May 2011
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An Extra Kubrick Nod
∆ In the Making The Shining documentary, Kubrick instructs the extras in the Gold Room party scene to not nod when speaking to each other. “No nodding!”
∆ Yet, we are shown the extra with the red carnation emphatically nodding as Jack passes him. When Kubrick himself makes a cameo as an extra in the Sonata Café scene in Eyes Wide Shut, he also breaks his own “no...
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Many Maze Maps
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The Mystery Of Parking Lot Hexagon
OR, ANOTHER ANGLE ON THE SHINING.
Reviewing Every Overlook Exterior In The Shining, several classic Kubrick mistakes-on-purpose present themselves.
∆ Here is the last frame of the first shot of the Overlook Hotel, in actuality, the Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, Oregon. Notice the Timberline is built around a hexagonal pyramid.
∆ Here is the last frame of the first shot of the Overlook...
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Every Overlook Exterior In The Shining
WHICH IS THE REAL HOTEL?
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Every Red Double Door In The Shining
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This Is Newswatch
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Room 237 At Beyond The Infinite Hotel
Video Version
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The Teddy Bear's Picnic
Do you see the topiary bears in The Maze?
Henry Hall “Home (When Shadows Fall)” plays over Gold Room party scene.
Henry Hall cut version of Disney’s “Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?”
Hitler’s favorite song, and quoted of course by Jack in axe climax:
(both wolf and woodsman)
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Durkin's Hermetic Garage
As Halloran’s plane lands, Durkin’s Auto Supply teleports into view, the runway becoming the highway in magic mirror reflection. Durkin enters his cabin in the sky, stomping and swatting, a real life prize fighter and chess champion, holding the corner as ringman in six Rocky films.
After only five rounds with Halloran, Durkin mind-flips his magic cube from blue to red, teleporting...
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The Mystery of Rainbow Rentals
A CRUISE AROUND NEW YORK CITY
∆ Above we see double 10’s from the broadcast tower of the television news program Halloran is watching right before receiving Danny’s ‘shining’ message. We will see double 10’s again in Kubrick’s work as the address numbers of the Rainbow Rentals costume shop in Eyes Wide Shut. After close inspection, the Rainbow scenes reveal...
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