On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, YA author Robert Muchamore stops by to discuss Vietnam War epic Full Metal Jacket… The Pick of the Flicks Podcast is a new weekly audio treat from us at Flickering Myth, in which […]
Movie Review – The Shining Extended Cut (1980)
The Shining, 1980. Directed by Stanley Kubrick Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd. SYNOPSIS: 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. Stanley Kubrick’s The […]
October Horrors Day 22 – The Shining (1980)
The Shining, 1980. Directed by Stanley Kubrick Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers and Danny Lloyd. SYNOPSIS: Jack Torrance is a struggling writer who takes a job as the winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, located deep in the mountains and often snowed in during the winter months, bringing along his wife Wendy and […]
The Shining returns to UK cinemas this October, watch the trailer here
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is set to return to cinemas this October just in time for Halloween. The BFI re-release of the Stephen King adaptation is a new digital transfer from Warner Bros., and runs 24 minutes longer than the original European version. You can check out dates and locations for the film after the trailer… Kubrick’s […]
New 4K restoration Blu-ray release for Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced a new Blu-ray release for Stanley Kubrick’s 1960 classic Spartacus, which will arrive on October 6th in the US. The film, which stars Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin and Tony Curtis, has undergone a 4K restoration to give audiences a brand-new experience […]
Marc Forster developing Stanley Kubrick’s The Downslope as a feature film trilogy
Deadline is reporting that director Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, World War Z) has signed on to develop a trilogy of movies based around The Downslope, an unproduced screenplay from Stanley Kubrick, which was written in 1956. Forster will direct the first film in the series, as well as producing all three. An anti-war tale based […]
And the Academy Award should have gone to… Barry Lyndon
Sam Carey on Barry Lyndon and the Oscars… March 1976 saw One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest fly in to the 48th Academy Awards and leave with statues for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture. It was only the second time a single film has walked away with awards in […]
Blu-ray Review – The Killing (1956)
The Killing, 1956. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Ted de Corsia, Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook Jr. SYNOPSIS: A group of men plan to steal money from a local race track, scrupulously planning the heist, and coming across a host of obstacles. The Killing is rarely cited […]
Maze Runner, Black Mirror, Kubrick’s The Killing – the best UK DVD and Blu-ray releases out today!
It’s Monday, which means it’s time to empty your pockets in honour of the almighty New Home Entertainment Releases God for those in the UK. Here are our top picks out today (just click on the pictures to be taken to the order page): The Maze Runner When Thomas wakes up trapped in a massive […]
Blu-ray Review – The Killing (1956)
The Killing, 1956. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C.Flippen, Elisha Cook Jr, Marie Windsor, Ted de Corsia and Timothy Carey. SYNOPSIS: Seven men are intent on executing the perfect robbery and taking a racetrack for two million dollars. But nothing goes quite as planned… Kubrick’s third feature was […]