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M. Night Shyamalan
Topic started by NOV on Tue Feb 15 21:17:46 .
M. Night Shyamalan is now a household name, what with his nomination for Oscars.
But there are some facts about him that many of us are not aware.
For instance, did you know that Sixth Sense is his thirdfilm?
And that he acted in the lead role in his first film?
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NOV (@ ptl-*) on: Tue Feb 15 21:43:06 EST 2000
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kk (@ bbnd*) on: Thu Feb 24 04:30:30 EST 2000
"To M. Night Shyamalan's credit, he strove for something lavish and ambitious in this, his first effort. While Praying with Anger is often tedious because of its lack of originality, there are occasional glimpses of promise which indicate that Shyamalan may have a future in film making. Overall, however, Praying with Anger relies on too much stock material for it to warrant anything more than a passing interest. "
interesting words!
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NOV (@ ptl-*) on: Mon Feb 28 21:44:39 EST 2000
Interview with Shyamalan's mum after nominations for OSCAR:
http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/feb/24jaya.htm
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ram (@ stea*) on: Tue May 2 00:03:50 EDT 2000
he deserved oscar, oscar group was biased
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susi (@ prox*) on: Thu May 4 00:27:52 EDT 2000
sixth sense was good direction
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Dilkushi (@ sdn-*) on: Sat May 6 15:24:20 EDT 2000
It is ridiculous Night shyamalam is a old Fashioned fellow all he knows is Karma and second life and Ghosts , all his stories and movies are based on that sure thing he is making me sick with same kind of stories but sure his direction is good, Tell me why he did not get OScars ???was he shy? or he did not have enough Fana in Hollywood??? Will he ever make a another Superhit like Sixth Sense , that will prove his Talent unmistakably......Wish him good luck to get new thoughts ....and new ideas ...shyamalam wake up man the Ghosts are gone.......LOL
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raju (@ host*) on: Mon May 8 18:06:36 EDT 2000
whatever anyone says 6th sense was a great film andthis week has overtaken Phantom menaces' collection!!
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AVBReddy (@ 202.*) on: Tue Oct 10 08:40:35 EDT 2000
Sixth Sense was a good movie.I have a film script which is excellent story for Hollywood.Based on my perception,I know your thinking about story for a movie.And i feel this subject of mine is very good for you to consider to make a movie.If you are interested please contact me at the following email id.
bye
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vgvgfg (@ cora*) on: Mon Jan 8 00:09:54 EST 2001
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Sejal Painter (@ 203.*) on: Tue Jan 30 01:32:00
Hello Mr Shyamalan I have seen your films Sixth Sense & Unbreakable & really loved them a lot though I did not get an oppurtunity to see your films Praying with anger & Wide awake, but hope to see them soon . Sir I am from India & work as an Asst Film Editor in Bombay,but my basic aim is to become a Director & the reason I took up editing was because I wanted to get acquainted with the basics of film making.
Sir is it possible that I can assit you on any of your forthcoming project.
Thank you.
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Sejal Painter (@ 203.*) on: Tue Jan 30 01:32:55
Hello Mr Shyamalan I have seen your films Sixth Sense & Unbreakable & really loved them a lot though I did not get an oppurtunity to see your films Praying with anger & Wide awake, but hope to see them soon . Sir I am from India & work as an Asst Film Editor in Bombay,but my basic aim is to become a Director & the reason I took up editing was because I wanted to get acquainted with the basics of film making.
Sir is it possible that I can assit you on any of your forthcoming project.
Thank you.
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A.R (@ typh*) on: Tue Jan 30 12:39:32
Hi Mr Shyamalan, you have made 2 great movies out of nothing! I'm really impressed! Keep it up and hope to see more in the future! Probably I will have a role in one of the movies when I graduate from university in london( could you give me a role play ). I'm keen in acting and I need some where to start off.
Thankyou
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raju (@ host*) on: Tue Jan 30 15:25:19
A.R what uni in london you at? did you think therewas toooo much Camera work to actually concentrate on the film it self?
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sandra (@ 203.*) on: Sun Feb 4 09:35:06
hi, i really liked your movies.keep up the good work.i watched unbreakable on new year's eve and it was really good and i'm looking forward for your new movie.
