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Podcast – Episode 36: Daphné Baiwir On The Stephen King Documentary KING ON SCREEN

Belgian filmmaker Daphné Baiwir’s King On Screen is an excellent documentary that puts the focus on the many film and television adaptations that have been based on the work of Stephen King. A must-see for King fans, Baiwir looks at these [...]

August 18, 2023

Trailer: Delve Into The Cinematic World Of Stephen King With KING ON SCREEN

By the looks of it, fans of the mighty Stephen King won’t want to miss Daphné Baiwir’s King On Screen. The documentary looks at the plethora of the literary legend’s screen adaptations from the perspective of the people who made [...]

June 7, 2023

Stephen King Adaptation THE GREEN MILE Is Still Magic More Than 20 Years On

Frank Darabont followed his acclaimed 1994 release, The Shawshank Redemption with The Green Mile, another Stephen King prison tale adaptation. While The Shawshank Redemption grossed a disappointing $28 million at the US box office, this 1999 Tom [...]

July 14, 2020

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION Is The Cinematic Equivalent Of Coldplay

Frank Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption isn’t a bad film – it’s just severely overrated. It’s currently got a 9.3 rating out of 10 on IMDB (from 1,361,374 user votes) and it’s certified ‘fresh’ on Rotten Tomatoes with a 91% [...]

January 9, 2015

1999: A Movie Year In Review (Part Two)

Welcome to Part 2 of our 1999 Movie Retrospective. The final year of the last century was one hell of a cinematic ride and it offered some outstanding films for lovers of cinema. Now be aware that this is not a definitive list of the films released [...]

May 15, 2012