A Hollywood Horror Story, With a Twist

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M. Night Shyamalan Shouldn't Need to Defend Himself
Published 6/2/2008 at RopeofSilicon.com
... be the only one that enjoyed it I asked him if he had seen it. He replied, "I wouldn't watch a movie from that arrogant prick!" Now you can see why I don't give you his name, because while he seems to have no problem condemning someone for having confidence in their work I am sure he wouldn't want me throwing his name out there attached to his condemnation. Especially since this guy hasn't made anything worth talking about since 2004. I bring this up as a new article over at the " New York Times " by Allison Hope Weiner talks about ...

NYT: A Hollywood Horror Story, With a Twist
Published 6/2/2008 by brian (bbrooks@indiewire.com) at indieWIRE: Buzz / Rumors
... M. Night Shyamalan says he knows exactly when his relationship with Hollywood started to sour... Allison Hope Weiner reports. ...

It's All Night
Published 6/2/2008 at The Hot Blog
Why does The New York Times (and others) insist on going to people who really don't know what the business is like these days for "expert" quotes? With due respect to David Weitzner, he hasn't marketed a movie in 20 years. And two of the movies he touts marketing responsibility for, ET and Star Wars, were both heavily marketed based on their creators, as they had nothing else to sell. As quoted in the NYT piece on Manoj: “It never really worked,” argues David Weitzner, the former head of worldwide ...

M. Night Shyamalan Is Free To Be You And Me
Published 6/2/2008 at Videogum
... In the lead-up to the release of his new movie, What's Happening?, M. Night Shyamalan battled his self-proclaimed press shyness to talk to the New York Times this weekend. The article is mostly about the infamous split with Disney over the script for Lady in the Water (SPOILER ALERT more about this movie later today), and the tendentious relationship he maintains with Hollywood from his converted farmhouse outside Philadelphia. But it also includes some discussion of auteur theory, and whether or not movies can be sold on the power of a director's name ...

Ego Consumes M. Night Shyamalan in Latest, Not-So-Twist Ending [Turkeys In The Making]
Published 6/2/2008 by STV at Defamer
... and whose latest double-shot of bad buzz suggests Shyamalan's days as Genius Autocrat Brat are spiraling to a close. For starters, the flagging Manoj Mystique™ gets the point-counterpoint treatment in today's NY Times: ...

M. Night Shyamalan Not Sure Why He Has This Reputation As the Guy Who Makes the Scary Movies With a Twist
Published 6/2/2008 at Vulture
... "That moment may have been the biggest mistake that I have to undo over 10 years so the little old lady doesn't go, 'Oh, he's the guy who makes the scary movies with a twist.'" —M. Night Shyamalan on Unbreakable and his other scary movies with a twist [NYT] ...

M. Night Shyamalan's Trouble in Hollywood - Will The Happening Hit Big?
Published 6/3/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... . The New York Times recently published a piece addressing this issue again, but this time they actually involved Shyamalan himself. The discussion seems to focus on Shyamalan's separation from Hollywood and continued attempt to still make films the way he wants without studio influence. Unfortunately I'm predicting The Happening is going to flop next weekend against The Incredible Hulk, but at least it's still refreshing to hear Shyamalan talk about his persistence. ...