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indy (@ bkj-*) on: Tue Feb 6 00:01:21
hi mr syamala we a proud for you......go tamila go
go and catch a highst place in hoolywood...bye
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Jossi (@ spee*) on: Sun May 6 12:00:22
Dear mr.Shyamala,i just got chance to watch the Unbreakable after searching for it long time i finally watchted it and i think that's one brilliant movie i ever watched.And you got that talent as well *sporthall scene :)
I can only say, keep up the good work, believe the mysteries out there are wait to be seek.
Regards,
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Desmation (@ vani*) on: Thu May 10 23:12:43
Hi Mr. Shyamalan,
I have never felt this way in my life..
I met someone and have been communicating with each other for about a year now..
color, gestures, positions, stillness and subtlenss are some of the elements that we have been communicating with, but actual verbal communication between us is poor and closed.
this speechless and intense feeling I have is becoming hurtful to myself. I want to talk to someone like you who value these subtle details in life...
Desmation
ICQ 7002526
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Viral (@ 203.*) on: Mon Jun 11 06:55:31
Hello Mr Shayamalan This is viral from India.I have a very good script for a movie.If you can contact me and at least give me your email id,I will send you the script.Your movie subjects are frankly just bring out the indian spirituality and reincarnation and the things the normal mind would'nt think of ...Thats what makes them interesting!I have got a similar script
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Viral (@ 203.*) on: Mon Jun 11 06:59:36
This is my email id
viral_doshi1@rediffmail.com
I have a terrific idea for a movie subject which you might be interested in.Please give me your email id.I will send you the script.Thanks.
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Michele (@ smtp*) on: Mon Jul 2 13:48:57
I saw Praying With Anger this weekend (6/30) and thought it was so beautiful and meaningful. I was surprised to learn the lead actor, M. Knight Shyalaman, at the age of 22, I believe, was the same person who wrote, produced and directed this wonderful film. I wondered how does such a young person have such insight? I looked him up on the net the first chance I got and then realized he was behind Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. Praying with Anger was his first film. I am searching to buy this movie on video to have all my friends and family watch it. One can learn a lot from it. I think it has not gotten the attention it deserves. I hope it will be shown more often for others to enjoy the way I did. And I hope I can find it on video.
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chandresh (@ ppp2*) on: Sun Jul 15 03:09:26
manoj makes us feel proud of being & also we get the feeiling that india can give good world class directors
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chas d lind (@ pool*) on: Tue Jul 24 10:27:32
Dear Mr. Shyamalan,
May I jump on the bandwagon? Judging from your other responses you're getting, it seems the momentum of notoriety is on.
Hopes of some form of personal contact is the purpose of my response. Considering the medium which is engaged I know the prospects are minimal. Regardless, may I continue?
The reason that I even pursue your association is that the circumstances that lead to viewing some of your work were almost as poignant as your scripts.
Professionally speaking my only relationship to show business is that I've built a few stages, I'm a carpenter by trade. But, as an artist one knows all aspects of creativity are a source of self enlightenment. Sensing similar tendancies in your filmaking we may have something in common
Having viewed "6th Sense", and now "Unbreakable" has confirmed my confidence in your 'sadhana' of directing. The references that brought me to the first viewing of your work ( 6th Sense )were not from the typical media hype. Your film was recommended to me by a Gosvami.
Hollywood, Bollywood, Smallywood is not relevant to the "BIG" picture. The potential for your advancement is beyond what you may know. Are you listening to me? Now, all I need is your credit card number. Does some of this sound familiar?
Mr.Shyamalan, I appreciate your valuable time and hope I may further elaborate on my humble intentions.
