From Slate: This scathing article takes M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, The Village) to the woodshed for building an auteur myth around himself and, of all things, continuing to live in Philadelphia. But we'll take a filmmaker who writes original stories over those who churn out endless remakes any day.

 

From National Public Radio: Legendary South African playwright Athol Fugard talks about his new play, Exits and Entrances, about a young playwright and an actor whose career is waning. Along the way, he ponders the prospect of his own twilight years. (Requires Real Audio or Windows Media player.)

 

From The Daily Star (Beirut): They don't love this movie. Egyptian screenwriter Hany Fawzy Kozman faces possible legal prosecution because some Christians say his latest film, I Love the Movies, offends their religion.