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		Director Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison tale (the first being 1994's nearly flawless THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) is a hopeful charmer with a hint of the supernatural.
		In writer-director Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover in the late 1940s.
		Frank is a close friend of two of the biggest directors of the movie industries, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg both of whom he worked for at some time.
	www.lycos.com /info/frank-darabont--director-frank-darabont.html (651 words)

	Frank Darabont Biography, Photos, News for Frank Darabont \| TVGuide.com
		Filmmaker Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) is developing a four-hour remake of The Thing for Sci Fi Channel, Va more
		Writer-director Frank Darabont (The Green Mile) will pen the script for Mission: Impossible 3.
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	www.tvguide.com /celebrities/frank-darabont/188793 (127 words)

	Frank Darabont @ Filmbug UK
		Frank Darabont is one of only six filmmakers with the unique distinction and honor of having his first two feature films receive nominations for the Best Picture Academy Award - 1994's The Shawshank Redemption (with a total of seven nominations) and 1999's The Green Mile (four nominations).
		Darabont himself collected Oscar nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for each film (both based on works by author Stephen King) as well as nominations for both from the Director's Guild of America.
		Darabont was born in France in 1959, the son of Hungarian refugees who had fled Budapest during the 1956 uprising.
	www.filmbug.co.uk /db/30138 (462 words)

	Directors: Frank Darabont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Darabont has directed no less than three King pieces, including a short that was broadcast on PBS in 1983, and which also focused on someone incarcerated—in this case a dying woman.
		Darabont seems to be drawn to the most crowd pleasing elements in the King aesthetic; he emphasizes the sentimentality of the work over the suspense or horror.
		For all Darabont's efficiency, however, this is workmanlike cinema, the kind that appeals to the prejudices and inchoate beliefs of the mass public—in a higher form of justice, in an afterlife, in a racial equality that is not particularly equal.
	www.cinemonkey.com /reviews/holmdarabont/darabont.html (853 words)

	SPLICEDwire \| "The Majestic" review (2001) Frank Darabont, Jim Carrey
		Affable alchemy is the specialty of director Frank Darabont -- the man behind the affecting sentimental sincerity of "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile" -- and he's just about the only big-budget, soft-sell director in the business who could pull off this kind of potentially cloying picture without sending it into sugar shock.
		Darabont infuses "The Majestic" with powerfully poignant imagery, like the scene of Harry taking down the photo of Luke and the memorial banner that has hung in the theater's empty box office window for nine and a half years.
		Darabont also trades on some contrived moments like a cutesy first kiss shared between Carrey and Holden atop a lighthouse in front of a very artificial sunset and the tearful bedside colloquy between father and "son" after Landau has a heart attack.
	www.splicedwire.com /01reviews/majestic.html (1031 words)

	Salon Arts & Entertainment \| "The Green Mile" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Darabont's smashing success directing Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman as resilient lifers in "The Shawshank Redemption" marked the first time King's sentimental sweep, leisurely pace and grandiose symbolism had really made it from page to screen intact.
		Inevitably, Darabont has stripped King's present-day narrative, in which retired prison guard Paul Edgecomb (veteran character actor Dabbs Greer), confined to a nursing home and troubled by nightmares, begins to reflect on what he witnessed 60 years earlier, down to the barest of framing devices.
		For Darabont and King, the Green Mile is a metaphorical vision of the world, where we all wait for our names to be called.
	www.salon.com /ent/movies/review/1999/12/10/greenmile (1532 words)

	Redeeming the Writer Page 1
		When 39 year old Frank Darabont erupted on the film scene big time in 1994 as writer and director of The Shawshank Redemption, the soft downy beard of immaturity may have been long gone from his face, but behind the intense gaze of the artist were years of hard work climbing the industry latter.
		Darabont’s success prior to The Shawshank Redemption has been primarily as a writer, with a specialty as a script doctor, although he did direct the cable movie Buried Alive in 1989.
		Frank Darabont grew up mostly in LA from the age of twelve, and before that he bounced back and forth along the coast from San Francisco and back to LA.
	www.filmsondisc.com /Features/darabont/darabont.htm (2721 words)

	Searchlab Lecture Series - Frank Darabont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Academy Award® nominee Frank Darabont is one of the most sought after filmmakers in Hollywood.
		Darabont made an impressive debut in 1993 with The Shawshank Redemption, one of the most admired films of the 90’s.
		Darabont is back on familiar ground, penning the fourth Indiana Jones movie for director Steven Spielberg and producer George Lucas.
	www.foxsearchlight.com /lab/lectures/index_darabont.html (116 words)

