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THE SHINING VS. THE SHINING

By | February 2005

Remakes offer a unique experience to understand the craft of filmmaking. More often than not, one of these films is quite good, and the other is terrible. By comparing the two we can analyze where one went right and the other went wrong. This week, Jeremy pits Kubrick against Garris…

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THE SHINING VS. THE SHINING

Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) 4 stars Directed by Stanley Kubrick Written by Stanley Kubrick & Diane Johnson Based on the book by...

CINEMA CPR: “DELIVERANCE”

“Squeal like a pig,” insists knife-wielding, hillbilly sodomite Billy McKinney as he hunches over Bobby (Ned Beatty), a naïve, mortified city slicker....

BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO JOHN CARRADINE

This February 5th marks the 99th birthday of the late, great character actor John Carradine, and a day worth celebrating for cinephiles of every stripe....

Bootleg Files Features

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BOOTLEG FILES 063: "The Magic of ABC" (1977 TV variety show starring a 21-year-old David Copperfield). LAST SEEN: In its only broadcast on September 7,...

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Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “BRING ME THE HEAD OF CHARLIE BROWN”

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