TEKLA PRODUCTIONS: Recent Episodes
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Gena Radcliffe from the Kill By Kill podcast and The Spool discusses the penultimate scene of the movie, and we ponder what it was that made the 2014 miniseries remake such a failure. Download the file here: Episode 18: REMAKING ROSEMARY The non-working remote control I had as a kid. Spooky eyeball-less […]
Writer/director PJ Hogan of “Muriel’s Wedding” and “My Best Friend’s Wedding” discusses the Rosemary DNA that is forever a part of Muriel, and his time working with RB production designer Richard Sylbert. Download the file here: Episode 17: ROSEMARY & MURIEL The tip-toe scene Striking similarities… Trailer for “Muriel’s […]
Star Wars Minute’s Pete the Retailer comes by to discuss the stone-faced Dr. Hill, and it’s story-time as we recount the shocking literary sequel, “Son of Rosemary.” Download the file here: Episode 16: UNSPEAKABLE STORIES Rosemary, after she wakes up. Charles Grodin on Johnny Carson If you enjoy the podcast, please […]
The witch episode! We have Joe Dator on the line for the famous telephone booth scene, then Lady Althea, Lady G, and Denny Sargent discuss the explosion of witchery in NYC in the 1970s. Download the file here: Episode 15: THE WITCHES OF NYC Trailer for The Astounding She Monster (1957) starring […]
WFMU’s “Morricone Island” host Devon E. Levins and DJ Gaylord Fields visit to discuss the soundtrack by Komeda, the details of his untimely death, and Tony Curtis’s phone call. Download the file here: Episode 14: KOMEDA’S LULLABY The wonderful documentary on Komeda. The Waxwork LP “Jersey Driver,” an article about my first […]
John Ingle and film professor (UMKC) Mitch Brian, hosts of the 007 x 7 podcast, discuss Rosemary’s sins, complicated camerawork, and the films of John Cassavetes. Download the file here: Episode 13: DIFFICULT HUSBANDS Arthur O’Dwyer’s transcriptions of “All of Them Witches.” The sequence of Rosemary walking and reading the book, as described […]
New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator returns after our long pause to discuss gurus in speedos, a Mia mini-series, and the latest on this particular group of bonkers celebrities. Download the file here: Episode 12: IT’S ALIVE! The guru leader of Buddhafield, AKA Jaime Gomez, Michel, Andreas, The Teacher or Reyji, in the white turtleneck. […]
New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator and cinephile Megan Dooley discuss a weird episode of Roseanne, a creepy window at Tiffany’s, and spot hidden animals in the film. Download the file here: Episode 11: LIVES OF THE PARTIES Rosemary’s walk from the Time & Life building to Tiffany’s, as filmed by Joe Dator. […]
Nick Levin, son of Ira Levin, discusses the conception and writing of the novel “Rosemary’s Baby,” including a surprising possible inspiration for Minnie, and some alien origins. Download the file here: Episode 10: BIRTH OF A BOOK Rosemary’s Baby Album The cover of the first edition of “Rosemary’s Baby.” The lamp […]
Father David Mowry gives us the deets on Satan, Beelzebub, the Antichrist, and how the world will end, and we ponder the pixie haircut. Download the file here: Episode 9: CALL BEELZEBUB, NOT YOUR AUNT FANNY Vidal Sassoon gives Mia a trim. Please donate if you can to support my work! Thank you!
