Posts Tagged ‘M. Night Fans’
Music in the movies: James Newton Howard
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 by Rohan
A movie’s music is one of its most important aspects; a characteristic that is often taken for granted. A film can reveal so much within its music. Beyond the creepy background music of thrillers that tells you the killer is around the corner, music has the ability to expose characters’ feelings, actions, and a film’s tensions. Thanks to Den of Geek for the article and in their latest music in the movies column, Den of Geek salutes the work of James Newton Howard, the purveyor of themes for many M.Night Shyamalan films.
An accomplished musician at a young age, James Newton Howard studied at the USC School of music, and after he graduated, began a career as a session musician, working with some of the biggest names in the business before embarking on a career as a composer for film and TV. He composed the iconic score for the TV show ER, as well as scoring a wealth of memorable scores for movies over the years.
With the imminent release of The Last Airbender on Blu-ray and DVD, I thought now would be the ideal time to look at his work with the director M. Night Shyamalan, as well as two of my other favourites in his back catalogue…
M. Night Shyamalan On 3D In Movies At 3D Summit
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 by Rohan
The other featured speaker of the 3D Entertainment Summit was famed Hollywood Producer M. Night Shyamalan.
In a rambling, confusing, and interesting 30 minute conversation about 3D, the industry, and how he felt the younger producers were being “forced” to plunge in and use this new approach to film making, the maker of The Devil, his newest film, went from wanting to use 3D, to not wanting to use it, to using parts of it in a film, to some place of still trying to work it all out.
‘Last Airbender’ tops Australian box office
Monday, September 20th, 2010 by Rohan
According to Digital Spy it seems like M.Night Shyamlan’s THE LAST AIRBENDER is a winner at the box office in Australia. The Last Airbender has gone straight to the top in Australia.
The big-screen adaptation of Nickelodeon’s popular cartoon series takes in $2.7 million to narrowly edge out last week’s chart topper Despicable Me to the number one spot.
The Other Guys and Tomorrow, When The War Began are at numbers three and four, while the Emma Stone-led high school comedy Easy A is a new entry at five.
Elsewhere, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore debuts at number seven, ahead of blockbusters Salt and Inception.
Shyamalan’s next project announced
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 by Rohan
M.Night Shyamalan has not announced the next film he will be directing, but more words is beginning to leak out with regards to the next supernatural under his “Night Chronicles” banner. For those unaware, THE NIGHT CHRONICLES series will feature a selection of films that come from the mind of M.Night Shyamalan, like DEVIL, which hits theatres this weekend. The films under “Night Chronicles” aren’t directed by M.Night Shyamalan, though he is producing them, and, in most cases, he also came up with the original idea the film is bases on.
The second film under “The Night Chronicles’ is called “REINCARNATE”, and according to Deadline, director Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism) will direct off a script by Chris Sparling (Buried). “Reincarnate” will follow a group of people on a jury who are “haunted” by supernatural forces while deciding the fate of an accused murderer. The production will begin in 2011, and Media Rights Capital is producing with M.Night Shyamalan.
Check back soon for more coverage on “Reincarnate” here. And, DEVIL hits theatres this friday September, 17th. Are you excited?
The Last Airbender DVD and Blu-ray Arrives November 16th
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 by Rohan
M.Night Shyamalan’s latest movie THE LAST AIRBENDER will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 16th, 2010. The movie will be releases in three different versions. A Standard DVD version will be priced at $19.99 SRP, a single-disc Blu-ray will cost $24.99 SRP and a two-disc BD/DVD/DIGITAL COPY set will run for $29.99 SRP. You can see the cover on the banner above. The movie stars Noah Ringer, Jackson Rathbone, Nicola Peltz, Dev Patel, Shaun Toub and Cliff Curtis.
Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements. Aang teams with Katara (Nicola Peltz), a Waterbender, and her brother, Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), to restore balance to their war-torn world.
Follow the link below to read about the special features.
M.Night Shyamalan talks ‘Devil’
Saturday, September 11th, 2010 by RohanM.Night Shyamalan talks about his upcoming thriller “Devil”. The film’s idea comes from his mind and it’s directed by Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle. Brian Nelson wrote the screenplay for the DEVIL and it’s starring Chris Messina, Bojana Novakovic, Geoffrey Arend, Logan Marshall-Green and Caroline Dhavernas. The film is about a group of people trapped in a elevator realize that the devil is among them when they start dying one by one. In the video below M.Night Shyamalan briefly talks about on how the idea of DEVIL came to his mind. Enjoy!
DEVIL opens the door to elevator on September 17th, 2010.
Devil featurette
Thursday, September 9th, 2010 by RohanIt’s an intriguing premise. A new behind the scenes featurette for DEVIL has been released. The featurette provides a few more clues into who or what the Devil might be, while also discussing the filmmakers’s perception for true horror. Chris Messina plays the lead role of Bowden, sobered-up homicide detective who is involved with a group of people trapped in an elevator – when they begin to mysteriously die one by one. From the mind of M.Night Shyamalan, Devil is the first entry in the filmmaker’s “Night Chronicles” trilogy.
You will be stuck with the Devil in theatres on September 17th. Thanks to APPLE for the featurette and the folks at BLOODY-DISGUSTING for the video below. Enjoy!
M. Night Shyamalan Open To An Airbender Sequel
Saturday, September 4th, 2010 by Rohan
M.Night Shyamalan just talked to MTV during a press junket for the first of his Night Chronicle thrillers DEVIL, Shyamalan was asked whether he thought a sequel might ever see the greenlight.
“I don’t know because there are so many factors they take into account,” answered the director, adding, ”I guess it will get into an area where it becomes a discussion — like pros and cons,” he added. “Should we make ‘Transformers 8?’ — that kind of conversation.”
With another two Night Chronicle’s movies planned, which he will conceive and produce though not write or direct, Shyamalan is very much focused on his thrillers. He would, however, be open to returning to the saga.
“Really, I’m just writing my next thriller, and if I get the call, that would be great.”
The ‘Devil’ bit me
Friday, September 3rd, 2010 by RohanThe latest to be unleashed by the mind of M.Night Shyamalan is the thriller DEVIL, someone or something who is playing with five strangers in a elevator. DEVIL will hit the theatres this September, 17th. Today we have a new clip from DEVIL titled “Something Bit Me”. Check it below and thanks to YaHOO for the clip.
DEVIL has two viral websites
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 by Rohan
Producer M.Night Shyamalan’s latest project DEVIL is going to arrive in theatres this September 17th , and to help promote the film, Universal Pictures has released two new viral websites for movie fans to explore, as well as updated the official Devil site.
TheDevilsMeeting.com offers a look at several pop culture and news stories that show where the Devil has popped up in recent months. You can watch vidoes, read the blog posts, and much more to see how the Devil has influenced society today. Also on the site is a link to The Devil Made Me Do It site, where you can share you deepest, darkest secrets, and users can decide whether to forgive you or damn you.
The What Are You Afraid Of ? website allows users to choose between two random ‘fears’. You can sign onto the site through Facebook or Twitter and see what other users share your same fears. You can also look at the Facebook App for DEVIL.
Devil will appear on September 17th, 2010 in theatres and the film is directed by Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle.
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