2/10/2013

New trailer for 'The Shining' documentary 'Room 237'


So what was Stanley Kubrick trying to say with The Shining? Was he trying to say anything? Or is it just one of the great horror movies and nothing more? There are certainly more than a few ideas and theories, some totally half-baked in my opinion, that have been floating around ever since the 1980 film hit. In fact, there are so many different perspectives on it that Rodney Ascher explored many of them in his acclaimed documentary, appropriately titled Room 237.

The film was a huge hit at Sundance last year, and has picked up a couple of awards along the way to its release next month. Basically, Ascher attempts to explain and explore the many hidden secrets in Kubrick's film, bringing in a number of The Shining enthusiasts to detail a good deal of footage from the film. This aspect actually caused quite a bit of legal controversy about "fair use", and whether Ascher has the right to use the footage in what is clearly a commercial product.

IFC Midnight will release Room 237 on March 29th. Check out the trailer below....


Room 237 Documentary Full Trailer (2013) by Trailerly