What treasures did you dig up? Things you hadn't noticed or realised yourself? This is another rich dive into the creativity behind a film.

Come with fears of the effects of the dysfunctional family, mental illness, or isolation, and you'll witness their study.īeyond its qualities as a film, this is perhaps the most astonishing attribute of The Shining as a piece of cinema, and its most interesting and intelligent quality – it will give back to you what you offer up to it. Come with a conspiracy theory, and you shall be cited evidence. Come to 'The Shining' with a love of haunted house stories, and it will regale you. Its existence today is more as a matrix than a movie, operating as a vessel awaiting the furnishings of each viewer so it can confirm or confound their interpretations of it. Until Wendy finds Jack's writing and realises he's succumbed to the worst, the film is building towards that moment.īeyond that, I find the film endlessly fascinating. Why The Shining? What makes it so special? Or perhaps worthy of another look?Īs the Epiphany Editions are about fictional books made real, The Shining features a book (if you can play loose with that concept, literally), and it provides the catalyst for the story's narrative. In the meantime, we sat down with Craig to discuss the inspiration behind the title and discover more about the treasures he unearthed during its making. The Shining is launching today on Kickstater in collaboration with Rough Trade Books, so if you're interested, you can help fund the project and bring it to life. It even shines a contemporary spotlight on the film to readdress what Oldham believes is an 'apparent gap in critique from the perspectives of women, mental illness, domestic abuse and domestic violence'.īut it's not out yet. There are even republished texts read by the director in preparation for the production, highlighting Kubrick's renowned approach to research – something that's also reflected in the book's design. Together, it takes a fresh look at the music, art, mythology and fashion behind the pop-culture staple. Titled The Shining: A Visual and Cultural Haunting, the immersive book is designed as a replica of that fateful manuscript and features exclusive essays, original recollections, art and visual ephemera, as well as rare interviews with lead actors Shelley Duvall (who played Wendy) and Dan Lloyd (Danny), and contributions by Cosey Fanni Tutti, Margaret Howell, James Lavelle of UNKLE, Gavin Turk and John Grindrod.

The shining novel