Low-budget horror film Paranormal Activity “spooked out” Steven Spielberg

October 27th, 2009 OREN PELI's new horror movie PARANORMAL ACTIVITY was inspired by spooky goings-on in the director's own home. Peli shot the film in his bedroom and created all the special effects using his home computer, but it has quickly become a box office sensation, returning a staggering $40 million (GBP27 million) on his budget of just $15,000 (GBP10,000).

October 25th, 2009 Horror movies dominated the box office in America this past weekend (23-25Oct09) with PARANORMAL ACTIVITY beating out the sixth SAW movie as the nation's top film. The low-budget horror hit scored with a $22 million (£14.6 million) weekend take, while Saw VI opened with $14.8 million (£9.9 million).

October 25th, 2009 more images more images'Paranormal Activity' slays 'Saw' with $22 millionLOS ANGELES — "Paranormal Activity" has won a weekend battle of fright films over part six of the "Saw" franchise. Paramount's upstart chiller "Paranormal Activity" went into nationwide release and took over the No.

October 18th, 2009 Fantasy film WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE has marched to the top of the U.S. box office, taking $32.5 million (£21.6 million) in its opening weekend.

October 14th, 2009 The producers of low-budget horror movie DR. BONESAW are making Hollywood history by funding the film with cash donated by those who want to die in it.

October 13th, 2009 LONDON - A low budget horror film has social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to thank for its success at the US box office. 'Paranormal Activity', shot in documentary style, cost less than 15,000 dollars but went on to become one of the top grossing films in the country, amassing more than 7 million dollars at the box office.

October 11th, 2009 NEW YORK - US cinema goers got some humour therapy to send Couples Retreat to the top of the box office over the weekend. The comedy about a group of unwilling couples forced into therapy on a tropical island stars Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis and Kristen Bell.

October 10th, 2009 LONDON - Steven Spielberg has been awarded the Liberty medal, an honour given to those personalities whose actions stand for the founding principles of the United States. The director received the medal, which was first established in 1988, from the hands of former US President Bill Clinton in a ceremony that took place at the National Constitution Center.

October 1st, 2009 "He’s a great mentor. He always talks about how important that is, mentoring, and he keeps his word.

September 26th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg is venturing into TV shows with a series documenting the development of a Broadway musical. The Jurassic Park director's ambitious project will chronicle every aspect of the stage show's preparations, starting with script-writing through to the production's opening night, reported femalefirst.co.uk Spielberg is said to be in negotiations with Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who composed the music and wrote lyrics for a live adaptation of the filmmaker's 2002 thriller Catch Me If You Can.

September 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Steven Spielberg will continue work on his new movie based on the life of Abraham Lincoln, even as Robert Redford is making another biopic on the former American President. Spielberg insists his film will be quite different from Redford's version.

September 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Harrison Ford is reportedly all set to reprise his role as Indiana Jones in the fifth flick in the series. He says that director Steven Spielberg has almost cracked a new plot.

September 10th, 2009 Steven Spielberg, Kate Capshaw and Gues tout and about in Soho New York City. more images

August 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Steven Spielberg is all set to direct his next film, and it will be an adaptation of the Mary Chase Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'Harvey'. It is the first screenplay by the best-selling novelist Jonathan Tropper, and its film adaptation will be done as a co-production between 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks.

July 23rd, 2009 India’s Reliance group has pledged $325 million financing to Steven Spielberg and made production agreements with George Clooney and Julia Roberts’ production houses, according to reports. This is one of the largest deals in global cinema, Anil Ambani's Reliance Big Entertainment and noted Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg have announced $825-million funding for their Los Angeles-based production house Dreamworks Studios to make six films per year.