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oldfilmsflicker:(via movieoftheday)

“For the scene in which Jack breaks down the bathroom door, the props department built a door that could be easily broken. However, Jack Nicholson had worked as a volunteer fire marshal and tore it apart far too easily. The props department were then forced to build a stronger door.” (via) 

oldfilmsflicker:(via movieoftheday)

“The only shot in the film not achieved in-camera was the slow zoom in on the model of the maze, with the tiny figures of Danny and Wendy walking around at the center. To achieve this shot, a model of the maze was shot from six feet above. Then the small central section of the maze was built to scale next to an apartment complex. Actors Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd then walked about in the central section whilst the camera crew filmed it from the roof of the apartment building. The two shots were then simply composited together.” (via) 

labarceloneta:

J.J. Gittes

I think every screenwriting class at SF state screens Chinatown. I’ve watched it in 2 writing classes. The script was a required text for McBride’s class, and I’m glad I bought it. 

adamngoodshot:

The Shining

Dir: Stanley Kubrick / DP: John Alcott