I am a massive film and TV nerd, and my wife knows it. That's why, for our third anniversary, she found this wonderful leatherbound book on The Shining that I have not been able to put down since.If you know anything about these Taschen books, you know they're pretty in-depth and special.Today, I wanted to go over some of the stuff I've learned reading the book and what makes it such a cool thing for any collector to own.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comThe Must-Have Book for Lovers of The ShiningOkay, so this book, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, is a definitive two-volume compendium that delves into the making of Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror masterpiece.The thing weighs a ton, and I love sitting with it on my lap and poring over all the photos and stories inside it.The basic idea is that Oscar-winning director and Shining aficionado Lee Unkrich teamed up with J.W. Rinzler to create what is the definitive guide on the Kubrick movie.It's a 1,396-page hardcover that explores the film's creation in exhaustive detail.They have on-set photos you've never seen, deal memos, book coverage, Kubrick's personal notes, and all sorts of anecdotes that detail the making of that movie. There's even concept art and production documents from the Stanley Kubrick Archive, as well as from the personal collections of the cast and crew.The book also includes extensive new interviews, offering an unprecedented look at the film's script rewrites, the revolutionary use of the Steadicam, the mechanics behind the iconic "blood...
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