John Carpenter’s illustrious catalog of horror and non-horror classics has already seen three remakes, with at least one more kinda-sorta confirmed on the way (Escape from New York). If you consider 2011’s The Thing enough of a remake, notch another on the bedpost. It makes sense; Carpenter turned his no-bullshit attitude into a masterful filmmaking style, and those listed titles harbor nostalgic admiration. We’re probably closer than we think to seeing Bryan Fuller’s Christine remake for Blumhouse or a contemporary They Live, while Dwayne Johnson’s Big Trouble in Little China sequel project fades away. Imagine Julia Ducournau’s Christine should Fuller exit, or what about if James Gunn booked a brief horror vacation away from the Dceu for his take on They Live?
Carpenter’s brand of down-and-dirty storytelling mixed with societal commentaries make his works perfect for generational updates, but they can’t all be winners.
Carpenter’s brand of down-and-dirty storytelling mixed with societal commentaries make his works perfect for generational updates, but they can’t all be winners.
- 3/28/2024
- by Matt Donato
- bloody-disgusting.com
Providence #3
Written by Alan Moore
Art by Jacen Burrows
Colors by Juan Rodriguez
Letters by Kurt Hathaway
Published by Avatar Press, Inc.
We rejoin Alan Moore’s and Jacen Burrows’ Providence to find American life, as our protagonist newspaper man/aspiring author Robert Black specifically notes, in a state of upheaval. Prohibition has just passed. Mobs of angry, out-of-work actors crowd the streets of Manhattan, evoking parallels in people’s minds to the all-too-recent revolutions in Russia. These nuggets of history are not thrown into the story haphazardly, and play out along with some important pieces of commentary from members of the cast. But it’s important to note who’s making these comments, and what demographics are included — or not included — when it comes to the pages illustrating the crowds during the 1919 Actors’ Equity Association strike. If you guessed these pages are dominated by the perspective of white people...
Written by Alan Moore
Art by Jacen Burrows
Colors by Juan Rodriguez
Letters by Kurt Hathaway
Published by Avatar Press, Inc.
We rejoin Alan Moore’s and Jacen Burrows’ Providence to find American life, as our protagonist newspaper man/aspiring author Robert Black specifically notes, in a state of upheaval. Prohibition has just passed. Mobs of angry, out-of-work actors crowd the streets of Manhattan, evoking parallels in people’s minds to the all-too-recent revolutions in Russia. These nuggets of history are not thrown into the story haphazardly, and play out along with some important pieces of commentary from members of the cast. But it’s important to note who’s making these comments, and what demographics are included — or not included — when it comes to the pages illustrating the crowds during the 1919 Actors’ Equity Association strike. If you guessed these pages are dominated by the perspective of white people...
- 8/14/2015
- by Luke Dorian Blackwood
- SoundOnSight
In this roundup from the Encore and Mumbrella Annual, we look back at the year in television.
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James Warburton starts at Ten 10 months after he was appointed to the role.
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The summer non-ratings period comes to an end in February kicking things off with the battle of the bulge as Nine and Ten go head-to-head with their weight-loss shows. Ten’s established format, The Biggest Loser, ultimately triumphs as Nine is forced to move their offering, Excess Baggage, to digital channel Go! after abysmal ratings.
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The cast of Revenge
Seven wins the first week of ratings thanks to American drama Revenge, which was heavily promoted during Seven’s Summer of Tennis. It premieres with a whopping 2.06m viewers.
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Brad Lyons and Angus Ross step up at Seven to take on the roles of head of production and head of programming respectively after Tim Worner was appointed CEO of the network...
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James Warburton starts at Ten 10 months after he was appointed to the role.
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The summer non-ratings period comes to an end in February kicking things off with the battle of the bulge as Nine and Ten go head-to-head with their weight-loss shows. Ten’s established format, The Biggest Loser, ultimately triumphs as Nine is forced to move their offering, Excess Baggage, to digital channel Go! after abysmal ratings.
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The cast of Revenge
Seven wins the first week of ratings thanks to American drama Revenge, which was heavily promoted during Seven’s Summer of Tennis. It premieres with a whopping 2.06m viewers.
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Brad Lyons and Angus Ross step up at Seven to take on the roles of head of production and head of programming respectively after Tim Worner was appointed CEO of the network...
- 12/19/2012
- by Brooke Hemphill
- Encore Magazine
Sunday Telegraph editor Neil Breen, who announced last month that he planned to leave the newspaper and was hoping for a career in television, is to become executive producer of Nine’s flagship morning show Today, the Telegraph reports.
Breen is due to leave the paper at the end of the month, going out on a high after breaking the Alan Jones speech controversy. With a circulation of over 600,000, the Sunday Telegraph is Australia’s highest circulating newspaper.
