Shining Brightly
Just in case you thought that the TV ads give it all away, I can assure you that Stanley Kubrick’s the Shining has quite a few secrets still undisclosed.
As you have every right to expect from bigbudget Hollywood, there are no cheap tricks in this film. There are no sudden noises, no hands on the shoulder, no domestic pets in peril just tension. At the centre of the tension is Jack Nicholson’s face. With a demonic pair of eyebrows, and a horrible grin he almost overwhelms the movie.
Don’t go for a bloodbath or titillation. Go for psychological anguish and the feeling of being terribly sure what might happen next.
Francis Stark
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Rip It Up, Issue 44, 1 March 1981, Page 18
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115Shining Brightly Rip It Up, Issue 44, 1 March 1981, Page 18
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