John Carpenter is long overdue for praise. He’s happy to play the hits

John Carpenter is long overdue for praise. He’s happy to play the hits

John Carpenter has this one recurring nightmare. β€œI’m in a huge, massive town I don’t really know,” he says, β€œand I’m looking for the movie district. And inevitably all the theaters are closed down. They’re all closed down. That’s what the dream is.” I’m visiting Carpenter at his longtime production house in Hollywood on one…

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Alec Baldwin lawsuit claiming wrongful prosecution heads to federal court

Alec Baldwin lawsuit claiming wrongful prosecution heads to federal court

Four years after the β€œRust” movie shooting, New Mexico officials have moved Alec Baldwin’s lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution to federal court. This week’s filing is the latest twist in the long legal saga after the October 2021 on-set death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin, the 67-year-old star and a producer of the western film, had…

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