“Heeeee-eeeer’s Johnny!”

Join us at the Park Theatre as we dim the lights and get scared with some classic winter terror, courtesy of Stanley Kubrick‘s cinematic masterpiece, THE SHiNiNG.

Based on Stephen King‘s 1977 novel “The Shining,” Stanley Kubrick‘s film is widely regarded as a work of true cinematic genius (although King himself, famously, does not).  Jack Nicholson and the late, great Shelley Duvall star as a husband and wife (Jack and Wendy Torrance) who ditch the city for a gig as winter caretakers at an isolated hotel. While Jack hopes to get his creative juices flowing so that he can write a book, the family (which also includes their young son Danny) instead encounters an eerie and foreboding spiritual presence. Commence cinema’s most nightmarishly creepy twins, a mesmerizing carpet, the memorable view from Room 237, a messy elevator, REDRUM, psychic visions, a Big Wheel that keeps on turnin’, and a chaotic descent into a spiraling maze of violence. Also starring Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers.

Of note: This particular edition of THE SHiNiNG was remastered in 2019 for the film’s 40th Anniversary, using a new 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative at Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging. The color grading was done by Janet Wilson with supervision from Kubrick’s former personal assistant, Leon Vitali. Even better? This will look a-may-zing with our new projector!

“”The Shining” is woke, both in that the movie subtly addresses complex social issues and because the in-universe clairvoyant act of shining allows characters to see past and future atrocities (some politically charged) that occurred in the Overlook Hotel.” (Salon.com)

“The altered tone suits Kubrick’s gallows humor, which was always about confronting and critiquing his audience’s baser impulses: reinventing The Shining as a slapstick comedy about murderous patriarchal insecurity is a daring move.” (The Ringer)

“When you sit down to The Shining, you sit down with normal expectations of being diverted, perhaps even being gripped, but not being undermined. But the film undermines you in powerful, inchoate ways.” (Boston Globe)

“A masterpiece.” (Time Out)

Friday, January 23
Doors 9:15 pm | Movie 9:30 pm *Please arrive on time. Start time subject to change.
Tickets HERE

THE SHINING (Stanley Kubrick, 1980 / 144 mins / 14A) Jack Torrance becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer’s block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy, and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack’s writing goes nowhere and Danny’s visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel’s dark secrets and begins to unravel into a homicidal maniac hell-bent on terrorizing his family.

*We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance at tickets.theparktheatre.ca. If a screening or live event is not sold out, the remaining tickets will be available for purchase at The Park Theatre’s Box Office on the day of the show, prior to showtime (subject to availability). Our box office is typically open 60 minutes before showtime.
*Please arrive at least 30-45 minutes prior to showtime to ensure time to locate seats seats, and purchase snacks at concession.

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