Science journalist Corey Powell discusses the science of breeding humans with Satan and other human experiments that are nearly as scary, but actually happened. Download the file here: Episode 8: DEMONOGENESIS Van Johnson, Mia Farrow, Joan Crawford, and Roman Polanski. Guy’s latest memorable gesture. My article about human chimeras in Discover […]
Musician, writer and scholar Nikolas Schreck discusses the history of Satan in cinema, his relationship with Anton LaVey and, as a former confidant to Manson, questions Helter Skelter. Download the file here: Episode 7: SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL The Hollywood Reporter article in which an associate of Sebring suggests that Sebring knew Manson, […]
New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator and cinephile Megan Dooley taste the mousse for chalkiness, get dizzy and float on a mattress in their hostess pajamas, and we wrap up our discussion about Mia and Woody to absolutely no one’s satisfaction. Download the file here: Episode 6: THE MOUSE BITES The 1964 Zenith LPS80 […]
Writer and host of the Night Call podcast Molly Lambert discusses morality in Hollywood, Ms. Mia’s life story, and why Dino was actually cooler than Sinatra. Download the file here: Episode 5: THE MAKINGS OF MIA DYLAN FARROW ABUSE ACCUSATION LINKS LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY Mia’s Story, Vanity Fair, November, 1992 Woody Allen, 60 […]
The hosts of the Profiles in Eccentricity podcast, John Fahy, Aaron Pita, and Matt Brousseau, discuss famous Satanists, authentic hand gestures, and we sip the Vodka Blush. Download the file here: Episode 4: PROFILES IN SATANISM The Aleister Crowley episode of “Profiles in Eccentricity” The hand gesture of note. The Church […]
New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator helps review the sequel to “The Shining,” Mike Flanagan’s “Doctor Sleep.” We begin with a spoiler-free review and then get carried away and pick apart, scene by scene, the entire movie. If you’d rather not fork over the $15 for a ticket, this episode is for you! Download […]
Gaylord Fields from WFMU experiences the movie for the first time. With Megan Dooley, we discuss an amazing spin-off song, cute old people, and argue about Terry’s death. Download the file here: Episode 3: THE BABY GOES DOWN THE DRAIN The incredible ‘Pray for Rosemary’s Baby” by Chuck Stephens. Ruth Gordon selling […]
Kill By Kill podcast’s Gena Radcliffe stops by, along with Megan Dooley, to discuss cannibals, awkward sex, and the infamous TV movie “Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby.” Download the file here: Episode 2: LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENED TO JOHN CASSAVETES’ SNEAKERS Gena Radcliffe’s essay on the TV movie can be found here. […]
New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator and cinephile Megan Dooley discuss The Dakota, full-body-experience cinema, and Mr. Nicklas’s fingers. Download the file here: Episode 1: WELCOME TO THE BRAMFORD Bob Odenkirk doing a Robert Evans impersonation on Mr. Show. The crabs that hold up Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park. A menu from the old Times Square restaurant, […]
The good, the bad, the Polanski. Cinephile Megan Dooley joins in a roller-coaster-ride discussion of the life and films of Roman Polanski. In the tradition of the director himself, no punches are pulled! Download the file here: Episode 0 Pt 2: POLANSKI’S LIFE & FILMS A video compilation of some of Polanski’s less […]
Cinephile Megan Dooley joins in the discussion of the Polanski controversy: his rape case and additional accusations. Is it even okay to produce a podcast examining his movies? Includes a detailed discussion of the famous case. Download the file here: Episode 0 Pt 1: THE CONTROVERSY Back cover of “Roman” by Roman Polanski (1984) Charlotte Lewis […]
New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator and cinephile Megan Dooley join in a reading of the original treatment—before any script draft was written—of Kubrick’s The Shining. It is quite different from the novel and the movie, so hunker down for some story time. Bathroom break included. Download the file here: BONUS: The Treatment If […]
A discussion of Kubrick’s final film with writer Jonny Coleman and host of The Projection Booth podcast Mike White. Also, an interview with “Eyes Wide Shut” cast member Stewart Thorndike. Download the file here: BONUS: Eyes Wides Shut If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by donating!
A discussion of Kubrick’s 1971 film with writer and Kill by Kill co-host Gena Radcliffe and cinephile Megan Dooley. Download the file here: BONUS: A Clockwork Orange If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by donating!
A roundtable discussion of Kubrick’s 1964 film with science writer Corey Powell of Bill Nye’s Science Rules! podcast, Renan Borelli of the Kubrickcast and Enter the Void podcasts, and New Yorker cartoonist and friend of the podcast Joe Dator. Download the file here: BONUS: Dr. Strangelove If you enjoy the podcast, please support my […]
A roundtable discussion of Kubrick’s 1956 film The Killing with Kevin Maher from the live show Kevin Geeks Out, James Hancock from Wrong Reel podcast, and our in-house cinephile Megan Dooley. Download the file here: BONUS: The Killing If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by donating!
A roundtable discussion of 2001: A Space Odyssey with Vanity Fair’s Bruce Handy, science writer Corey Powell, and The Pink Smoke’s Chris Funderburg, plus an interview with Georgia Tech’s history of sci-fi professor Lisa Yaszek. Download the file here: BONUS: 2001 If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by donating!
Joe Dator and Megan Dooley help wrap up the movie, discussing the credits, and we finally figure out who is haunting the podcast via a séance. Download the file here: Shining Episode 55 If you have enjoyed this series, please donate!
