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Weekly International: Also doing well abroad: 'Arthur,''Twilight' sequels -- Oren Peli's suspense-horror pic "Paranormal Activity" climbed up the international box office chart.
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Hey, did you love Paranormal Activity? You did? So did $107 million worth of other Americans. Did you love it enough to go see a bunch more movies just like it? Paramount sure hopes so — the studio behind the latest little movie that could is opening a “micro-budget” division for films that cost less than $100,000 to make.
Starting in 2010, Paramount will make up to twenty such movies a year. While some will be tryouts for new...
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It's typically believed in Hollywood that you have to spend a lot of money to make a lot of money. Or, maybe that's just how it seems to us outsiders greeted with one overinflated blockbuster after another. Some movies are even marketed partially on the fact that they cost so much. But then a movie like Paranormal Activity comes around and shows the suits that a movie can make a ton of profit when it's cheaply produced but well made...
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Every time a really small film makes a really large amount of money, people start to get ideas. With Paranormal Activity still raking in dollars for Paramount, the studio is pushing the idea of spending a million bucks each year on ten to twenty small films. The budget of each of these films would be no more than $100k. Place your bets now as to whether we'll ever see any of these little projects, and how long this will even continue to seem...
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Paranormal Activity enjoys more box office success as it claims the top spot in Australia from New Moon.The horror movie has reached the top of the box office in American and the UK, steadily climbing up the rankings to eventually become number one.New Moon had to settle for the number two spot but grossed a further £2.5 million . There was ...
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International News: Low-budget horror pic tops U.K., Australia box offices -- Oren Peli's suspense-horror pic "Paranormal Activity" is scaring up plenty of interest in the U.K. and Australia, coming in No. 1 in both territories last weekend.
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[This Article Contains Paranormal Activity SPOILERS]
Man, I can’t wait to see the heads of those of you who HATED Paranormal Activity (about 50% of the audience) explode!
Paranormal Activity has inspired an online comic book from IDW Publishing, written by comic book industry veteran Scott Lobdell (Uncanny X-Men, Fantastic Four, Wild C.A.T.S.), which has appeared in [...]
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The hardcore group of you out there that really loved this fall's Paranormal Activity are getting something special from Paramount Home Entertainment.
A limited, collector's edition of the film.
This is only going to be made available on DVD online December 29 (the same day as the regular editions hitting DVD and Blu-Ray). The disc will include a theatrical version and an unrated version with an alternate ending never shown in theaters...
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FROM SPLASH PAGE: [SPOILER ALERT] Of all the scares delivered throughout the course of Paramount's "Paranormal Activity," it's shocking and unresolved ending is what really haunted many viewers.
Now, with the release of "Paranormal Activity: The Search for Katie," IDW is uniting the team of writer Scott Lobdell ("X-Men") and artist Mark Badger to provide [...]
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Sexual Activity is a funny short video (or trailer) as a Paranormal Activity parody. This couple is haunted by everything else but a demon, she thinks that there is in fact a ghost in the house, but the guy just wants to film with his camera all of their sexual ... Here you will find news about the best things in the world, like movies, series, events, technology, music and humor. If Aero = aerodynamic and mental = related to mind, then...
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Warning: This article may contain SPOILERS for the movie "Paranormal Activity." If you haven't seen it and don't want to know details, please turn back now.
One of the most profitable movies in history is looking to continue life beyond the screen with a new comic that picks up right where the movie left off.
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The popular A&E reality television show 'Paranormal State' is traveling around the country, soliciting ghost and paranormal activity stories from the public.
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I have listed four documents that every paranormal investigation team should consider having on file. You never know what might happen and should always be prepared.Contributor: Christina McWatersPublished: Dec 10, 2009
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Film News: Director Oren Peli at the Future of Film confab -- "Paranormal Activity" had plenty of offers to go direct to video, but helmer Oren Peli held out for a theatrical release after seeing how well the pic played to auds on the festival circuit.
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And new openers tank: 1. Paranormal Activity: £1.8 million (2nd week; drops 49%) 2. A Christmas Carol: £1.7 million 3. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: £1.6 million (3rd week; drops 62%) 4. Planet 51: £1.5 million (NEW) 5. Law Abiding...
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[SPOILER ALERT] Of all the scares delivered throughout the course of Paramount's "Paranormal Activity," it's shocking and unresolved ending is what really haunted many viewers.
Now, with the release of "Paranormal Activity: The Search for Katie," IDW is uniting the team of writer Scott Lobdell ("X-Men") and artist Mark Badger to provide viewers with some answers.
The [...]
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The most profitable movie in film history is cashing in at the iTunes Store with a new online comic, Paranormal Activity: The Search for Katie. The quiet, spooky little box office juggernaut held true to the all-too-often-forgotten principle that what an audience can’t see is more psychologically terrifying than what’s jumping out at them in [...]
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For me, growing up in my parents house as a child, there were always tales of ghosts and strange occurrences. This was, for the most part, dinner table conversation for us.
There were stories of deceased relatives who were still heard arguing in their now abandoned home where the front yard was now littered with over grown grass, shrubs and trees, there were stories of “Voodoo” rituals and spells that had been cast on family members in the...
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Paranormal Activity has jumped to the top of the UK box office in it’s second week of release, ending New Moon’s reign.The has enjoyed gradual success, mirroring what happened in America reaching the top spot after five weeks.After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturb...
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The Ghost Hunters Academy investigators talk about the amount of misinformation there is about paranormal investigation and what an awesome season finale would look like.
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While Paramount threatens to milk the success of Paranormal Activity with a sequel, IDW Publishing has unveiled an online comic book you can download for a measly 99 cents. It's a follow-up to the first film called "Paranormal Activity: The Search for Katie" - a rather sensational moniker that drums up images of a big adventure. Here's how IDW describes it:
Katie has gone missing. And Dr. Johann Averys, an internationally renowned...
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New releases Me and Orson Welles, The Descent: Part 2 and The Box fail to offer much opposition as Paranormal Activity leapfrogs into top spot in its second weekFor distributors with a new release this weekend, the only solace to be grasped at was that their movie hadn't done as badly as someone else's. As executives gathered at the annual British independent film awards in London on Sunday night, the talk was of how all the new films...
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In 2006, the psych-folk collective Espers played under a blanket of faux constellations and comets at Fels Planetarium in Philadelphia.
The setting was quite appropriate for a Philly-based sextet whose sound resonates with intergalactic drones, ’60s British folk music and a metaphysical essence, and whose name refers to an individual with telepathy or other paranormal powers. Big Sur, where Espers plays Fernwood Friday night, is an equally...
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Looking for holiday gifts with a decidedly paranormal twist? Here are some suggestions for friends and family -- or perhaps a treat for yourself. You'll find items in a wide price range to suit any budget, and for just about any age. Shop now so you'll get the goods in time for the holidays. Take a look at these ideas.10 Great Holiday Gifts for Fans of the Paranormal originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Monday, December 7th...