Thank you, sincerely,
Chas. D. Lind
po box 320362
los gatos, ca 95032
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Bryan Woods (@ spid*) on: Wed Jul 25 22:00:27
Hello Mr. Shyamalan. My name is Bryan Woods and I started writing screenplays when I was fourteen. When I was younger I knew I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to write novels because I wanted my writing to be original and smart. It wasn't going to be the same thing over and over again. I wanted to show people something they had never read before. So I had decided to begin writing novels because as far as I knew they were much smarter and much more original than movies. But I was wrong. On august 6 of 1999 I saw a movie called the Sixth Sense. It changed the way I looked at movies forever. I realized that movies can be just as smart as books and much more smart when created as brilliantly as you had created The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. I as a screenwriter have realized a few very important things. Things I learned from Shyamalan. I learned that originality is extremely important. I learned that when writing a script I should make sure that the story needs to be told in form of a movie. Like how Unbreakable and The Sixth Sense needed to be seen rather than read because of the many visual clues that Shyamalan uses. Thankyou Night for everything you have taught me. I am now 16 years old and I have written two full length screenplays. My friends and I also make short films that I both write and direct. Our website is www.imagineworks.8m.com
I don't know that Shyamalan will actually ever read this but it sounded like, from many of the posts above, that he might. So if you ever read this send me an email at Bryguy3455@aol.com
Even if it is just to say hi. Thanks again for creating two of my most favorite movies. Thankyou for being so damn brilliant!!! Thankyou for teaching me so much!!!
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Sean Sadowski (@ ool-*) on: Sun Jul 29 14:19:12
Dear Mr. Shayamalan,
My family has a debate going over "The Sixth Sense". We are arguing over whether Cole knows that Dr. Crowe is dead throughout the movie. Please e-mail me with the answer to that question so we can put this topic to rest. Thank you.
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Sean Sadowski (@ ool-*) on: Sun Jul 29 14:19:18
Dear Mr. Shayamalan,
My family has a debate going over "The Sixth Sense". We are arguing over whether Cole knows that Dr. Crowe is dead throughout the movie. Please e-mail me with the answer to that question so we can put this topic to rest. Thank you.
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Photo3d (@ ip72*) on: Thu Aug 2 10:39:23
M. Night Shyamalan,
I have read that you are working on a new movie title; "SIGNS", about NAZCA plains drawings and extra-terrestrials. Have you read RAEL's book;
"The message given to me by extra-terrestrials." It speaks about the ELOHIM who are scientist from another planet who came here to create us in laboratories.
Check; The Elohim story at: http://www.theraelian.com
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photo3d (@ ip72*) on: Thu Aug 2 10:48:10
http://www.theraelian.com/embassy.htm
Why Do They Need an Embassy?
They are not invaders. They have shown their desire to come, but they respect our choice to say no. It is up to us to invite them, and our invitation is the embassy. It's the least we can do. They created us. Without them we would not even exist. "For us, they are the most important people in the universe. Would you send your guests out to sleep on the street or do you invite them in to the love and warmth of your own home?" Rael
The following excerpts from Rael's The True Face of God tell of the scientific creation story behind the mystical creation mythologies of mankind, particularly the one found in The First Book of Moses, known as "Genesis." This, amongst much other information, was narrated to Rael in 1973 during a remarkable six-day encounter with the extraterrestrial Eloha (singular of Elohim), known as Yahweh, who narrates the following story of his people.
In the 1997 Postscript to "The True Face of God," the book which contains the Elohim's message to humanity, Rael discusses the progress towards the building of the embassy "Preparations to build the secure embassy requested by the Elohim are progressing well. The embassy and residence need to be protected by extra-territorial rights like any normal international diplomatic mission, and in accordance with the Elohim's precise instructions, Raelian architects have already completed commissioned drawings for the complex of buildings where the most dramatic and extraordinary meeting of world government leaders in history will take place. Not long after we built a small scale model of the embassy based on these drawings, a crop circle appeared in England which bore an astonishing resemblance to it.
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Ilayaraaja Fan (@ spid*) on: Mon Aug 13 16:10:31
Two of 'the most' talented people in films if and when they work together what do you think can be the outcome? That is what many music fans in south India are hoping. Ilayaraaja, the final authority on music, and M. Night Shyamalan, the most thrilling script writer in a long time working on a story about a musical phenomenon or even any strange story for Hollywood with a few songs and a fascinating score the likes of which Hollywood has not heard since 'Ben-Hur'. Anyone can take a Hollywood film with a few songs of Ilayaraaja and his background score? Is the world ready for the genius of Ilayaraaja?
For starters, please check out www.raajangahm.com
Let us hope for the best.
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test (@ 64.1*) on: Tue Aug 14 15:40:09
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Joel (@ pa-m*) on: Sun Aug 19 15:24:18
Hello Mr Shyamalan
I'm a physician who likes to dabble with screenplays. After viewing 2 of your films, I believe you are the perfect person to take my work to the next level. Your type of filmmaking is exactly what I am trying to achieve.
