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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a fortnightly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.

This time, a Halloween treat. Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.

Show Notes:

• Recorded and released especially for Halloween, and so eschewing the random number generator.
• Recorded 27th October 2016.
• The Shining at The Internet Movie Database.
• The IMDB 250 as it appeared at time of recording.
• Robert Ryang’s recut of the trailer for The Shining.
• Playboy‘s interview with Stephen King, 1983.
• About.com‘s interview with Stephen King and Donnie Wahlberg about Dreamcatcher.
• Nathan Rabin at The Dissolve‘s exploration of The Shining as a metaphor for alcoholism.
• The Dissolve‘s roundtable discussion of the film.
• Grady Hendrix at Tor.com‘s exploration of The Shining as part of “The Great Stephen King Re-Read.”
• Roger Ebert’s review of The Shining as part of his “Great Movies” series.
• Michael Ciment’s interview with Stanley Kubrick on The Shining.
• Tested.com‘s interview with Garrett Brown on the use of Steadicam in The Shining.
• Bill Blakemore at The San Francisco Chronicle‘s exploration of The Shining‘s Native American themes.
• Rodney Ascher’s documentary about trying to make sense of The Shining, Room 237.

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