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Precinct 13: The Movies and Music of John CarpenterRanking the John Carpenter Filmography (Part 1) f/ Alexandra WilesWe're back again, and the time has finally come to unveil our rankings of all of the John Carpenter-directed films we've covered since Precinct 13's humble beginnings in the fall of 2019! This week's show is part one of our three-part "final" episode extravaganza (more on that in just a second), and we're welcoming back two-time guest host Alexandra Wiles to share her own rankings of all of the Carpenter films. Chris and Nick, meanwhile, share their bottom eight -- some of which you probably have already figured out, others that might be a little bit of a shocker...
2022-02-162h 01Precinct 13: The Movies and Music of John CarpenterDark Star (1974)It's the movie that started it all! On the premiere episode of Precinct 13, hosts Chris Oliphant and Nick Rocco Scalia kick off their film-by-film discussion of John Carpenter's body of work with 1974's Dark Star. Made in collaboration with Dan O'Bannon, Carpenter's USC classmate who would go on to co-create the Alien franchise, this sci-fi comedy began its life as a student film and became Carpenter's first theatrically-released feature. With some still-impressive low-budget production design and visual effects, a cast of colorful characters, and a deep roster of young creative talent bringing it all to life, Dark Star is...
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