{"product_id":"the-shawshank-redemption-revealed-how-one-story-keeps-hope-alive-9781493060887","title":"The Shawshank Redemption Revealed: How One Story Keeps Hope Alive","description":"A 25th anniversary celebration of \u003ci\u003eThe Shawshank Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most cherished American films of the late twentieth century. Although it received mostly positive reviews on its release in September 1994, the box office was disappointing and it failed to win many awards. But as Andy tells Red in the film, \"no good thing ever dies.\" The movie found new life, reaching an ever-growing audience on cable and home video. Each year, \u003ci\u003eThe Shawshank Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e rises in polls asking film fans to name their favorite movies. It has become nothing less than this generation's \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e, an inspiring story about keeping hope alive in bleak times and under the most horrendous conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Dawidziak has been the television critic at the Cleveland Plain Dealer since July 1999. During his sixteen years at the Akron Beacon Journal, he held such posts as TV columnist, \u003cbr\u003emovie critic, and critic-at-large. Also an author and playwright, his many books include two histories of landmark TV series: \u003ci\u003eThe Columbo Phile: A Casebook \u003c\/i\u003e(1989) and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Stalker Companion \u003c\/i\u003e(1997). \u003ci\u003eEverything I Need to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone, \u003c\/i\u003ehis lighthearted tribute to Rod Serling's celebrated anthology series, was published in 2017. The author lives in Cayahoga Falls, OH.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lyons Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749380456722,"sku":"9781493060887","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_892f1eb1-f4cc-4749-afe3-848bb6d0c7e6.jpg?v=1764081797","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-shawshank-redemption-revealed-how-one-story-keeps-hope-alive-9781493060887","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}