The Happening

...for decades. But Emmerich, I believe, made it safe for Hollywood to consider the outrunning of truly insane things - a breeze ("The Happening," 2008), a sunrise ("The Mummy Returns," 2001) and a black hole ("Star Trek," 2009). He also...

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...authentic and resembled red paint from Home Depot; eventually taking away from the appeal of the film. 3. The Happening (2008) The Happening was a thriller film released in 2008 that was directed by M. Night Shyamalan (the mastermind...

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...of suicides turns out to have been caused by... plants. The plants caused it. The fucking plants. So The Happening may not pack any scares, but it does offer a valuable environmental message: We should be nice to nature so it doesn't kill us...

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...and reacquaint yourself with some films you might have not seen in a while. National Environmental Illness Awareness Month: The Happening M. Night Shyamalan has had a tough time duplicating the commercial and critical success of his...

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...session seeing dead movies? Now the most idiosyncratic mainstream director in the world is hoping that his new apocalyptic film, The Happening, will bring his reputation back to life. Like Shyamalan's previous movies The Sixth Sense,...

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...of unnecessary cutaway shots at critical moments intended to heighten suspense that raise chuckles instead. But why The Happening is happening is ultimately a MacGuffin for what Shyamalan is doing here. The movie has moments of...

In this article: M. Night Shyamalan, Betty Buckley, Ashlyn Sanchez, John Leguizamo, Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, and Lady in the Water

From left, Ashlyn Sanchez, John Leguizamo and Mark Wahlberg in "The Happening." Something Lethal Lurks in the Rustling Trees The knives had been out and sharpened long before M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie, "The Happening," opened on...

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...effort, Lady In The Water, brought $US70 million - a fortune to most of us, peanuts in Hollywood currency. His latest, The Happening, is about the workings of this world rather than the ones he has flirted with before. There are no...

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Will 'The Happening' win M. Night Shyamalan <em>more</em> Razzie Awards? | Gold Derby | Los Angeles Times Will 'The Happening' win M. Night Shyamalan more Razzie Awards? The first reviews for "The Happening" are bad enough that...

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MUMBAI, India -- M. Night Shyamalan says his new film, "The Happening," will terrify moviegoers. "It is an extremely scary movie. This is meant to scare you," the Indian-born director told reporters Monday. Shyamalan, 37, was visiting...

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