September Films Update 1
Ten films I watched earlier this year **** 1. The Shining The Overlook Hotel in remote Colorado needs a caretaker overwinter; Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) takes the job, despite hearing that a previous caretaker, snowed in, killed his wife, his daughters, and himself. Meanwhile when Jack’s son Danny has a fit, Wendy, Jack’s wife and Danny’s mother, tells the doctor about Danny’s problems, including when Jack dislocated Danny’s shoulder while drunk. Jack, a writer, has been having work difficulties, hopes to use the quiet winter to get a novel done. Arriving at the hotel as it is closing down, the chef Dick Halloran recognises that Danny has psychic powers like his own, something his grandmother taught him about and called "The Shining". He warns Danny against room 237, which shines. Obviously the hotel is haunted. Danny has visions and is lured to room 237 where he’s injured; Wendy blames Jack. Jack, who has sworn off booze finds a ghostly bartender who serves him, ...
