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‘Trance’: Danny Boyle won’t return to sci-fi, blames Kubrick
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesMovie directors often tell their actors to act small — you’re not in a theater, and the last row in ...... -
O Cinema's B-movie series is all about the schlock
In a lineup that includes movies about overgrown, murderous alligators on growth hormones and surrealistic re-creations of witchcraft and mental illness, can Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" be too mainstream? If you ask Kevin Bosch, the answer is yes....
Tags: Skype, Jack Nicholson, Entertainment, Movies, Room 237 (movie)
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Shining a light on metaphorical readings of 'The Shining'
Since its release in 1980, Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of Stephen King's "The Shining" has firmly embedded itself into the pop consciousness with its shudder-inducing cry of "Here's Johnny!" and its blood-soaked hallways. "Room 237," which opens...
Tags: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Arts and Culture, Jack Nicholson, Entertainment, Arts
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'Shining' students dissect object of their obsession in 'Room 237' ★★★
We are nothing without our obsessions, and Rodney Ascher's "This American Life"-ish documentary "Room 237" intertwines the obsessive, often risible theories of five very big fans of Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining." Take it one of two ways. One: It's a...
Tags: Jack Nicholson, Entertainment, Movies, Stephen King, Baking Powder
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The man behind the people who know the story behind 'The Shining'
You know the Calumet Baking Powder cans in Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining"? You know — the Calumet Baking cans? Lining the pantry of the film's Overlook Hotel? No, no: The baking cans behind all the carnage! Right, those baking cans. What's that,...
Tags: Entertainment, Room 237 (movie), Steven Spielberg, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), James Joyce
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Movie secrets are there, in the script!
You know what "Star Wars" is about? I mean, really about? Vietnam. It's a critical allegory of the war: The Rebels are the scrappy Viet Cong, hastily assembled, devoted and relentless; the Empire is the American military, tripped up by an enemy using...
Tags: Music, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Michael Bay, Entertainment
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Digging deep into 'The Shining'
There is nothing especially frightening about Room 350 at the Standard Hotel on the Sunset Strip. It overlooks the pool, with colorful mod décor pleasantly bathed in bright window light. Inside, documentary filmmaker Rodney Ascher is prepared to discuss...
Tags: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Symbols and Symbolism, Entertainment, Jack Nicholson, Movies
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David Bowie exhibition in London is a hit before it opens
It may not be on many art-world purists' list of must-see exhibitions for the year, but the upcoming show devoted to rock star David Bowie at London's Victoria and Albert Museum is proving to be a popular hit, with a reported 50,000 advance tickets sold....Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, Tim Burton, Museums, David Bowie
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Spielberg plans Napoleon miniseries from Kubrick script
Having successfully brought Abraham Lincoln to the screen, Steven Spielberg has already set his sights on another titan of history: Napoleon. In an interview with Canal + Television in France, Spielberg, who was recently named jury head at the 2013...Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Stephen King, Daniel Day-Lewis, Abraham Lincoln
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LACMA's overhaul is a work in progress
Seven years ago last month, when Michael Govan was named the sixth director in the relatively brief history of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, his mandate was clear: overhaul the place. The ambitious plan was to make LACMA the nation's only...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Peter Zumthor, Arts, Tim Burton, Artists
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Wim Vandekeybus asks dancers to dig deep
VENICE, Italy — Over strong espressos and crunchy biscotti in the garden at Hotel La Fenice et des Artistes, choreographer-filmmaker Wim Vandekeybus does not seem like a man who puts his dancers through agonizing paces. Indeed, his adrenaline-...
Tags: The New York Times, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Italy, Dance
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Oscars 2013: Sci-fi, fantasy fail to capture academy’s imagination
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesIt’s a rough time for science fiction and fantasy films at the 2013 Academy Awards. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” ......
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