Why Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ Wasn’t as Scary as Its Marketing Campaign
In this excerpt from “Murder and the Movies,” David Thomson dissects Kubrick’s audacious adaptation of Stephen King’s horror masterwork.
In this excerpt from “Murder and the Movies,” David Thomson dissects Kubrick’s audacious adaptation of Stephen King’s horror masterwork.
Stanley Kubrick’s horror masterpiece celebrates its 40th anniversary on May 23, but its legacy wasn’t certain when the movie first opened.
Director Mark Romanek reveals details about an Overlook Hotel origin movie that will probably never get made.
The Polish composer’s avant-garde work will always haunt the frames of cinema’s most terrifying, and often otherworldly, visions.
Tracee Ellis Ross co-stars in a star-studded spot that’s unsettling in far different ways than its Kubrickian predecessor.
The already-long “The Shining” sequel is about to get longer, with a new cut to take us further down the rabbit hole of the Overlook.
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It appears director Mike Flanagan is serious about re-creating Stanley Kubrick’s slow-building dread.
Director Mike Flanagan got as obsessive as Jack Torrance when it came time to recreate the iconic horror movie setting.