From posters and records to VHS videos, Mondo has their hands in everything. But new fans might forget where the company got their start - in clothing. Their website isn't "Mondo Posters" after all, it's "Mondo Tees." And though they release a few t-shirts here and there, that aspect of the business has gone pretty quiet. But today…
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Briefly: The first film from Rodney Ascher, Room 237, investigated horror by diving into the deep strangeness that develops when film fans take the auteur theory so seriously that they can't imagine that Stanley Kubrick didn't have specific intent in mind when he assembled parts of The Shining. Ascher's next film will be another documentary,…
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Dave, Devindra, and Joanna Robinson from Pajiba delve deeper into the mysteries of Room 237, praise the remake of Evil Dead, and get excited about Man of Steel. Special guest Inkoo Kang joins us from the Village Voice. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Download or Play Now in…
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Dave, Devindra, and Joanna Robinson from Pajiba lament the passing of one of the greatest film critics that ever lived, admire The Place Beyond the Pines, praise the gorgeously-shot Hannibal, and reminisce about the awesomeness of Adam Quigley. Be sure to also read Roger Ebert's Nil By Mouth, Press Play's essay on Room 237, and why being an…
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There's no denying that Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is a film begging for discussion. A story that seems straightforward on the surface is littered with curious scenes and subliminal suggestions, and wraps up with a final shot that is curiously awesome. Even knowing that, though, you may have no idea how deep the discussions about…
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One of the better movie posters ever made is the Saul Bass design for Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. The eye-catching yellow sheet with a horrified, pixelated face was one of the strangest things I'd seen in my young life when I first encountered it in a theater before The Shining opened. It remains a landmark…
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An audience favorite film at Sundance and Fantastic Fest 2012 was Room 237, the documentary from Rodney Ascher that attempts to detail and unpack the various secrets of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. What messages did he code into the movie? (If any?) Is The Shining just a great horror movie, or does it really feature…
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Good news, Stanley Kubrick fans. The fantastic and fascinating documentary Room 237 directed by Rodney Ascher will be released by IFC Films on March 29. The film, which premiered at last year's Sundance Film Festival, is an incredible look at secrets and theories buried in The Shining. Read our review here and check out the…
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"Phenomenal...An Absolute Must-See." That's a quote taken from my review of the amazing documentary Room 237 and used in its first trailer. Truer words can't be spoken. Directed by Rodney Ascher, the film dissects Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece The Shining to its core, featuring several insane - and not so insane - readings of the 1980 horror film starring…
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I haven't been to every film festival in the world, but I can't imagine many being more fun than Fantastic Fest. For one week in Austin, TX the coolest genre films in the world screen along with some of the sickest, most inventive parties all for a passionate, excited audience. The 2012 edition takes place September…
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For film fans, one of the most enticing films coming out of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival was Room 237, an experimental documentary directed by Rodney Ascher which explores wild theories buried deep in Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece The Shining. It made my best of the fest but there were doubts fans would ever get to…
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For ten days each January, in the snowy town of Park City, Utah, the year in independent cinema is set. The 2012 Sundance Film Festival was true to that promise and provided attendees with a slew of films that are sure to be not only among the year's best, but in the hunt for awards…
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If Stanley Kubrick were still alive, Room 237 would make him extremely happy. Directed by Rodney Ascher, the experimental documentary gives the legendary filmmaker a ton of credit, maybe too much at times, as it explores several wild, and not so wild, theories about his 1980 horror masterpiece The Shining. Some theories, such as the…
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