Tag: The Shawshank Redemption
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10 Worst ’90s Movies, According to Letterboxd
The 90s are home to some of the most beloved and widely regarded films of all time, with films like The Shawshank Redemption, Schindler’s List, and Goodfellas consistently considered some of the greatest of all time. However, for every critically acclaimed and genre-defining masterpiece that was able to cap off the 20th century in film,…
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Stephen King’s Favorite Movies: 25 Films the Author Wants You to See
Stephen King is a tastemaker of terror. Ever since breaking out with “Carrie” — the sordid tale of a telekinetic teenager adapted into Brian De Palma’s 1976 classic starring Sissy Spacek — the horror author has had a hand in shaping our nightmares.With dozens of novels, novellas, and short stories to his name, the 75-year-old…
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This Is What Went Wrong With ‘The Walking Dead’
If there’s one show that everyone knows about, it’s The Walking Dead. The show itself, based on the graphic novel series by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard, started in 2010 and ran for over a decade, spanning an impressive eleven seasons as well as bringing in Greg Nicotero’s vast experience in horror special…
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The Stephen King Adaptation That Nearly Starred Tom Cruise
The Shawshank Redemption is one of the most critically acclaimed films of all time. It has that movie magic in it where everything seems to have gone perfectly for it. It may not have been a box-office hit in its time of 1994, but the film continues to gain more and more of a following…
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This Is the Most Romantic Stephen King Story
Stephen King is hailed as one of the great horror writers of all time, and he absolutely is. Whether you like him or not, you cannot deny he has led a very successful career scaring us for decades. From Carrie to most recently an adaptation of his short story The Boogeyman, his stories have been…
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This Stephen King Story Should Get an Adaptation Next
The Boogeyman directed by Rob Savage is out now in theaters. It is far from the first short story or novella by Stephen King to be adapted as a feature film, the likes of which include acclaimed movies like Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption. The Boogeyman joins the ranks of many Stephen King…
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‘King on Screen’ Trailer Explores Horror Author’s Unparalleled Filmography
Few authors have a presence on-screen like Stephen King. The horror icon has done it all at this point from creating terror in grounded, relatable settings like in It or The Mist to exploring deeply human stories without the scares in Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption. That presence in the literary world has…
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One Moment From 2007’s The Mist Genuinely Scared Stephen King
Frank Darabont has plenty to be proud of. The writer-director behind the likes of “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Green Mile,” and showrunner for “The Walking Dead” has earned legions of dedicated fans over his multi-decade career. He’s long been considered one of the best adapters of author Stephen King’s work, and in 2007, he…
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Director Frank Darabont Doesn’t Think He Could Get The Shawshank Redemption Made Today
“The Shawshank Redemption” was released in theaters nearly 29 years ago, and it’s still the highest-rated film on IMDb. It’s the definitive prison movie, one that’s been parodied and referenced to death in pop culture, and it’s probably going to be sticking around in public consciousness for a long while more. But despite the fact…
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The Shawshank Redemption’s ‘Simplest’ Scene Convinced Frank Darabont That The Film Would Work
For nearly three decades, “The Shawshank Redemption” has held the coveted position of a Stephen King adaptation that goes above and beyond its source material, in addition to being one of the most renowned films ever made. A poor release strategy ended its theatrical run before it could even begin, but the advent of home…