The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. Crawford is olivia reilly, a new york city dancer who works in a nightclub with a partner doing an act sort of modeled on astaire and rogers though its clearly down several levels. The shining is also notorious for holding the record for the number of takes of a single scene 127 for wendy swinging a baseball bat, or 148 of hotel chef dick hallorann explaining the shining. A theory that will change how you watch the shining. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Sienna miller, ron howard, aubrey plaza, diego luna, and more sundance 2020 stars nominate the one movie you should drop everything and watch right now. Biographical film dramas used to cover a lot of ground without, as a rule, showing a lot of artistry. When joan crawford saw the shining hour on stage, she pleaded with the studio to let her spread her acting wings in the film version. The shining hour 1938 starring joan crawford, robert young.
In this horror film, a family spends the winter in an abandoned hotel when the patriarch takes a job as the hotels caretaker. Get the best deals on film glass slides when you shop the largest. The shining hour 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. The shining wouldnt have been the same if kubrick didnt add the yellow green colour to film, which created a complete different atmosphere.
The shining hour is a 1938 american romantic drama film directed by frank borzage, based on the 1934 play the shining hour by keith winter, and starring joan crawford and margaret sullavan. A space odyssey to a clockwork orange and the shining. May 10, 2018 with the exception of the three hour barry lyndon, the twoandahalf hour lolita, and the two hour full metal jacket spartacus is not a true kubrick film and all the other films predating 1960 were under 95 minutes, the others. Weve talked previously about how hallorans death is stupid because he doesnt spend any of the six hour plus transit time coming up with a plan or bringing allies. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm.
Joan crawford and robert young in the shining hour 1938 the shining hour 1938 joan crawford and. Harder than anyone i ever met in my life, and im sixty years old this january 11. The supporting cast of the mgm film features robert young, melvyn douglas, fay bainter and hattie mcdaniel. Basic trouble with the production lies in the script. And the movies heartstopping climax with crawford battling flames to rescue. Mar 14, 2020 kubrick, whose last film, eyes wide shut, was completed shortly before his death in 1999 at the age of 70, continues to be cited as a major influence on the careers of several critically acclaimed directors such as martin scorsese, steven spielberg, george lucas, the coen brothers and, of course, david lynch. She got her wish, playing a new york siren who marries a. A fundraising campaign to benefit shelley duvall has been launched by the daughter of the shining director stanley kubrick, after it was revealed earlier this week that duvall is struggling. The 10 most outrageous theories about what the shining really. Near the end of the film, on a frigid night, jack chases danny into the labyrinth on the hotel grounds. Oct 22, 2010 the shining is also notorious for holding the record for the number of takes of a single scene 127 for wendy swinging a baseball bat, or 148 of hotel chef dick hallorann explaining the shining. The shining hour is studded with a quintet of marquee names, headed by joan crawford, but that draw value is all that exhibitors can depend on, as picture is a confused jungle of crosspurpose motivations and situations that fail entirely to arouse interest.
Sep 18, 20 in writing the sequel, he chose not to worry about that. Watch the shining online full movie from 1980 yidio. Danny, struggling, carries one of the big bags to hallorans rental car. Though it deviates from stephen kings novel, stanley kubricks the shining is a chilling, often baroque journey into madness exemplified by an unforgettable turn. The shining 1980 is creative director stanley kubricks intense, epic, gothic horror film and haunted house masterpiece a beautiful, stylish work that distanced itself from the bloodletting and gore of most modern films in the horror genre. Things get ugly when the spirits haunting the hotel. Stephen king remade the shining to be more like the book. Discover the filming locations of stanley kubricks horror masterpiece the shining in oregon, california and montana. The shining has lost its shine kubrick was slumming it. The 10 most outrageous theories about what the shining. Nov 25, 2017 biographical film dramas used to cover a lot of ground without, as a rule, showing a lot of artistry.
The shining has lost its shine kubrick was slumming it in a genre he despised. Shining night offers a glimpse into the life and music of one of americas greatest contemporary composers, national medal of arts recipient morten lauridsen, who has written much of his remarkable music in his rustic cabin on waldron island and his home on san juan island. Half the time you have to guess what the hell is going on, and if youre not familiar with kubricks. When released theatrically in the united states, the film ran approx.
I write about old movies and movie stars from the 1920s to the 1950s. Oct 12, 20 when joan crawford saw the shining hour on stage, she pleaded with the studio to let her spread her acting wings in the film version. Our shining hour is a 1965 studio album by sammy davis jr. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd the film s central character is jack torrance nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a.
Watch the video for the shining hour from grant lee buffalos fuzzy for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. A pdf photocopy of my 1987 article in the washington post on stanley kubricks film, the shining. However, as explained above, three weeks into its release, kubrick cut the 2 minute coda from the end of the film, reducing its length to 144 minutes. Halloran explains that he calls what danny can do with his mind shinin on 11. Joan crawford disrupts a family in the shining hour, a 1938 film also starring melvyn douglas, margaret sullavan, robert young, and fay bainter. Like orson welles and alfred hitchcock before him, kubrick worked across film genres to produce masterpieces of science fiction, horror and costume drama, using stylistic references taken from popart. An extract read, in 1997 king adapted his novel into a tv miniseries. Frank borzage directed this doomed romance starring joan crawford as olivia riley, the young bride of henry linden melvyn. Jun 18, 2006 but there is a deleted scene from the shining 1980 that casts wendys reliability in a curious light. After 36 years, king gives shining a new luster in sequel. The shining hour passed 1h 16min drama, romance 18 november 1938 usa a nightclub dancer marries into society and has to contend with her jealous sisterinlaw.
In the shining, jack torrance, a frustrated, alcoholic writer. Sony developing film based on one punch man manga series with venom writers exclusive onepunch man. In writing the sequel, he chose not to worry about that. The shining hour is a 1938 american romantic drama film directed by frank borzage, based on the 1934 play the shining hour by keith winter, and starring. The shining miniseries is three 90minute installments, which is considerably longer than kubricks twoandahalf hour film.
My book is the true history of the torrance family. Kubricks the shining1980 rare behind the scenes footage duration. Good drama with a gem of a performance from the great margaret sullavan. The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained in an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending. The shining hour original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city feb, 1934 and played through may 1934. King uses that extended runtime to meticulously fill in the gaps that go overlooked in kubricks film, but he also goes overboard in the direction and creates an expository, languid mess. Kubrick shining a working title and some notes in progress toward by bill blakemore, january, 2012, nyc includes for purposes of academic clarification. The movie stars jack nicholson as jack torrance, a blocked writer who takes a job in an isolated hotel hoping to find inspiration. She got her wish, playing a new york siren who marries a prosperous farmer melvyn douglas and moves to wisconsin. Clarissa is a 2019 graduate of the shining kids yoga teacher training program.
Shelley duvall fundraising campaign launched by stanley. Shining red films is a documentary film company that works with pbs, national geographic and more. That all changed around the time of capote 2005, a movie that employed the then. Stanley kubricks the shining remade as david lynch film. Biblequoting spinster hannah linden fay bainter is a complete. Kubrick, whose last film, eyes wide shut, was completed shortly before his death in 1999 at the age of 70, continues to be cited as a major influence on the. My theory closes this plot hole by explaining that halloran was compelled to come immediately by danny and so couldnt respond logically.
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