Happy Halloween to all!!! We end our Halloween season with this psychological thriller that was written and directed M. Night Shyamalan in his directorial debut and stars Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams & Donnie Wahlberg. In this film, a psychologist tends a 9 year old boy who has the ability to communicate with the dead and takes him on a journey to the great beyond. This film marked the beginning of Shyamalan’s career as a director and was praised by the critics and the Academy. It nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay while Osment & Collette each received their Academy Award nominations. Osment would become the second youngest performer to receive on Academy Award nomination.
