Somewhere in the middle of the Shawshank Redemption, Andy’s friend Tommy tells a story about an old cell-mate of his, who was bragging about murdering the wife of a banker, who was having an affair with a golf pro. And then pinning the crime on her banker husband. Most people claim this is evidence Andy is innocent, and this is also, arguably, the message the film is trying to convey. At least at a superficial level. But watching the movie again recently I realised it is very superficial evidence, and the movie is actually leaving Andy’s guilt/innocence open. Let’s look at the evidence against Andy 1: Seen at his wife’s home, drunk with a loaded weapon. 2: Seen getting out of his car and walking towards her home with the weapon 3: Court evidence that he threatened his wife with death if she tried to divorce him 4: Documented alcohol/anger problems 5: Very cold, and unemotional about her death 6: He claims he threw his own gun in the river, but the police could not find it desp...
Universal Pictures is moving forward with their remake of Stephen King 's classic story Firestarter as they just hired a director. This is one of the few Stephen King books that I never read, but I did see the 1984 Drew Barrymore film, which wasn't the best adaptation of a King novel, but it was still good. It's not hard to believe that a remake could end up being a better adaptation, but we'll just have to wait and see. Variety is reporting that Fatih Akin will direct the film that is being produced by Akiva Goldsman and Blumhouse Productions. I'm not really that familiar with the film work of Akin but some of his movies include In The Fade, The Cut, and a bunch of other films. Scott Teems ( Rectify ) will adapt the script. For those of you who aren't familiar with the story, it follows a young girl who develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to harness her powerful gift as a weapon. After Stephen Ki...
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