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  The Shawshank Redemption (DVD)
Shawshank is regarded as a feelgood classic, but only achieves this by first visiting the darkest places imaginable.
The Shawshank Redemption is perhaps the only undisputed classic of the 1990s, although it's more popular with the public than with critics, who tend to be slightly sniffy about its feelgood magic.
The Shawshank Redemption is released as a special tenth anniversary three disk box-set, and is an appropriately reverential, comprehensive package.
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 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
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.
Based on the novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen King, Darabont's intriguing adaptation is easily one of the finest films of the 1990s.
Shawshank happened to be playing at a local bargain cinema when the urge hit, and since I'd already viewed all of the other selections, I gave it a look, though I wasn't excited about it.
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 News -- The Shawshank Redemption... The triumph of hope
HE Shawshank Redemption is firmly settled in the public consciousness as the most beloved Hollywood film of the nineties, and well on the road to becoming one of the most popular of all time.
It is the signature scene of The Shawshank Redemption, and the spirit always soars at this symbolic rebirth of an innocent man. The rain scene has given rise to religious interpretations placing Andy Dufresne as a Christ-like figure.
Darabont believes the actor's presence in The Shawshank Redemption "lent a gravitas to the film that would not have been there otherwise." Through Red's narration, it is the voice of Freeman that guides the audience through the film.
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 Filmtracks: The Shawshank Redemption (Thomas Newman)
The Shawshank Redemption: (Thomas Newman) The highly acclaimed adaptation of a Stephen King short story from 1982, The Shawshank Redemption is a dark, but ultimately uplifting 1940's tale of mistaken imprisonment and remarkable escape.
As the title suggests, the element of redemption is crucial to The Shawshank Redemption, and in the face of domineering judgement and justice, the characters' prevailing psyches are more likely the stars of the films.
Newman would be rewarded for both The Shawshank Redemption and Little Women in 1994 with Academy Award nominations, and the year would serve notice of the composer's legitimate arrival on the scene.
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Redemption is a well-done psychological and character study tracing the twenty year friendship between a quiet, brainy, alleged wife-murdering banker (Tim Robbins) and a wise, goods-smuggling, also life-sentenced convict (Morgan Freeman).
In short, The Shawshank Redemption is a great movie, and unless you're one of those skeptic types that need to know everything about a movie before spending money on it, stop wasting your time reading this and go see it now before it leaves Burlington.
Dufresne is sent to Maine's Shawshank state prison where he becomes friends with Red (Freeman), a man respected among the inmates for his ability to smuggle "outside treasures" into the prison.
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 The Shawshank Redemption. A Hollywood Jesus visual film review.
In the case of The Shawshank Redemption, it is only now, in the fullness of time, that the greatness of this film is finally coming into public consciousness as it takes its rightful place as one of the greatest films of all time.
One of the most compelling aspects of The Shawshank Redemption is, as the end-credits confidently assure us that the film is pure fiction and any similarity to any name or incident, or the character or biography of any person, is purely coincidental and unintentional.
Yet one can confidently say, no person has ever walked away after seeing The Shawshank Redemption without wondering in the back of his or her mind, if this is a true story or at least based on small part on a true story.
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 The Shawshank Redemption
Oh, Shawshank is indeed the name of the prison and most of the film's running time is spent within prison walls.
Even after the eventual redemption, we are still stranded alongside Red, wondering what has happened to Andy and when we might see him again.
Today Shawshank would either be an action movie like "The Rock" or a think piece about the horrors of prison life and the necessary reforms necessary to bring about a better world.
movies.zertinet.com /2002/shawshank.htm   (1575 words)

  
 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Red, being the head "merchant" of Shawshank, is asked by Andy to get a small rock hammer (we all know where this is heading, of course).
I was persueded to see The Shawshank Redemption by a good internet buddy who claimed this was his favorite film, and I can perfectly see why he loves it.
He is a strong, inspiring figure, he'll do anything to reach his dream of ultamate redemption: To live on the ocean that doesn't ask questions, that won't look down on him just because he's a convict (even though an innocent one).
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 THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION - TWO-DISC SPECIAL EDITION DVD
No, The Shawshank Redemption is juicy Old Testament Word, where a prison queen archetype is rewarded for raping Tim Robbins' neo-Christ banker (money lender!) Andy with an eye-for-an-eye savage beating, partial paralysis, and every minute until the end of his days drinking his meals through a straw.
Except that The Shawshank Redemption is, for all intents and purposes, a fairy tale.
The Shawshank Redemption is a Norman Rockwell painting about the inside of a prison starring a Christ figure who's crucified in the court of man, sent to a dark hole for a while, and reborn on the beaches of Mexico having inspired every apostle he's left behind to spread the gospel of his exploits.
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 Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews - The Shawshank Redemption   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Shawshank Redemption is a movie about a really smart guy who did a really dumb thing and spent the next twenty years suffering as a result.
Shawshank is one of Stephen King's better stories, and it's certainly one of the two best movies made from his work (the other being Kubrick's The Shining).
The Shawshank Redemption is a powerful film with a lot going for it.
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 MovieFreak.com - "The Shawshank Redemption" Special Edition DVD Review
The Shawshank Redemption is a great film, one among few great films of the 1990s.
Aside from the acting, The Shawshank Redemption is beautifully photographed by Roger Deakins, composed by Thomas Newman, edited by Richard Francis-Bruce, and designed by Terence Marsh.
The Shawshank Redemption is one of my favorite films - this special edition DVD does the film a great service, especially the insightful commentary by Darabont, and therefore it is highly recommended.
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 DVDFILE.COM: The Shawshank Redemption review
But, thanks to the afterlife of home video, Shawshank has quickly emerged as one of the most-loved films of the past couple of decades, ranking up there with Gone With The Wind and Citizen Kane on the Top 100 Films Of All Time over at The International Movie Database.
The previous distributor of The Shawshank Redemption, Columbia Home Video, was widely criticized for only including a 2.0 surround mix on the previous laserdisc release.
The Shawshank Redemption has gone far beyond a mere sleeper hit to the status of a modern classic.
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 The Shawshank Redemption | Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption is one of the most popular movies of all time.
The Shawshank Redemption is a moving story of hope, friendship and perseverance.
The Shawshank Redemption has become so popular that it is consistently voted as one of the most popular movies of all time.
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 The Audio Revolution DVD Review of The Shawshank Redemption
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION was one of the best films of 1994, and firmly established Darabont --- making his feature debut as a director -- as one of the most promising directors in Hollywood.
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION is a deliberately paced movie, and it's 142 minutes long; there's no strong narrative drive on the surface -- it's episodic, covering a period from 1946 until the mid-1960s.
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION is more than this, because it never takes the fact of prison as a given, the way a lot of prison films do.
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 The Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman
The Shawshank Redemption is often reviewed as one of the top ten films of the 90's and with good reason.
Newman is rarely one to introduce a main theme and then use it throughout a score, his preferred approach is to maybe use it for the titles and at strategic, dramatic points throughout the film.
The Shawshank Redemption has Newman at his most tuneful and satisfying, but with the body of the score is dark and intense, which can be a bit hard to take the first time.
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 EUFS: The Shawshank Redemption
A young successful banker, the life of Andy Defresne (Tim Robbins) is turned upside-down when he is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover.
Andy’s initial years at Shawshank are not pleasant ones but slowly he becomes accepted and gains the respect of both inmates and guards alike.
Andy Dufresne(Jim Robbins), mild-mannered banker, is put in Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife and her lover despite proclaiming his innocence.
www.eufs.org.uk /films/the_shawshank_redemption.html   (403 words)

