This weekend the Academy Museum launched “The Horror Show” exhibition, a celebration of horror since the beginning of cinema (and before) comprised of hundreds of pieces including an original face-hugger from Ridley Scott‘s “Alien,” storyboards from “The Exorcist,” and costumes and props from “Scream,” “Saw,” and “Us.” In keeping with the museum’s practice of supplementing its exhibits with carefully curated screening series, “The Horror Show” kicked off with a retrospective devoted to the greatest of all horror directors, John Carpenter.

“John Carpenter: Prince of Darkness,” is a month-long series featuring several of Carpenter’s best films (“In the Mouth of Madness,” “Big Trouble in Little China,” “The Thing”) as well as some of his most criminally underrated (the “Vampires” and “Memoirs of an Invisible Man” double bill is a must-see). But to open the series, and to kick off “The Horror Show,” there was really only one acceptable choice: Carpenter’s 1978 masterpiece “Halloween.”

Along with “Psycho” and “Alien” one of the most influential horror films of all time, “Halloween” was a low-budget indie with modest beginnings that became a classic thanks to Carpenter’s intense commitment and supreme sense of craft. Given the assignment to make a slasher movie about a killer going after babysitters, Carpenter and co-writer Debra Hill set out to create something more than just another exploitation movie; approaching low-budget horror more like Alfred Hitchcock or Howard Hawks than Herschell Gordon Lewis, Carpenter turned “Halloween” into a timeless nightmare where the quotidian collides with the mythic to yield relentless suspense.

Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis, who was propelled to stardom when “Halloween” became a massive box office hit, appeared at the Academy Museum to introduce the film alongside special effects master and “Halloween” enthusiast Howard Berger. Curtis noted that the film came along just when she needed it, after she had lost her job on a TV series adaptation of Blake Edwards’ “Operation Petticoat” (a movie that had starred Curtis’ father Tony). “They fired me, and that’s why I was available to come in and audition.”

Carpenter gave co-writer and producer Debra Hill credit for championing Curtis, and said he knew what he had as soon as production began. “I remember after the first day of shooting, I thought, ‘My God, this girl has got it. She is great,’” Carpenter said. When Carpenter called Curtis at home that night, she assumed he was calling to fire her, but in fact it was to let her know what a great job she had done — “The only time in my career I have ever had a director call me after a day of work,” Curtis said.

In a wide-ranging conversation, Curtis and Carpenter addressed everything from the origins of the Michael Myers mask (which, famously, was a William Shatner-Captain Kirk mask modified by production designer Tommy Lee Wallace) to the low-budget solutions to problems like shooting a film set on Halloween in March (the prop guy had to constantly toss old and painted leaves into the frame to distract from the green trees all around).

Carpenter also discussed the film’s iconic music, which he composed and performed in three days.”We didn’t have money for anybody else,” Carpenter said when asked his reason for scoring the film himself. “I scored the movie we made before ‘Halloween,’ ‘Assault on Precinct 13,’ in one day. ‘Halloween’ took three days. It was a lot bigger.”

While Carpenter was joking a bit about “Halloween” being a “big” movie, seeing the film on the Academy Museum’s huge screen in the Geffen Theater one can’t help but be struck by the movie’s ambition and scale — much of which Carpenter and Curtis credited to director of photography Dean Cundey, whose fluid use of the Panaglide (an early variation on the Steadicam) gave “Halloween” some of its most iconic sequences. Perhaps the most famous is an opening long take (actually broken up with two hidden cuts) in which we see the first murder from the young killer’s point of view.

That prologue was shot on the final day of production, and it takes place in the past the house in which it is set had to be spruced up after all the scenes depicting it in a dilapidated state. According to Curtis, the entire cast and crew joined forces to paint and fix up the house before the shot, which Curtis stayed to watch even though she wasn’t featured in it. Sensing she had just been a part of something special, Curtis asked Cundey if she could keep the film’s clapperboard. Once she took the clapperboard home she made an amusing discovery.

