The films director john carpenter last directed halloween and riot. Watch the ward movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Download the new storm king productions app, available now on ios and android, and experience a new way of connecting with all of your favorite john carpenter media. Yearning to watch the ward in the comfort of your own home. Though he did direct some of the greatest horror movies ever check out 1995s in the mouth of madness if you havent seen it. The official john carpenter the official website of john. Jun 06, 2011 i saw john carpenters the ward in toronto last year and can satisfactorily say it is quite terrible.
A return to form for john carpenters last film to date. Oct 02, 2018 john carpenter wants to direct a new movie, but it wont be the thing 2. I grew up on his films, and halloween, escape from new york, big. 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. I would love to see john carpenter direct another horror movie one day. His family moved to bowling green, kentucky, where his father, a professor, was head of the music department at western kentucky university. As carpenters first project in 10 years, though, the ward is slight. While by no means a masterpiece of the form, john carpenters the ward is an economical period piece that still effectively demonstrates. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
A young woman and a ghost fight violently including the young woman killing the ghost with an emergency axe, and the young woman thrown out the window. Early on, he just seemed to have his finger on the pulse of something, well, evil. I was hoping that it would be entertaining and bring a little something different to the mental patientpsych ward story. Carpenter also talks about the remakes of his films like they live.
John carpenter s the ward, a psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental. The ward the films of horror master john carpenter. Mark kilian john carpenters the ward original motion. So it was with much trepidation that i hit the play button for this one. 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.
We rank them all, including halloween, the thing, escape from new york, and more. I cant really recommend this film unless you must watch every movie john carpenter has made, but this wouldnt rate highly among his. Suite from john carpenters the ward mark kilian youtube. The ward was shot in super 35, the first time carpenter has ever used that system. The ward premiered earlier this year at the toronto. John carpenter in the ward 2010 amber heard in the ward 2010 jared harris. John carpenter directs the ward the new york times. Movie talk john carpenters the ward sounds pretty generic. 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. In some ways, john carpenter s the ward distinguishes itself most by what it is not, rather than what it is. Still, its a wellmade film, with some finely crafted shocks and a steady pace that almost. Dont call john carpenter a horror movie director, says. It s a handsome, sturdilycrafted genre film, and an effective yarn that, until the very end, cloaks its true nature suspensefully.
I cant really recommend this film unless you must watch every movie john carpenter has made, but this wouldnt rate highly among his filmography. I picked this movie up simply because it was a horror movie with john carpenters name on it. The ward, horror master john carpenters first feature film in about 10. 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 carpenter wants to direct a new movie, but it wont be. This is the guy who brought us films such as halloween, the thing, they live and escape from new york. While by no means a masterpiece of the form, john carpenter s the ward is an economical period piece that still effectively demonstrates what a skilled technician can accomplish in a single. It wont be a spoiler to reveal that the ward is john carpenter s entry in explainitaway psychological horror. In 2010, one such film was released, and it would have likely gone completely unnoticed, if not for the name attached to its title, john carpenters.
Why john carpenter is the most underrated filmmaker of our. There s no doubt this is a different carpenter than we have seen in some time. Half trailer for john carpenters the ward collider. Hes very much the film aficionado sharing his love hes more at home referencing.
John carpenters the ward posted on tuesday, september 14th, 2010 by peter sciretta john carpenter is a celebrated filmmaker who frequently has worked in the scifi and horror. John carpenter has made some of my favourite films, however, his more recent efforts have been a little wide of the mark. The ward proves to be a disappointingly mundane swan song for director john carpenter. It sounds like she should be in a racist 1920s silent historical epic though. It does remind me a bit of another film with a similar theme. You will not be saved by the holy ghost the complete carpenter project. Premiering in the midnight madness section of the toronto film festival, the wards most marketable commodity is the director who made it. Scenes i just threw together from my favorite movie john carpenter s the ward. Why john carpenter is the most underrated filmmaker of our time. The stylish 1978 film rewrote the rules of horror movies, and enshrined its. However, the movie is not set in present time but rather in the 60s, as dr stringer. Full trailer for john carpenters crazygirl horror movie. While kristen is unsure how she got there or why, she is certain that the ward has a dark secret at its core that freezes the other residents into silence and shes determined to get outeven if its alone. After a long absence from movie screens, carpenter returned in 2010 with the ward, in which a young woman amber heard is committed to a psychiatric hospital after burning down an abandoned.