According to the report, Today Ep Tom Malone will move to Nine’s 60 Minutes.
Breen is due to leave the paper at the end of the month, going out on a high after breaking the Alan Jones speech controversy. With a circulation of over 600,000, the Sunday Telegraph is Australia’s highest circulating newspaper.
According to the report, Today Ep Tom Malone will move to Nine’s 60 Minutes.
- 10/8/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Fairfax’s Garry Linnell has been promoted to editorial director of its metro division after less than a year with the company. He spoke to Encore’s Brooke Hemphill in February about his role, taking risks and why this is the best time to be a journalist
You can always gauge the esteem a journalist is held in by the amount of care their colleagues take when preparing a mock leaving cover. If the production values of the fake front page of The Bulletin positioned on the highest shelf of Garry Linnell’s office are anything to go by, the team at Fairfax are going to enjoy working with their new boss. Emblazoned on the cover is Linnell’s face in full Gene Simmonds Kiss makeup with the cover line ‘I was made for leaving you Gaz.’
Linnell has been in this office for just over three months and his...
You can always gauge the esteem a journalist is held in by the amount of care their colleagues take when preparing a mock leaving cover. If the production values of the fake front page of The Bulletin positioned on the highest shelf of Garry Linnell’s office are anything to go by, the team at Fairfax are going to enjoy working with their new boss. Emblazoned on the cover is Linnell’s face in full Gene Simmonds Kiss makeup with the cover line ‘I was made for leaving you Gaz.’
Linnell has been in this office for just over three months and his...
- 5/1/2012
- by Brooke Hemphill
- Encore Magazine
From the advertising dollars to the ratings rivalry – television’s earliest timeslot is big business. Brooke Hemphill sets her alarm and goes on set to find out the perfect recipe for making breakfast TV.
It’s after midnight on a Thursday evening in Sydney’s Cbd. The streets are largely deserted as the final day of the working week looms. While the nine to five set are safely tucked up in bed, in the heart of the city, Seven’s Martin Place studio is quiet, although never sleeping. Several journalists staff the newsroom on the first level and one flight of stairs above, two producers work the overnight shift for Seven’s market-leading breakfast program, Sunrise. Soon they will be joined by line producer David ‘Dougie’ Walters who is about to begin his day.
At a time when hospitality workers and university students contemplate calling it a night, Walters is at his desk.
It’s after midnight on a Thursday evening in Sydney’s Cbd. The streets are largely deserted as the final day of the working week looms. While the nine to five set are safely tucked up in bed, in the heart of the city, Seven’s Martin Place studio is quiet, although never sleeping. Several journalists staff the newsroom on the first level and one flight of stairs above, two producers work the overnight shift for Seven’s market-leading breakfast program, Sunrise. Soon they will be joined by line producer David ‘Dougie’ Walters who is about to begin his day.
At a time when hospitality workers and university students contemplate calling it a night, Walters is at his desk.
- 2/22/2012
- by Brooke Hemphill
- Encore Magazine
Karl Stefanovic has been accused of drunken antics on a recent flight. The Australian television personality, who flew to London over a week ago to cover the royal wedding, reportedly caused outrage among other Qantas travellers when he monopolised the business class bar for the whole flight. A source told The Daily Telegraph: "When a passenger tried to get access and there was no room in the bar, they made a complaint." Onlookers also revealed that Stefanovic stumbled from the plane after discovering his "lost" mobile phone stuck inside his shoe. Today's executive producer Tom Malone said that the show's (more)...
- 5/4/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Last year's Copenhagen climate conference failed to produce any sort of useful legislation. Maybe the wisdom of the crowd can do a better job. That's the idea behind MIT Climate CoLab's Collective Intelligence Climate Contest, a project that asks participants to submit proposals that answer one deceptively difficult question: What international climate agreements should the world community make?
There will be two winners of the year-long contest. After a preliminary round where judges ferret out infeasible entries, visitors to the contest site will be able to vote on their favorite proposals. The most popular entry will be one of the winners; a judge's pick will be the other.
The crowdsourcing initiative, which launched at the beginning of October, has just four entries thus far. But while the contest doesn't offer monetary compensation, it offers the opportunity to make a real impact--the top ideas will be presented to the United Nations,...
There will be two winners of the year-long contest. After a preliminary round where judges ferret out infeasible entries, visitors to the contest site will be able to vote on their favorite proposals. The most popular entry will be one of the winners; a judge's pick will be the other.
The crowdsourcing initiative, which launched at the beginning of October, has just four entries thus far. But while the contest doesn't offer monetary compensation, it offers the opportunity to make a real impact--the top ideas will be presented to the United Nations,...
- 10/11/2010
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
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