Stanley’s daughter Katharina Kubrick discusses life at home, working for dad, and Mr. and Mrs. Kubrick waltzing in front of the TV. Download the file here: Shining Episode 54 Jaws from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), teeth designed by Katharina Kubrick Stanley’s favorite cat Polly, as painted by Katharina and […]
Garrett Brown discusses his invention, the Steadicam, his experience filming the iconic scenes of The Shining, and takes a subway ride with Stanley. Download the file here: Shining Episode 53 Garrett Brown’s Oscar-winning work on the Steadicam in Bound for Glory (1976) Brown’s Steadicam work in Marathon Man (1976) Brown’s […]
Kerri Rawson, daughter of the BTK serial killer, talks about how her life has intersected with Stephen King, the horror industry, and how her father resembles Jack. Download the file here: Shining Episode 52 Click below for a documentary about BTK that features Kerri Rawson. A Serial Killer’s Daughter: My Story […]
Dan Lloyd, former child actor, reminisces about playing Danny in The Shining. Download the file here: Shining Episode 51 Danny the kid Dan the adult (photo by Anthony Taafe) If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by donating!
Megan Dooley stops by for one of the most action-packed segments of the movie, discussing how Hallorann’s death was originally shot, that strange costume, and who the heck those weirdoes are in the bedroom. Download the file here: Shining Episode 50 A still from an outtake that reflects the original Nosferatu (1922) […]
Sorry for the delay in the podcast, but I have some huge people coming up as guests and almost all of them were only available for February. Trust me, it will be worth the wait! Thank you so much for your patience!!
Andy Newman from The New York Times and performer Fran Pado discuss Hallorann’s death fixation, validate “redrum” as a gimmick, and bonus: We have our first guest who was too scared to make it through the movie! Download the file here: Shining Episode 49 A free version of The Harlem Globetrotters on […]
Oscar-winning filmmaker Lee Unkrich discusses his upcoming book on The Shining, deleted scenes, and reveals the actor who was supposed to play Lloyd. Download the file here: Shining Episode 48 The ax scene in Sjöström’s The Phantom Carriage (1921) The ax scene in D.W. Griffith’s Broken Blossoms (1919) is from 1:17:00 until 1:18:05 […]
The New Yorker‘s Joe Dator is back to discuss movie prequel The Overlook, other unmade Kubrick scripts, Pogo the Clown, and the regenerative properties of kids. Download the file here: Shining Episode 47 Stanley Kubrick operating the camera for the first ax scene, outside the caretaker’s apartment. Script for Napoleon […]
Jewish film scholar Nathan Abrams discusses the Jewishness of Kubrick, his Nazi family connections, and the lost script Burning Secret. Download the file here: Shining Episode 46 Guest Nathan Abrams’ article in The Forward about the Jewishness of 2001: A Space Odyssey If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by […]
Director Vincenzo Natali discusses the surprising Canadian-ness of The Shining, the business of horror, and his own King adaptation. Download the file here: Shining Episode 45 Alex Colville painting, Horse and Train, found in the Torrance’s Boulder apartment Alex Colville painting, Woman and Terrier, found in the Torrance’s Boulder apartment Alex […]
Gaylord Fields watches The Shining for the first time and discusses his aversion to horror, the Magical Black Man, and the alarming lack of winter coats at The Overlook. Download the file here: Shining Episode 44 Gaylord’s legendary talk on fake Beatles Trailer for Matinee (1993) If you enjoy the […]
Megan Dooley is back to discuss Stanley vs. Winkle, old-timey cinema, and personal horror stories, including a monster sarcoma. Download the file here: Shining Episode 43 Photos from my visit to The Cinema Museum, London Possibly the oldest of Willis O’Brien’s animations (1915). Armature of one of the ape puppets […]
Elstree historian Howard Berry discusses secrets from the Archive, fantasy films at Elstree, and that Kubrick cameo in Eyes Wide Shut. Download the file here: Shining Episode 42 A tour of Elstree and Kubrick’s old neighborhood with Howie Berry. Filming from one angle of the famous stairs scene. Howie’s Elstree Project […]
Kubrick scholar Catriona McAvoy discusses meeting Diane Johnson, amazing ideas that were tossed, and sex in The Shining. Download the file here: Shining Episode 41 Some of Catriona’s work can be found at Discovering Kubrickism. If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by donating!
