Tonight, the Film Society of Lincoln Center is presenting a midnight screening of the seminal 1980 horror film, The Shining to coincide with the release of Room 237, a new documentary delving into the many mysteries and weird theories about Kubrick's terrifying adaptation of the Stephen King novel.
Room 237 director Rodney Ascher and producer Tim Kirk will be present and participating at different screenings of the doc today and tomorrow: They'll be at the 6:30 p.m. screening tonight and the 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. showings tomorrow. But if you can't make one of those, don't worry—Room 237 is playing all weekend.
While King wasn't pleased with the liberties that Kubrick took with The Shining, the film has become a touchstone in popular culture (here's a link to a bad BUT COMPLETE dub of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror spoof, The Shinning). Deep readings of the film from obsessive fans inspired Room 237:
The Room 237 trailer was inspired by the original trailer for The Shining, which didn't show very much:
