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The Shining
1980
Opening with spectacular aerial shots of a beautiful, mountainous landscape, Stanley Kubrick's horror classic THE SHINING, based on Stephen King's best-selling novel, sucks the viewer into his frightening tale with quiet, relaxing visuals - but the ominous soundtrack warns that all is not right at the gorgeous Overlook Hotel. .. Read more
| Starring | Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd |
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| Director | Stanley Kubrick |
| Genres | Horror |
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The Shining tops frightening film list
- 29 Oct 2009
The Shining has been named the most terrifying film of all time in a new poll. The 1980 Stanley Kubrick classic, starring Jack Nicholson as a deranged writer, topped the list of the world's scariest movies ahead of Rosemary's Baby, directed by Roman Polanski. The original Wicker Man from 1973 came in third in the Totalscifionline.com poll, which was dominated by horror classics. The top ten also included Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 thriller Psycho, John Carpenters slasher Halloween, and Night of... Read more
Dafoe was first choice for Batman's The Joker
- 28 Oct 2009
Jack Nicholson almost lost out on the role of The Joker in 1989's Batman movie - because Spider-Man star Willem Dafoe was director Tim Burton's first choice. The Shining actor landed the iconic part opposite Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader, but Dafoe admits the movie could have been very different had he agreed to work on the superhero film. He tells MTV.com, "Very early, they talked to me about playing (The Joker in) Batman." Dafoe decided against signing up for Batman and later... Read more
Lambs named best thriller
- 04 Jun 2009
Anthony Hopkins movie The Silence Of The Lambs has been named Britain's favourite thriller in a new poll. The 1991 film, which won five Academy Awards, topped a shortlist of ten pictures with more than a quarter of the total votes. Brad Pitt's 1995 crime/horror Seven came in second place with 20 per cent, and Steven King's The Shining was ranked third with 11 per cent, in the survey carried out by Yahoo Movies. The top five was rounded out by L.A. Confidential and Basic Instinct. Read more
Pretty Woman voted top movie scene
- 10 Jun 2009
A scene from Julia Roberts' classic film Pretty Woman has been voted the favourite movie moment of all time. The 1990 picture won Roberts a Golden Globe award and an Oscar nomination and now the classic scene has seen off competition from other films to top the survey by the Turner Classic Movies Channel. Movie fans voted Roberts into first place for the moment her prostitute character, Vivienne, confronts a shop assistant in a luxury store, after the woman previously refused to serve her. In... Read more
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Shining, The - HD DVD Version
Opening with spectacular aerial shots of a beautiful, mountainous landscape, Stanley Kubrick's horror classic THE SHINING, based on Stephen King's best-selling novel, sucks the viewer into his frightening tale with quiet, relaxing visuals - but the ominous soundtrack warns that all is not right at ...
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Opening with spectacular aerial shots of a beautiful, mountainous landscape, Stanley Kubrick's horror classic THE SHINING, based on Stephen King's best-selling novel, sucks the viewer into his ... -