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The Shining spin-off Overlook passed over at HBO

Posted 5 years ago

HBO Max will not be opening its doors for Overlook, the offshoot series based on Stephen King's The Shining. The project, which hails from J.J. Abrams's Bad Robot Productions, is currently being shopped by Warner Bros. Television, with Netflix being...

Mark Romanek reflects on his prequel to The Shining that never was

Posted 6 years ago

Last month it was announced that J.J. Abrams would be developing several projects for the HBO Max streaming service, one of which was Overlook, a horror-thriller series which is inspired by and will feature iconic characters from Stephen King's "The...

Bryan Cranston recreates The Shining in Mountain Dew Super Bowl commercial

Posted 6 years ago

This Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the San Francisco 49ers for Super Bowl LIV, and while it may be one of the biggest sporting events of the year, it also happens to be one of the...

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WTF Happened to Jack Nicholson?

Posted 6 years ago

In our latest WTF series, we take a look at some of our favorite stars and filmmakers who have seemingly disappeared or altered their careers over the years to the point that begs the question; WTF happened? Now, before you...

The Shining – WTF Happened To This Movie?

Posted 7 years ago

Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster, but were beset...

All work and no play makes for an incredible LEGO Shining trailer

Posted 7 years ago

Ever since 2017, a lab technician by the name of Wim Laroy has spent a fair portion of his free time re-creating horror films using one of his favorite childhood toys, LEGOS. With bins of build-a-brick pieces at his disposal, Laroy...

Deepfake video replaces Jack Nicholson with Jim Carrey in The Shining

Posted 7 years ago

Kevin We've all seen some truly amazing (as well as disturbing) things thanks to the magic of Deepfake, the artificial intelligence-based human image synthesis technique which allows someone to, for example, put Nicolas Cage's face on just about anyone. Ctrl...

New study determines most talked-about horror movie in each state

Posted 8 years ago

Halloween is two weeks away, and that means there’s plenty of time to fit in all your favorite horror movies as we continue this month of terror. We all have our favorites, and surely, we’ve been talking about them on...

Cast This: Danny Torrance (Doctor Sleep)

Posted 8 years ago

Kevin The events of "The Shining" would certainly be enough to drastically change anyone's mental state, let alone a young child, and who knows what form that psychological trauma would take later in life. Years after writing the classic novel, Stephen...

Mike Flanagan to helm Stephen King’s The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep

Posted 8 years ago

In the wake of Andy Muschietti's remake of Stephen King's IT floating to great heights at the box office, this past year, Warner Bros. has contracted OCULUS and GERALD'S GAME director Mike Flanagan to helm DOCTOR SLEEP, a sequel to Stephen...

James Franco dresses as Jack Torrance from The Shining to scare people

Posted 9 years ago

People love being scared. It’s why people watch scary movies, go on roller coasters, eat at Denny’s. However, I think, people enjoy scaring people more. Or maybe I’m just an asshole. Because I gotta admit, being paid to freak people...

Pop-up Movie Facts: The Shining (video)

Posted 10 years ago

Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's THE SHINING has long been revered as a horror classic, bringing forth numerous conspiracy theories, connections, and more after repeat viewings. The film has left us with many iconic scenes, many of which have...

Why It Works: The Shining

Posted 10 years ago

Why It Works is an ongoing column which breaks down some of the most acclaimed films in history and explores what makes them so iconic, groundbreaking, and memorable. ****SPOILERS AHEAD**** October is almost upon us, giving us an excuse to...

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