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I still haven't gotten to "Paranormal Activity," though I know I should; it just sounds like it'll either freak me out or disappoint. Here's news today, though, about director Oren Peli's follow-up: "Area 51," a thriller in which a trio of kids sneak into a government facility that may or may not contain alien life forms, was bought by Paramount after weeks of negotiation. The studio, which has taken in more than $107 million for "Paranormal...
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Paramount Pictures has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Area 51, reteaming with filmmaker Oren Peli for his follow-up to the low budget haunted house "found footage" indie Paranormal Activity.
Peli shot the film, another found-video thriller, last month in Utah with three virtually unknown actors - Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg and Ben Rovner. The film was shot for just under $5 million, and Paramount made a high-seven figure commitment...
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'Area 51,' the latest low-budget production from Oren Peli, will probably be released next year.
Paramount Pictures is betting it has the next "Paranormal Activity" on its hands.
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Low-budget maestro Oren Peli already has an encore in the can now now that his Paranormal Activity has become the year’s hottest horror hit. The director’s moving into alien turf with Area 51, which has been picked up for nationwide release by Paramount Pictures.
As with the Paramount-distributed Paranormal, Peli’s new movie, which completed [...]
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Paramount purchases Oren Peli's alien thriller Area 51 for 'high seven figure' sumHe made his film debut for just $15,000 (£9,000) and saw it blossom into the most profitable independent picture in cinema history. Now Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli looks set to pocket an altogether more substantial sum for his follow-up project.Screen Daily reports that Paramount Pictures has outbid DreamWorks and Lionsgate to secure rights to Peli's...
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According to BFDMemo, Paramount Pictures has picked up the distribution to director Oren Peli’s Area 51, the highly anticipated follow-up to this year’s box office smash, Paranormal Activity. As previously reported on numerous occasions, Paranormal Activity is the most profitable film of all time, pulling in more than $106 million at the box office on [...]
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With Paranormal Activity still doing decent box-office business (over $500K last weekend), the DVD release is set for December 29, and it includes an alternative ending not seen in theaters. Are you ready to be even more creeped out? The Blair Witch-like horror pic, made for just $15K, is the biggest indie success story since, well, Blair Witch, grossing more than $100M.
Meanwhile, director Oren Peli's next movie, Area 51, was just picked up...
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It took Oren Peli years to get his Paranormal Activity sold and finally into theaters. But when Paramount cannily marketed the $15,000 shot-on-video fright into a $106 million hit (well short of Blair Witch, sorry guys!), Oren became a hot...
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Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that Paranormal Activity , which cost less than $15,000 to make but grossed $106.1 million in theaters, will hit DVD and Two-Disc Blu-ray on December 29.
Written and directed by Oren Peli, the film follows a young, middle-class couple who become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially while they sleep...
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The Twilight franchise may still be packing them in, but Oren Peli's low-budget shocker shows that big (and scary) things come in small packages, tooThe winner #1It's rare for a film to drop 63% from the previous weekend and it still be considered a good result. But you can certainly make that case with The Twilight Saga: New Moon. In other words, forget about the percentages, just focus on the cascade of cash. By any yardstick, more than £20m...
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First things first. Paranormal Activity did not chill me to the bone, freak me out or leave me sleepless for weeks. It is not the scariest film ever, but then nor was The Blair Witch Project which became one of the highest-grossing films of all time in ratio to the thruppence ha'penny or whatever for which it was made.Oren Peli's ultra-low budget film has already achieved box-office phenomenon status after a mighty run in America and there is...
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Paramount Pictures has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Area 51, reteaming with filmmaker Oren Peli for his follow-up to the low budget haunted house "found footage" indie Paranormal Activity. Peli shot the film, another found-video thriller, last month in Utah with three virtually unknown actors - Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg and Ben Rovner. The film was shot for just under $5 million, and Paramount...Get the Big Picture (subscribe...
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November 27, 2009 -- (15, 85 mins) Horror/Thriller. Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs. Director: Oren Peli. Contains swearing and violence.
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Director Oren Peli's first movie isn't even out of cinemas yet but a hungry Paramount Pictures have already snapped up the rights for his second venture, Area 51. Peli's haunted house shocker Paranormal Activity was made on a shoestring $15,000 and has since accumulated over $107 million, becoming one of the most successful movies in Hollywood history. Released in the US three months ago, it's just hit the overseas market and is now raking...
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Combine an education of science, philosophy, psychology and history with a little electrical and plumbing vo-tech training and the result is a well-rounded, multi-faceted curriculum many institutions of higher learning would be proud of. Add in ghost hunting . . .Full Story
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While Hollywood continually searches for new and ever more expensive ways to get our attention, what really makes the film industry sit up is the Holy Grail of the no-budget marvel. The latest film to fit that bill, tipped as the new Blair Witch ...
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How do you turn $15,000 into $100 million in a few months? If you're enterprising, Israeli-born filmmaker Oren Peli, you write and direct a low budge, supernatural horror movie, shoot it at your own house in your spare time and watch as that modest vision becomes a 21st century Blair Witch Project.
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HOW do you turn $15,000 into $100m? If you’re enterprising Israeli-born film-maker Oren Peli, you write and direct a low-budget supernatural horror movie, shoot it at your own house in your spare time and watch as that modest vision becomes a 21st-century Blair Witch Project.
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Crashing the STAR GATE: Inside America's Paranormal ActivityAmerican ChronicleA government report in response to a Congressionally Directed Action by the Senate Appropriations Committee paints a very different picture than the ...
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Katie and Micah are enjoying a happy and carefree existence. Their future looks promising until bizarre events begin to occur at night. In order to get to the bottom of things, Katie and Micah purchase a video camera to find out what ...
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Paramount Pictures has landed U.S. distribution rights to “Area 51,” the Oren Peli-directed follow-up to the sleeper hit “Paranormal Activity.” Deal puts the studio back in business with the creative and financing team behind “Paranormal Activity,” the $11,000 budget film which has grossed more .../Film found this 4 hours ago on weblogs.variety.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Movies
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Fool's Day 2008, Ed Mittelstedt starts a blog called "Our House is Haunted". Four years earlier, Ed had this house built on the outskirts of New Windsor, Maryland - an old town, with a history dating back to the late 18th century.Contributor: Patrick BernauwPublished: Dec 03, 2009
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alextmf1 posted a photo: Paranormal Activity..... Night 2. This is another lego photo I have taken loosely based on the movie 'Paranormal Activity,' This photo however was taken with my nikon d40x and not my phone and I have also used a ...
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With Paranormal Activity turning out to be a massive success, all eyes are on director Oren Peli's upcoming project, Area 51. Obviously, the film will likely deal with the titular American military base which has been home to all sorts of conspiracies, in particular aliens. Up until now, we've heard murmurs that the film was about three teenager exploring Area 51, and that it will employ a similar narrative to Paranormal Activity. Further...
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News: Paramount Home Entertainment have announced the US DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Paranormal Activity on 29th December 2009. Written and directed by Oren Peli, the horror story follows a young, middle-class couple who become increasingly disturbed b...
