Movie Titles |
ROOM 237 |
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DVD |
MPI HOME VIDEO ROOM 237 (DVD) DIFC9879DAfter the box office failure of Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kub...
Year: 2013Theatrical
Release: 2013-03-29Video
Release:
2013-09-24Studio: IFC
FilmsGenre: DocumentaryMPAA
Rating: Not
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96Animated: Live-ActionFull
Synopsis: After the box office failure of Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick decided to embark on a project that might have more commercial appeal. The Shining, Stephen King's biggest critical and commercial success yet, seemed like a perfect vehicle. After an arduous production, Kubrick's film received a wide release in the summer of 1980; the reviews were mixed, but the box office, after a slow start, eventually picked up. End of story? Hardly. In the 30 years since the film's release, a considerable cult of Shining devotees has emerged, fans who claim to have decoded the film's secret messages addressing everything from the genocide of Native Americans to a range of government conspiracies. Rodney Ascher's wry and provocative Room 237 fuses fact and fiction through interviews with cultists and scholars, creating a kaleidoscopic deconstruction of Kubrick's still-controversial classic.
Director: Rodney
AscherCast: Rodney Ascher