Episode 292: The Shining (1980)

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The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2016

⏱️ 261 minutes

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Summary

Adapted from a novel by Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick The Shining (1980) tells the tale of Jack (Jack Nicholson), Wendy, (Shelley Duvall) and Danny (Danny Lloyd) Torrance, a family who spend a winter at the Overlook Hotel in Colorado. Jack plans on writing a book but, instead, battles the inner demons of alcoholism and anger, slowly going mad perhaps with the help of the ghosts of the Overlook...

Directors Keith Gordon and Vincenzo Natali join Mike to discuss Stanley Kubrick and The Shining as well as the many interpretations of the films (as presented in works like Rodney Ascher's Room 237 and Rob Ager's Collative Learning series).

Along with Ascher and Ager, cameraman Douglas Milsome and Steadicam operator (and inventor) Garrett Brown reminisce about working with Stanley Kubrick.
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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.6	Christopher Media. Let's make some noise.
0:07.5	I don't suppose they told you anything in Denver about the tragedy.
0:12.0	We had up here during the winter of 1970.
0:14.0	I heard a man named Charles Grady is the winter caretaker.
0:17.5	From what I've been told, I mean, he seemed like a completely normal individual.
0:22.7	But at some point, during the winter, he must have suffered some kind of a complete mental
0:28.5	breakdown. He ran a muck and killed his family.
0:34.9	Well, he can rest assured, Mr. Oman, that's not going to happen with me.
1:04.1	The Shining, a masterpiece of modern horror, directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duval, rated R.
1:07.9	Opens Friday, June 13. Check newspapers for local listings.
1:14.6	Welcome to the projection booth. I'm your host Mike White.
1:16.2	Joining me is Mr. Keith Gordon.
1:18.0	Hello, and good to be back.
1:20.7	Also with us this week is Mr. Vincenzo Natale.
1:26.1	This week we are looking at the 1980 film from director Stanley Kubrick, The Shining.
1:28.2	Adapted from a novel by Stephen King,
1:32.4	the film tells the tale of Jack, Wendy, and Danny Torrance, a family who spend a winter at the Overlook Hotel in Colorado. Jack plans on writing a book, but instead battles the
1:37.8	inner demons of alcohol and anger, slowly going mad, perhaps with the help of the ghosts of the
1:43.1	overlook. Of course, we're going to be talking a lot about all the different aspects of the film,
1:47.3	including the ending.
1:48.5	So if you haven't seen The Shining, and why haven't you, please go ahead, watch the movie,
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