Order in the Universe: The Films of John Carpenter

✍ Scribed by Cumbow, Robert

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 1 MB
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 0585383022

✦ Synopsis

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Stirrings; Introduction; 2. Sunrise; The Resurrection of Broncho Billy; 3. Let there be Light; Dark Star; 4. There are no Heroes any More; Assault on Precinct 13; Intermission: Zuma Beach and Eyes of Laura Mars; 5. It Was the Bogey Man; Halloween; Intermission: Halloween--The Sequels; 6. He's Controlling all of us; Someone's Watching me!; 7. There's a Reason for Everything; Elvis; 8. We're all Cursed; The Fog; 9. I Heard you were Dead; Escape from New York; 10. Trust is a Tough Thing to Come by.;An obscure independent filmmaker until Halloween (1978), John Carpenter has been applauded for his classic sense of compositions, yet reviled for his ""B-film"" sensibility. With a chronology of Carpenter's career, a detailed filmography, photos, brief plot synopses, and a thorough index, this volume will be treasured by film scholars and fans alike.