“Dean had been using that clapperboard for years,” Curtis said. “Back in the day they would just put another piece of tape over the name of the movie and write the new one in. Dean had done a lot of porn, so underneath the ‘Halloween’ piece of tape are a bunch of porno movies.” Curtis’ sense that the clapperboard would prove important was quickly confirmed when “Halloween” became one of the most popular horror movies ever made; 48 years later, her clapperboard (as well as her shooting script and personal copy of the one-sheet) is part of the Academy’s horror exhibition.

Carpenter reminded everyone, however, that “Halloween” was far from an instant success. “It came out and the reviews were awful,” Carpenter said. “I remember one that said, ‘John Carpenter does not have talent with actors.’ But it grew. It had word of mouth.” Curtis recalled going to see the movie with a crowd and finally understanding why Carpenter had spent the shoot directing her to be more vulnerable.

When Curtis’ character Laurie Strode crossed the street to enter the house Michael Myers occupied, a woman in the theater stood up and screamed, “Don’t go in there! There’s a murderer in there!” “That what was the minute where I understood what vulnerability meant,” Curtis said. “Because she cared about Laurie. She wanted to protect Laurie.” In spite of Curtis’ love for Carpenter, the character, and the movie — and in spite of the fact that her career as a scream queen has now spanned nearly 50 years — she said she personally can’t watch scary movies.

“I’ve given my entire life to horror movies, and yet I don’t like them,” Curtis said. “I don’t like to be scared. I wouldn’t go to this exhibit. I have no interest in knowing any of it.” “You’re a chickenshit,” Carpenter responded. But even if Curtis doesn’t like being scared, she treasures having been part of a movie that’s terrified several generations of filmgoers.

“This was made fast,” Curtis said. “The crew was tiny. Everybody was under 30. It was fantastic. It was independent filmmaking in its marrow. It was just beautiful. It was such an incredible experience.”

“John Carpenter: Prince of Darkness” runs at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures through October 25. “The Horror Show” exhibition will be at the museum through July 25, 2027. For tickets and more information visit the Academy Museum’s website.

Disney has unveiled premiere date for Steven Knight’s Oasis documentary on Disney+ and Hulu.

The feature will land on October 9, just two weeks after tickets to Oasis’ next round of tour dates were snapped up, including some shows in the U.S.

Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger has already had a theatrical run where it became the UK’s highest-grossing documentary feature film of 2026. Described as an “unapologetically uplifting account of the biggest musical event of 2025,” Knight’s movie charts Liam and Noel Gallagher’s reunion tour, Oasis Live ‘25, which was one of the most anticipated rock ‘n’ roll comebacks in years.

The film from Magna Studios and directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace features material from a rare joint interview between the Gallaghers, along with plenty of coverage of the sold-out concerts. Peaky Blinders creator Knight, a huge fan of the band, is writer-creator.

Angela Jain, Head of Content, Disney+ EMEA, said: “The great wait is over…as we now bring Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger to as many people as possible through Disney+, and to be doing it with exclusive unseen footage too, is so exciting for fans. The Oasis reunion has been one of our defining cultural moments of recent times. We have seen how the documentary has resonated with audiences around the world as they celebrate the power of Oasis and music through this evocative and moving reunion story.”

Oasis featured for the first time in a Saturday Night Live UK cold open over the weekend, with the Gallagher brothers revealing themselves as Russian spies after almost convincing Prime Minister Andy Burnham to join them.

Featuring never-before-seen footage, the film is a Magna Studios production, presented by Sony Music Vision in association with Sony Music Entertainment UK. The producers are Sam Bridger and Guy Heeley. The executive producers include Kate Shepherd, Marisa Clifford, Davud Karbassioun, Rob Stringer, Tom Mackay, Krista Wegener, Thomas Benski, Isabel Davis, and Tim O’Shea, with Oscar-winning sound mixers James Mather and Tarn Willers, cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos and editors George Cragg and Martina Zamolo leading the creative technical team. The film was commissioned by VP Unscripted Content for Disney+ EMEA, Sean Doyle.

EXCLUSIVE: British comedian and mind reader Peter Antoniou has announced a big set of tour dates for 2027.

From a childhood fascination with a tarot deck to performing for audiences around the world, Antoniou has built a career around turning the impossible into unforgettable theatre. His live performances combine comedy and audience interaction with moments of mind reading that leave crowds feeling as though they’ve stepped inside an episode of The Twilight Zone. No two performances are alike as Antoniou relies on the audience’s thoughts and secrets to craft the show.

