THE FAN SITENews Archive 3
10-30-10
WB has reissued the Blu Ray of the film. Unfortunately (as usual) there are no new extras due to the "who really directed it" controversy. As reviewer Bill Chalmers says:
http://filmfreakcentral.net/dvdreviews/poltergeistde.htm
Warner has reissued Poltergeist on Blu-ray, dropping the digibook packaging but keeping everything else the same. I'm disappointed by not only the continued suppression of the featurette that graced the LaserDisc box set but also the apparent unwillingness of any content producers to step up with fresh making-of material. This movie's production is a rich, mostly-untapped mine and the first real excavator is going to have a hell of a story on his or her hands, one that will probably take the form of a contemporary Rashomon--although at this point, I'd settle for an interview with Richard Edlund about the special effects. They're impressive for their time and, moreover, they're impressively well-preserved in this 2.40:1, 1080p transfer, betraying neither the usual truckload of optical debris nor a notable amount of noise-reduction.
10-29-10
Here's some new interviews with JoBeth promoting this weekend's San Francisco screening of the film:
http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=film&article=815
10-16-10
Check out this very cool poster for the film recently designed by artist Ken Taylor! You can buy a copy of it by going to this link:
10-15-10
EXCLUSIVE!
Here, quite possibly for the first time, is the original treatment for the film ("Night Time"), written by Steven Spielberg:
www.poltergeist.poltergeistIII.com/nighttime.html
Enjoy!
10-10-10
Oliver Robins Audio Interview
This is over a year old, but I just stumbled across it this morning. It's an hour long interview with actor Oliver Robins. He talks primarily about his current work as a writer/director:
Also, you can find Oliver's official web site here:
http://sites.google.com/site/officialsiteofoliverrobins/
9-15-10
Check out this podcast:
http://soimarriedamoviegeek.podbean.com/2010/09/15/so-i-married-a-movie-geek-episode-20-poltergeist/
Also, Moviehole.net mentioned my article on the writing of the film today! Check it out here:
http://www.moviehole.net/201026417-so-who-really-wrote-1982s-poltergeist
9-10-10
This would be fun to attend.....!
From:
Labor Day is over, and we've put our white back into the closet. Time to go to the dark side? No, according to Castro Theatre impresario Marc Huestis, it's time to "go into the light!" He's conjuring the Polter-gayest Poltergeist celebration ever, a screening of the classic 1982 horror film with a gala tribute to its star, JoBeth Williams. Williams will be in on the good gay fun, including a sit-down (or maybe a stand-up) interview with Hostess Huestis; a clip reel celebrating Williams' work in such classics as The Big Chill, Kramer vs. Kramer and Dexter; a Carol Ann Look-Alike Contest femceed by Connie Champagne; and a spook-alicious Fashion Show put on by the Sick & Twisted Players, celebrating their 20th Anniversary on SF stages.
Huestis claims there are spectral forces guiding this show. "I'm friends with JoBeth, and a few years back we had lunch at a local eatery to discuss this gig. When I mentioned her co-star Zelda Rubinstein, all of a sudden the ceiling fell and water came gushing down on the folks at the table next to us, forcing them to flee. It was a scene straight out of Poltergeist! We both cracked up laughing, just kept eating our meat loaf and chicken pot-pie, and that's when I knew this show must go on!"
The show will go on the night before Halloween, Sat., Oct. 30, at ye olde Castro Theatre. Sounds like a ghoulish night out. OT thinks it's about time to take back the Castro for our favorite gay hell-aday, and it's for a good cause, as partial proceeds benefit AIDS Housing Alliance/SF. Call (415) 863-0611, ask for Carol Ann, and get a $5 discount.
Above, JoBeth and Marc
8-17-10
Check out these two really beautiful piano renditions of Jerry Goldsmith's "Carol Anne's Theme" that I found on YouTube:
http://tiny.cc/l2kba