On this day in 1996, John Carpenter finally ... might be seen as a failure, Escape From L.A. is a genuinely entertaining follow-up to 1981’s Escape From New York that deserves a bit more respect.

When it comes to the horror genre, there's arguably no director as beloved as John Carpenter ... of the Damned, Escape From New York and Vampires. Now there are only a few Carpenter films left ...