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In the wake of the release of “Doctor Sleep,” a direct sequel to Stanley Kubrick‘s iconic haunted house flick “The Shining” starring Ewan McGregor (“Obi-Wan Kenobi,” “Trainspotting“) as an adult, Danny Torrance facing an evil outside of the hotel, J.J. Abrams was looking to developing a spinoff series “Overlook” (the haunted hotel at the center of “The Shining”).

If you’ve seen Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 1980 adaptation of the Stephen King novel, then you know about the photograph shown at the very end of the film after Jack Torrance (played full throttle by Jack Nicholson) suffers a chilly demise. The photograph shows Jack at the front of a grand Fourth of July ball at the Overlook Hotel, and if the inscription on the photo is correct, then today is the 100th anniversary of that mysterious party.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“The Avengers,” “Alien Resurrection” and “The Fifth Element” are just a few of the high-profile films that illustrator Sylvain Despretz has worked on; he’s also collaborated with masters of filmmaking including Ridley Scott, Stanley Kubrick and David Fincher.Now Despretz is sharing his art in the book “Los ángeles,” published in May by Caurette.

Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duval led The Shining and it’s still one of the most haunting and masterful films in cinematic history.On May 23, 1980 Stanley Kubrick’s psychological horror film The Shining hit theaters for the first time leaving audiences chilled to their bones.The film, which is famously adapted from the Stephen King book of the same name, follows Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) as he becomes the winter caretaker of the vacant but haunted Overlook Hotel.

Musician Wendy Carlos wrote the score to Stanley Kubrick‘s “A Clockwork Orange,” “The Shining,” Disney’s “Tron” and helped popularize the Moog synthesizer in the 1960s and 1970s. Clara Rockmore helped popularize the otherworldly theremin instrument in the 1960s, but both figures are essentially still just obscure cult figures in music.

You know those features the Playlist has done in the past, The Lost, Forgotten, Unmade projects of Stanley Kubrick, David Fincher, Quentin Tarantino, etc., etc., looking at big-name feature filmmakers and the various projects they tried to get off the ground that never happened? Well, even though he’s only ever made two films, “In The Bedroom” and “Little Children,” a similar feature for director Todd Field could easily be made.

Saturday Night Live has poked fun at The Shining for a new skit starring Maya Rudolph.The star, who was a former regular player in the US comedy show, returned over the weekend to host.As part of her stint, she starred in sketch ‘The Maya-ing’, which took on the style of the Stanley Kubrick film as Rudolph is visited by some familiar SNL faces.Among them are Tina Fey (as former SNL writer Gloria Zelwig), Kristen Wiig (who parodies the spooky twin girls) and Rachel Dratch (who appears in the

Over the past few years, Martin Scorsese has become the poster child for the debate over what qualifies as “cinema.” While we’re not here to relitigate comments he made about superhero films and the current state of the film industry, it’s clear that Scorsese longs for the bygone era of filmmakers such as Stanley Kubrick, Agnes Varda, and Ingmar Bergman.

The Shining star Shelley Duvall re-watched an iconic scene from the 1980 film for the first time in years in a rare new interview, breaking down in tears in the process.Duvall played Wendy Torrance in the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film, who heads to the Overlook hotel with her son Danny and increasingly disturbed husband Jack (played by Jack Nicholson).The scene in question sees Jack threatening to attack Wendy, saying: “I’m not gonna hurt you, I’m gonna bash you brains in.”In the new interview with

Lunatic At Large will be adapted by producers Bruce Hendricks and Galen Walker, who have optioned the rights to the filmmaker’s archival project, Variety reports.Three film stories were found in Kubrick’s library after he died in 1999, and Lunatic is the first to be revived.The film has been described as a “film-noir thriller” similar to other projects involving a collaboration between Kubrick and his frequent screenwriting collaborator Jim Thompson.There are no plot details or casting

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterProducers Bruce Hendricks and Galen Walker have optioned the rights to the late Stanley Kubrick’s archival project “Lunatic at Large” and plan to adapt it into feature film.The project was one of three film stories that were found in Kubrick’s library after he died in 1999. Kubrick, whose seminal filmography includes “2001: A Space Odyssey,” ” Dr.

Veteran producers Bruce Hendricks and Galen Walker have optioned the rights to the late Stanley Kubrick’s unmade film Lunatic At Large, and have plans to bring the film-noir storyline to the big screen. Production is slated to begin in fall 2021.

John Aldred, the two-time Oscar-nominated British soundman who collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin, David Lean and Stanley Kubrick across a 50-year career, has died. He was 99.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIn the opening scene of “Eyes Wide Shut,” Stanley Kubrick introduces the married couple played by then-married couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman via a 60-second Steadicam shot. The pair are getting ready for a formal event.