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I saw Paranormal Activity at the cinema this weekend. For those who haven’t yet seen it, or heard about it from the large amounts of online buzz around it, it’s a supernatural film shot on a single video camera (a la The Blair Witch Project)....
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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY * 1/2 (86 mins) M
As it turns out, the scariest thing about Paranormal Activity is that so many people across the globe have deluded themselves into believing that this amateurish, badly made crud is actually a quality spook movie.
Set entirely within a spacious double-storey suburban house, Katie (Katie Featherston) fears that the demonic spirits that have intermittently haunted her all her life have returned for an...
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Esta semana analizamos la nueva aplicación de Google wave todavia en close beta y repartimos invitaciones!. David nos desvelerá lo que pasa en la casa de paranormal activity.Y para finalizar hablaremos de "El primer dÃa del resto de tu vida"....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, VBR M3U, VBR MP3, VBR ZIP
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It’s barely been a few months since all the hype for Oren Peli’s super-low budget, Paranormal Activity, a film which has been described as “the scariest movie of all time” by some people (a claim refuted by many, including many of our own Screen Rant readers).
And now Paramount is bringing Paranormal Activity to DVD and [...]
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Billed as the most frightening film ever made – perhaps a tad over the top – this is still the sort of hair-raiser that comes along once in several decades, and it’s all the more remarkable in that it was shot on a camcorder for a cost of around a mere $15,000.
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Horror movies tend to be flush with "independent spirit," but rarely do they earn nominations from the prestigious Film Independent Spirit Awards. With the recently announced 2010 nominations, however, that's changed, with Paranormal Activity -- the haunted house film made for $15,000 that's as "indie" a pic as you can find (granted, it was later bought by Paramount) -- receiving a nod in the Best First Feature category. With...
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While "Michael Jackson's This Is It" was busy crossing the $200 million box office threshold, director Oren Peli's "found footage" horror flick "Paranormal Activity" quietly slipped past $100 million in box office receipts. Not a bad haul for a movie that cost less than $15,000 to make.
It's been an impressive run from multiple angles, really. [...]
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Paramount Home Entertainment might be taking advantage of the holidays as far Paranormal Activity 's DVD and Blu-Ray release is concerned.
The Canadian sites for both Blockbuster and HMV have Oren Peli's film pegged for a December 29 street date. When we checked Paramount Home Entertainment's press site, there was no listing for the title. DVD Active, meanwhile, has an ad for the forthcoming release (see below).
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Oren Peli's next film heads to studio Paramount Pictures has landed U.S. distribution rights to "Area 51," the Oren Peli-directed follow-up to the sleeper hit "Paranormal Activity." Deal puts the studio back in business with the creative and financing team behind "Paranormal Activity," the ...Vulture found this 90 minutes ago on variety.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Celebrities, Paranormal Activity
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has traditionally been the best way to ensure a lot of people will see it, I hope that Indonesia's banning is one hundred per cent effective. to bring your old sources out of the woodwork. Another trusted anonymous name from way back -- who, I might add,
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Paranormal Activity is pretty freaky in the theater, but try watching it in a dark room in your own home. Do you dare bring this demon into your house? Youll have to decide soon, because Paranormal Activity is on the way to DVD and Blu-ray
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Paramount have acquired domestic distribution rights for 'Area 51', director Oren Peli's follow-up to 'Paranormal Activity'. Shooting wrapped three weeks ago on the picture.
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While covering the American Film Market, Bloody Disgusting discovered the names of the three main cast members for director Oren Peli's Area 51, the filmmaker's follow-up to the indie supernatural thriller viral sensation Paranormal Activity. Peli is not going Hollywood yet, and keeping it low-key, with three virtually unknown actors - Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg and Ben Rovne.
Aside from Warner's one-episode small guest spots on The Unit and...
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Last week, I asked you "Paranormal Activity" fans to send in some questions that I could put to director Oren Peli during our interview. You obliged, I asked him the questions and I've got the answers now. First, some statistics.
"Paranormal Activity" has performed staggeringly well as its opened wider and wider. With more than $65 [...]
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Paranormal Activity was great fun in that "reality TV", hand held cam, Blair Witch Project, sort of way...Silly, of course...But completely engaging...... And spooky? Yes!A friend had recommended it for it's dark psychological mind game...And I'm glad I took the bait...And you'll have fun... fun... fun. Til your daddy takes the demon away... (Or not)
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(Prudent Press Agency)--- Paranormal Activity - In the beginning, it still looks out for the great good fortune: a young couple moves into a new house. All is well that young people are happy. But in time of doubt creep in, because: the two are not alone. To reach the invisible evil on the track, they ask for the night on a surveillance camera. 99 minutes has a video, 99 minutes has Paranormal Activity and come to sleep 99 minutes long...
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As director Oren Peli's "Paranormal Activity" continues its seemingly unstoppable march into the Halloween weekend, it's a good idea for us all to take a step back and consider exactly why it is so successful. The horror genre isn't exactly imperiled, but there are those in the fan community -- myself included -- who contend [...]
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Some new, quite extensive details have just surfaced for Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli’s followup film, Area 51. No, it’s not a sequel to the mega-hit Paranormal Activity (although that’s also in the works), but rather – and no prizes if you guessed it – a film about aliens. The plot we heard about at [...]
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FROM MTV.COM: Audiences are flocking to "Paranormal Activity" in order to be scared silly and, thanks to the believable performances from the film's two leads, Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat, they are getting what they paid for.
Director Oren Peli told MTV News how the actors — who are professionals, just with little experience — [...]
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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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Los Angeles TimesParamount to distribute 'Area 51'Hollywood ReporterThe "Paranormal Activity" writer-director's follow-up, "Area 51," has been picked up for distribution in the US by Paramount Pictures, ...Paramount banks on Oren Peli's 'Area 51' to repeat the success of 'Paranormal ...Examiner.comParamount to pay $7.5 million for 'Paranormal Activity' follow-upLos Angeles TimesParanormal Activity Creator Cuts Deal for Alien Movie Area 51Wired...
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The US horror movie Paranormal Activity, made on a micro-budget, is the most profitable film of all time - seemingly against all odds. First-time director Oren
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ISBN13: 9781416541134 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product Description The Atlantic Paranormal Society, also known as T.A.P.S., is the brainchild of two plumbers by day, paranormal investigators by night: Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. Their hair-raising investig ...
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What Happens When You Sleep? User Rating: 7.110 Director: Oren Peli Release Date: 16 October 2009 (USA) Genre: Horror | Thriller Cast Katie Featherston... Katie Micah Sloat... Micah Mark Fre.
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Big shock there, right? A decade after the release of "The Blair Witch Project," we have director Oren Peli's found-footage supernatural thriller "Paranormal Activity" setting Hollywood ablaze with an record setting box office performance in comparison to its miniscule, sub-$15,000 budget. So it's no wonder that the "Blair Witch" creators, in many ways the progenitors [...]
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"Paranormal Activity," hailed as one of the scariest movies of the year, was filmed in seven days for a budget of $11,000. In its first weekend in theaters, writer-director Oren Peli's film made $22 million at box offices. For a film that was produced in a week for next to nothing, "Paranormal Activity" has all the classic elements of a spine-tingling horror flick.