[/audio] The guys from Star Wars Minute drop by to ponder alternate Jacks, alternate typewritten sentences, and the horror in Star Wars. Download the file here: Shining Episode 40 The Wrong Reel episode about Creepy Kids The original 1973 made-for-TV version of the movie that scared the bejeezus out of Alex […]
[/audio] Kubrick expert Justin Bozung discusses some of the 70-something Kubrick-oriented interviews he’s conducted, as well the true meaning of coyotes and roadrunners. Download the file here: Shining Episode 39 The book chock full of Justin’s interviews: Still searching for an identification for this album, found on Durkin’s desk at the […]
Recorded in the lobby of The Stanley Hotel, the inspiration for King’s novel and set of the infamous 1997 miniseries! Download the file here: Shining Episode 38 Our visit to The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO. More clips from the 1997 miniseries, including Sam Raimi’s cameo, can be found here. […]
Father David Mowry is here to cast the demons from this podcast and discuss the intimate and inevitable ties between horror and Catholicism, in both reality and fantasy. Download the file here: Shining Episode 37 Norval Morrisseau “The Great Mother” The Continental Airlines “meatball” design by Saul Bass The United […]
Joe Dator is back to discuss the adorable Vivian, scary kid shows, and Tony’s spooky voice. Download the file here: Shining Episode 36 New lost footage of Elstree Studios, including a Kubrick interview! Interviewer Junichi Yaoi doing his UFO thing. Trailer for Piers Haggard’s “Venom” (1981) SCREENPLAY FOR NAPOLEON, BY STANLEY KUBRICK […]
Adam Howard from Full Frontal with Sam Bee and the Never Seen It podcast discusses the N-word, the odd story arc of Mr. Hallorann, and the awkwardness of the men’s room. Download the file here: Shining Episode 35 One of Adam Howard’s depictions of The Shining. Please donate if you can to […]
Science writer Corey Powell discusses the science of the supernatural as we visit a champagne jacuzzi in the Poconos. Download the file here: Shining Episode 34 If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by donating!
Mike White from The Projection Booth podcast joins us for an actual Advocaat while discussing the lure of horror movies. Download the file here: Shining Episode 33 The ghost of Grady. If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by donating!
Jon Solomon from WPRB and Brian Dupre discuss the denizens of the ballroom, Ewan McGregor playing Danny Torrance, and we review Hereditary. Download the file here: Shining Episode 31 Click here for my essay on the Kubrick movie vs. the miniseries. Jon’s side-by-side Cheers comparison. (Patreon no longer available!) […]
Writer and podcaster Molly Lambert from the Night Call and Molly’s Sleazy Friends discusses everything Shelley, including her magical fairie tale kingdom on cable, as we watch Jack shifts into Scary Dad mode. Download the file here: Shining Episode 31 The very first Shelley Duvall’s Fairie Tale Theatre episode, with Robin Williams […]
Gena Radcliffe from the Kill by Kill podcast and Megan Dooley stop by discuss the bathtub lady, an embarrassing fan theory about Jack, and King’s other big movies. Download the file here: Shining Episode 30 If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by donating!
Dan McCoy from The Flop House podcast stops by to discuss geriatric nudity, the physicality of soup, and the Stanley’s secret stash. Download the file here: Shining Episode 29 Lia Beldam in her modeling days. And today, still gorgeous. If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by donating!