	Amazon.com: The Green Mile: The Screenplay: Books: Frank Darabont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Frank Darabont's screenplay is a faithful adaptation of Stephen King's story set on the death-row block at Cold Mountain Correctional Facility during the Great Depression.
		Frank Darabont found himself in an enviable position with his screenplay adapting Stephen King's "The Green Mile" to the screen; instead of going hat-in-hand to stars and begging them to appear in his film, he had major Hollywood talent lining up around the block, asking to BE in the film!
		Darabont skillfuly adapts King's novel to the screen.; not a slavish adaptation, this screenplay seeks instead to convey the spirit of King's novel in cinematic terms.
	www.amazon.com /Green-Mile-Screenplay-Frank-Darabont/dp/0684870061 (2140 words)

	Frank Darabont On Mist, 451 & Indy (November 8th 2006)
		Talking with CHUD, writer/director Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption", "The Green Mile") talked about his plans for the long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King's "The Mist" as well as other films on his slate.
		Darabont confirms that the film will have a similar "fast and furious" paced narrative, and Dimension is letting him make the film as dark as he wants.
		Darabont says "I've always thought of it as Stephen King's Lord of the Flies, because it's less about the monsters - which are important, certainly.
	www.darkhorizons.com /news06/061108l.php (282 words)

	Frank Darabont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		But, getting serious, he says the mystical and metaphysical elements of the story interest him a great deal: "This stuff, the kind of spiritual journey, and touch of magic -- this is such an unexpected place to find that, or to bring that in, which has always been one of King's strengths.
		Darabont concurs: "Terry is a genius, an old-world craftsman, and a genius.
		Darabont considers this film has been a chance for him to be "a little more willing to take chances, visually, than I would otherwise in SHAWSHANK.
	talentdevelop.com /fdarabont.html (1968 words)

	Rambles: Frank Darabont, Walpuski's Typewriter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Darabont says up front that there was nothing cutting edge about the story even when it was first published 20 years ago.
		That may be a sad lost chance for humor, since cutting edge stories from 20 years ago are the old comedy of the present.
		In the grand tradition of B movies, Darabont doesn't require you to know anything unusual about the world to understand his plot.
	www.rambles.net /darabont_walpusk05.html (399 words)

	Frank Darabont
		Not dissuaded, Darabont worked with a co-worker and co-wrote the motion pictures A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors and the 1988 remake of the classic 1950's horror film The Blob (both of which were filmed and released).
		For Darabont, the Stephen King adapted movie garnered him an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay Adaptation, a Writers Guild nomination and a Directors Guild of America nomination, the Humanitas Prize, the PeENWest Award and the Scriptor Award from University of Southern California for his screenplay.
		Following the success of Shawshank, Darabont, who had also penned the not-so-successful Mary Shelley's Frankenstein that year, decided to retreat back into writing for television for a couple of years before returning to the big screen with another blockbuster, The Green Mile (1999).
	www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=1214 (396 words)

	Frank Darabont Biography and Summary
		"Frank Darabont has to have one of the most consistent career arcs of any living film director," wrote Tom Shone in the New York Times.
		Darabont first made it into the top rank of Hollywood directors with his 1994 adaptation of the Stephen King prison st...
		Frank Darabont (born on January 28, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
	www.bookrags.com /Frank_Darabont (132 words)

	TIMEasia.com \| Cinema: Interview with Frank Darabont \| 3/22/2000
		Frank Darabont's adaptation of Stephen King's serialized novel The Green Mile, starring Tom Hanks, has been nominated for four Academy Awards on March 26 including Best Picture.
		Darabont: It may sound clichéd, but I was waiting for a story to fall in love with.
		Darabont: Well I wasn't directly involved on the set, but I think Branagh and I just had a different understanding of what the movie should be.
	www.time.com /time/asia/features/reviews/cinema.darabont.html (1642 words)

	Frank Darabont to adapt Stephen King's "The Mist" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Oscar award nominated writer Frank Darabont is hard at work adapting "The Mist", a Stephen King story.
		Darabont says, "It's time to get down and dirty and make a nasty little character-driven gut-punch horror movie." Apparently, The Mist is a project he and King have been kicking around together for years, but it got shelved in favor of what he calls "classier" work like Shawshank.
		Darabont is just as skilled at giving us the costume jewels as he is at showing real gems.
	www.themovieblog.com /archives/2006/10/frank_darabont_to_adapt_stephen_kings_the_mist.html (1806 words)

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		Being a Darabont picture, the film is long (152 minutes) and the energy does occasionally wane, particularly in the flag-waving finale; Darabont and scripter Michael Sloane lay the feel-good sentiment on a little too thick.
		Frank Novak's Good Housekeeping, which was acquired in May by Shooting Gallery after its International Critics' Week screening at Cannes, won the Grand Jury Prize at the 24th Atlanta Film & Video Festival.
		Darabont spoke to TIME reporter Stephen Short on March 18 about Oscar nights, Kenneth Branagh's poor direction in Frankenstein, his idols and crying while watching his own films.
	www.lycos.com /info/frank-darabont.html (527 words)

