#419: The Shining / Top 5 Terrifying Characters / Room 237

Heeeeere's Michael Phillips! From the spacious Overlook studio at WBEZ, Michael joins Filmspotting for a Sacred Cow discussion of "The Shining." Also on this special Halloween edition: theories about the theories in the new documentary "Room 237," which explores the hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's 1982 horror classic. Plus, the Top 5 Terrifying Movie Characters. This episode is presented by Hover and FreshBooks.com. :00-2:20 - Intro/Hover 2:22-37:07 - Review: "The Shining" Music: Little Legend, "Lonely" 38:20-39:52 - FreshBooks 40:20-45:10 - Massacre Theatre 45:11-52:17 - Polls, Notes 52:18-1:11:33 - Review: "Room 237" Music: Little Legend, "Sundown" 1:13:00-1:19:14 - Donations 1:19:33-1:54:07 - Top 5: Terrifying Characters 1:54:08-1:56:33 - Close BONUS CONTENT - Best of the '90s, CIFF MUSIC - Little Legend NOTES - A couple more comments on the notion of repression and the Torrance family unit in "The Shining": You've got to love Nicholson's "Wendy, I'm home!" like an ax-wielding Ward Cleaver... And it's interesting how even Danny is being stifled. His parents won't let him talk about Tony; Tony won't let him talk to anyone about the things Tony tells him to do. - Massacre Theatre winner: Kenny Meier - Chicago no longer has a confirmed playdate theater for PUSHER this weekend as mentioned. LINKS - Chicago Filmmakers - Rosenbaum on "Room 237" - Josh's review of "Room 237" - "The Selling" - Top 5 Terrifying Characters - A.V. Club's 50 best films of the '90s - Slate's 50 Other Best Films of the '90s PARTNERS - Fandor.com/Filmspotting - The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith- iTunes

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