Sunday, August 24, 2008

The Shining Resource Page

Here are some useful websites, just click on each


I’ve set up a site with easy directions for anyone who would like to learn how to blog.


”The Shining” post production script.

Freud’s “The Uncanny”.

Stephen King’s “The Shining”.pdf

Stanley Kubrick’s interview with Michel Ciment.

The deleted scene from the original director's cut.

The lost Stephen King Interview (part 2)

Matching calendars for different years.

A DVD comparison of the four versions of “The Shining”.

The Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York.

"The Shining" in Bluray.

The January 1978 Playgirl Magazine Jack reads on closing day.

A great clip of Stephen King talking about Stanley Kubrick on You Tube.

An In depth talk with Leon Vitali. Some Kubrick questions finally answered.




Here are some of the questions about "The Shining" that I've attempt to answer in my blog.


Does the crushed red VW that Dick Hallorann passes on his way to The Overlook mean anything?

Why does Stanley Kubrick have so many important objects colored either red or yellow?

Who rolls the yellow ball to Danny as he plays on the carpet?

Does The Overlook “Shine”?

What happened to Jack in the end of the movie?

Where is the actual Overlook Hotel located.

What do Delbert Grady and Tony have in common?

Why did Stanley Kubrick change so much from the novel?

What do the Numbers Mean?

Is anything wrong with the July 4th 1921 picture?

How has the cast members power to “Shine” been changed from the novel?

Who is Tony?

Who are the women in room 237?

What book does Jack have opened on his desk?

Who lets Jack out of the storeroom?

Are the ghosts in the movie real?

What are there so many references to Native Americans and what do they mean?

Who beat up Danny?



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