  
 The Movie Sounds Page: The Shawshank Redemption
Shawshank Redemption sounds are sampled at 11kHz mono.
Red: And that's how it came to pass that on the second-to-last day of the job, the convict crew that tarred the plate factory roof in the spring of '49 wound up sitting in a row at ten o'clock in the morning drinking icy cold, Bohemia-style beer....
All they found of him was a muddy set of prison clothes, a bar of soap, and an old rock hammer damn near worn down to the nub.
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 The Shawshank Redemption - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 movie, written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption appears under the Spring section of the book under the heading "Hope springs eternal," which is also the name of a documentary on the special edition DVD.
The Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, which is prominently mentioned in the film, and The Shawshank Redemption share several striking similaries.
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 Wikinfo | The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 movie, directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.
In both the novella and the film, Brooksie is paroled and leaves Shawshank.
Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
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 The Shawshank Redemption Review
The Shawshank Redemption was one of the best films of the 90’s, and thankfully, seems to have garnered more attention and appreciation as time has gone by.
The Shawshank Redemption new fans, as well as repeat viewings from those who loved it the first time around.
The Shawshank Redemption is a powerful, thoughtful film that excels in all areas, and Warner has at least seen fit to offer a most commendable transfer.
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 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) is an impressive, engrossing piece of film-making from director/screenwriter Frank Darabont who adapted horror master Stephen King's 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (first published in Different Seasons) for his first feature film.
Andy came to Shawshank Prison in early 1947 for murdering his wife and the fella she was bangin'.
To remove all vestiges of their identity (or contamination) from the outer world, the new cons are made to undress, then hosed down in a steel cage with high pressure water spray, and deloused with scoops of white delousing powder.
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 The Shawshank Redemption: Unit Plan [English Online]
Identify and discuss ways in which verbal and visual features of The Shawshank Redemption can be combined for particular purposes and audiences.
See these exemplars of essays written in response to both The Shawshank Redemption and other films.
These exemplars could be assessed by the students (see the assessment schedule), and the essays they write could be peer assessed for formative assessment, using this same schedule.
english.unitecnology.ac.nz /resources/units/shawshank/home.html   (646 words)

  
 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
This is a simplification of course; the power of The Shawshank Redemption is that it sucks you into this particular world and exposes you to one possible tale.
In its heart The Shawshank Redemption is driven by the strength of its performances.
Elsewhere The Shawshank Redemption shines by virtue of its compelling minor characters.
www.film.u-net.com /Movies/Reviews/Shawshank.html   (850 words)

  
 SoundtrackNet : The Shawshank Redemption Soundtrack
The Shawshank Redemption is a story about a man named Andy Dufresne (played by Tim Robbins), who is wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife, and is therefore sent to Shawshank Prison to serve two life sentences back to back.
There are a few songs from the film scattered throughout, but for the most part, The Shawshank Redemption is a CD that you listen to when you are feeling low - really low.
The Shawshank Redemption is one of his best examples of this, and can be considered no less than a masterpiece.
www.soundtrack.net /soundtracks/database/?id=408   (652 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Shawshank Redemption: Books: Stephen King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
One of the best books I have ever read, To get 3 great films (Shawshank Redemption, my favourite film, Apt Pupil, absolutely engrossing, and Stand by Me, one of the best movies from when I was a kid) is unbelievable, and the short stories these films come from are just as good.
Out of all the books I've read I would have to say that 'Shawshank Redemption' is probably most like 'The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon' since it is similar in pace and style.
The opener, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (Hope Springs Eternal) tells the well cinemised tale of Andy Dufrense, imprisoned for the murder of his wife 'and the guy she was banging'.
www.amazon.co.uk /Shawshank-Redemption-Stephen-King/dp/0751514624   (1200 words)

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