We zoom from a bachelor pad in Florida to a bathroom in Colorado, hitting the midpoint of the movie on the way there. We ponder paintings and Peter Sellers, and Jack is finally terrified…until he’s not. Download the file here: Shining Episode 28 Peter Sellers “A Hard Day’s Night” Peter Sellers […]
We are at the halfway point in the podcast series, so it seems a fine time to put together a sampler of funny, interesting and philosophical bits from the podcast. Enjoy! And please pass it around! Guests from the first half include: The New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator cinephile Megan Dooley Pete the […]
Jonny Coleman stops by to set Jack on his way to that room, and we visit another colorful bedroom in Florida, where we will discover a nod to Peter Sellers, a podcast exclusive! Download the file here: Shining Episode 27 “Supernatural Dreams” poster featuring Azizi Johari. Screenshot of the album at the […]
Marcus Pinn from Pinnland Empire and Zebras in America and The New Yorker’s Joe Dator discuss the Portlands, the white man’s burden, and we ponder if any other actor could have played Jack. Download the file here: Shining Episode 26 Joe being interviewed. If you enjoy the podcast, please support […]
Tasha Robinson and Bob Koester step up to Lloyd’s bar and talk about the wonderful Mr. Turkel, how he and Jack messed with Stanley, and why Jack owes Joe from waaaaaay back. Download the file here: Shining Episode 25 On the set, with Joe, Jack and Stanley. If you enjoy the […]
Cabin in the Woods “Cabin Minute Cast” host Heidi Bennett joins with Megan Dooley to talk female roles in horror films, authenticity in The Shining, and the debut of Dummy Danny. Download the file here: Shining Episode 24 Trailer for Suspiria (1977) [NB: Graphic!] Trailer for The Love Witch (2016) […]
Joe Dator is back to discuss the (obviously) fake moon landing, Jack’s moment of clarity, and The Shining cameo in Ready Player One. Download the file here: Shining Episode 23 Launchpad 39A, from which the Apollo 11 was launched. Fake confession from fake Stanley Kubrick on the fake moon landing. If […]
James Hancock from Wrong Reel reflects on Nicholson’s fatherly performance, Kubrick’s meticulousness, and that goddamn pink tennis ball. Download the file here: Shining Episode 22 Wrong Reel’s amazing episode on Full Metal Jacket can be found here. My Kevin Geeks Out talk on The Shining miniseries can be found here. If you enjoy […]
Jon Solomon from WPRB connects the Butthole Surfers with Jack Torrance, ponders the punk-rockness of this movie, and throws in a Spinal Tap reference for good measure. Download the file here: Shining Episode 21 From Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, all monitors in this clip were screens with moving images projected onto […]
Joe Dator from The New Yorker discusses one of the most iconic scenes in movie history, along with an exploration of scary Brits and inappropriate television. Download the file here: Shining Episode 20 Scene from The Innocents (1961) with Deborah Kerr, directed by Jack Clayton. The New Yorker cartoonist Paul Noth’s […]
Listener and Patreon subscriber Brian Dupre, along with Megan Dooley, discusses Wendy in yellow, a mysterious red book, and a couple of gals in blue. Download the file here: Shining Episode 19 A book on Stuart Ullman’s desk at the beginning of The Shining, clearly titled Red Book. Is it possible this […]
PRELUDE [“Thus Spake Zarathustra”] My last essay for this site was about Lolita and was critical of Kubrick’s take on it—an unequivocally feminist essay. And while there are clear reasons to fold issues of sexism into discussions of Kubrick and his movies, especially in this year loaded with revelations about the film industry, I don’t […]
Stewart Thorndike, who played Nuala in Eyes Wide Shut and is a horror movie writer and director (Lyle), discusses Wendy’s problematic situation, what’s missing in horror films, and what it was like to act for Kubrick. Download the file here: Shining Episode 18 Part one of Rob Ager’s essay about the possible […]
Alien Minute’s John Ingle is joined by The New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator as we discuss subliminal advertising, a confusing dress, and the disappearing chair. Download the file here: Shining Episode 17 The classic book from 1974 Sex written in the ice cubes? Maaaaaaybe. If you enjoy the podcast, please […]
An excerpt from a Patreon-only discussion of Kubrick’s sci-fi masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. This was an extremely fun roundtable, where we covered behind-the-scenes facts, the meaning of the movie, and debated its place in movie history. Bruce Handy from Vanity Fair, who has an article in the current issue titled “2001: A Film […]
Musicologist Jonathan Stern discusses the stunning soundtrack to The Shining, how the overhead maze scene was shot, plus Kubrick’s connection to Gilligan’s Island. Download the file here: Shining Episode 16 The Vampira Show If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by donating!
