G21 - THE WORLD'S MAGAZINE

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UPDATED: Wednesday, 9 August, 2006Next Scheduled Update: Thursday, 17 August, 2006

The Long Knives, Dark Room Edition

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This cover is a homage to actress Gong Li.

G21 Interviews: M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN by BRAD BALFOUR

New York, NY, USA - Though the advance word on M. Night Shyamalan's latest film, "Lady in the Water" hasn't been all that favorable, this director didn't establish his career doing films that seemed predictable or commercial. Yet this South Asian-born, Philadelphia-raised director has succeeded in become a little sub-genre all his own with surprise hits such as 'Sixth Sense" and "Signs."

Having made his films with a twist to his endings, Shyamalan again mines this notion, but the twist here is more like a puzzle than a surprise. So besides adding to his oeuvre, he provides a twist with both some scary CGI-generated monsters and a myth of his own making. ... READ MORE

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All Over Mel by THOMAS HART

Austin, REPUBLIC OF TEJAS - I know alluh y'all is familiar with the expression "like a cheap suit... " Well that is what it must have seemed like to Mel "The Passion of the Christ" Gibson last week. Rob Schneider, whose career had already become forgettable, thanks to the SNL Curse, took out a full page ad in the Hollyweird Bible, Variety, dissing Mel, some even more easily forgettable guy called for a boycott by everyone in town of anything Mel over at the Huffington Post Web site and the Usual Suspect Wagging Tongues were hard at working over the guy. ... READ MORE

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ON FILM: BRAD BALFOUR talks with a noted auteur about his new film "Lady in the Water". "G21: Interviews: M.NIGHT SHYAMALAN".

TABLOID HART: THOMAS HART is back with the dish on the Mel Gibson scandal. "All Over Mel".

IRISH EYES: MATTIE LENNON gives us all we want know about left-handers. "Right"

Packing for War

You are going to war. You thought you had a week to pack, but you just found out you're leaving tomorrow. Have a nice trip!

G21 AFRICA: X.N. IRAKI deconstruc ts Kenyan politics. "Leadership Vacuum in Kenya".

Photo of Gong Li.

G21 AFRICA: MPHUTHUMI NTABENI reviews a new book exploring the career of South African President Thabo Mbeki. "The Soul of the ANC".

G21 FICTION: JOHN KARENGA KARIUKI debuts a new story. "A Djinn for Brother Nguchu".

SMOKE & MIRRORS: ROD AMIS gets back on the horse. "The Adventurer".

Photo of Gong Li.

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