Culture Beast: Theories Still Swirl Around Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’

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1 FILM My 'Shining' Theories Is The Shining about the genocide of Native Americans? The Holocaust? The (fake) moon landing? Theories abound in the new documentary Room 237, in theaters Friday. One of the film's subjects, ABC News journalist Bill Blakemore, writes about his unique theories behind Kubrick's horror classic. Plus, read the most out there speculation surrounding the film. Read it at The Daily Beast

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