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The directorial debut of Israeli immigrant Oren Peli, "Paranormal Activity" targets the most gullible of audience members. In the spirit of Halloween, people have flocked to get their horror fix from the indie flick and "Saw VI." And like the phenomenon of 1999's "The Blair Witch Project," people are fascinated by the possibility of paranormal happenings and frightened by the things that happen to the unsuspecting victims of haunting...
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--Paramount is actively working on plans for a "Paranormal Activity" sequel. While a sequel would clearly lose the surprise factor that's made the Oren Peli-directed horror film such a success, folks behind the film insist that they can "come up with the right creative and marketing approach." (THR)
--On the flip side, studio heads at Sony [...]
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Oren Peli, the man behind the unusual hit Paranormal Activity (Filmstalker review), has apparently already filmed Area 51 and brought it in under budget at around US $5 million, and that's a hell of a leap from the US $11,000 that Paranormal Activity took to make. What's really interesting about the story is that the film has already been bought for global distribution, barring Japan and some Eastern European markets, it would seem though...
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The $15,000 thriller "Paranormal Activity" is poised to cross the $100 million milestone after only five weekends in U.S. theaters, Paramount Pictures said.
As of Friday, the movie will also become the top-grossing R-rated thriller of the past decade, the studio said....
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The Indie Spirit Awards announced their nominations this morning, honoring a whole bunch of films that were only seen by film critics, artsy intellectuals and/or people who accidentally walked into the wrong theater while on their way to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I kid, of course, because if it wasn't for shows like the Spirit Awards, a number of really great independent films (and performances) would probably go unnoticed...
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Halloween is on Saturday. Most of you probably know this already. What you may not know is that we've got a full week of crazy Halloween coverage for you here on MTV Movies Blog. Exclusive clips and photos. Interviews. Lists. Blog posts from guest writer (and "The Box director) Richard Kelly. Perhaps even a virgin [...]
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(MCT) - He shot it in seven days, on a budget measured not in millions but in thousands, and wound up creating what might be Paramount Pictures' most profitable film in modern memory.
Not bad for a first-time effort.
"I always dreamed about how cool it would be to be a filmmaker," Oren Peli, writer-director of the horror film "Paranormal Activity," said in a recent phone interview.
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Oren Peli's follow-up to Paranormal Activity is already shooting, but details on Area 51 have been kept top secret. All we've known thus far is that the story centers around three teenagers whose curiosity leads them to the legendary and mysterious Area 51 Air Force base deep in the Nevada desert. Now, Latino Review have discovered a shooting script/outline draft dated 9/24/09.
So what's the verdict? Is it Paranormal Activity with...
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The hit $15,000 thriller Paranormal Activity has grown from its midnight-only showings in a handful of college towns to become this year's biggest movie phenomenon, and will cross $100 million at the box office after only five weekends of national release as of Friday. In so doing, the movie has become the top grossing R-Rated thriller of the past decade.
Paranormal Activity began its theatrical life with midnight-only screenings in 12...
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The most profitable film in history owes its success to a mysterious blind spot in the contemporary human mindNowadays vampires are heart-throbs, monsters are neurotics, zombies are comic turns, serial killers are bores and aliens are cutie pies. So what's left to scare us?If the remarkable success of Paranormal Activity is anything to go by, the answer's to be found in the spirit world. We're not talking about ghosts, who seem to have become...
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1. "Paranormal Activity" ($22 million)
2. "Saw VI" ($14.8 million)
3. "Where The Wild Things Are" ($14.4 million)
4. "Law Abiding Citizen" ($12.7 million)
5. "Couples Retreat" ($11.1 million)
Aside from the Ghostbusters themselves, it's hard to imagine a force powerful enough to topple "Paranormal Activity," the independently financed and created horror film from director Oren Peli. Now with its [...]
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Paramount is planning a Dec. 29 launch of Paranormal Activity on DVD and Blu-ray – including the alternate ending not seen in theaters (in an unrated version of the film). If you loved Paranormal in cinemas, do you feel allegiance to that ending, or do you feel like you must see the alternate ending?
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Paramount has issued a press release gloating that Paranormal Activity has just passed $100 million domestically. And they should gloat, with a film that was made for only $15,000, and purchased by Paramount for either $300,000 or $350,000, depending on what report you read. You can try to figure out the multiplier on that, but any way you add it up, it's probably the most successful investment in the company's history. Especially...
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Variety is reporting what shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who watched Paramount Pictures market Oren Peli's $15,000 supernatural thriller Paranormal Activity to a box office total of $106 million last month - that the studio has indeed picked up the rights to distribute the filmmaker's $5 million follow-up Area 51 , at least in the United States.
Like the surprise fall hit, Peli wrote and directed the movie and it's being produced by...
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As paranormal activity doesn't seem to take a break for the holidays, A isn't either. Next month the network is bringing back two of their paranormal-themed reality series. Paranormal State and Pyschic Kids: Children of the Paranormal are both set to premiere on December 15th.
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In a genre skewed with many movies reproducing the same thing over and over again, Paranormal Activity gives us a breath of fresh air in the horror movie genre. From the very beginning of the movie until the very last second, movie goers find themselves entranced with the true horror writer/director Oren Peli brings to the screen.
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Tuesdays on A&E are about to get spooky. On December 15th at 10PM ET/PT, hit original paranormal series, “Paranormal State,” returns for its fourth season on A&E.
A&E continues to chronicle the case files of the Paranormal Research Society (PRS). In the new season of the dramatic real-life series, Ryan Buell, the director/founder of PRS, and his [...]
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Paramount Pictures wants to reward all of the internet moviegoers which helped make Paranormal Activity a viral phenomenon. Sure, some might argue that the marketing campaign was a very calculated attempt to make it feel like the audience "made the success" of the movie, and those people might not be wrong (but who cares? really...). Paramount is now taking that marketing concept to the release of the Blu-ray/DV, by putting YOUR NAME in the...
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Viacom's Paramount Pictures is looking to make a sequel to Paranormal Activity , which cost less than $15,000 to make and has earned a massive $84.6 million in theaters.
According to The Hollywood Reporter , CEO Philippe Dauman said Tuesday morning in Viacom's earnings call that the movie has been one of those surprise hits that comes along only rarely.
Given that a follow-up release wouldn't have the same element of surprise as...
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BRIGHT STAR They say to fully appreciate beauty you have to experience the grotesque. Director Jane Campion, the only woman to ever win the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival, gives us a heavy dose of both. "Bright Star" is based on the relationship between Romantic poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, played respectively by Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish.
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In November, 2009, there were two separate cases in which ghosts may have led paranormal investigators to find previously undiscovered, buried bones. In one case it was a ghost voice, and in the second, an apparition in a photo provided clues. Read the details and see the photo in the Paranormal Gallery.Ghosts Lead to Bones originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 06:04:34.Permalink | Comment...
