M Night Shyamalan - Lady In The Water (2006) - Used - T

Director: Nathanial Kahn; Release Date: January 11, 2005

Director: M. Night Shyamalan; Stars: Bruce Willis, Mel Gibson, Samuel L. Jackson; Release Date: September 02, 2003

An acclaimed writer takes readers inside the world of M. Night Shyamalan—the most successful filmmaker of his generation—as he creates a new movie masterpiece In 1999, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan exploded onto the cinema scene with his supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense, which garnered major acclaim and raked in massive box office numbers around the globe. Since then, his phenomenal commercial and critical success has continued as his films—including Unbreakable, Signs, and The Village—have grossed over $1.5 billion and reinvented the thriller genre. But throughout his rise to prominence, Shyamalan has remained separate from the Hollywood system, living and working solely in his hometown area of Philadelphia, and keeping his ideas, filmmaking techniques, and business practices tightly-kept secrets. In The Man Who Heard Voices, journalist Michael Bamberger takes readers inside Shyamalan’s world for the first time, getting total access to the man who has been called “the modern-day Hitchcock” as he prepares, creates, and test-screens his next film, Lady in the Water, which stars Paul Giamatti (star of Sideways) as a building superintendent and Bryce Howard (star of The Village) as a mysterious sea nymph. Bamberger’s intimate perspective and insightful narrative prose will bring to life Shyamalan’s creative process—from his multiple drafts and revisions of the screenplay to his on-location work with his cinematographer and crew and his relationships with the actors under his direction. The book also follows the high- stakes business decisions behind the scenes, including his agonizing decision to move from Disney to Warner Bros. for this film, his involvement in the studio’s massive marketing campaign, and the evaluation of the crucial initial test-screening of the film.

An acclaimed writer takes readers inside the world of M. Night Shyamalan—the most successful filmmaker of his generation—as he creates a new movie masterpiece In 1999, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan exploded onto the cinema scene with his supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense, which garnered major acclaim and raked in massive box office numbers around the globe. Since then, his phenomenal commercial and critical success has continued as his films—including Unbreakable, Signs, and The Village—have grossed over $1.5 billion and reinvented the thriller genre. But throughout his rise to prominence, Shyamalan has remained separate from the Hollywood system, living and working solely in his hometown area of Philadelphia, and keeping his ideas, filmmaking techniques, and business practices tightly-kept secrets. In The Man Who Heard Voices, journalist Michael Bamberger takes readers inside Shyamalan’s world for the first time, getting total access to the man who has been called “the modern-day Hitchcock” as he prepares, creates, and test-screens his next film, Lady in the Water, which stars Paul Giamatti (star of Sideways) as a building superintendent and Bryce Howard (star of The Village) as a mysterious sea nymph. Bamberger’s intimate perspective and insightful narrative prose will bring to life Shyamalan’s creative process—from his multiple drafts and revisions of the screenplay to his on-location work with his cinematographer and crew and his relationships with the actors under his direction. The book also follows the high- stakes business decisions behind the scenes, including his agonizing decision to move from Disney to Warner Bros. for this film, his involvement in the studio’s massive marketing campaign, and the evaluation of the crucial initial test-screening of the film.

Five strangers trapped in an elevator realize that one of them is the Devil in this thriller from director John E. Dowdle (QUARANTINE) and screenwriter Brian Nelson (HARD CANDY, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT). The first installment of "THE NIGHT CHRONICLES, " a film series in which up-and-coming filmmakers bring to life stories conceived by M. Night Shyamalan, DEVIL opens to find five Philadelphia office workers filing into the elevator of an inner-city office building. But a typical day at the office takes a sudden detour into terror when the elevator becomes stuck between floors, and the passengers discover that the Devil does exist, and he's standing right before them. As emergency workers work frantically to free them, secrets are revealed and the passengers realize their only hope for survival is to confront their darkest sins in front of the others.

Critical Approaches to the Films of M. Night Shyamalan represents the first serious academic engagement with auteur director M. Night Shyamalan and his work. The essays, including contributions from established film scholars David Sterritt, Murray Pomerance, Emmanuel Burdeau, R. Barton Palmer, Matt Hills, and Katherine Fowkes, explore the Hollywood blockbusters from The Sixth Sense to The Happening in terms of their themes, aesthetics, and marketing. Taken together, the collection recognizes and explores Shyamalan’s “star status” and offers the concerted analysis that this cultural phenomenon requires. 

Through revealing interviews with M. Night Shyamalan's childhood friends and neighbors, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn (Best Feature Documentary, MY ARCHITECT: A SON'S JOURNEY, 2003; MY FATHER'S GARDEN) seeks to uncover the director's most intimate secrets and learn how they've been woven into the stories of his intensely powerful movies! And in addition to talks with cast and crew members, you'll witness insightful discussions with celebrities. As intriguing as Shyamalan's films themselves ... you don't want to miss this fascinating attempt to shed light on the unseen events and influences that have helped shape the spellbinding films of a masterful artist!

This collection includes a new breed of suspense-filled thrillers from critically acclaimed director M. Night Shyamalan. SIGNS: The international box office sensation starring Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, and Rory Culkin. Bonus features include deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes documentary featuring director M. Night Shyamalan, "Night's First Alien Film, " and more! THE SIXTH SENSE: Starring Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, and Toni Collette. Bonus features include commentary by M. Night Shyamalan, deleted scenes, filmmakers and crew bios, behind-the-scenes featurette, and more! UNBREAKABLE: Starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Robin Wright Penn. Bonus features include fully produced deleted scenes introduced by M. Night Shyamalan, behind-the scenes featurette with Bruce Willis, "Comic Books And Superheroes" featurette with Samuel L. Jackson, two collectible Alex Ross illustrations, and more!

This collection includes a new breed of suspense-filled thrillers from critically acclaimed director M. Night Shyamalan. SIGNS: The international box office sensation starring Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, and Rory Culkin. Bonus features include deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes documentary featuring director M. Night Shyamalan, "Night's First Alien Film, " and more! THE SIXTH SENSE: Starring Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, and Toni Collette. Bonus features include commentary by M. Night Shyamalan, deleted scenes, filmmakers and crew bios, behind-the-scenes featurette, and more! UNBREAKABLE: Starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Robin Wright Penn. Bonus features include fully produced deleted scenes introduced by M. Night Shyamalan, behind-the scenes featurette with Bruce Willis, "Comic Books And Superheroes" featurette with Samuel L. Jackson, two collectible Alex Ross illustrations, and more!

Through revealing interviews with M. Night Shyamalan's childhood friends and neighbors, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn (Best Feature Documentary, MY ARCHITECT: A SON'S JOURNEY, 2003; MY FATHER'S GARDEN) seeks to uncover the director's most intimate secrets and learn how they've been woven into the stories of his intensely powerful movies! And in addition to talks with cast and crew members, you'll witness insightful discussions with celebrities. As intriguing as Shyamalan's films themselves ... you don't want to miss this fascinating attempt to shed light on the unseen events and influences that have helped shape the spellbinding films of a masterful artist!