John carpenter talks the ward starring amber heard collider. J ohn carpenters current reputation as a spent force is undeserved, even if hes not made much recently that knocked anyones socks off. John carpenter talks the ward and they live remake collider. Projector john carpenters the ward tv episode 2011 imdb. Arc enetrtainmentamber heard and lauraleigh in the ward. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Film journal international wrote, genre veteran john carpenters sleekly professional ghost story is wellacted and directed but sadly derivative. A great romance ended for the director john carpenter 10 years ago on the set of his movie ghosts of mars. John carpenter would love to direct another movie, but hes too busy playing video games. What do you guys think about this movie and especially about the last scene.
John carpenters best movies come in many forms, from horror to scifi and even a little bit of western. Watch john carpenter s the ward starring amber heard in this horror on directv. John carpenters the ward trailer 1 hd 2011 youtube. It took 9 years for john carpenter to make his next movie, and the ward whilst far from being anything special is at least refreshing after the miss firing ghosts of mars. Take it easy on me with the blending of the scenes. I wish i could say the ward is a return to form for john carpenter. While not as simple as the setup makes out, it s happy to be good of its type rather than. The thing about horror is, it s a universal genre, because everybody in the world is scared. Still no us dates, but the uk release is on january 21st. 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. While by no means a masterpiece of the form, john carpenter s the ward is an economical period piece that still effectively demonstrates what a skilled technician can accomplish in a single location with a compact cast and sturdy oldschool effects. Watch john carpenters the ward starring amber heard in this horror on directv.
John howard carpenter was born in carthage, new york, to mother milton jean carter and father howard ralph carpenter. Carpenter is an outspoken proponent of widescreen filming, and all of his theatrical movies with the exception of dark star and the ward were filmed anamorphic with a 2. Feb 04, 20 scenes i just threw together from my favorite movie john carpenters the ward. Director john carpenter talks about his new film the ward starring amber heard, danielle panabaker, jared harris, and lyndsy fonseca. Or it might be a red herring meant to disguise one of the most ridiculous plot twists in the horror movie handbook. Theres no doubt this is a different carpenter than we have seen in some time. The ward feels like an old timer is behind the lens and it has a campfire type of style to it.
When it really comes down to it, the worst thing about the ward is that there are truckloads of movies just like it all lowbudget, all set in the same kind of asylum. A look at the the ward behindthescenes crew and production team. He seems, rightly, to find that category too limiting. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the john carpenter directed movie via subscription can be. Tight as a drum and plenty of fun, john carpenters first film in nine years is hardly a groundbreaker, but when the execution is this expert, why complain. Next time john carpenter decides to make a film, lets not let him. Kristen, a beautiful but troubled young woman, finds herself bruised. Apr 10, 2011 2011 philadelphia cinefest danger after dark feature. The other girls talk about patients who left, but nobody will say what happened to them or where they went. The ward is awful and im falling asleep so im going to make this short and sweet. 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.
The ward is a classic psychological horror thriller that keeps you guessing. 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. John howard carpenter born january 16, 1948 is an american filmmaker, screenwriter and composer. 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 over seven years 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. Director john carpenter halloween 1978, escape from l. The ward might not bode too well for carpenter s come back, but he did. Full trailer for john carpenters crazygirl horror movie the.
John carpenter makes his return to the silver screen with this thriller about a young woman who sees bizarre things in. In 1966, in north bend, oregon, the runaway kristen is captured by the police after burning down a farmhouse and is locked in the north bend psychiatric hospital. No one believes the claims of a young woman amber heard that a dead patient is stalking the residents of the psychiatric facility. When an old farmhouse is set ablaze by kristen amber heard, a distraught young woman, she is taken by police to the north bend psychiatric hospital. Watch john carpenters the ward online stream full movie. Amber heard is the main draw here and she is terrific. 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. Everything you need to know about the ward movie 2011. Michael myers, an escapee from a psychiatric facility, advances upon his prey in john carpenter s classic halloween. 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. Jul 08, 2011 a suite of themes from john carpenters return to feature filmmaking, the ward, by composer mark kilian markkilian. Ghosts of mars sucked hard, but cigarette burns was pretty decent. John carpenter has a wellearned reputation as the master of horror, even if the legendary directors stillgrowing body of work has encompassed everything from tv biopics elvis to scifi thrillers the thing, escape from new york and the occasional actioncomedy big trouble in little china.
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