The Lathums have shared the new video for ‘Foolish Parley’ which sees them taking influence from classic films such as Joker and A Clockwork Orange.In the new clip, the Wigan band emulate the spirit of Stanley Kubrick’s dystopian classic as they run amok on a beach while wearing a selection of face paint designs which channel the feel of Joaquin Phoenix’s Oscar-winning take on the Joker.The clip is also interspersed with footage of the band performing at Blackpool’s Tower Ballroom after they

Every director has one big project that never materialized but still serves for interesting thought experiments, from Darren Aronofsky‘s “Batman: Year One,” Stanley Kubrick‘s “Napoleon,” to Guillermo del Toro‘s hundred different passion projects (but really, especially “At the Mountains of Madness“). Despite his very successful career with practically blank check status, there is one film Christopher Nolan has never been able to do, a Howard Hughes Biopic.

The Independent Cinema Alliance, a volunteer alliance of independent cinemas operating in North America, has responded to WarnerMedia’s theatrical-HBO Max 2021 slate day and date release strategy and they’re not pleased. They’re calling on studio of Stanley Kubrick, Clint Eastwood and Harry Potter to recommit to theatrical exclusivity, for that is what drives value to movies, not streaming.

2001: A Space Odyssey.The structure was initially spotted in the desert in Utah last week, and disappeared after five days – with an identical monolith now appearing on the other side of the world.The New York Times speculated that the monolith could have been planted years ago by the late sculptor John McCracken, with others saying a fan of Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film might have erected the structure as a tribute.There is no confirmation currently as to whether the structure was designed by

The Utah monolith has been returned to whatever species created it.

Matthew Modine says there’s something even better about being famous than scoring courtside Knicks seats — wriggling out of speeding tickets.

Matthew Modine can thank one of his biggest movies for getting him out of trouble with police!

It’s been more than 20 years since “Eyes Wide Shut” debuted in 1999, and star Nicole Kidman back is looking on her experience making the erotic thriller with then-husband Tom Cruise and acclaimed director Stanley Kubrick.

Nicole Kidman to speak about her marriage to Tom Cruise, which lasted from 1990 to 2001. But in a new interview with the New York Times Magazine, Kidman opened up about a specific period in their relationship, when the couple were shooting the 1999 Stanley Kubrick movie Eyes Wide Shut.First, Kidman dismissed the "fallacy" that she and Cruise had a difficult time working on the movie, which took far longer to shoot than expected.

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, y'all, because for the first time in forever, Nicole actually opened up about their 11-year marriage and what it was like filming Eyes Wide Shut together with director Stanley Kubrick back in 1999.In an interview with New York Times Magazine, Nicole revealed that she and Tom actually had a great time working on the film, despite it taking waaaaay longer than they expected. "We loved working with him.

Nicole Kidman still considers shooting Eyes Wide Shut, opposite ex-husband Tom Cruise, a career highlight.The actress insists she and Cruise were “happily married” while filming the racy drama, which marked Stanley Kubrick’s final movie.The Australian star was recently asked during a sit down with the New York Times if she had any “negative feelings” about the film, which centers on a married couple dealing with infidelity – and revealed she has nothing but fond memories of her time on set.“We

Nicole Kidman has opened up in a new interview about her marriage to Tom Cruise, nearly twenty years after their divorce.Speaking to The New York Times, the 53 year-old claims that their marriage was a 'happy' one, during the filming of Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, which she co-starred in alongside husband Cruise, playing a married couple embroiled in a vicious web of jealousy, sex and infidelity.The pair, who were married for 11 years and share adopted children Isabella, 27 and Connor, 25,

Eyes Wide Shut together with director Stanley Kubrick back in 1999.In an interview with , Nicole revealed that she and Tom actually had a great time working on the film, despite it taking waaaaay longer than they expected. "We loved working with him.

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were married from December 1990 to February 2001. For almost 20 years, there are rare moments when Nicole has spoken about her marriage with the Mission: Impossible actor.

New York Times about their experience filming Eyes Wide Shut together with the late Stanley Kubrick in 1998.Kubrick is known for putting his actors through hell and while the couple had signed onto the project expecting it to be finished in three month’s time, they didn’t wrap for two years.‘We were happily married through that,’ she explained.‘We would go go-kart racing after those scenes. We’d rent out a place and go racing at three in the morning.

Nicole Kidman is opening up (a bit?) about her 11-year marriage to Tom Cruise… and she’s being cryptic about it, at that!