It Follows, del 1: Ondskapen inntar Suburbia [30]Av Dag SødtholtDavid Robert Mitchells It Follows vekker ærefrykt langt utenfor skrekkfilmentusiastenes rekker. Denne første av i alt tre artikler skal se på 10 mulige innganger til filmen, og forsøke å sette ord og bilder på hva som gjør den så spesiell. [30]
Signs, Part IV: Visual style [1]Av Dag SødtholtIn Signs scenes do not only exist to drive the plot forward. Their formally distinctive staging creates additional layers, encouraging meanings and symbols, often enigmatic. [1]
Signs, Part III: Dreams, demons and birdsAv Dag SødtholtSigns offers rich allegorical subtexts of dreams, magic and the aliens as metaphors for the characters' inner demons. We also chart references to The Birds, and analyse the masterful cellar sequence and the film's ending.
Signs, Part II: Motifs and horror showsAv Dag SødtholtM. Night Shyamalan is particularly adept at creating a set of hidden motifs that govern the film. We look at circles, water, doors, houses, the sky and how they operate in two brilliant horror set pieces.
Signs, Part I: Delightful entertainment, with meaning [1]Av Dag SødtholtM. Night Shyamalan has created a Signs fiction film about alien invasion, with powerful horror set pieces and comedic touches. An analysis of its dreamlike opening sequence peels away complex layers of motifs and echoes. [1]
Unbreakable, Part III: Visual styleAv Dag SødtholtM. Night Shyamalan's visual style consists of a series of recurring formal devices. Watching Unbreakable feels like participating in a ritual where these devices are applied and reapplied, in new variations and combinations.
International EditionUnbreakable, Part II: Motifs and colourAv Dag SødtholtM. Night Shyamalan's enigmatic superhero thriller is a film where everything seems to be connected to everything else. We look at various motifs and colour codings that move in intricate and sometimes very strange patterns.
International EditionUnbreakable, Part I: Characters and relationshipsAv Dag SødtholtOur in-depth look at M. Night Shyamalan's early films continues with Unbreakable: perhaps the only mainstream Hollywood formalist film, a mass-market movie approached with an unrelenting European art film sensibility.
International EditionLady in the Water, Part II: Self-reflexivity and visual stylisation [3]Av Dag SødtholtA return to this severely under-appreciated film, for its discussion of storytelling, interpretation, film criticism, artificiality, stylisation, interconnectedness – and whether stories can become real. [3]
International EditionLady in the Water, Part I: A reappraisal [1]Av Dag SødtholtIt was one of the most hated films of the 2000s, but with the trauma now at a distance, it is time to appreciate M. Night Shyamalan's Lady in the Water for its very real qualities. [1]
Månedens komponistMånedens komponist: James Newton Howard [8]Av Thor Joachim HagaVi fortsetter våre dypdykk ned i komponistenes stjernegalleri, denne måneden med James Newton Howard. Han er i disse dager aktuell med både The Last Airbender og Salt. [8]