The Overlook Hotel

Birthday cake inspired by The Shining. (Artist: Michelle...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:53:45 -0700

Birthday cake inspired by The Shining.

(Artist: Michelle McElroy)

Lisa and Louise Burns were twelve years old when they played the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:50:41 -0700

Lisa and Louise Burns were twelve years old when they played the Grady Twins in The Shining. It was the only film appearance for the sisters.

In a June, 2002 issue of JANE magazine, the twins, then 35, recalled running around in the Hedge Maze set, getting lost and forcing crew members to remove panels to let them out. They discussed still owning a pair of the dresses they wore in the film, and Louise recalled, “I got to keep a jar of fake blood. I stored it in the fridge until it congealed.”

Aerial photo of EMI Elstree Studios from the early 1970’s,...

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Aerial photo of EMI Elstree Studios from the early 1970’s, a few years before The Shining filmed there. Stanley Kubrick’s production took over most of the stages on the lot for nearly a year between 1978 and 1979.

The photo has been labeled with the locations of many of the film’s iconic sets. The set of city street backlot facades pictured here was bulldozed to clear room for the Overlook Hotel facade. While most sets were built on sound stages, the Hotel Kitchen set was built in an adjacent building that was normally an Art Department workshop.

On January 30, 1979, an enormous fire burned down Stage 3, completely destroying both it and the Colorado Lounge set contained inside.

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(image and information courtesy Howard Berry and his Elstree Project)

August, 1980 American Cinematographer magazine interview...

Sun, 05 May 2013 20:36:00 -0700

August, 1980 American Cinematographer magazine interview with Steadicam inventor and operator Garrett Brown regarding his experience filming The Shining.

Handwritten note from designer Saul Bass to director Stanley...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:34:13 -0700

Handwritten note from designer Saul Bass to director Stanley Kubrick regarding Bass’ ongoing work designing the logo for The Shining.

August, 1980 American Cinematographer interview with Director of...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:29:00 -0700

August, 1980 American Cinematographer interview with Director of Photography John Alcott regarding the filming of The Shining.

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Television commercial for Australian film magazine Film Ink,...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:52:09 -0700

Television commercial for Australian film magazine Film Ink, inspired by scene in The Shining.

Letter dated October 10, 1978 from Stanley Kubrick to Saul Bass,...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:22:30 -0700

Letter dated October 10, 1978 from Stanley Kubrick to Saul Bass, regarding Bass’ ongoing work designing a logo for The Shining.

The iconic carpeting of The Shining and Twin Peaks...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:04:00 -0700

The iconic carpeting of The Shining and Twin Peaks collide.

Artist: Jared Lyon

(Image courtesy Welcome to Twin Peaks)

Jack’s burgundy corduroy jacket from The Shining. Jack...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:03:00 -0700

Jack’s burgundy corduroy jacket from The Shining. Jack Nicholson wears this jacket for a full two-thirds of the film.

Nicholson personally owned the jacket, and reportedly insisted upon wearing it in the movie. As such, Kubrick ordered eleven duplicates from its designer, Margaret Howell.

Some of the jackets have ended up in private collections. One is currently on display at an exhibit in Disney World, and another is owned by longtime Kubrick personal assistant Emilio D’Allesandro.

The jacket pictured here was sold at a Christie’s auction in 2002, and then again at a Guernsey’s auction in 2008, for a reported $17,000.

Artist: Trev Murphy

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Artist: Trev Murphy

Continuity Polaroid of actor Danny Lloyd on the Guest Room...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:18:09 -0700

Continuity Polaroid of actor Danny Lloyd on the Guest Room Hallway set of The Shining.

(photo courtesy Filippo Ulivieri, who has written an Italian biography of Kubrick’s longtime personal assistant Emilio D’Alessandro)

Single frame from 35mm print of the theatrical trailer for The...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:25:00 -0700

Single frame from 35mm print of the theatrical trailer for The Shining, with optical soundtrack.

Artist: Shane McCormack

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Artist: Shane McCormack

Silicone sculptures of characters from The Shining, including...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:56:33 -0700

Silicone sculptures of characters from The Shining, including authentic vintage tricycle, Adler typewriter, and custom geometric carpeting.

Artist: Howard Senft

The Grady Twins’ dresses and patent leather shoes on...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:20:00 -0700

The Grady Twins’ dresses and patent leather shoes on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Stanley Kubrick exhibit.

Grip Dennis Lewis, Assistant Director Brian Cook, Camera...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:52:00 -0700

Grip Dennis Lewis, Assistant Director Brian Cook, Camera Operator Kelvin Pike, and Camera Assistant Douglas Milsome set up a shot for The Shining in the exterior hedge maze set on the backlot of Elstree Studios.

Actor Joe Turkel and director Stanley Kubrick on the Gold Room...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:18:00 -0700

Actor Joe Turkel and director Stanley Kubrick on the Gold Room set of The Shining.

Artist: Massimo Carnevale

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:52:13 -0700

Artist: Massimo Carnevale

The new NBC television program, Hannibal, contains many subtle...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:13:32 -0700

The new NBC television program, Hannibal, contains many subtle and not-so-subtle references to the films of Stanley Kubrick. The Shining is particularly well-represented, as evidenced by this still from the show.

in an Entertainment Weekly article, Showrunner Bryan Fuller discusses the influence The Shining had on him as a child, and why he’s chosen to pay homage to the film in Hannibal.