Fresh off his nationwide Pretty Psychic tour, Antoniou’s new show, Peter Antoniou: Brain Teaser, pushes the experience further than ever before.

“This show is bigger, bolder, and more ambitious than anything I’ve done,” he says. “The only missing piece is your brain.”

Tickets will be available beginning with the Citi Presale on Tuesday, September 29 at 10 a.m. local time, running through Thursday, October 1 at 11:59 p.m. local time. They’ll go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 2 at 10 a.m. local.

Antoniou developed his craft through years of study with practitioners ranging from tarot readers and psychics to hypnotists, magicians, and psychologists. He’s repped by Val Sloot at Gersh and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. View his list of tour dates below.

PETER ANTONIOU: BRAIN TEASER 2027 TOUR:
Thu, Jan 14 Napa, CA at Uptown Theatre*
Fri, Jan 15 Monterey, CA at Golden State Theatre*
Sat, Jan 16 SLO, CA at Fremont Theater*
Sun, Jan 17 Ventura, CA at Ventura Music Hall*
Wed, Jan 20 Norfolk, VA at Attucks Theatre
Thu, Jan 21 Durham, NC at Carolina Theatre of Durham/Fletcher Hall
Fri, Jan 22 Charlotte, NC at The Fillmore Charlotte
Sat, Jan 23 Atlanta, GA at Buckhead Theatre
Sun, Jan 24 Lexington, KY at Lexington Opera House
Thu, Jan 28 Silver Spring, MD at The Fillmore Silver Spring
Fri, Jan 29 New York, NY at The Gramercy Theatre
Sat, Jan 30 Mckees Rocks, PA at Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens
Sun, Jan 31 Philadelphia, PA at The Fillmore Philadelphia
Tue, Feb 2 Exeter, UK at Phoenix
Wed, Feb 3 Cardiff, UK at Glee
Thu, Feb 4 Bath, UK at Komedia
Fri, Feb 5 London, UK at Leicester Square Theatre
Sun, Feb 7 Bristol, UK at Hen and Chicken
Mon, Feb 8 Cambridge, UK at Junction
Tue, Feb 9 Leicester, UK at Y Theatre
Wed, Feb 10 Sheffield, UK at Leadmill
Thu, Feb 11 Liverpool, UK at Hot Water
Fri, Feb 12 Belfast, UK at Limelight
Sat, Feb 13 Dublin, IE at Ambassador
Sun, Feb 14 Manchester, UK at New Century Hall
Tue, Feb 16 Newcastle, UK at Stand
Wed, Feb 17 Edinburgh, UK at Monkey Barrell
Thu, Feb 18 Glasgow, UK at Glee
Sun, Feb 21 Vancouver, BC at The Chan Centre*
Thu, Feb 25 Denver, CO at Paramount Theatre
Fri, Feb 26 Minneapolis, MN at The Fillmore Minneapolis
Sat, Feb 27 Salt Lake City, UT at The Depot
Thu, Mar 11 Spokane, WA at Bing Crosby Theatre
Fri, Mar 12 Seattle, WA at The Neptune Theatre
Sat, Mar 13 Salem, OR at Historic Elsinore Theatre
Sun, Mar 14 Boise, ID at Egyptian Theatre
Thu, Mar 18 Tucson, AZ at Rialto Theatre
Fri, Mar 19 Phoenix, AZ at The Van Buren
Sat, Mar 20 San Diego, CA at Observatory SD
Thu, Apr 1 Anaheim, CA at The Grove of Anaheim
Fri, Apr 2 Los Angeles, CA at Wilshire Ebell Theatre
Sat, Apr 3 San Francisco, CA at Palace of Fine Arts
Fri, Apr 9 Tampa, FL at Tampa Theatre
Sat, Apr 10 Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Wells Hall at The Parker
Sat, May 1 Lancaster, CA at Lancaster PAC*
Thu, May 6 Dallas, TX at House of Blues
Fri, May 7 Houston, TX at House of Blues
Sat, May 8 San Antonio, TX at The Aztec Theatre

*Not a Live Nation show

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