Escape From L.A. In conversation with John Carpenter before a screening of his film &ldquo;Escape from L.A.&rdquo; at the Egyptian Theatre . Aside from his 1996 movie being worth a revisit, the Q&A was particularly thought-provoking. I appreciated Carpenter&rsquo;s irreverence, his thoughts on finally getting his star on the Walk of Fame, and memories of trying to make the film on a limited ($50M)…