Room 237 Shining Documentary

Shannafey · 06-14-2012, 01:11 AM

Have you guys heard of this?

http://room237movie.com/

It just played at Cannes.

Spit · 06-14-2012, 01:21 AM

Never heard of it, but thanks for the heads up. I love that little making of documentary that Vivian Kubrick shot. It really points of how crazy Shelly Duvall was, and there are some great cuts which hint at her doing coke on set. I'll totally be checking this out.

buck135 · 06-14-2012, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shannafey

Have you guys heard of this?

http://room237movie.com/

It just played at Cannes.

Thank you so much for the heads up on this. It doesn't mention anything about interviews with the cast, but I am very curious to see it nonetheless.

MorallySound · 02-11-2013, 08:35 PM

New teaser trailer.

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/room237/

Theatres and VOD (iTunes) starting March 29th.

Chomp · 02-12-2013, 12:31 AM

Yeah...I can't wait to see this.

Cydeous · 02-13-2013, 02:22 AM

I saw this at the Toronto film festival and enjoyed it. It featured some pretty cool tidbits about the movie and lots of theories, some of them quite crazy.

Myron Breck · 02-13-2013, 05:12 AM

I am always a sucker for a trailer that shows nothing. And this movie!!! Can't wait!!!

MorallySound · 02-13-2013, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Myron Breck

I am always a sucker for a trailer that shows nothing. And this movie!!! Can't wait!!!

Not to mention it's a great homage to the original teaser trailer!

Korngold · 02-16-2013, 08:23 PM

If you're in the central NC region Jim at the Carolina Theatre just announced they will be showing this film... as a double bill with the shining!

Dobby · 02-17-2013, 08:27 PM

Trailer doesn't show jack or shit I don't know what to make of this yet.

Workshed · 03-28-2013, 09:30 PM

The AV Club gave it an A-

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Whether or not they’re right about what Kubrick meant, these fans aren’t wrong to take his intentions so seriously. That’s what being a movie buff should be all about: trusting that filmmakers are artists who make choices that bear close scrutiny. Room 237 joins the ranks of such classic movie-related essay-films as Rock Hudson’s Home Movies and Los Angeles Plays Itself, which encourage cineastes to examine the secret messages that movies send, and to ask whether they were intended—or whether that even matters. What makes Room 237 so energizing is how, as Ascher shows the same Shining clips over and over, with different interpretations, he gives even people who’ve watched this film a dozen times the gift of experiencing it afresh. The effect of Room 237 is intense. It’s a deep dive into the rabbit hole of semiotics, designed to train viewers to become alert to what they’re really seeing.

much more @ link

MorallySound · 03-28-2013, 10:05 PM

Meanwhile, film critic Armond White hilariously disliked it calling it "a true mockumentary if ever there was one." Armond White always cracks me up.

http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2013/03/...everyone-nerds

X-human · 03-29-2013, 12:26 AM

Damn, the only screening around here is next Tuesday. Damn.

Chomp · 03-29-2013, 12:49 AM

This documentary seems to be stirring up quite the controversy.

X-human · 03-30-2013, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by X-human

Damn, the only screening around here is next Tuesday. Damn.

I need to work on my reading comprehension skills.

It starts SHOWING in Chicago next FRIDAY; will find out for how long next week. I'll have to sit down and watch Eraserhead, The Brood and then The Shining before then. Like many I have my own theories.

06-14-2012, 01:11 AM	#1
Shannafey Don't Monkey With Me! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: South Florida, But Far from the Hell that is Miami Posts: 6,372	Room 237 Shining Documentary Have you guys heard of this? http://room237movie.com/ It just played at Cannes.

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Spit HackMaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Ice Planet Hoth (aka WY) Posts: 1,047	Never heard of it, but thanks for the heads up. I love that little making of documentary that Vivian Kubrick shot. It really points of how crazy Shelly Duvall was, and there are some great cuts which hint at her doing coke on set. I'll totally be checking this out. __________________ It wasn't my fault! It was the Percodan! - Krusty the Clown When your a drug addict, its important to pace yourself -Bill What I watched 2 years ago, What I watched last year, What I've been watching This Year last.fm is my latest addiction: teufel999 I also tumblr: cobraarcade.tumblr.com

02-11-2013, 08:35 PM	#4
MorallySound There is no magic. Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 5,847	New teaser trailer. http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/room237/ Theatres and VOD (iTunes) starting March 29th. __________________ "Things only seem to be magic. There is no real magic. There's no real magic ever." - Martin Bad Monster Films \| Mantis in Black Lace \| Vimeo \| Letterboxd \| Tumblr \| Twitter \| Reel to Reel \| Oh, the Horror! \| DVD Aficionado

02-13-2013, 02:22 AM	#6
Cydeous Axxon N Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: La Casa Maledetta Posts: 1,194	I saw this at the Toronto film festival and enjoyed it. It featured some pretty cool tidbits about the movie and lots of theories, some of them quite crazy. __________________ A cold winter day in an old hotel.

02-13-2013, 05:12 AM	#7
Myron Breck BOO!!! Gotcha! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 3,592	I am always a sucker for a trailer that shows nothing. And this movie!!! Can't wait!!! __________________ The reason I'm poor... "In this Age of Grand Illusion, you walked into my life out of my dreams..."

02-12-2013, 12:31 AM	#5
Chomp Maniac Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 997	Yeah...I can't wait to see this.

02-16-2013, 08:23 PM	#9
Korngold Stalker Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 377	If you're in the central NC region Jim at the Carolina Theatre just announced they will be showing this film... as a double bill with the shining! __________________ My DVDs

02-17-2013, 08:27 PM	#10
Dobby i get alot of headaches Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft Posts: 1,899	Trailer doesn't show jack or shit I don't know what to make of this yet.

03-28-2013, 10:05 PM	#12
MorallySound There is no magic. Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 5,847	Meanwhile, film critic Armond White hilariously disliked it calling it "a true mockumentary if ever there was one." Armond White always cracks me up. http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2013/03/...everyone-nerds __________________ "Things only seem to be magic. There is no real magic. There's no real magic ever." - Martin Bad Monster Films \| Mantis in Black Lace \| Vimeo \| Letterboxd \| Tumblr \| Twitter \| Reel to Reel \| Oh, the Horror! \| DVD Aficionado

03-29-2013, 12:26 AM	#13
X-human I ate my keys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 6,320	Damn, the only screening around here is next Tuesday. Damn. __________________ The combined weight of the horrors I have authored wrought would crush your carbon hearts into perfect diamonds of terror! A Few Ants Short. And what the hell, check out my DVD Collection won't you?

03-29-2013, 12:49 AM	#14
Chomp Maniac Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 997	This documentary seems to be stirring up quite the controversy.

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