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The Last Airbender – M Night Shyamalan’s fantasy adventure: an epic ordeal

How on Earth, Air, Fire and Water is M Night Shyamalan still making Hollywood films? Having inflicted the appalling Lady in the Water and equally dismal The Happening upon us, you’d have thought he had finally used up the credit … Continue reading

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How to win an Oscar – some simple rules

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Regardless of how you might take Kate Winslet’s risqué tips on bagging that Academy Award, there are some simple rules to securing an Oscar. Let’s look at the … Continue reading

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The Best view | The Happening is a non-event: Has M Night Shyamalan lost the plot?

What has happened to the career of M Night Shyamalan? Less than a decade ago, after the shock success of The Sixth Sense, the Indian-born, Philadelphia-raised director was being spoken of in the same breath as Spielberg and Hitchcock as … Continue reading

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