Dick Halloran, a major character in The Shining, and Shawshank State Prison are both name-checked in the original novel by ...

Many of the biggest events in The Shawshank Redemption, including Andy’s escape, occur in the mid ’60s. IT: Welcome to Derry ...

Welcome to Derry is already expanding Stephen King ’s horror mythology in some really interesting ways, and the latest ...

Morgan Freeman was enchanted by Frank Darabont’s script for The Shawshank Redemption when he first read it. He was even more tickled when his agent told him the filmmakers were interested in casting ...

Plenty of fantastic dramas have been released in the 30+ years since The Shawshank Redemption came out, including Trainspotting and Perfect Days.

Many fans of The Shawshank Redemption are surprised to learn it was a box office flop. Even though the classic 1994 prison drama is currently the highest-rated movie of all time on IMDb, it didn’t ...

It turns out that not every escaped former Shawshank prisoner lives happily ever after on a fishing boat in Mexico. Frank Freshwaters, a man whose name already sounds ripped from a movie, was captured ...

Thirty years after The Shawshank Redemption opened in U.S. theaters on Sept. 23, 1994, director Frank Darabont revealed the lengths Tim Robbins went to in portraying the film’s hero. “Not overnight ...

The historic Bissman Building, famous for its appearance in "The Shawshank Redemption" as the Brewer Hotel and Portland Daily ...

We have all heard about actors that go the extra mile when preparing to take on a big role. They may put on a few extra pounds, change their hair color or style, and even spend time in an area where ...

Since 1886, the Bissman Building has been a grocery warehouse, a filming location for the Shawshank Redemption and even a ghost-hunting hub.