Trailers From Hell - THE SHINING (1980)

Director Adam Rifkin takes the words right out of my mouth when discussing this film and the book from which it is adapted. I love'em both! 

The Bloody Pit #52 - Maddox Attack!

Last summer artist Mark Maddox and I sat down to record a show about the James Bond films. We managed to do that but we also went off topic so often and for so long that I ended up excising big chunks of our conversation just to keep that episode from spiraling out of control. Well, now those extra bits of rambling movie discussion can be heard in this short episode. Consider it a barely edited extra.

Topics range from the recent Star Trek films, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Stanley Kubrick movies and personal favorite films. In fact, we talk about Star Trek quite a lot and things do get contentious with one of us defending the new movies and one us .... not. I think that Mark's comments on the ending of The Wraith of Khan might give fans some food for thought - or make them want to punch him. One or the other!

We'll be back next month with a regular episode and if you have any comments or questions please write the podcast at thebloodypit@gmail.com. Thank you for downloading and listening.

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Mysteries and Madness - Down the Film Theory Rabbithole with THE SHINING (1980)

Stanley Kubrick's film version of THE SHINING is one of the most analyzed or over-analyzed horror films of all time. This shouldn't shock anyone as all of Kubrick's get this kind of obsessively detailed study, but the incredible number of fascinating and sometimes kooky theories are endlessly fascinating to me. If you share my love of this kind of deep overthinking about this film here are a couple of recent pieces I've checked out on YouTube.