'Paranormal Activity' Gets Life; Thalberg Changed Hollywood
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A producer who was haunted by passing on the Blair Witch Project
produces a low-budget horror film with big hopes of redemption. Plus
Irving Thalberg changed the studio system. Now his life is on display.
At left: Jean Harlow, Irving Thalberg and his wife, Norma Shearer
Guests:
- Jason Blum: Producer, 'Paranormal Activity'
- Mark Vieira: author, 'Irving Thalberg'
- John Horn: Los Angeles Times, @jghorn
Links:
- Irving Thalberg (Wikipedia)
- Scare Films Use 'Blair Witch' Playbook: for 'Cloverfield' and 'Paranormal' Less Is More (Variety, 1/4/08)
- Outgrowing His Fear of the Dark with 'Paranormal Activity' (LA Times, 1/18/08)
- 'Paranormal Activity' gets release (IndieWire, 9/8/09)
- 'Paranormal Activity' film review (Hollywood Reporter, 9/24/09)
- Lining Up for 'Paranormal Activity' (NY Times blog, 9/25/09)
- Ghost in the Hollywood Machine: 'Paranormal Activity' Beat the Odds (and Gave Spielberg the Willies) (LA Times, 9/29/09)
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