Tag Archives: Paranormal Activity

Weekend Box Office: ‘Saw’ Gets Spooked By Some ‘Paranormal Activity’

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Shannon Hood

When it comes to horror,  for the last several years October has been monopolized by the persistent and prolific offerings of a one Saw series. Jigsaw might be smarting a bit this Monday, because he was decidedly trounced by “the … Continue reading →

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Max (And ‘Wild Things’) Are King of The Box Office

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Shannon Hood

As predicted, Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are seemingly dominated the Box Office with $32.4M.  It played on a whopping 3,700+ screens, including IMAX screens, for a per-screen average of $8,693.  Sounds decent, but figure in the reported budget … Continue reading →

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The Flickcast – Episode 28: Book of Shadows

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Joe Gillis

This week on The Flickcast the band, um, team is back together as Christina rejoins Chris and Matt for the show. This time around, the trio talk about even more cool and interesting topics including the recent troubles with Apple’s … Continue reading →

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A Frightening Tale About Horror Movies In Distribution Hell

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Shannon Hood

It takes a lot to be a horror fan. We suffer indignities that other film fans wouldn’t dream of. Genre films are seldom screened for press, leading to frantic scrambling to get a seat at a midnight showing so that … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Audiences Flock to ‘Couple’s Retreat’

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Shannon Hood

Here’s your weekly Box Office report. Studio estimates are from Box Office Mojo. Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau should be feeling pretty good about themselves this Monday morning.  Their film Couples Retreat received a critical drumming, but still made $35M … Continue reading →

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Horror Review: ‘Paranormal Activity’

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Chris Ullrich

When I first heard about writer/director Oren Peli’s first person video camera horror film Paranormal Activity, I have to admit I was skeptical. Seeing some of the advertising and hearing the buzz from various sources, this film seemed to be … Continue reading →

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First Trailer for ‘Paranormal Activity’

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Matt Raub

Very rarely does the internet critic community throw around phrases like “scariest movie ever” or “looks amazing”, but those seem to be used a lot when talking about the newest film, Paranormal Activity. It’s said to have the same feel … Continue reading →

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