Tag: John Carpenter

Jamie Lee Curtis Interview – HALLOWEEN KILLS and the Legacy of Michael Myers

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 3, 2021

Jamie Lee Curtis Interview – HALLOWEEN KILLS and the Legacy of Michael Myers Jamie Lee Curtis is an icon in the horror genre thanks to her memorable role of Laurie Strode in the Halloween movies. If you’ve been following my work over the last decade, you know that Halloween is my favorite scary movie of…
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A NEW TEASE OF “HALLOWEEN KILLS”

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 29, 2020

A NEW TEASE OF “HALLOWEEN KILLS” Imagine my disappointment earlier this year when Universal Studios/Blumhouse Productions announced that Halloween Kills would have to wait until next Halloween, October 2021 before we would be able to see it. All because of the pandemic. The movie is shot, edited, and finished, but the studio and creative team…
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HALLOWEEN KILLS & HALLOWEEN ENDS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 20, 2019

HALLOWEEN KILLS & HALLOWEEN ENDS Halloween fans are rejoicing with screams of joy as Universal Pictures has announced two additional Halloween films, Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, as a follow up to 2018’s Halloween. Last year’s film saw the return of Jamie Lee Curtis as heroine Laurie Strode battling masked killer Michael Myers. That film…
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PODCAST EPISODE 36: “Halloween” – 40 Years of Michael Myers

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 1, 2018

PODCAST EPISODE 36: “Halloween” – 40 Years of Michael Myers I have a brand new episode of my podcast “Paul’s Trip to the Movies” up on PodcastOne, Apple Podcasts, My Talk 1071’s website or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s brought to you by T-Rex Cookie Company. “Halloween” is killing it at the box office…
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“HALLOWEEN” RETROSPECTIVE- 40 YEARS OF TERROR

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 22, 2018

“HALLOWEEN” RETROSPECTIVE- 40 Years of Terror This an an abbreviated version of a piece I wrote five years ago. With the release of the new Halloween and its 40th anniversary, I thought I’d re-share it and add in the new one among my ranking of the entire franchise. Please note, I review the movies going…
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Movie Trailer: HALLOWEEN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 8, 2018

HALLOWEEN Director: David Gordon Green Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Nick Castle, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner, James Jude Courtney I can’t get begin to express my excitement for the latest Halloween movie. You may know that the original 1978 John Carpenter classic is my favorite scary movie of all time. I’ve done…
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“Halloween” Retrospective: HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 24, 2013

HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982) Director/Writer: Tommy Lee Wallace Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O’Herlihy, Nancy Kyes A.K.A. The Halloween movie without Michael Myers. WHAAAAAATTTTTTT??? I’ll get to that in a bit. A deranged man clutching a Halloween mask announces “They’re coming. They’re coming” as he collapses into a gas station. The…
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“Halloween” Retrospective: HALLOWEEN II (1981)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 23, 2013

HALLOWEEN IIDirector: Rick RosenthalWritten by John Carpenter and Debra HillStarring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, Charles Cyphers, Pamela Susan Shoop, Dick Warlock Even though it was released three years after the first film, the story picks up toward the ending of the first film when Laurie Strode tells Lindsay and Tommy to go get help…
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“Halloween” Retrospective: HALLOWEEN (1978)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 22, 2013

This review was originally posted October 2012, but I have added some updates regarding the 2013 35th Anniversary Blu-Ray releaseHALLOWEEN (1978)Director: John CarpenterStarring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis, Kyle Richards, Brian Andrews, Nick Castle “I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face and, the blackest eyes… the devil’s…
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Movie Rewind: HALLOWEEN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 1, 2012

HALLOWEEN (1978) Director: John Carpenter Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis, Kyle Richards, Brian Andrews, Nick Castle Paul’s Trip to the Movies: October 2012 “I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face and, the blackest eyes… the devil’s eyes.” A simple score of just a couple of notes…
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