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EMF meters measure electromagnetic fields and may detect the presence of paranormal activity. The K II meter may prove to be an effective means of communication with spirits.Contributor: Nannette RichfordPublished: Nov 25, 2009
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Over-hyped and over here, this is an ultra-low budget American horror flick - shot for $15,000 in a week, in his own house, by Israeli-born computer-games programmer Oren Peli.
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I love Paranormal Activity. It's one of my favorite horror films (for a variety of reasons), yet its absolutely insane success has proven to be a double-edged sword for horror fans. On the one hand, it gives a level of legitimacy not often seen within the horror genre outside of the throngs of fans who live for it. Conversely, it gives The Asylum an opportunity to make another movie.
In the wake of the film Walking...
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And Paranormal Activity opens big: 1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: £4.3 million (2nd week; drops 63%) 2. Paranormal Activity: £3.6 million (NEW) 3. A Christmas Carol: £1.9 million (4th week; drops 13%) 4. 2012: £1.8 million (3rd week; drops...
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Enlisting social media to build buzz and drive audience interest, Eventful.com pulled off a 1 million user campaign to escalate Paranormal Activity from low-budget flick to full-fledged success.
Hey, How'd Your Events Site Propel Paranormal Activity To Blockbuster Status, Jordan Glazier?
RELATED:Hey, How'd You Create A Highly Successful Viral Marketing Campaign, Jonah Sachs?
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(TrendHunter.com) I like a good frightening, you know, the kind of thing that will give you nightmares, or will wake you up from your nightmares. These 29 Ghostly Phantom Frightovations are the perfect thing for anyone…
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Ryan Buell will be in the Main Quad at the University of Pennsylvania from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 10 looking for people to share their paranormal experiences. Penn is among 10 stops Buell is making to promote the fourth season of the A show, which premieres at 10 p.m. Dec. 15.
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With Oren Peli's found-footage horror film "Paranormal Activity" making a big box-office splash, it's only natural that everyone's wondering about his next project. An alien-themed scare flick titled "Area 51," the Paramount film has been shrouded in secrecy—but details recently emerged about Peli's plans for the film. One thing the spoilery report didn't mention, however, [...]
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During our brief downtime this past week a slew of new release dates and DVDetails have emerged for some upcoming genre fare set to invade the home market. FANGORIA has details and updates on the upcoming releases of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, SURROGATES, CABIN FEVER 2: SPRING FEVER, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN II, DISTRICT 9, BLOOD CREEK, SHE-WOLF OF LONDON, and more.
Paramount has announced that Oren Peli's runaway hit PARANORMAL ACTIVITY is slated...
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this is the worst film ever made, it is not scary at all, the first hour and 15 minutes is so boring i fell asleep, the last 15 minutes were just so so, save your money and don't go to watch it, i'm seriously wanting a refund
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El Mariachi, Blair Witch, Paranormal Activity – are super-cheap hits ever quite what they seem?Budgets are a notoriously fraught subject in Hollywood. Ask any studio executive how much his movie cost, and he will massage his brow and low-ball the figure, to make his movie seem more profitable. Unless, of course, it's a hit. Then the race is on to hide the profits from the grubby little hands of all those actors, directors and writers.Rival...
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Scottish paranormal group plan to mark spot of historic UFO sighting – Deadline Press & Picture Agency. By paranominal. Published: December 1, 2009. Related. Robert Rines – Telegraph.co.uk · Is Doomsday Coming? ...
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Oh yes, weird and unexplained things happen even on such good-time holidays as Thanksgiving. For example:
Thanksgiving Shadow Giant
The Vanishing Cat
TV Apparition
Ghosts in the Bookstore
The Old Troll
Nightshift Ghost
Attacked By a Lawn Chair
The Letter "E"
Phone Call from a Dry Future?
Paranormal Thanksgivings originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Thursday, November 26th, 2009 at 06:00:34.Permalink | Comment...
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"Paranormal Activity" is one of the most impressive theatrical releases of the year, what with its miniscule budget and still-rapidly-climbing box office performance. As a result, everyone has been all sorts of curious to hear more about director Oren Peli's next project, titled "Area 51."
Peli has been adamant in his refusal to share any details [...]
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Need to know: It’s been described by many as the ‘new Blair Witch Project’, but Paranormal Activity is just so much better than that. Made for just $15,000 (£9,000) by former video games designer Oren Peli, the movie has been championed by Steven Spielberg himself and has already made a big splash at the US box office, banking over $100m already. What’s it about?...
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Oren Peli is having the greatest Friday the 13th of his life. We all love the shifting Holiday, but none of us can be as happy to greet today as the director of Paranormal Activity, whose film will be hurtling over the $100 million threshold at some point today, which, like his film, is simultaneously believable and unbelievable. I can clearly see why it has dominated at the box office, but I don't think anyone involved with the film...
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Depending on who you talk to, “Paranormal Activitiy” is either the terrifying DIY indie thriller of the decade, or an amateurish overhyped hack-job. But given that it made more than $100 million at the box office – after costing less to make than a new car – here’s a good bet that the debates which [...]
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Writer-director Oren Peli is hot you-know-what right now, what with his little horror flick that could, Paranormal Activity, becoming the genre movie of the season. Of course, that means that the filmmaker's next project is already highly anticipated, and now a script review has appeared online which is giving us some idea of what to expect from the film.
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If you still haven't seen Paranormal Activity, I don't know what you've been waiting for. Seeing the horror flick in theaters is one of those great moviegoing experiences -- the more people in the theater to scream and laugh with the better. Besides, I can only imagine that watching the thing at home would be so frightening you'll never be able to sleep soundly again. Oh, that probably appeals to many of you scary movie fans, in which case you...
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The Paranormal Log & Analysis Notebook Easily Track Investigations, Manage Evidence And Print Full Reports On Your Findings… At Last A User Friendly Solution For Managing All Aspects Of Your Investigations From Start To Finish. Ghost [...]
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Both hair-raising and chilling, this suburban drama skips genre cliches, to come up with a claustrophobic classicIt has been some time since I physically jumped at a scary movie. Horror has become a predictable genre and these days, maggoty skulls can leap out of wardrobes all they want, and we merely yawn. But in this film, all it took was one bedroom door to move 12 inches, unaided – just that, nothing else – and I felt like leaping into the...
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It has been well-documented that Oren Peli was going to follow up his massively successful Paranormal Activity with Area 51, which is currently shooting. So far, all that is been known about the movie is that it follows a group of teenagers who stumble upon the infamous location of a possible alien contact. All other details had been a closely guarded secret ... until a LatinoReview source came across an Area 51 shooting script from September...
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"Paranormal Activity" is not only an effective scary movie, it is a milestone in low budget filmmaking that gives "The Blair Witch Project" a run for its money.Contributor: Stephen BrnoPublished: Nov 27, 2009
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When I was a child, I had a few experiences with unexplained paranormal-type results. Sadly, they occured when I was 4-6 years old and although I remember most parts of them vividly, I just can't get a complete wrap around on it, like I feel like ...
