The Shining + Bright Falls

Secluded environments and the dangers hidden within. No Stephen King! The Shining – a movie so talked about that even preparing to discuss it requires its own conversation. Widescreen vs fullscreen with Stanley Kubrick’s helicopter. The icons of The Shining. Brows, bathrooms and naked parts. A correction on penultimate. Does The Shining have a sense of humor? Various interpretations given to the film over the last several decades. Native Americans. Finding holocaust stuff. Possession vs influence. The cold war and cabin fever. Can it all be in his head? The American family. TV does not actually rot your brain. TWENTY MINUTE PSYCHIC ICE CREAM. Talking house. Justifying the last shot. What the fuck is Bright Falls? Alan Wake. The legacy of Twin Peaks. The small town. Rather than handing the audience answers…what are the best tools for solving the mysteries?

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The Shining: 5:31 | Bright Falls: 34:39

Also referenced: Twin Peaks, Lost, Fire Walk With Me, A Clockwork Orange, Misery, Christine, Eyes Wide Shut, Elephant, Blade Runner, P2, Easy Rider, The Departed, Hostel, Small Soldiers, Rosemary’s Baby, The Prestige, Monster House, Poltergeist, Alan Wake, Happy Town, Cabin Fever, Fringe, Insomnia, Blue Velvet, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Invention of Lying

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The Shining

 

Released: May 23, 1980
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Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writer: Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future.

Bright Falls

 

Released: April 27, 2010
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Director: Phillip Van
Writer: Phillip Van, Mat Bunnell
Starring: Christopher Forsyth, Merette Bartles, Tom Noonan, Ilkka Villi

After arriving in the small Pacific Northwestern town of Bright Falls, reporter Jake Fischer is plagued by blackouts and finds disturbing evidence of his activities. Tying this to a mysterious epidemic sweeping the town, he plans an escape.