Stephen King made it very well known that he wasn’t a fan of Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation of his book The Shining, so seventeen years later he took the chance to bring the story to the screen himself. He wrote the script for a three-part mini-series that was directed by Mick Garris and aired on ABC back in 1997 – and tomorrow, March 12th, Scream Factory is giving the mini-series version of The Shining a Blu-ray release! Copies are available for purchase at This Link.
The mini-series version of The Shining has the following synopsis: Jack Torrance and his family move into the sprawling, vacant Overlook Hotel to get away from it all. Away from the alcoholism that derails Jack’s writing career. Away from the violent outbursts that mar Jack’s past. But Jack’s young son Danny knows better. He possesses a psychic gift called the shining — a gift...
The mini-series version of The Shining has the following synopsis: Jack Torrance and his family move into the sprawling, vacant Overlook Hotel to get away from it all. Away from the alcoholism that derails Jack’s writing career. Away from the violent outbursts that mar Jack’s past. But Jack’s young son Danny knows better. He possesses a psychic gift called the shining — a gift...
- 3/11/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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The Shining (1997) Blu-ray from Scream Factory
The 1997 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining will be released on Blu-ray on March 12 via Scream Factory. It has been newly scanned in 2K from the interpositive with DTS-hd Master Audio 2.0 Stereo.
Displeased with Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation, King took it upon himself to write the script based on his 1977 novel. Mick Garris directs. Steven Weber, Rebecca De Mornay, Melvin Van Peebles, Courtland Mead, and Wil Horneff star.
An archival audio commentary with King, Garris, Weber, and more is included along with 11 additional scenes.
The Words and Music of House of 1000 Corpses from Waxwork Records
The Words and Music of House of 1000 Corpses — featuring the complete audio...
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
The Shining (1997) Blu-ray from Scream Factory
The 1997 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining will be released on Blu-ray on March 12 via Scream Factory. It has been newly scanned in 2K from the interpositive with DTS-hd Master Audio 2.0 Stereo.
Displeased with Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation, King took it upon himself to write the script based on his 1977 novel. Mick Garris directs. Steven Weber, Rebecca De Mornay, Melvin Van Peebles, Courtland Mead, and Wil Horneff star.
An archival audio commentary with King, Garris, Weber, and more is included along with 11 additional scenes.
The Words and Music of House of 1000 Corpses from Waxwork Records
The Words and Music of House of 1000 Corpses — featuring the complete audio...
- 2/16/2024
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
The amount of women making films is fairly small, but there are three that have that left their stamp on cinema, specifically, in the realm of horror/science fiction/fantasy. Mary Lambert directed the best horror film of 1989 with Pet Sematary, and Jennifer Lynch helmed the weird thrillogy that is Surveillance, Hisss and Boxing Helena. Then there is Rachel Talalay, who will forever be remembered for Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, and to a lesser extent - Tank Girl. But what about her cyber thriller from 1993 that never gets any love? Well, with my latest chapter of Late Night Classics, I was given the chance to interview Rachel about her favorite flick of mine.
Jason Bene: After producing a few of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, you got to put Krueger to rest, temporarily, with Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare. How was it for you from going...
Jason Bene: After producing a few of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, you got to put Krueger to rest, temporarily, with Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare. How was it for you from going...
- 7/29/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
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