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THE SHINING VS. THE SHINING

By | February 2005

CHARACTERS: JACK NICHOLSON (Jack Torrance): “The Shining” was the first time that Nicholson really let loose. We’d seen hints of his madness…

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THE SHINING VS. THE SHINING

CHARACTERS: JACK NICHOLSON (Jack Torrance): "The Shining" was the first time that Nicholson really let loose. We'd seen hints of his madness in other...

TALKING PICTURES: TASTFULLY NASTY

I’ve just contacted the best-selling novelist to extract his views on what constitutes the perfect movie for a romantic evening. According to Moore—who...

FILM THREAT’S TOP 10 ONE-HIT WONDERS

Most well-known actors average one or perhaps two film roles per year. A few, such as Robert DeNiro or Jude Law or Ben Stiller, seem to averaging a new...

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....

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