The Shawshank Redemption

...required here. Pulled from Stephen King's acclaimed series of six books by the same name, King returns to the kind of work he was doing in The Shawshank Redemption (based on a short story of his), the kind that seems to perform the best, away...

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...early. Decent actors will be out of work over Christmas, and producers and backers will lose money. Nevertheless, I'm delighted that The Shawshank Redemption is shutting up shop at Wyndham's and being replaced by Stephen Daldry's...

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...will stick." Counting sequels and spin-offs, there are more than 50 movie and TV adaptations of King's work. Some very good (Misery, The Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil) and some not. Are there plans for Under the Dome and, if so, who would...

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...hits of the 1990s, didn't top the ratings chart until it had been in cinemas for eight weeks. Dirty Dancing, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Shawshank Redemption, Psycho: all these were movies that seemingly came out of nowhere and beat more...

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...and encouraging it nuturance, and that of loving thy neighbor and, in Al Gore's sense, loving thy planet. In the words of Andy Dufresne in Shawshank Redemption, "Hope is a good thing, and perhaps the best of things". I would add, sometimes...

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...his win -- for best supporting actor in 1987's gritty crime drama "Street Smart" and for best actor in "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989) and "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994). Freeman's long and storied body of work includes such critical and...

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Bhandarkar delivers all this and lots more. Before one starts drawing any comparisons, let's make one thing clear - "Jail" isn't "The Shawshank Redemption". The only similarity is that they both tell the story of prison inmates. Other...

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MORGAN FREEMAN's legal woes regarding a 2008 car accident are over - the actor has reportedly settled a lawsuit against him. The Shawshank Redemption star, who broke his arm and shoulder in the crash, was facing a court date with his...

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...seeking a divorce. Mr Freeman won an Oscar for his performance in 2004's Million Dollar Baby and co-starred in Batman film The Dark Knight. His screen credits also include Bruce Almighty, The Shawshank Redemption and Driving Miss Daisy.

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...21 prior to an official opening Dec. 1. Wyndham's Theatre has become available following the closing announcement of its current tenant, The Shawshank Redemption, which ends its run Nov. 29. J.B. Priestley's play, which premiered in Moscow...

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