Doug Sweet in his column brought to my attention that Oct. 14 marks the 25th anniversary of the release of this fine film. Thus this reprint from the Oct. 1994 issue of VP. Frank Darabont both directed and adapted for the screen Stephan King's short novel about a friendship forged amidst the adversity of prison life. Tim Robbins plays Andy, a bank vice-president sent to prison for the murder of his wife and her lover. His friendship with Red (Morgan Freeman) begins when he asks the prison … [Read more...]