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Stanley Kubrick's genius transformed cinema, but his final film, Eyes Wide Shut, remains shrouded in mystery and controversy. Was Kubrick exposing hidden power structures, secret societies, and elite corruption? Dive into his career, from self-taught photographer to groundbreaking filmmaker, and uncover the theories surrounding studio censorship, missing footage, and his untimely death that some say wasn't an accident.
In the words of Jack Torrance "Go Check It Out!" After a bit of a false start, Sean is joined by Nathan from 'Midnight Screening Podcast' returns for more horror goodness. My Guest: Nathan on Twitter: Nathan Needs A Username @needing_name Midnight Screening on Twitter: @Screening_Pod Warning: This is one of those reviews that is entertaining, but it is "a bit wordy". Discussion Points: -Sean begins with a quote from William Friedkin. -The initial reception to the film, when it was released. -This film sounds really underwhelming if you describe it. -The impact of Diane Johnson's screenplay, which she co-wrote with Stanley Kubrick. -The fantastic music. -Brian Clough: the greatest manager England never had. -The effectiveness of not telling the audience everything and "abiding with inconsistencies". -The innovative use of the Steadicam system, with the guy who invented it working on the film. -Sean got his money's worth out of that Special Features disc. -Nathan discusses the subliminal messages in the film, particularly the shifting geography. -Stanley Kubrick's working relationship with the cast, particularly Shelley Duvall: "the elephant in the room whilst discussing The Shining" as Nathan puts it. -James Cameron's similar temperament whilst directing. -Even Steven Spielberg thought that Jack Nicholson was overacting. -The background of Jack Torrance and Danny Torrance's relationship. -Sean loves that scene, but hates that word. -The Apollo 11 Moon Landings. -Stanley Kubrick's filmography. -Nathan and Sean reminisce about their Defend It Yourself: Resident Evil (2002) review. -Drop kicking a [zombie] dog in the face. Raised Questions: -How is it that one of the scariest films of all times being with the shot of a yellow beetle driving through the Colorado Rockies? -Are they ghosts? -Is Stephen King happy with any of his films? -Who tells their kid about The Donner Party? -How great would Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon have been? -Does this film constantly put the audience on the back-foot? -Did J.K. Rowling take inspiration for The Goblet of Fire hedge maze from The Shining novel/book? -Did you know there were Razzie nominations for this film? -Why did Kubrick do so many takes? -What convinced Kate Winslet do another water film with James Cameron? -Why does Sean keep bringing up football managers to his mainly-American audience? -Does this film unwind you? -Is there any alcohol left at the Overlook Hotel? -Did Jack Torrance drink to cope with having 'The shine'? -Was Kubrick just a big fan of horses? -Is the film an analogy for Schizophrenia? -Do people lower their expectations for 'horror' films? Random Recommendations: -Capricorn One (1978). -Doctor Sleep (2019). -Room 237 (2012). -Artificial Intelligence (2001). Thanks For Listening! Trailer: FilmFloggers: www.filmfloggers.com Review It Yourself now has a Patreon! Find us here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/review_it_yourself21 Twitter: @YourselfReview Instagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021
In episode 2 Chris and Byron discuss the easter eggs left by famed director Stanley Kubrick in the horror movie The Shining that suggest he had something to do with the famous 1968 moon landing. Did we really land on the moon? Was Kubrick expressing secrets in The Shining? Or is all of this just one big hoax? Take a listen and decide for yourself!Follow The Hollywood Files on social media!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHollywoodFilesPodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hollywood_Files► Music Credit: OurMusicBox (Jay Man)Track Name: "Detective"Music By: Jay Man @ https://ourmusicbox.com/Official "OurMusicBox" YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicboxLicense for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ
28# Never a straight answer - Stanley Kubrick and the moon landing conspiracy, Did Nixon and the usa govermemt fake the moon landing? Was Kubrick involved in shooting of man's first steps using front projection techniques and his mastery of his craft? And did he leave clues in his film to this? We look at the facts and theorys and the symbolism through out the kubrik film "The Shining" . We also talk about the polar vortex and pole shift and the -50 temperature in some parts of the states. All this plus the weeks headlines and current NASA News. Join Gaz and Taylor for another episode of Never a straight answer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/neverastraightanswer/message
