Granted, anyone who knows me in my corporeal form will probably groan. I admit it, I think John Carpenter is a genius. I love his work. ALL of it. I raised more than a few eyebrows when I championed the impending release of "Escape From LA" like it was the new "Star Wars" prequel. I probably lost friends waxing romantically over "Village Of The Damned" like Dustin Hoffman cried over "Tootsie" on the AFI special. For me, cinema is defined by a 2.35:1 Panavision frame and a throbbing electronic score.