NEWS

September – 2004

· We’re giving away several copies of the newly released 10 year anniversary DVD set of The Shawshank Redemption. Tell us your experience when you watched Shawshank for the first time and write to us in the feedback section. Winners will be announced and notified shortly.

· On September 23, there was a special screening of Shawshank in Los Angeles to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the movie. Most of the cast and crew were there for both the red carpet and the screening. Afterwards, there was a Q&A session as the cast and crew reminisced about the movie after 10 years. Here’s a link for the red carpet pictures. Again, thanks to Frank Darabont for the invite to this event!

· Great news for fans: We’ve recently been notified by Frank Darabont that a new DVD (with commentary and lots of bonus features) will be released in early October. In addition, Shawshank will be re-released in the theatres in mid-September. Finally, the two things that fans all over the world have been waiting for has become a reality! Click here for details!

March - 2002

· THREE Years and 125,000+ visitors.  Thank You.

March - 2001

· TWO Years and 75,000+ visitors.  Thanks fans for making this site what it has become!!!

December - 2000

· Check out this funny spoof of Shawshank at the SharkTank Redemption Page.  Here is the Clip in High-Bandwidth and Low-Bandwidth.  Red is actually played by Morgan Freeman's son this time!!!

March - 2000

· Wow, it's been ONE year since this site went up!!!  After more than 40,000 hits; thank you fans SO MUCH for all the TONS of positive feedback and emails.

December - 1999

· Could it be???  After two years of waiting, I actually in my hands have the DVD of The Shawshank Redemption!!!  Wow this is great!!  Unfortunately, the commentary with Morgan Freeman was cut, but the still-pictures and the interactive menus are still great!  (BTW: I added some of the still-pictures in the Pictures section.)  

· Finally saw The Green Mile!!!   Wow, what a great movie!  Although I personally didn't think it was as good as Shawshank, I still thought it was one of the best movie of the year.

September - 1999

• A kind fan Patrick O'Sullivan emailed me about an on-stage version of The Shawshank Redemption performed at San Francisco State University.  From what I can see from the pictures, it seemed like an awesome performance!  Click HERE for more info.

• Added Fan Feedback section.  Now you can write me email directly through my web page and it's easier than ever!

• As expected, the DVD version of The Shawshank Redemption got delayed once again from October to December of this year which mean that it will coincide with the release of The Green Mile.

August - 1999

• Added the Video section to the page.  Now you can watch your favorite scenes of The Shawshank Redemption right over your computer!

• Got rid of the RealAudio section in the screenplay section.  Since the original screenplay did not exactly match the movie, it was difficult to associate each appropriate scene in the screenplay with the part of the movie.

July - 1999

• It seems that everytime The Shawshank Redemption is shown on TV, I get a bunch of new fans emailing me with the same questions. (For example:  Who is Allen Greene?  Was this movie based on a true story?)   Because of that, I have decided to add a FAQ section to answer the most commonly asked questions.  Check it out!

June - 1999

• There's an interesting interview with Frank Darabont on the Films on Disc website.  In it, he talks about his road to success and his thoughts on Shawshank.  Also he hints of a Special Edition release of the movie that includes deleted scenes to be added!  Click HERE for the article.

May - 1999

• On the April 30th edition of the Wall Street Journal, there was cool article about rise in popularity of The Shawshank Redemption and also discussed its internet followings.  Check it out!   Click HERE for the article.

• Forget Star Wars!!  Somebody who works for Warner Studios emailed me and told me that the soundtrack recording for the Green Mile has already begun.  She read the script for the upcoming movie and she says it's great!!

April - 1999

• Seems like the DVD got delayed AGAIN!!   When in the world is the DVD for this movie ever gunna be released in the U.S.??   It seems like it's been delayed countless times for over a year.   I'm eagerly awaiting to see what additional footage is on the disc (in addition to interviews, trailers, etc.)

• I actually got my hands on a VCD version of Shawshank Redemption.  (For those of you who aren't familiar with VCD's, it's a low quality mpeg format video CD's that can be played on computers; widely available in Asia).   The guys in Hong Kong who made this bootleg version were so sloppy that on the back of the CD, it lists the director as "Fraik" Darabont and starring "Tin" Robbins.  Click HERE for a picture.

March - 1999

• Added Did you KNOW section and added real audio files to all of the scenes in the script section.

• Homepage launched!!  Thanks for all the cool email and guestbook signing!!  It's really cool to talk to other fans on the net about the greatest movie ever!!

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