Every film student on the planet wants to be a director. We all watched Jurassic Park or The Maltese Falcon (totally) and thought to ourselves, "golly gee I want to do that". Then we got on our Leave It To Beaver bicycle are rode off to the wonder world of make believe. Okay full disclosure, I think I'm coming down with the flu as I type this. Today we talk about the real world of film directing. Not everyone can be a Christopher Nolan or a Steven Spielberg; but there are far more opportunities out there! You don't have to become a celebrity to be successful in the film industry! WHAT???! So our guests Jacob Burns (Electric Nostalgia), Brian Cates (The Skit Guys), and Patrick Kirk (Video405) walk us through the process of getting started and making a career out of it. Show notes: 00:00- Intro 08:02- Introductions 09:38- Was Kubrick or Wiseau? 16:53- The basic duties of the director 21:56- The different types of shooting situations 25:10- The mental checklist of the one man band director 29:11- The different types of directing jobs 33:48- What makes a successful director? 37:01- Using the crappy experiences as learning experiences 44:31- The writer/director v. the hired gun 48:15- Staying on budget and on schedule 54:17- Director v. 1st Assistant Director 57:50- Directing a diva 01:01:52- How do you please everyone?! 01:05:10- final advice for the aspiring director 01:09:51- GAME: Interrogation 01:20:50- Plugs and byeeeee Support this podcast
Part 2 of a 2-episode interview. You wake up in the middle of night, unable to move and see a shadow standing over your bed. Is this a bad dream or something far more sinister? Was Kubrick’s The Shining more that just a scary movie? Director Rodney Ascher joins Paco Romane and George Chen to talk about experiences with sleepwalking and sleep paralysis, among other topics. We learn about Rodney's working process and influences, Stanley Kubrick's museum exhibit, cinematic puzzles, The Shining 1997 mini-series remake, and sifting through Andy Kaufman's home recordings.Part 1:Andy Kaufman's home recordingsThe Kubrick exhibition that we mention from LA is in San Francisco till Oct 30th!Rodney's video for clipping. - Wriggle**Sup Doc has created a Patreon page for those that can help out. We will also be providing unique Sup Doc content for our contributors. If now is not good for you we always appreciate you listening and spreading the word about Sup Doc! http://www.patreon.com/supdocpodcastFollow us on:Twitter: @supdocpodcastInstagram: @supdocpodcastFacebook: @supdocpodcastsign up for our mailing listAnd you can show your support to Sup Doc by donating on Patreon.
Part 1 of a 2-Part interview - You wake up in the middle of night, unable to move and see a shadow standing over your bed. Is this a bad dream or something far more sinister? Was Kubrick’s The Shining more that just a scary movie? Director Rodney Ascher joins SUP DOC to talk about sock puppets, Marilyn Manson and what led him to him to direct the conspiracy-fueled Room 237 & his personal reasons to create the bone-chilling doc The Nightmare. Room 237 is a subjective documentary that explores the numerous theories about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining (1980). The film may be over 30 years old but it continues to inspire debate, speculation, and mystery. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments. Together they’ll draw the audience into a new maze, one with endless detours and dead ends, many ways in, but no way out.The Nightmare is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Rodney Ascher. The film had its world premiere on January 26, 2015 at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and focuses on the topic of sleep paralysis. Ascher chose his subject because it had happened to him in the past. The documentary focuses on eight people suffering from sleep paralysis, a phenomenon where people find themselves temporarily unable to move, speak, or react to anything while they are falling asleep or awakening. Occasionally this paralysis will be accompanied by physical experiences or hallucinations that have the potential to terrify the individual. In the film, Ascher interviews each participant and then tries to re-create their experiences on film with professional actors. Rodney Ascher is a filmmaker whose feature debut, the ‘subjective documentary’ Room 237 premiered at Sundance, travelled the world, and annoyed Stephen King. His new film ‘The Nightmare” was called The Scariest Movie of the decade”, which isn’t exactly true but looks great on the cover of the DVD. In a previous lifetime he directed short experimental documentaries, arguably comedic shorts, and a couple of music videos. He lives in a fast-gentrifying neighborhood in Los Angeles with his talented wife, a beautiful cat, and a six year old boy with a special interest in the sinking of the Bismarck.**Sup Doc has created a Patreon page for those that can help out. We will also be providing unique Sup Doc content for our contributors. If now is not good for you we always appreciate you listening and spreading the word about Sup Doc!Follow us on:Twitter: @supdocpodcastInstagram: @supdocpodcastFacebook: @supdocpodcastsign up for our mailing listAnd you can show your support to Sup Doc by donating on Patreon.
Jay Dyer is a real gem in the world of all things conspiracy Hollywood – his approach to analysis is interesting and fun, whist thorough and mind-expanding. Jay has written on a myriad of topics and movies, but on this show in particular, we focus on Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut; of course, we occasionally drift off-topic, and what’s a Kubrick-themed show without at least some mention of 2001 and The Shining and, of course, the Moon Landing. That Eyes Wide Shut is a strange movie with hidden messages is certainly no secret; but the real question is, of what nature are these secrets? Was Kubrick trying to tell us something important? Or perhaps something comically trivial? Was it just a game to him, maybe he was just pulling our leg? These are all feasible possibilities, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to decipher this movie. Visit wotrradio.com for more info.