Posts Tagged ‘m night shyamalan’

Question: Why Isn’t ‘The Happening’ DVD Packaging More Eco-Friendly?

October 14th 2008

M. Night Shymalan’s latest movie The Happening was recently released on DVD. The story — which focuses on the planet earth fighting back after centuries of environmental neglect — is said by Shymalan to be a sci-fi version of Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth.

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Neve Campbell Is Horrified By Canada’s Oilsands Development

October 10th 2008

Yesterday had director M. Night Shyamalan calling housing developments “soulless”, and today brings Neve Campbell outraged and concerned over the growing exploitation of Canada’s tarsands.
The actress, who most recently starred in the made-for-tv eco-thriller Burn Up, toured the oilsands development north of Alberta to see first-hand the effects on the environment. Coming along with her [...]

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M. Night Shyamalan Says Housing Developments Are ‘Soulless’

October 9th 2008

Even though M. Night Shyamalan’s recent eco-themed film The Happening did not go over too well with critics or audiences, he still believes it was the right movie for today’s times; even going so far to say that it’s the “fictional” equivalent of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. “I do feel this is the fictional, [...]

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Has Shyamalan Failed To Create A Scary Eco-Villain?

May 17th 2008

Reviews for M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, The Happening, have been less than praise-worthy, with many complaints “rooted” in the choice of the antagonist for the plot. If you’ve followed our coverage of the movie for any length of time, you obviously know what I’m talking about — but for the sake of those who [...]

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Killer Plants To Star In New Movie Opening This Weekend

Think twice about planting that trumpet vine...

April 2nd 2008

It’s official: 2008 is the year of vicious, man-eating plants. Not since Killer Tomatoes have we seen such misbehavin’ ways from the Earth’s flora.
We’ve already told you a bit about M. Night Shyamalan’s new flick The Happening (coming in June) — which features plants around the world releasing deadly pollen that causes everyone to commit [...]

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M. Night’s The Happening Is “Moronic Environmentalism”?

March 18th 2008

Warning: Movie spoilers below.
We’ve previously mentioned M. Night Shyamalan’s new upcoming film The Happening here on razzi several times. Based on the brief synopsis spreading online it deals with killer plants, the end of the world, and an overarching message that everything we do to the planet will eventually come full circle. The film [...]

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M. Night’s The Happening Teaser Trailer Sprouts Online

Plants are a bitch.

February 5th 2008

Looks like the teaser trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening has leaked online. As we’ve mentioned over the past couple months, the movie has an eco-slant that — well, let’s just say plants are pissed over the human race’s neglect for the planet and decide to release a gas that causes people to kill [...]

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M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening Features Pissed Flora

Trust nothing that requires water and sunlight...

January 3rd 2008

I hit the local theatre over the holidays to check out Sweeney Todd (good flick, btw) and happened upon the first poster for M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming film The Happening.

As you can tell by the image, it doesn’t appear to be a very uplifting movie. In fact, it carries an environmental theme that places [...]

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