror thriller that keeps you guessing. The ward 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Those sit alongside the driving, led zeppelininfluenced assault on precinct theme, halloweens iconic 54 piano riff, and the eerie synth work of the fog.
You can watch the full series premiere of penny dreadful. Carpenters first big movie, although its basically an expanded schoolproject. Movie themes 19741998 by john carpenter, released 20 october 2017 1. John carpenters best movies come in many forms, from horror to scifi and even a little bit of western. Nov 06, 2018 master horror director john carpenter and jared harris commentate over his misaligned last feature film the ward.
A young woman amber heard begins the film by burning a home, which brings her to the allwoman. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. In this new film by john carpenter, who will be awarded the 2011 phantasmagoria award at the philadelphia cinefest, the fact that the staff of a psyche ward, circa 1966, must be aware of unchecked violence and murder shows that somethings fishy. Jun 10, 2011 a psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the 1960s, marks iconic horror master john carpenter s first feature film in ten years. John carpenter will always be a filmmaker to watch, even when all there is to watch is a half trailer of sorts for his latest, the ward. John carpenters the ward trailer 1 hd 2011 youtube. Sep 03, 2009 full cast for john carpenters the ward. John carpenter keeps his office in a converted hillside hollywood home, on a quiet treelined street evocative of the sleepy suburb michael myers terrorized in 1978s halloween. Full uk trailer and poster for john carpenters the ward. John carpenters the ward soundtrack from 2011, composed by mark kilian. Mar 31, 2017 body bags is a 1993 american horror anthology comedy originally made for television, featuring three unconnected stories, with bookend segments featuring john carpenter and tobe hooper as deranged. Echo lake productions has released the full movie trailer for john carpenters return to horror the ward. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the john carpenter directed movie via subscription can be a huge. A return to form for john carpenters last film to date.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Film journal international wrote, genre veteran john carpenters sleekly professional ghost. Dec 23, 2016 an institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost. Full cast for john carpenters the ward bloody disgusting. J ohn carpenters current reputation as a spent force is undeserved, even if hes not made much recently that knocked anyones socks off. Jan 06, 2011 michael and shawn rasmussen wrote, and the legendary john carpenter directs the ward, warner bros. Full trailer for john carpenters crazygirl horror movie the. John carpenters ghosts of mars 2001 catching the train outta hell scene. An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost. A thriller centered on an institutionalized young woman who becomes terrorized by a ghost. In some ways, john carpenter s the ward distinguishes itself most by what it is not, rather than what it is. There s no doubt this is a different carpenter than we have seen in some time. His family moved to bowling green, kentucky, where his father, a professor, was head of the music department at western kentucky university.
We rank them all, including halloween, the thing, escape from new york, and more. Although carpenter has worked with various movie genres, he is associated most commonly with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s. John carpenters fulllength trailer for the ward check out the first trailer for the ward, john carpenters longawaited return to horror films about a ghost that terrorizes a woman in a mental institution. John carpenters the ward, a psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the 1960s, marks iconic horror master john carpenters first feature film in.
Watch the movie trailer for john carpenters the ward 2011. Set in 1966, the film chronicles a young woman who is institutionalized after setting fire to a house, and who finds herself haunted by the ghost. The ward is a 2010 american supernatural psychological horror film directed by john carpenter and starring amber heard, mamie gummer, danielle panabaker, lauraleigh, lyndsy fonseca and jared harris. Anthology is a nearcomprehensive survey of john carpenters greatest themes, from his very first movie, the nobudget scifi film dark star, to 1998s supernatural western, vampires. Lacking the hallmarks of his best work, the ward proves to be a disappointingly mundane swan song for director john carpenter. For all their respective virtues, vampires 1998 and even the beloved ghosts of mars 2001 featured at least some sense of cheesiness or cheeky humor. Although carpenter has worked with various movie genres, he is associated most commonly with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s most films of carpenters career were initially commercial and critical failures, with the notable exceptions of halloween 1978, the. Whatever it is, that monster is haunting john carpenters the ward, the first theatrical horror film from the one of the genres unquestioned in a decade. A psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the 1960s, marks iconic horror master john carpenter s first feature film in ten years. Echo lake productions has released the full movie trailer for john carpenters return to horror the ward many of you know, carpenter is a celebrated filmmaker who frequently has worked in. At this past years toronto international film festival, legendary horror director john carpenter made his return to the directors chair with the ward, a film about a young woman who is being menaced by a ghost inside of a mental institution. The ward is a 2010 american supernatural psychological horror film directed by john. Has a lot of dark humour, and is the precursor for dan obannon s future screenplay for alien, which makes it historically very interesting.
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