WFMU Midnight Matinee’s John Schnall sat through The Shining fourteen times when it first came out and lived to talk about it 37 years later for this week’s podcast. Download the file here: Shining Episode 15 Folk song from Werner Herzog’s Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970) Commercial from the Keep America Beautiful […]
Elstree Studios film historian Howie Berry dollops out some amazing inside scoops about the elevator of blood, continuity errors, and some scenes we’ll never see. Download the file here: Shining Episode 14 A map of where everything was filmed at Elstree Studios. Watching the Vision Assist, which captured each day’s takes with Kubrick having to print […]
Joe and Megan converse with me about conversations, we neurologically probe the smell of toast, and we are treated to a ditty by Scatman Crothers. Download the file here: Shining Episode 13 An interview from 1980 with Mick Garris. Scatman sings at about 3:00. Scatman and Redd Foxx on Sandford and […]
Marcus Pinn from Pinnland Empire and Zebras in America talks with me about this intense scene, plus the stuff that messed with our brains in childhood. Download the file here: Shining Episode 12 Trailer for Bob Balaban’s Parents (1989) Trailer for Elem Klimov’s Come and See (1985) Marcus refers to this […]
John Cribbs from The Pink Smoke talks about The Shining in the context of horror, and Kubrick in the context of food. Download the file here: Shining Episode 11 Trailer for Scalps (1983) Roald Dahl’s Lamb to the Slaughter, originally a short story and also adapted and directed by Alfred Hitchcock for […]
Megan Dooley and Joe Dator boogie with me through the Gold Room, as we consider other amazing sets in film history. Download the file here: Shining Episode 10 The Vandamm House from Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest” The Manderley estate from Hitchcock’s “Rebecca” The town of Sweethaven from Robert Altman’s “Popeye” […]
Jon Solomon & Joe Dator play darts with me as we ponder the twins and the Torrance’s new “homey” apartment. Download the file here: Shining Episode 9 Statue of a Native American child riding a turkey at the Paramus Park Mall. Diane Arbus’s “Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967” Stanley […]
Kevin Maher and Joe Dator help me examine the road trip to Hell, plus a fun discussion of the bazillion parodies and comedy bits spawned from this beloved horror flick. Download the file here: Shining Episode 8 Jack drives about as well as Paul does. If there is a better way […]
Actor Zandy Hartig talks about what it’s like to be directed by the likes of Soderbergh, and the good and bad of being directed by a genius like Kubrick. Download the file here: Shining Episode 7 Vinessa Shaw with Tom Cruise in Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. (If anyone has the clip of […]
Stephen King’s novel The Shining is a horror story, so its first goal is to be scary. Its second goal is to portray a family in turmoil because of a father’s alcoholism, and as we know, Kubrick chose to drop that angle. But the horror story part, he nailed. He reinterpreted the setting and the […]
Megan and I discuss ghost wasps and ghost lamps, plus a whole conversations about sexism and how it relates to the Kubrick world. Download the file here: Shining Episode 6 Dopey decal, present and missing. Goofy doll in the background, Shelly reflecting the doll. Shoes, too! Vivian Kubrick on the […]
Documentary producer Elizabeth Yoffe discusses Danny Lloyd and his acting coach Leon Vitali, the subject of Filmworker. Bonus: Joe Dator! Download the file here: Shining Episode 5 Article announcing Danny Lloyd’s casting in Kubrick’s film. Danny Lloyd with Kubrick One of Polanski’s innovations in Rosemary’s Baby was the odd cropping of framed subjects, […]
Tasha Robinson and Bob J. Koester ponder the characters’ motivations and eyebrows in this unusual interview scene. Download the file here: Shining Episode 4 Jack Nicholson with crazy hair at the beginning of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Jack Nicholson as The Joker trying to pass for normal. Trivia that […]
Star Wars Minute’s Pete the Retailer helps us explore the surprising overlap of Star Wars and The Shining, along with analysis of Jack, eagles, and the mysterious Bill Watson. Bonus: Plenty of arguing. Download the file here: Shining Episode 3 Obi-Wan Kenobi sacrificed his life when he saw that Luke, Leia, Han […]
AN ESSAY WITH VIDEO HEAD-TO-HEADS [This is an adapted and expanded version of a talk I gave on September 21, 2017 at Kevin Geeks Out About Stephen King at Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Kevin Geeks Out is a monthly series of talks on geeky topics hosted by Kevin Maher.] Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film The […]
Megan Dooley and I stroll through the Overlook, hang out in the office, discuss some ghostly weirdness, and then have a terrible sandwich with Wendy, Danny and Tony. Download the file here: Shining Episode 2 One of many stories about Kubrick and his obsession with his cats and other pets. This […]
We look at the first two minutes and thirty-seven seconds of Kubrick's masterpiece. The music! The flying! The credits! More weird trivia than you can shake an axe at!
Joe and I take a wide-eyed jog (in less than half an hour!) through Kubrick’s life and films leading up to the release of The Shining. Good prep for episode one, coming soon! Download the file here: Shining Bonus: Kubrick and His Movies A kid from the Bronx. A photo Kubrick sold […]
A quick orientation. Join us on FB and Twitter for new episode updates! Download the file here: Shining Ep 0 Here’s my Kubrick list, best to worst. Kubrick would not be happy with this list. 2001: A Space Odyssey The Shining Full Metal Jacket Paths of Glory Dr. Strangelove A Clockwork Orange Spartacus […]