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Although there's no official word yet, a couple of sources are indicating that the DVD for the smash hit Paranormal Activity might hit shelves as early as December. MoviesOnline.ca is reporting that the DVD will be released on December 29 -- just in time for...no particular gift-giving occasion. VideoETA, meanwhile, estimates a January release date. Either way, the home video...
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So I'm caught up on Heroes... Paranormal Activity was kind of lame. It was realistic enough to be uhh... realistic... but no plot. The direction was predictable. Especially to anyone versed in both horror movies and real life malevalent hauntings.
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The Cinderella story of director Oren Peli, who emigrated to the United States 20 years ago, is the main promotional tool for the local premier of his film "Paranormal Activity," Hollywood's surprise ...
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We told you about the Paranormal Activity trade advertisement a few days ago, and now we have the official announcement. Paranormal Activity will be available to own on DVD and Blu-ray December 29th
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"Paranormal Activity" is the surprise hit of the year in movies. Made for $11,000 by director Oren Peli and shot at his home, the film has made over $60 million. Its young stars, Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat spoke with OnMilwaukee.com's Gino Salomone recently.
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"Paranormal Activity," is causing sleepless nights across the country, with some calling the low-budget horror flick the next "Blair Witch Project".
Even adults who can doze after seeing the haunted-house film are suddenly suspicious of creaky floorboards, stray shudders or noises, or any door that swings open or closed without benefit of human hand or window breeze.
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"Paranormal Activity" director Oren Peli talked to us about the making of his directorial debut. "We would just give them the generic setup and let them do their own thing and improvise everything," he said of stars Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat.
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The Dublin Paranormal Convention is Ireland’s largest event for those with an interest in ghosts, hauntings, ufology, the unexplained, psychic phenomenon, spirituality, mediumship, cryptozoology, paranormal investigation and much much more!
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The Good Doctor, Mark Kermode, discusses the supposedly terrifying Paranormal Activity, made on a tiny budget but with big scares. He also looks at Law Abiding Citizen and The Nativity Story, as well as more chat about Twilight.
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Download Free Movies Online watch paranormal activity A haunted house makes no secret (Watch Paranormal Activity Online – Download Full Movies Online Paranormal Activity) of the fact it’s not pleased with its new tenants in this independent tale ...
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Despite still landing in the Top 13 of the box office as of last weekend, Paramount Home Entertainment has announced a shipping date for the home version of Paranormal Activity. The Two-Disc Blu and DVD will arrive just in time for New Year's celebrations, hitting store shelves on December 29, 2009. The package will include a Theatrical and Unrated Version and a digital copy. After grossing $106...
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Paranormal Activity – Writer/Director Oren Peli. Starring Katie Featherston, Micah SloatA ghost story set in suburbia to do to the bedroom what The Blair Witch Project did for the woods. Shot in the same hand-held camera point of view as Blair Witch (but not as shaky, thank god), Paranormal Activity is a truly terrifying invitation into the home of Katie and Micah. A typical young couple, their story is told through the composition of home...
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This morning, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman made it clear that Paramount Pictures (a Viacom company) is very much interested in capitalizing on the success of Paranormal Activity by following it up with a Paranormal Activity 2 .
"Our team will come up with the right creative and marketing approach," Dauman said.
The man behind the film - which has become the most profitable picture ever - Oren Peli is off to make Area 51 right now...
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A&E’S “PARANORMAL STATE” KICKS-OFF 10 CITY U.S. TOUR IN SEARCH OF AMERICA’S MOST COMPELLING PARANORMAL EXPERIENCES
Meet the Stars of “Paranormal State” on A&E and Share Your Stories
A&E’s hit series “Paranormal State” will kick-off a search for America’s most compelling paranormal experiences with a 10 city nationwide tour beginning in San Francisco on Monday, November 30 [...]
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Filmmaker Oren Peli didn’t have to look very far to come up with the plot for his surprise horror hit “Paranormal Activity.”
It came from inside his own home.
Peli and his then-girlfriend would huddle under the covers when they heard odd creaks and bangs that he now attributes to their Southern California tract house settling.
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Eat your popcorn before the movie so you don't bite your tongue. Find your boyfriend before you grasp on to someone else's because of the fear that's going to shock you, and most importantly, be prepared because with new writer/director Oren Peli, the movie "Paranormal Activity" is a must see.
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The sleeper horror hit will possess Blu-ray before the new year. Paramount Home Entertainment has announced 'Paranormal Activity' will be scaring up the high-definition format on December 29. The Blu-ray...
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It didn't take long for the shock waves of Oren Peli's incredibly successful, record breaking Paranormal Activity to start influencing other horror movies. However, this time around we're not (yet) talking about The Asylum banging out Abnormal Activity in a weekend. Nope, this is a revival of an old twist on the cash-in-on-something-popular formula.
In the two years since PA finished production, Katie Featherston, the gal at the center of...
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He shot it in seven days, on a budget measured not in millions but in thousands, and wound up creating what might be Paramount Pictures' most profitable film in modern memory. Not bad for a first-time effort. "I always dreamed about how cool it would be to be a filmmaker," Oren Peli, writer-director of the horror film Paranormal Activity, said in a recent phone interview.
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Most of the praise for Paranormal Activity seems centered on director Oren Peli’s achievement in making an effective thriller on an infinitesimal budget – $15,000, to be precise, though I doubt that includes whatever Paramount paid for its brilliant marketing campaign. It’s a wonderful story, encouraging to indie filmmakers hoping for their own big break – Paranormal was stuck in cinematic purgatory until a print arrived at the desk of...
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Wow, this Paranormal Activity mania is really getting wild; now that Oren Peli’s low-budget ghost flick has made $61 million for Paramount, every studio and their mother is scrambling to try to duplicate the successful recipe. Taking a page out of the Hollywood playbook, Epic Pictures is doing its own English-themed version of Paranormal Activity, [...]
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Ghost Hunters Say Voice Led Them To Bones Paranormal Group Finds Bones Behind Historic Mansion Wall WELLSBURG, W.Va. -- A historic Brooke County, W. Va., mansion is at the center of a police and paranormal investigation after skeletal remains were...
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SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!
If you have not seen Paranormal Activity yet and don’t want to know how it ends, DO NOT read any further.
Before Steven Spielberg suggested the finale you see on screen in the current cut of the super low-budget horror flick that’s taken the box office by storm, writer-director Oren Peli
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Paranormal Activity has quickly gone from an Internet campaign started by director Oren Peli to a massive box office success that recently bested The Blair Witch Project, becoming the most profitable movie ever made.
With this kind of success, a sequel is practically inevitable, and Paramount Chairman Brad Grey told the LA Times that his studio is looking into making a sequel.
We have the rights on a worldwide basis to do Paranormal 2 and...
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The reports obviously keep on coming in about the continuing box office success of two popular movies, the super-low-budget Paranormal Activity and Michael Jackson’s This Is It. However, it’s come to a point to take note of the milestones achieved by each film: Paranormal Activity has crossed the $100 million mark domestically, and This Is [...]