Please e-mail me if you are interested
jjjwar@adelphia.net
Thanks
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sandy (@ prox*) on: Fri Aug 24 11:41:02
Dear Mr. Shymalan,
In case you are interested in reading a story about parallel planes of existence that may help you in a future script, pls contact me at sandyvarm@yahoo.com.
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Eric Neal (@ spid*) on: Fri Sep 28 21:49:44
I absolutely love Mr. Shymalan's work. The Sixth Sense is a brilliant film on so many levels. It's what a screenwriter such as myself aspires to achieve. I would like to know if there's a way to contact Mr. Shymalan. I'm attempting to create a panel or forum (not sure if online or some other fashion) in which talented writer/filmmakers such as himself can respond to jealous, lazy, unimaginative critics who would give them bad reviews. Thanks for any help you might provide.
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Jegadesh Pillai (@ h216*) on: Tue Oct 16 01:59:23
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Hasmita (@ 209.*) on: Wed Oct 17 18:01:41
Hi Mr. Shyamalan..i know this is weird..by my name is Hasmita Sheladia..i'am orginally from Bombay, India, but raised in U.S.A. Since you are indian as well, maybe you can help me out here..I'am interested in acting and i would like to suggest to you, what is the best way to go for this..thanks will be waiting for your reply..
Hasmita
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Phil (@ spid*) on: Thu Oct 18 23:19:01
The Latest M. Knight Shyamalan film is "Signs" starring Mel Gibson and Jaquain Pheonix currently filming throught many locations in Bucks County, Pa. Including on the Property of Delaware Valley College, New Brittian Boro, Pa, Newtown Boro, Pa, Buckingham Twp, Pa., Morrisville Boro Pa.,with cameo shots in various other locations through out Bucks County Pa. Filming is currently shooting in a warehouse in Bensalem Pa. which Touchstone film has turn into a studio. Filmin is supposed to finish around Thanksgiving 2001. The film will be in post-production for the next several months in Hollywood and the projected release is supposed to take place in the summer of 2002. The reason why Mr. Shyamalan has produced this film as well as his last 2 films in the Philadelphia region is because he is originally from Montgomery County Pa which is directly next to Philadelphia to the north west of the city and is directly next to Bucks County to the west.
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Mike Catalano (@ s26.*) on: Mon Nov 26 18:16:46
Hello Mr. Shyamalan,
I know that when most people speak your name, they automatically refer to The Sixth Sense(the monumental film that basically catapulted your career to super stardom.) However I have to say that Unbreakable affected me like no other movie ever had in a very long time. I was totally blown away. I bought it as soon as it came out on DVD and it's still a powerful experience every time I watch it. I feel that everything about it is perfect: Bruce & Samuel, the music, the darkness, the theme....etc. You captured every single facet that can be associated with a super hero and presented them brilliantly. I can't believe that some people didn't like the movie as much because they said it was slow. I think those people just don't know what good story-telling is. That's why, Mr. Shyamalan, I consider you one of my heros: It's the meticulous attention you give to telling a good story. Unbreakable had such a huge impact on me that I had to try surfing the Net to see if I could find some way to contact you just to let you know. Thanks a lot and I'm really looking forward to Signs.
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Olin Norrid (@ adsl*) on: Sat Dec 15 12:27:14
Mr. Shyamalan; I have been tryint to find a copy of you movie "Praying With Anger". I do not seem to be able to find it. I would like to purchase a copy. I find this movie to one that I can use with my Church Youth, to teach family roots, and differances in how life is in the U.S. and Other cultures. Thanks!
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S.P. Rivera (@ 206.*) on: Mon Jan 21 14:02:57
Mr. Shyamalan:
I just watched "Unbreakable" (for the 3rd time), If you read this, I want to say, that your going to be known as on of the best producers, directors of our time. I look forward to future films.
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S.P. Rivera (@ 206.*) on: Mon Jan 21 14:03:24
Mr. Shyamalan:
I just watched "Unbreakable" (for the 3rd time), If you read this, I want to say, that your going to be known as one of the best producers, directors of our time. I look forward to future films.