Room 237

Room 237
release date (VOD, Limited) March 29 2013
studio IFC Films
director Rodney Ascher
writer Rodney Ascher
site room237movie.wordpress.com/the-film
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[BD Review]: ‘Room 237′ A Gift For ‘Shining’ Obsessives!

Now in limited theaters and Ultra VOD is Rodney Ascher’s Room 237, an experimental documentary that explores the numerous theories about the real meaning of Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining. The film may be over 30 years old but it continues to inspire debate, speculation, and mystery. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments. Together they’ll draw the audience into a new maze, one with endless detours and dead ends, many ways in, but no way out… READ MORE

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[Interview] Talking Theories And Conspiracies With ‘Room 237′ Director Rodney Ascher

Fans of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining won’t want to miss the wild theory infused documentary Room 237. IFC Films releases it tomorrow, March 29th at IFC Center and Elinor Bunim Monroe Film Center in New York City followed by a national rollout. The film will simultaneously be available on Cable VOD, iTunes and other digital outlets (Sundance Now, Amazon Streaming, XBOX and more). READ MORE

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Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ Assistant Calls ‘Room 237′ “Pure Gibberish”!

Opening in New York and on VOD platforms tomorrow is IFC’s Room 237, Rodney Ascher’s fascinating documentary that tackles the infamous conspiracy theories attached to Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 classic The Shining. READ MORE

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A Can of Kubrick Conspiracies On Latest ‘Room 237′ Poster!

Fans of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining won’t want to miss the conspiracy thriller doc Room 237, releasing via IFC Films on March 29 at IFC Center and Elinor Bunim Monroe Film Center in New York City followed by a national rollout. The film will simultaneously be available on Cable VOD, iTunes and other digital outlets (Sundance Now, Amazon Streaming, XBOX and more). READ MORE

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Get Lost In The ‘Room 237′ Poster Maze!

Fans of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining won’t want to miss the conspiracy thriller doc Room 237, releasing via IFC Films on March 29 at IFC Center and Elinor Bunim Monroe Film Center in New York City followed by a national rollout. The film will simultaneously be available on Cable VOD, iTunes and other digital outlets (Sundance Now, Amazon Streaming, XBOX and more). READ MORE

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It’s The Bloody Trailer For IFC’s ‘The Shining’ Conspiracy Doc ‘Room 237′!!

Fans of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining won’t want to miss the conspiracy thriller doc Room 237, releasing via IFC Films on March 29 at IFC Center and Elinor Bunim Monroe Film Center in New York City followed by a national rollout. The film will simultaneously be available on Cable VOD, iTunes and other digital outlets (Sundance Now, Amazon Streaming, XBOX and more). READ MORE

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IFC Sets Dates For ‘Would You Rather’ and ‘Shining’ Documentary ‘Room 237′

IFC continues to push out genre product as they’ve slated two for the first quarter of 2013. READ MORE

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[BEST & WORST '12] Corey Mitchell’s Top 15 Festival Horror Films of 2012

I’m old and have two young daughters. Before kids, I used to go to the movies at least two times a week. Now, I almost never head out to the theater to catch a first-run movie. I do, however, get to attend a couple of film festivals each year. READ MORE

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‘The American Scream’ Poster Premiere, UK Quads For ‘Shining’ Doc ‘Room 237′ & ‘Stitches’

Airing October 28 on Chiller is The American Scream, which also is premiering this weekend at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas (review forthcoming). AICN scored an exclusive first look at the one-sheet, also added below. From Best Worst Movie director Michael Stephenson, “Every Halloween, sleepy Fairhaven, Massachusetts erupts with the most ambitiously creative spookery in the world. Endless styrofoam tombstones and backyard beasts come courtesy of a few supremely dedicated local “home haunters” who’ve devoted their lives to the art of handmade monster making. The American Scream follows three of these horrific households to uncover the triumphs and tragedies that come with carrying the blackened banner of true Halloween spirit.” READ MORE

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[TIFF '12] ‘Room 237′ Explores The True Story Of ‘The Shining’

Ryan Daley was a huge fan out of the Sundance Film Festival, now Rodney Ascher’s awesome Room 237 will be taking Canada by storm. READ MORE

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[Fantastic Fest '12] First Wave Of Films Announced!!! ‘Dredd 3D’ To Premiere!

I have still never been to Fantastic Fest and every year it gets to be a big reminder that, at some point, I need to get back down to Austin to check it out at some point. We already knew that Frankenweenie would be playing. Now they’ve announced that director Pete Travis’ nuts violent Dredd 3D (written by Alex Garland) will be making its premiere at the fest, which will be held from September 20-27 at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. READ MORE

Official Score: 4 / 5