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Fan Rant: DirecTV, You're Killing Me

28 October 2008 2:02 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

First off I want it made clear: I'm not knocking the DirecTV service, which I have used in the past and had no problems with. No, what I'm talking about is the room full of marketing whiz-kids who got together and decided that wedging their sales pitches into well-known movies would be a good idea. I've seen the ads mostly during sporting events: There's the T2 one, which is obnoxious but not all that offensive. There's the Back to the Future one, which really gets under my skin. And then there's the National Lampoon's Vacation one, which is played during (literally) Every break in the World Series. (Hey thanks, ad-makers, for ruining an otherwise amusing scene in a movie I really like.)

But both of these ads could be overlooked, ignored, dismissed as obviously tacky, and never thought of again ... but then there's the DirecTV "Poltergeist" commercial, which is in

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Scott Weinberg

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Discuss: Should DirecTV Use 'Poltergeist' Kid to Make Money?

8 October 2008 10:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

As we all know by now, the Poltergeist series brought eeriness both on and off the screen with the Poltergeist Curse. Real human skeletons were used, exorcisms were performed, props malfunctioned, fire blazed, and of course, people died -- the most infamous being the passing of the cute, tow-headed Heather O'Rourke.

And now she's being used to sell DirecTV units. Classy. Craig T. Nelson is back to give the spiel, but the above commercial also uses her famous "They're here!" line and a little girl to pose as O'Rourke to walk to the foot of the bed (O'Rourke's voice is apparently dubbed in).

In a world where even impassioned musical critiques can be turned into patriotic anthems, it's not completely surprising that this is happening. But still -- using a little girl who died way too young to make money -- it's not the best decision, and it certainly isn't

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Monika Bartyzel

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Poltergeist DirecTV Ad... In Bad Taste?

3 October 2008 1:18 PM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

I found this on the Slashfilm.com website and thought it was worth sharing. You know those DirecTV commercials? You've seen 'em. Sigourney Weaver as Ripley again in Aliens. Robert Patrick as the T1000 again in Terminator 2. Well there's a new one just in time for the Halloween season with Craig T. Nelson from Poltergeist. Only... they use a sequence with the late Heather O’Rourke too. I don't know... I know it's just a commercial, but for me personally, I find this kind of in... bad taste? Watch it below and comment. What do you guys think?

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"Poltergeist" to get a director?

2 September 2008 1:18 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Vadim Perelman is apparently in talks to helm MGM's "Poltergeist" remake. Writers Juliet Snowden and Stiles White signed on last week to work the new screenplay of the 1982 frightening classic directed by Tobe Hooper and starring Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Heather O'Rourke and Oliver Robins. Steven Spielberg co-wrote the original film. The story told of the Freeling family's ordinary home which suddenly becomes a gateway for enraged ghosts who snatch away the young daughter Carol Anne. Their only hope is in hiring paranormal experts. Perelman helmed 2003's "House of Sand and Fog" and last year's "The Life Before Her Eyes."

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Poltergeist Curse Continues: Remake

21 August 2008 2:31 AM, PDT | From MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news

Variety brings us the scariest news of all: MGM has scared up the scripting team of Stiles White and Juliet Snowden ("Boogeyman") to pen its remake of “Poltergeist.”Studio’s seeking a director for the project. The 1982 horror pic, based on a script by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor, was directed by Tobe Hooper and starred JoBeth Williams and Craig T. Nelson. It spawned two sequels, released in 1986 and 1988. White and Snowden are specialists in horror projects. They co-wrote “Knowing,” starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Alex Proyas, for Summit, and “The Birds” remake for Universal. They recently completed “A Good and Happy Child” for Paramount Vantage.

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White, Snowden to write "Poltergeist" remake

20 August 2008 7:05 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

MGM has enlisted horror specialists Stiles White and Juliet Snowden ("Boogeyman") to script the "Poltergeist" remake. The studio is hunting for helmer of the reincarnation...possibilities? Gore Verbinski? Mikael Hafstrom? Who knows... The eerie original film of 1982 starred Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams. Spielberg wrote the story and adapted alongside Michael Grais and Mark Victor. Tobe Hooper directed. Hooper is currently in production for "From a Buick 8" based on the Stephen King novel which Richard Chizmar is adapting for Amicus Entertainment and Nice Guy Productions.

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2008 | 2000

6 articles from 2008

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