Movies
The daring escape of two murderers from a maximum-security prison in New York is drawing comparisons to “The Shawshank Redemption,” the 1994 drama starring Tim Robbins as an inmate who spends years plotting a jailbreak and finally pulls it off.
June 8, 2015
Travel & Experiences
“Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”
July 9, 2014
Entertainment & Arts
Classic movies, film festivals, etc. in L.A. for Sept. 22-29 include “The Shawshank Redemption,” and the COLCOA French Film Festival
Sept. 22, 2019
Some films, such as the Oscar-winning 1939 Civil War epic “Gone With the Wind,” resonate with audiences on release, but others, such as Frank Capra’s 1946 yuletide tale “It’s a Wonderful Life,” take time to become part of the cultural lexicon.
Nov. 16, 2014
The writers of “The Shawshank Redemption” and the TV movies “A Place for Annie” and “The Burning Season” won the major awards at the 21st annual Humanitas Prizes for film and TV scripts that enrich the public.
July 8, 1995
Awards
After the coffee. Before trying to take the rest of the day off.
May 23, 2014
If seven is indeed a lucky number, it could prove fortuitous for two of the biggest surprises among the Academy Award nominees.
Feb. 15, 1995
For the Record
Book ban: An Oct. 28 editorial on a high school library’s ban on Stephen King’s “Different Seasons” mentioned that two of the stories in it had been made into movies: “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Stand by Me.”
Nov. 1, 2012
Anouk de Clercq: Future Images The Belgian artist screens a selection of her monochrome films illuminating people’s relationship to the spaces they inhabit.
March 24, 2019
Lakers
Steve Nash spoofs ‘The Shawshank Redemption’
July 27, 2012