Ever since reading Stephen King's Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, the opening novella in his 1982 anthology Different Seasons (highest recommendation), it has been one of my favorite stories of all time. Twelve years later, Frank Darabont's 1994 film made me fall in love with it all over again. (Apparently I am not alone in this -- IMDB's list of the top 250 movies as voted by the viewing public, consistently places Shawshank in the Top 3. It is currently #1.)The story of a man given ...
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When it comes to adapting Stephen King for the Silver Screen, there are only a handful of directors who have tried, and succeeded, more than once. Rob Reiner is two for two, after making Stand By Me and Misery. Mick Garris has directed no less than six films based on King, Sleepwalkers, The Stand, The Shining, Quicksilver Highway, Riding The Bullet, and Desperation. And then there's ...FRANK DARABONTSince the early-80s, Stephen King has offered student filmmakers a "dollar deal." He will sell ...
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