Tag Archives: Poltergeist

Gwen’s Name Choice Explained and a Poltergeist Remake?

The odd baby name is finally explained! Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale welcomed their second son this week – Zuma Nesta Rock – and I wondered where the name came from. Baby name expert (I never knew there was such a thing!) Pamela Redmond Satran explained it all yesterday to US magazine. She believes the name Zuma came from Zuma Beach in Malibu. It seems that earlier in his career, Rossdale said he was standing on the beach in the early morning when he made a life changing decision. He had been working all night as a production assistant on … Continue reading →

Movie Milestones – 25th Anniversaries

It is the twenty fifth anniversary of many famous films from 1982. I was but a youngster then (19) and going to the movies was one of my favorite activities (still is!). E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial It is hard to believe it has been twenty-five years since Drew Barrymore graced the big screen as the adorable Gertie. It was the highest grossing movie that year and won three of the nine Oscars for which it was nominated. E.T. also won two Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture and Best Original Score for a Motion Picture. Director Steven Spielberg says that E.T. … Continue reading →

The Curse of Poltergeist

My friends knew that if they came to see us when we lived in San Diego, we were going to visit Los Angeles. And they knew, if we visited Los Angeles, we would stop by a celebrity cemetery. I don’t know why it fascinates me so to see the final resting place of the famous, but it does. One cemetery in particular, Westwood Memorial Park, has many famous people buried there. But when I saw that both Dominique Dunn and Heather O’Rourke were buried here, close together, it made me sad. Both were so young and so talented, and died … Continue reading →