Tag: Unbreakable
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Clint Eastwood & Paul Newman Turned Down This M. Night Shyamalan Film
Following the one-two punch of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs had the unenviable goal of living up to the legacy that the young filmmaker was creating for himself in Hollywood, and it largely succeeded in doing so. The film, a modern classic in its own right, is part science fiction nightmare,…
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Happiness for Beginners – Ellie Kemper is wasted in chintzy Netflix romcom
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt appeared as a co-host of The Great American Baking Show, a feelgood program that might have felt bad to the contingent of her fanbase that reveres Kemper’s family-friendly yet absurdist bent. And now she is still steering well clear of the edge, and… Read full article
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Where to Watch ‘Knock at the Cabin’
He has his fans and his detractors, but there’s no denying that M. Night Shyamalan is one of the most consistent and unique horror/thriller filmmakers working in the industry today. From his celebrated modern classics like The Sixth Sense (1999) and Unbreakable (2000) to guilty pleasure cult favorites like The Happening (2008) and Old (2021),…
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‘Knock at the Cabin’ Filming Locations
M. Night Shyamalan’s new psychological thriller, Knock at the Cabin, has hit theaters, and is another twisty, high-concept piece that stars Dave Bautista alongside Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Rupert Grint, and Kristen Cui. The filmmaker’s 25th film follows the story of a small family that are seeking to escape for a weekend vacation at a…
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M. Night Shyamalan Almost Directed ‘Life of Pi’: ‘That Was One I Wish I Did’
From his early success with “The Sixth Sense” and “Unbreakable” to his mid-2000s dry spell that included “After Earth” and “The Last Airbender,” M. Night Shyamalan’s roller coaster of a career has taken him through every level of Hollywood. The multi-hyphenate has found renewed success in recent years directing mid-budget genre films like “Old” and…
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Bruce Willis Worried His ‘Baggage’ Would Bring Down 12 Monkeys
Everyone knows Bruce Willis the action movie star, the actor famed for playing stubborn, wise-cracking heroes in the “Die Hard” film series, “The Fifth Element,” “Armageddon,” and so on. Lesser-known or, perhaps more accurately, lesser-appreciated, is Bruce Willis the character actor, the star who portrayed a Vietnam War veteran with Ptsd in the movie “In…
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M. Night Shyamalan on the Sincerity of His Films and Why ‘Back That Ass Up’ Is Easier to Say Than ‘I Love You’
M. Night Shyamalan may be known for terrifying audiences with his films, but it’s sincerity that can be truly scary to some.With his latest movie “Old” now in theaters and hitting the top spot at the box office over the weekend, Shyamalan spoke to Variety about his films, many of which contain scenes are unabashedly…
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‘Black Adam’ Images Shared By Dwayne Johnson Tease the DC Anti-Hero’s Costume
Black Adam, the DC film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Dwayne Johnson, is currently in production. And Johnson, ever the social media showman, decided to give us a glimpse of his character. Sort of. It’s a shadowy image that has Johnson looking a little bit like Bruce Willis in Unbreakable, but for fans hungry…
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Cool Stuff: ‘Unbreakable’, ‘Split’, and ‘Glass’ Get a Deluxe Vinyl Soundtrack Box Set from Waxwork Records
When Split arrived in 2016, audiences were blown away by one of M.Night Shyamalan‘s biggest surprise endings yet. The thriller starring James McCavoy as a kidnapper with dissociative identity disorder was revealed to exist within the same universe as Unbreakable, the gritty superhero drama starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. Both of the movies…
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M. Night Shyamalan’s Next Three Movies Will Be “Weird and Dark”
M. Night Shyamalan was on the verge of an exciting new comeback after the 2015 sleeper hit The Visit and the well-received surprise Unbreakable sequel Split. But then came this year’s Glass, the highly anticipated third film in Shyamalan’s Unbreakable trilogy that was met with scorching reviews from critics. But while Shyamalan’s creative comeback is…