Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Discover the Limited Edition book compendium

[@kevinosullivan]

Just bought my copy. Been waiting for this about eight years. If I only could've been a fly on the wall before Ray Lovejoy did any edits to marvel at all three hours and forty seven minutes of this fantastic art film. Thank You TASCHEN! One of the best art films of all time and I can enjoy all of the cut scenes!😁

[@golddragon51296]

I really feel this needs to be more reasonably priced and accessible. The Kubrick archives book is $25 and this is $1500. Knowledge and understanding of the form shouldn't be paywalled, it should be popularized to help yield media of similar caliber. Gatekeeping rare insight into one of the most popular films of all time behind $1500 and a limited run of 1000 copies when there are a myriad of channels on here, notably Rob Ager (Collative Learning) and Joe Girard, giving free insight and analysis leagues beyond anything in the Kubrick archives book itself shows either 1. A greed. Or 2. An ignorance of the impact and importance of this work and the truly deep need to get this in the hands of any creator capable. In short, make this accessible.

[@alexmay2782]

The world doesn’t ‘owe’ you a cheaper copy. You can access the same information for free in just ten years of work.

[@golddragon51296]

@Alex May no, you can't. This is compiled of interviews with individuals, some of whom are no longer alive, his access and exclusivity to this information is unreplicable.

[@alexmay2782]

@@golddragon51296 Well that proves my point. You have to pay for exclusivity that somebody has spent 12 years working for. It reasonably priced for a limited edition run and perfectly accessible. Can't afford it? Get a loan. Buy it, read it, sell it. Recover your investment.

[@anthonythorne8708]

None of this info will be paywalled forever as they'll likely bring out a far cheaper edition down the track. You mention the Kubrick archives book is $25. It was originally in larger format and around $300 or so. They'll likely recoup their expenses with this first edition, then once sold out they'll bring out the more affordable people for everyone (like me) who doesn't have half a million in the bank. So fair points but just be patient, the later edition (likely this year or at the latest next) will probably have all the same stuff but be massively cheaper.

[@golddragon51296]

@@alexmay2782 my point, which I repeatedly make, is that knowledge should not be paywalled. Yours is that it should. You're fundamentally arguing for elitism and greed within the field of education. All education should be open sourced and free

[@lordvinny1236]

It's my favorite horror movie, and big fan for Taschen, but too bad the price is very high .... really hope Taschen will release a smaller book for "The Shining" ! I would have preorder right away for 500$, but can't afford 1500€ ! Just prey we will get an edition like they did for 2001 Space Odyssey, but we'll have to be very patient.

[@superBANDfreak101]

Just curious if they will ever make a more accessible copy of at least the red book?!? I would love to dive into that sooooo much!

[@NeilHynes]

The work in pulling this off is phenomenal, and what a man for pulling it off. The price is too steep for a lot of genuine lovers of Kubrick though!

[@alexmay2782]

Which so many in this thread don't want to understand and just write it off as 'greedy'.

[@johnta17]

I'll wait to download the pdf version of this. 🙂

[@waynespencer3036]

This looks amazing. Another brilliant release from Taschen.

[@patyounggun5458]

I pre-ordered it, can't wait to get it..

[@user-oi3ry9dx9u]

For 1500$? You need a life.

[@taylora98]

Sadly this is way overpriced at 3x the cost of the previous Taschen limited editions on 2001 and Napoleon.

[@j.h.1328]

I like the size of the "scrapbook" which contains obviously photographs of backstage and settings. I think this one will be great, just preordered it.

[@tdg223]

Will there be a slim down version of this in the near future that will cost less?

[@GA-1st]

At the risk of sounding cliche, this is awesome! I can't afford the LE, but will order the next edition when available. BTW, does anyone know if he was able to interview Jack Nicholson for this project?

[@mm9773]

Books were meant to make information accessible. A limited edition at 2500 Euros a piece is the opposite of a book.

[@TheVinylScore]

I’d love to have this but that price is out of control.

[@davidskywalker1723]

I would hope a more affordable version of this would be produced soon.

[@RoyShtayim]

Will there be a smaller, cheaper edition? Please!

[@gogigaga1677]

Yes they always start with the limited version and then they release a standard one that cost like 50 to 150 $

[@Wills_Duffy]

Magnificent project and thank you for doing this.

[@TheTaylw1]

Will there be a separate release for just The Making of book? Is it just only for the limited editions, or what?

[@max_redrum]

I really love this man

[@BrianMcInnis87]

Yeah. So guys, there's a closed captions tap we can click if we wanted those.

[@noelwilson5960]

Love your passion, where is your name here? Credit the artist

[@RoyShtayim]

Lee Unkrich

[@user-ut8gh7ww9y]

Great work.

[@scottv8124]

Guess us working, bill paying, art loving folks will have to look at videos of whats in the set

[@seanx666]

$1500? Youve got to be kidding! Should be more like $200-500

[@gearysheridan2688]

🌷 Hare Kṛṣṇa 🌷

[@RolandDeschain19]

As much as i love Stephen King the film, 1500 euros is way too much for the book. $100 would have been more than enough for the edition.

[@pigpopper4323]

£1,500 worth of nope…

[@Alexgvigo]

I bought the book. Nice , but overpriced indeed .

[@fjt3688]

Excelente Idea!!! Gracias!! Solo que la pelicula más aterradora del mundo fue "El Exorcista" no "The Shining"