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This movie is one of the best films made this year of paranormal activity. I recommend the someone that likes to be scared watch this movie. There are some parts that are sure to have you on the edge of your seat.Contributor: Linda PaulPublished: Nov 15, 2009
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This contains no spoilers, even though I assume that anyone with an interest in seeing Paranormal Activity has done so already.
Among obnoxiously pedantic board game enthusiasts (a group of which I am a founding member), a distinction is made between “games” and “activities”.
A game, you see, is one in which the players compete against [...]
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This interview is with Eddie Westbrook, a psychic phenomena researcher and paranormal investigator in Raleigh, NC. Eddie has investigated places like the Maco Light, the USS North Carolina in Wilmington,and Dorothea Dix Hospital.Contributor: Sullivan RosePublished: Nov 19, 2009
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Eventful is a music site that I wrote about a few months ago. Essentially it's group buying for fans - fans can demand that an artist comes to their town; if enough fans sign up then the artist comes. The site has social tools like widgets that people can embed into their social network pages, to try to motivate friends to join their cause.Universal Pictures have been the first to tap into this to promote a movie. As this article details...
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The hit $15,000 thriller Paranormal Activity has grown from its midnight-only showings in a handful of college towns to become this year's biggest movie phenomenon, and will cross $100 million at the box office after only five weekends of national release as of Friday. In so doing, the movie has become the top grossing R-Rated thriller of the past decade.
Paranormal Activity began its theatrical life with midnight-only screenings in 12...
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With the success of Paranormal Activity , you can expect to hear about another dozen or so similar projects. Just this morning, we did a news post on a UK project titled The Possession of David O'Reilly , which bares a resemblance to Oren Peli's sleeper hit.
Ever heard of In Memorium ? The low-budget indie pic starring Erik McDowell, Johanna Watts, Levi Powell and Mary Portser dates back to 2005, a few years before Paranormal Activity...
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He shot it in seven days, on a budget measured not in millions but in thousands, and wound up creating what might be Paramount Pictures' most profitable film in modern memory.Not bad for a first-time effort."I always dreamed about how cool it would be to be a filmmaker," Oren Peli, writer-director of the horror film "Paranormal Activity," said in a recent phone interview. "But I never really thought I would have an opportunity."Peli, an...
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Paramount, who guided director Oren Peli's $15,000 independent horror film Paranormal Activity to surprise box-office success, has picked up Peli's follow-up feature Area 51.
Shot in the same "found footage" style, the movie concerns a group of teenagers who go looking for the mysterious military base in the Nevada desert. The film was shot for around $5 million, and is currently being edited. Paramount paid a seven-figure...
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London, November 14 (ANI): Horror film ‘Paranormal Activity,’ which was made in a limited budget of 15,000 dollars, has gone on to amass 100million dollars at the US box office.
The film had in fact raised 22million dollars in its first weekend after nationwide release in October end, beating the sixth instalment of the horror franchise [...]
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According to early estimates, Roland Emmerich's latest disaster flick, 2012, grossed $25 million on Friday. An opening weekend of $60 million or more is possible. Meanwhile, the very low budget horror movie, Paranormal Activity has crossed the $100 million mark. It was the...read more
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With Paranormal Activity due to make $100 million in the US this week (and expect another hunk of change to be spent by worldwide audiences), details of director Oren Peli’s follow-up are beginning to emerge. It’s not clear whether Peli will helm Paranormal Activity 2, but his next film will be Area 51.
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Despite being on the chart for five weeks already Paranormal Activity has finally made it to the top of the U.S. box office.The movie has been steadily climbing up the chart in recent weeks and toppled Where The Wild Things Are to finally gain that number one spot grossing $22 million.Directed by Oren Peli the movie follows a young, middle cl...
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From femalefirst.co.uk
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Overheard at a grocery checkout stand. A is the bagger and B is the cashier.
A: So, did you see that? [Indicates a magazine cover featuring the success story of Paranormal Activity.]
B: No. I haven't seen it.
A: Man! That scared me so bad. It's, it's the scariest movie ever made.
B: I didn't see it. I didn't even hear anything about it.
A: It's so scary... My friend went with me to see it, and he was walking up to his house later...
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From open.salon.com
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The kitchen at Rock Ford Plantation was filled Sunday afternoon with people chatting, sipping cider and munching on ginger snaps.But on a night in July, someone in the kitchen apparently wanted Bridget Gallagher dead.Gallagher, co-founder of The East Coast Anomaly Investigators, was posing questions...
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From local.lancasteronline.com
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The hit $15,000 thriller PARANORMAL ACTIVITY has grown from its midnight-only showings in a handful of college towns to become this year's biggest movie phenomenon, and will cross $100 million at the box office after onl...
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From earthtimes.org
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The film Paranormal Activity has become a phenomenal sensation around the country. One question I've been asked by people who have seen it is: Can stuff like that really happen? Here's a close look at the hit movie, what the filmmakers got right and got wrong with regard to a real haunting, and what the characters did right and wrong.Paranormal Activity: What the Movie Got Right... and Wrong originally appeared on...
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From z.about.com
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Dale E. Graff never stared at goats. But the Tilden Township man did train American troops and civilians to read minds, interpret dreams and use other psychic abilities in an effort to learn Soviet secrets during the Cold War. Tilden Township ...
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From search.live.com
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I know, you might be bordering on a Paranormal Activity overdose at this point. It's been slowly rolling out for weeks, every person in America is talking about it, and it so totally scared your best friend, but certainly not you. Well, as you likely know, what is currently playing in theaters is not the original ending to Oren Peli's haunted house triumph. In fact, the new theatrical cut features an ending suggested by Steven Spielberg...
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From w.cinematical.com
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After its one month climb to the top of the box office, culminating in its first weekend at #1 with $22 million, Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity is clearly a box office phenomenon, a point driven home by the subsequent failure of Saw VI to replicate the success of the previous five installments of the successful horror franchise. The Lionsgate mainstay opened in second place this weekend with $14.8 million, less than half the opening of...
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From shocktillyoudrop.com
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Tired of watching Ghost Hunters and interested in starting your own paranormal team? Here are a few practical tips to help you get started in the field of paranormal investigation.Contributor: Catherine SeidelPublished: Nov 11, 2009
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From associatedcontent.com
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The vice chairman of Lionsgate, Michael Burns, told The Hollywood Reporter that Paranormal Activity is to blame for Saw VI's disappointing box office numbers.
So what does that mean for the Saw franchise? Burns said, "As long as we make money on it we'll keep doing this."
Yesterday we announced that a release date for the 3D Saw 7 has already been set, and Twisted Pictures' Mark Burg told Shock Till You Drop that the franchise will most...
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From horroryearbook.com
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Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity was a huge hit at the box office this fall, scarring the hell out of audiences everywhere and scoring Peli a gig behind the camera on Area 51.
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From ign.com
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In this new trailer for The Men Who Stare At Goats, Overture Films makes a play at the current number one film at the box office - Paranormal Activity.
There's also this one. It's the screen test for "Goat", one of the stars of The Men Who Stare At Goats.
