The VW Beetle,
the iconic automobile makes its appearance in both the mini series and Stanley Kubrick’s film. We take a look how each are depicted in both the Stephen King’s The Shining TV mini-series and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
29Nov
Category: The Shining
The bartender,
from The Shining is an apparition that opens the door to the spirit world for Jack with help of whiskey. He’s a good listener but gives terrifying advice.
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In Stanley’s Kubrick’s The Shining,
Jack Torrance makes his arrival at The Overlook Hotel in the film’s first scene after the credits. We follow Jack and pay attention to all the clues and nuances.
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In Stanley’s Kubrick’s The Shining,
we take a suspicious look at an inconsequential character, the waiter. What does he mean? What purpose does he serve in a film full of riddles and subliminal messages?
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When Dick Hallorann needs a snowcat,
he makes a call to Larry Durkin in Sidewinder. Unless it’s the mini-series, then its Howie. These two small parts are as different as they are similar. This article takes a look at the service station and the men who run it.
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11Jan
The doctor,
pays Danny a visit in both Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and Stephen King’s The Shining TV mini-series. Both share a common purpose but their approaches and contributions to the story are very much different.
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03Dec
Mr. Watson,
goes by a first name of “Bill” in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. But he’s known as “Pete” in the television mini-series. Both are employees of The Overlook. Like many other mirror images in Kubrick’s vision, they share the same last name but beneath the surface are very much different.
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It’s Jack Daniels on the rocks,
for Jack Torrance. As Lloyd the bartender sets them up, Jack is soon to resume his passion for drinking. It’s not only an hallucinations seen through a mirror but a door opening to the spirit world on the other side. We study another fascinating scene from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
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The mysteries of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining,
continue long after first viewing. Many questions are answered years later in the ABC mini-series. We choose 5 questions, in no particular order. Here is how mini-series answers some questions and how the novel differs from Kubrick’s vision.
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Little takes you out of a movie,
more than equipment goofs. For The Shining TV mini-series, the camera equipment goofs highlighted the amateur efforts in an otherwise fine attempt to retell the story in Stephen King’s vision from his novel. We document 5 examples. There may be even more.
