Tag: the village

The Gravel Road

Film / Music

The first two minutes of “The Gravel Road” from the soundtrack of The Village are amongst the most stunningly beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. I should write more about that movie – it is deeply misunderstood, it’s depressing. It’s possibly the most touching film about love that …

M. Night Shyamalan and The Happening

Film

(This, in case you were wondering, is a review of the film The Happening, by M. Night Shyamalan, and some thoughts about his work in general.) First, Shyamalan gifted us with The Sixth Sense, a movie about dealing with pain and loss, overcoming fear and working towards compassion, and using …