	CNN - Frank Darabont does hard time in 'The Green Mile' - December 10, 1999
		Darabont was broke and had every intention of sending the book back.
		Darabont's fascination with King led him to bring the author's novella "Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption" to movie screens.
		And Stephen King, Darabont says, is happy with the final outcome of his hit novel.
	archives.cnn.com /1999/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/10/greenmile.darabont/~hsindex.html (732 words)

	Frank Darabont Biography at Hollywood.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The film's popularity and Darabont's long-standing love of horror films led to his penning screenplays for the remake "The Blob" (1988), the sequel "The Fly II" (1989) and several episodes of TV's "Tales from the Crypt".
		Darabont reportedly assisted on the screenplay for the WWII drama "Saving Private Ryan" (1998) for director Steven Spielberg, but final screen credit went to writer Robert Rodat.
		Darabont once again proved to be the perfect adapter for King's work, crafting a script that was entirely faithful to the original.
	www.hollywood.com /celebritydetail/Frank_Darabont/199202 (1027 words)

	Indiana Jones: Biography \| Frank Darabont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Two-time Academy Award nominee writer/director Frank Darabont is best known for his work on such films as The Majestic, The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption.
		Darabont also wrote some episodes of the TV series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
		Currently, Darabont is working as a writer/director on the remake of Fahrenheit 451 as well as producing the action thriller Collateral.
	www.indianajones.com /bio/crew/frankdarabont.html (112 words)

	UGO.COM - Frank Darabont Interview
		FRANK DARABONT: Well, the movie, and Stephen King's story to begin with, is a fascinating spiritual exploration, and I found myself going on the same journey while I was writing and making the film.
		FRANK: Because, fundamentally, we're an insane species and we seem to have this chip wired into us that makes it impossible for us to just get along.
		Some of my personal favorite movies, some that I grew up with, were films that were somewhat interpretive where the audience was able to bring their own interpretations to the table.
	www.ugo.com /ugo/html/article/?id=16024§ionId=88&page=1 (1966 words)

	Frank Darabont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Three-time Oscar nominee Frank Darabont was born in a refugee camp in...
		Frank Darabont has 2 in-development credits available on IMDbPro.com.
		The Seduction (1982) (transportation captain) (as Frank A. Darabont)
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0001104 (535 words)

	Frank Darabont -- His life, accomplishments and goals.
		Frank Darabont -- His life, accomplishments and goals.
		Frank is one of only six directors to have his first two feature length films receive nominations for Best Picture Academy Award.
		Frank’s most recent work under his production company, Darkwoods Productions, was The Salton Sea (2002), written by Tony Gayton and directed by D.J. Caruso.
	www.freewebs.com /drelainesoos (283 words)

	God of Filmmaking Frank Darabont
		Darabont worked a variety of film related jobs until Russell was given the opportunity to direct the second Freddy Kruger sequel, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, and asked Darabont to co-write the project.
		The film was a surprising hit and Darabont was given the chance to write for other horror movies like the remake of The Blob and The Fly II.
		Darabont is a fantastic director, but is best known for his writing abilities.
	www.ambidextrouspics.com /html/frank_darabont.html (481 words)

	Frank Darabont, Director
		When writer Frank Darabont launched his feature directing career with two Oscar-nominated prison films — The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile —; he earned a reputation for producing feel-good material of depth and substance.
		Darabont says he won't be ashamed if his latest effort, The Majestic continues that trend, particularly at a time in history when filmgoers could use a lift of spirits.
		To create 1950s small-town America, Darabont took cast and crew first to Ferndale, Calif., other locations up and down the California coast, and then to the Warner Bros.' Burbank lot, where two huge sound stages helped them recreate historical events, like the controversial HUAC Congressional hearings.
	digitalcontentproducer.com /mag/video_frank_darabont_director/index.html (639 words)

	The Directors: Frank Darabont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		There is not much to talk about in the usual sense in this installment of Encore's "The Directors" series, which takes a long look at Frank Darabont in perhaps the most studied pace in a long while.
		Darabont is best known not for the many screenplays he has written (which in good part have to do with the horror genre) but for his three major achievements.
		Darabont's first major effort was "The Shawshank Redemption," which literally put his name on the big Hollywood map
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/icopyright_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1947141 (393 words)

	Del Toro Films - Guillermo Del Toro Fansite - Frank Darabont
		Frank Darabont contributed the short story The Brotherhood of the Gun to the Dark Horse Books Odder Jobs collection.
		Three-time Oscar nominee Frank Darabont was born in a refugee camp in France in 1959, the son of Hungarian parents who had fled Budapest during the failed 1956 Hungarian uprising.
		Darabont is one of only six filmmakers in history with the unique distinction of having his first two feature films received nominations for the Best Picture Academy Award: 1994's The Shawshank Redemption (with a total of seven nominations) and 1999's The Green Mile (four nominations).
	www.deltorofilms.com /FrankDarabont.php (418 words)

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