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Article: STEPHEN KING'S MOVIE REPUTATION RESURRECTED.(LIVING)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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Byline: Anthony Breznican Associated Press
It took awhile for Stephen King to scare up some respect in Hollywood.
For years, his name was linked to frightful films - some well-regarded, some not - until Castle Rock Entertainment began highlighting his works' humanity over horror in dramas such as ''The Shawshank Redemption'' and ''The Green Mile.''
''These weren't the usual stories people thought of when they thought of Stephen King,'' said Martin Shafer, Castle Rock's chief executive officer. ''When you give these stories this kind of attention, people look back and see that he's really like the Dickens of today.''
Now Castle Rock ...