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John Carpenter On The Enduring Sound Of 'Halloween'

John Carpenter (center) directed and wrote the score for the horror classic Halloween, and wrote the score for its 2018 sequel. Trevor de Brauw/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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John Carpenter On The Enduring Sound Of 'Halloween'

The original Halloween score is one of the most enduring horror scores ever written. John Carpenter, who directed that movie and wrote its score, has now written the score for the film's 2018 sequel.

John Carpenter On The Enduring Sound Of 'Halloween'

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Kobe Bryant Removed As Animation Festival Juror After Protest Over Past Allegations

Academy Award-winner Kobe Bryant was removed as a juror from the Animation Is Film Festival in Los Angeles on Wednesday, after protests stemming from past sexual assault allegations against him. Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption

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Kobe Bryant Removed As Animation Festival Juror After Protest Over Past Allegations

A petition launched by "women and allies in the animation community" demanded "that accused rapist and sexual predator Kobe Bryant be removed" from the Animation Is Us festival.

'Halloween': This Time, Laurie Strode Is Locked And Loaded

"I ... am! Your singing tel-a-gram!": Michael Myers (Nick Castle) pays a visit to Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in David Gordon Green's Halloween. Ryan Green/Universal Pictures hide caption

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'Halloween': This Time, Laurie Strode Is Locked And Loaded

Critic Monica Castillo says this Halloween sequel takes as its true subject the lingering effects of the trauma Jamie Lee Curtis' character experienced in the 1978 original. (Also there's stabbing.)

A Family In Quiet Crisis Gathers To Assess 'What They Had' — And What They've Still Got

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A Family In Quiet Crisis Gathers To Assess 'What They Had' — And What They've Still Got

In her debut feature, writer/director Elizabeth Chomko brings fresh insight — and a stellar cast — to the "dysfunctional family" subgenre; the result is "funny and sad, but never mawkish."

It Wasn't Cool To Care In The 'Mid90s' — But Jonah Hill Does

In Jonah Hill's directing debut Mid90s, Stevie (Sunny Suljic, left) and Ray (Na-kel Smith) come of age among an LA skateboarding crew. Tobin Yelland/A24 hide caption

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It Wasn't Cool To Care In The 'Mid90s' — But Jonah Hill Does

In Hill's directorial debut, a 13-year-old boy from a troubled home finds his tribe through skateboarding. "It really was an ethic and aesthetic for me that I carry with me to this day," Hill says.

It Wasn't Cool To Care In The 'Mid90s' — But Jonah Hill Does

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Venom: Oh It's Gooey, But Is It Good?

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Venom: Oh It's Gooey, But Is It Good?

In Venom, Tom Hardy plays Eddie Brock, an investigative journalist who's trying to rebound from a major setback in his career. But Eddie's plans are halted when he's overtaken by a violent — and gooey — alien symbiote.

Venom: Oh It's Gooey, But Is It Good?

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'Bad Times At The El Royale' Is A Twisty, Neon-Lit Neo-Noir

More like "AB Times at the El Royale," am I right?: Chris Hemsworth stars in writer/director Drew Goddard's Bad Times at the El Royale. John P. Johnson/Twentieth Century Fox hide caption

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'Bad Times At The El Royale' Is A Twisty, Neon-Lit Neo-Noir

In writer/director Drew Goddard's film, several strangers converge at a casino-motel filled with dark passageways and two-way mirrors — a lot like the film's satisfyingly pulpy, B-movie plot.

After Living Dozens Of Lives, Leading Stuntwoman Mimi Lesseos Has Lessons To Offer

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After Living Dozens Of Lives, Leading Stuntwoman Mimi Lesseos Has Lessons To Offer

Stunt performers can take a punch or survive a fiery car crash. It may sound like a job for the young, but Lesseos has been at it for decades. At 54, she wants to pass on her work's rewards and snags.

After Living Dozens Of Lives, Leading Stuntwoman Mimi Lesseos Has Lessons To Offer

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