You can’t keep a good filmmaker away from some really strange things. The three-time Academy Awards nominee Frank Darabont is back, unretiring to come back for one more round of directing as he’ll team up with Netflix and The Duffer Brothers for Stranger Things. The Insneider reports that Darabont returned to helm two episodes of […]
The Mist is coming to 4K Ultra HD in October
Lionsgate has announced that Frank Darabont’s acclaimed 2007 adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist will arrive on 4K Ultra HD this October, complete with both the colour and black-and-white versions of the film; check out the cover artwork and details below… When a mysterious mist, and the supernatural creatures within, falls across their town […]
Stephen King documentary King on Screen gets a trailer
Darkstar Pictures has released a trailer for King on Screen, the upcoming documentary which sees a host of filmmakers who’ve adapted the works of author Stephen King sharing their thoughts and experiences of bringing the Master of Horror’s work to life on screen. Check out the trailer below… 1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption, 1994. Directed by Frank Darabont. Starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore. SYNOPSIS: The Shawshank Redemption arrives on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. The film looks beautiful, but no new bonus features were commissioned for this edition, so all of the extras were ported […]
AMC settles The Walking Dead lawsuit with Frank Darabont for $200 million
Ahead of the premiere of the eleventh and final season of The Walking Dead, the long-running legal battle between AMC and original showrunner Frank Darabont has finally come to an end. As reported by Deadline, the cable network has stumped up a whopping $200 million cash settlement to Darabont, along with “future revenue sharing related […]
The Green Mile: 20 years on, Frank Darabont’s haunting tale of reflection still hits hard
With it celebrating a landmark anniversary this month, George Nash takes a look at how The Green Mile’s tale of reflection and guilt still packs a punch, two decades on… The year 1999 marked the end of the world. At least, that’s what people would have you believe as the clocks ticked ominously down towards […]
Frank Darabont doesn’t believe he could get The Shawshank Redemption made today
Frank Darabont’s acclaimed Stephen King adaptation The Shawkshank Redemption celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and during an interview with Indiewire to mark the occasion, the filmmaker has suggested that the movie – widely considered as one of the greatest of all time – wouldn’t be able to get made in today’s Hollywood given that […]
The Walking Dead $300 million lawsuit gets a court date for 2020
Frank Darabont’s lawsuit against The Walking Dead is going to trial and has received a 2020 court date. While The Walking Dead continues to plug along and shake things up on screen, behind the scenes things are getting pretty interesting. The long-running lawsuit from former showrunner and creator of the show Frank Darabont against The Walking […]
The Shawshank Redemption with film critic Kelechi Ehenulo – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #22
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Kelechi Ehenulo chooses classic Stephen King adaptation The Shawshank Redemption… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Kelechi Ehenulo comes on to discuss her newest […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 26 – The Mist (2007)
The Mist, 2007. Directed by Frank Darabont Starring Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler, and Jeffrey DeMunn. SYNOPSIS: Following a vicious storm, a small town is enveloped in a mysterious mist leaving a band of survivors to seek refuge in a supermarket. Trapped in the market by monstrous […]