And if you're keen, here's his bio:Born in Vail, Colorado as the only kid of Bette McNealy,
originally from Inverness, Scottland, who worked on a farm to support
her young son as...
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From feedburner.com
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When you’ve been the number one movie in America and you got there with clever marketing, it was only a matter of time before another movie studio would take aim with a spoof ad. And that’s exactly what Overture Films has done for “The Men Who Stare At Goats”. They’ve taken the thirty second “Paranormal [...]
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From collider.com
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EXCLUSIVE: So say my Paramount insiders about the $15,000 thriller that's been in national release for only 5 weekends and began its distribution being shown at midnight only in a handful of college towns. This pic is one of the biggest entertainment stories of 2009 for sure. “What is truly amazing about PARANORMAL ACTIVITY is the depth of commitment from fans who demanded to see it,” said Paramount Pictures Chairman and Chief Executive...
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From deadlinehollywooddaily.com
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Now that Paranormal Activity has made $100 million at the box office after being produced for just $11,000, people are starting to think small. Forget about James Cameron and his half-billion-dollar Avatar budgets. You can't make a profit with those kinds of costs! Any economist will tell you that, if he corners you at a party and you can't find an excuse to get away from him. Tiny budgets and huge returns are the smart way to go. But how can...
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From feedburner.com
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Paramount Home Entertainment has started a new website which will allow fans of the film Paranormal Activity to have their names in the credits of the film when it is released on DVD and Blu-ray next year.
The site, ParanormalActivityProject.com is open until November 9th at midnight and anyone who registers will have their name shown at the end of the credits of the film.
The success of Paranormal Activity would not have been possible...
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From rss.afterdawn.com
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Like our 2snaps writer Noel said in his review, "2012, a summer movie plunked down in the middle of November is the prefect antidote to all the Christmas ghosts, Men-goat relations, and Michael Jackson documentaries."
And he was right, because the newest disaster movie by director Roland Emmerich pulled in summer movie numbers, earning an estimated $65 million at the box office this weekend. Amongst all other "the world is ending" films, 2012...
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From horroryearbook.com
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Paramount asked the public to demand that Paranormal Acitivity be played in their hometowns and the public did just that by not only pushing the supernatural thriller to the number one position against Saw VI, but also helping it become the most profitable independent film ever made. As of now, Paranormal Activity has earned almost 6,000 [...]
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Paramount wants to thank the large fan support that helped make Paranormal Activity a success by adding their names to the DVD credits.
"The success of Paranormal Activity would not have been possible without the million-plus fans who went to the ParanormalMovie.com official website and demanded the movie in their home town," says Amy Powell, Senior Vice President, Interactive Marketing, Paramount Pictures. "They demanded the movie and they...
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From horroryearbook.com
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Ok, I just got home after going to see this. HOLY CRAP. I like horror movies - this one however just freaked the crap out of me. It's been a long time since I watched a movie where I didn't want to see what happens next. The ending, I was peeking lol...
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From experienceproject.com
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New DVD Release Dates: The Final Destination, A Pefect Getaway, The Stepfather, Paranormal Activity originally appeared on About.com Horror & Suspense on Tuesday, November...
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From z.about.com
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Paramount Pictures has announced that their $15,000 thriller Paranormal Activity has grown from its midnight-only showings in a handful of college towns to become this year's biggest movie phenomenon, and will cross $100 million at the box office after only five weekends of national release as of Friday. In so doing...
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From mania.com
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The porn parodies are getting a bit out of hand, but I couldn't resist the tagline, "Hustler Hunts for Things That Go Hump in the Night!" Check out the trailer and press release below!
I wonder what porn company is working on the Paranormal Activity spoof? You know its coming.
"Recently acquiring the talents of director S. Wayne, the This Ain’t Ghost Hunters XXX parody follows the PAPS team—the Pacific Association of the Paranormal Society...
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From horroryearbook.com
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The hit $15,000 thriller Paranormal Activity has grown from its midnight-only showings in a handful of college towns to become this year's biggest movie phenomenon, and will cross $100 million at the box office after only five weekends of national release as of Friday. In so doing, the movie has become the top grossing R-Rated thriller of the past decade.
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From ign.com
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BWE.tv alums Sara Schaefer and Cory Cavin put together the following intense, gripping trailer for the intense, gripping trailer for the movie Paranormal Activity.
Seriously, if you see ONE TRAILER this fall, make it this one. The trailer that this trailer is for, I mean. But also this trailer, about it. Alright, that’s confusing. Just remember, [...]
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From bestweekever.tv
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While a DVD release date has not yet been set, Paramount is already thinking ahead for Paranormal Activity and would like YOU to submit your name to be featured on the DVD's credits.
Register your name here before Monday 11/9 at 12 Noon Pacific and your name will be featured on the DVD as a thank you for making the film the box office phenomenon it became.
According to the official press release, "The success of Paranormal Activity...
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From shocktillyoudrop.com
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I had been waiting for this movie since first seeing it advertised. Many people on Facebook commented on how frightened they were after seeing the film. My daughter works with a couple who had to sleep with their lights on all night afterwards.
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From bellaonline.com
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The breakout star of horror movie Paranormal Activity was so impressed with her surroundings during a recent promotional trip to New York, she decided to take snaps of the bathroom and post them on Twitter.com - giving fans in the know a clear idea of where the new scream queen was staying.
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From entertainment.townnews.com
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All that is required to conduct your first paranormal investigation are a few household items--and of course, your curiosity, determination, and common sense. Read this guide to find out how.Contributor: Richelle HawksPublished: Nov 11, 2009
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From associatedcontent.com
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With the incredible success of Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity, it's not surprising that Variety reports Paramount Pictures has picked up the distribution rights to his next film, Area 51. Peli had a much larger budget to work with on this extraterrestrial tale than he did for his ghost story...
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From mania.com
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How did you contribute to Paranormal Activity‘s recent success? Did you talk about it on Twitter? Did you drag your friends to a showing? Did you purchase Dramamine just so you could sit through it?
Even if you’ve watched the movie multiple times already, this promotional tool could have you buying the DVD as well. Those who register by Monday, November 9 will get to see their name listed in the home version’s credits. According to the...
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From z.about.com
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You can get your name in the credits on the DVD release of Paranormal Activity! All you have to do is head over to ParanormalActivityProject.com and fill out a short form. It's the producers' way of saying "thank you" to moviegoers for helping make the film's marketing campaign an Internet sensation. And no, you won't have to wait for three hours through tons of credits to witness your .002 seconds of fame. The credits as they stand are only a...
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From urchicago.com
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Knowing how to run the equipment is important, but that shouldn't be your only concern when you conduct a paranormal investigation. Keep these tips in mind for your next investigation.Contributor: Nannette RichfordPublished: Nov 12, 2009
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From associatedcontent.com
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DALLAS - Classmates looking for Katie Featherston at James Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas, usually knew where to find her. "I spent more time in that drama room than I did at home in those years," she says.It was more of the same when she moved on to Southern Methodist University to study acting: "It was an amazing four years of wearing sweat pants and being trapped in the Meadows (School of the Arts) basement."So when it came time to...
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