Legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner loved “The Shawshank Redemption” screenplay so much he wanted to do the movie himself.
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Mansfield to the world: Shawshank actors reflect on enduring legacy of film
MANSFIELD — It happened to Bob Gunton in the South American country of Chile. It happened to Mark Rolston in Rome. And it happened to Gil Bellows in Vancouver. Each of the actors told stories Friday afternoon about being recognized in other countries for their work in the iconic 1994 “Shawshank Redemption” film, primarily shot […]
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From prison to purpose: ‘Shawshank’ director shares movie’s transformative power
MANSFIELD — Director Frank Darabont doesn’t think people ever needed to have served time in prison in order to relate to his iconic “Shawshank Redemption” film. “The movie really does kind of play like a Rorschach test for people and they project their own life difficulties into that movie,” the 65-year-old director said Friday afternoon […]
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Reviving hope: The iconic ‘Shawshank’ bus returns to OSR for 30th anniversary
“I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.” — Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, while riding the Trailways bus near the end of “The Shawshank Redemption” MANSFIELD — Ellis […]
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Richland Source members respond to Shawshank memories
MANSFIELD — Richland Source members never let us down. This week we had a member donate two tickets as part of a drawing to Saturday’s Shawshank Redemption 30th anniversary Q-A with some of the movie’s stars and director Frank Darabont. To qualify for the drawing, members had to share some of their thoughts on the […]
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From Shawshank to Stand-Up: Pete George brings humor to Mansfield Playhouse
Nationally touring headliner Pete George has performed more than 8,500 comedy shows. He has headlined at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, the House of Blues and Hard Rock Casino in Cleveland, winning critical acclaim. George was in the Shawshank Redemption and will be returning from Los Angeles to participate in a Q & A panel […]
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Return to Shawshank: Clancy Brown to participate in 30th anniversary at OSR
MANSFIELD — Clancy Brown will have a chance to see three decades of improvement when he returns to Shawshank State Prison. The 65-year-old Ohio native, who portrayed Capt. Byron Hadley in the “Shawshank Redemption,” will return to the Ohio State Reformatory in August for the first time since the iconic movie was filmed here in […]
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Turner Classic Movies host to lead ‘Shawshank Redemption’ panel discussion
MANSFIELD — The 30th anniversary celebration of “The Shawshank Redemption” movie is designed for the film’s legion of fans around the world. But it’s also a family reunion of sorts for the cast and crew that created the film that earned seven Academy Award nominations and is IMDB’s top-rated movie of all time. In 2015, […]
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Hope & redemption: The enduring 30-year bond between OSR and Shawshank
MANSFIELD — The former Ohio State Reformatory and the “Shawshank Redemption” movie have had a three-decade-long symbiotic relationship. One would not exist without the other. Ultimately, both found redemption within one another. More on that below. That unique relationship that will be renewed and refreshed Aug. 9 to 11 when movie lovers from around the […]