John Carpenter - Utopian Facade

John Carpenter shares video for "Utopian Facade," touring Europe, disses Rob Zombie

John Carpenter has released a video for his Lost Themes II track “Utopian Facade.” The clip, directed by Gavin Hignight and Ben Verhulst, feels obviously indebted to Carpenter’s groundbreaking genre filmmaking. It’s a sci-fi/horror themed video that follows an android running around in the forest trying to escape various monsters and deliver a package to a chill-looking dude in a leather jacket. Like Carpenter’s best, it strikes the perfect balance between old-school b-movie camp and genuine eerie-ness. You can check it out below.

Meanwhile, in a bit of shade that only John Carpenter can throw (the man is well past his giving-a-fuck days), he recently took aim at metal musician/horror filmmaker/Halloween-remaker Rob Zombie during a talk at the New York Film Academy.

He lied about me…He said I was very cold to him when he told me he was going to make it. Nothing could be further from the truth. I said, ‘Make it your own movie, man. This is yours now. Don’t worry about me.’ I was incredibly supportive. Why that piece of shit lied, I don’t know.

He also found time to talk about how bad Zombie’s Halloween movies were (agreed, though I wonder if he’s seen The Lords of Salem or The Devil’s Rejects, which rule).

Meanwhile, John’s hitting the road in Europe with his band. Check out those updated dates, watch the video for “Utopian Facade,” and watch the video from his NYFA talk, below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4twMPO7FzA

John Carpenter — 2016 Tour Dates
Oct 20 Brighton – The Dome
Oct 22 Edinburgh – Usher Hall
Oct 23 Bristol – Simple Things Festival
Oct 25 Dublin – Vicar Street
Oct 27 Warwick – Butterworth Hall
Oct 28 Liverpool – Olympia (Liverpool Music Week)
Oct 29 Manchester – Victoria Warehouse **SOLD OUT**
Oct 31 London – Troxy **SOLD OUT**
Nov 1 London – Troxy
Nov 3 Vienna, AT – Stadthalle
Nov 5 Oberhausen, DE – Weekend of Hell
Nov 9 Paris, FR – Le Grand Rex
Oct 20 Brighton – The Dome
Oct 22 Edinburgh – Usher Hall
Oct 23 Bristol – Simple Things Festival
Oct 25 Dublin – Vicar Street
Oct 27 Warwick – Butterworth Hall
Oct 28 Liverpool – Olympia (Liverpool Music Week)
Oct 29 Manchester – Victoria Warehouse **SOLD OUT**
Oct 31 London – Troxy **SOLD OUT**
Nov 1 London – Troxy
Nov 3 Vienna, AT – Stadthalle
Nov 5 Oberhausen, DE – Weekend of Hell
Nov 9 Paris, FR – Le Grand Rex