Government in The Thing, They Live and Escape from New York

They Live: Alien, Reaganomics
The Thing: Incompetent- cannot save base
Escape from New York: Super-oppresive

China Meiville: Monsters and Marxism

http://www.socialistworker.org.uk/art.php?id=6936

BOOKS!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/They-Live-Focus-Jonathan-Lethem/dp/159376278X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296731219&sr=8-1

They Live (Deep Focus) by Jonathan Letham: Part of series that analyses often overlooked films, due to their genre, or lack of following.

YouTube interviews: Monster Mania

Q&A  Monster Mania XV 8-21-10 Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7GdL7hEG64&feature=related
-From 3:50, Carpenter talks about his childhood and inspirations.

Q&A  Monster Mania XV 8-21-10 Part3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPa-RyPbilY&feature=related
-Criticisms of his films at time of release.

Roddy Piper on They Live - Featurette 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwk1gjNUn9g&feature=related                                                        

FEAR ON FILM (1982) Roundtable (part 1) with David Cronenberg, John Carpenter and John Landis 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoGIyAtCJ-k&feature=related

 

John Carpenter Masters of Horror

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve2Nd43qWyk 

 Monster mania part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ_tFiB0t-w 

3 minutes for they live