‘Paranormal Activity’ Director Oren Peli Would Have No Problem If Steven Spielberg Hated His Movie
FROM MTV.COM: “Paranormal Activity” wouldn’t have been shown in mainstream theaters if not for movie fans demanding it. But we can also thank one particular movie lover for getting it distributed: Steven Spielberg. A widely circulated part of the film’s backstory involves Spielberg viewing — and being terrified by — the low-budget horror flick.
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‘E.T.’ Phones Home In Today’s Sick Day Stash
Call them “cult classics.” “Guilty pleasures.” “Comfort movies.” We all have a mental rolodex of flicks that may not be terribly popular but, for one reason or another, they resonate in a very special way. Maybe you saw it at the right moment. Maybe you just see gold where everyone else sees feces. Whatever the [...]
Haunted ‘Paranormal Activity’ Screener Left Steven Spielberg Terrified
I’m no tough guy, but honestly I don’t get scared easily by horror films. However, one movie from my childhood still creeps me out to this day: “Poltergeist.” Between the hungry oak tree and the demonic clown doll, I blame Steven Spielberg, who produced, co-wrote and partly co-directed the film, for many of the nightmares [...]
‘Indiana Jones’ Star Harrison Ford Game To ‘Put On The Costume Again’
Okay, look. “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” wasn’t great. It’s been out for more than a year, so let’s be honest here. It had some good moments, but the shift from supernatural curios and relics to sci-fi alien overlords was not the right move. Star Harrison Ford clearly has some more [...]
Steven Spielberg Setting A Course For Michael Crichton Novel ‘Pirate Latitudes’
Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg may be directing invisible rabbit remake “Harvey” next, but his follow-up gig may have just opened up. USA Today reports that DreamWorks is developing an adaptation of Michael Crichton’s final, as-yet-unreleased novel “Pirate Latitudes,” a 17th century adventure involving the water-borne bandits’ plot to raid Port Royal and liberate of Spanish [...]
Spielberg On ‘Halo’ Debunked And Molly Ringwald Remembers John Hughes In Today’s Dailies — 8/12/09
– Wait… you mean an IESB rumor has been debunked?! I don’t believe it. A weekend rumor that Steven Spielberg is interested in at the very least producing an adaptation of the hit video game “Halo” has been officially put to rest. Microsoft commented on the “news,” stating that any “Halo” motion picture projects are [...]
Steven Spielberg Hot For ‘Halo: Fall Of Reach’ Script From ‘G.I Joe’ Writer Stuart Beattie
Rumors are ugly, vicious beasts. They raise our hopes with wild speculation, hopes which are all too frequently dashed beneath the cold, harsh light of reality. Still, a brother can dream, right? Remember when, a couple weeks back, I started frothing at the mouth over a spec script that “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” [...]
Tom Hanks A No-Go For ‘Harvey’ And Rain A Maybe For ‘Enter The Dragon’ In Today’s Dailies — 8/5/09
Lots of variety from Variety today. See what I did there? Yeah? Long day. Almost over. Enjoy the Dailies.
– “School of Rock” writer Mike White sold the script for his “Babe in the Woods,” an action-comedy in which a new student at Yale University somehow becomes the target of the New Jersey mob. I envision [...]
Steven Spielberg Looking To Helm ‘Matt Helm’
In a market that’s already populated by James Bond, Jason Bourne and Ethan Hunt, is there really any room for another spy franchise? If Steven Spielberg has anything to say about it, there just might be.
Variety reports that the “Indiana Jones” director spies with his not-so-little eye the director’s chair on “Matt Helm,” a movie [...]
July 4th Holiday Movies To Celebrate Your Independence With
Aah, the Fourth of July. It’s the perfect weekend for barbecuing, enjoying your family… and watching Rambo rip a man’s Adam’s Apple out with his bare hands?
We have tons of Christmas movies, Halloween movies; hell, there’s even a “Groundhog’s Day” film. But what do we watch when we gather around the TV on Independence [...]
