Issue date: 9/29/05 Section: Style

The shorts usually run around 30 minutes, are un-rated, and are mostly drama or horror related. The program at noon starts off with "The Woman in the Room" directed by Darabont, a dramatic piece about a woman with an incurable illness who cannot die. Her son's story shifts when he decides to try and relieve her. This particular film was adapted from King's Night Shift Collection. Following that one is "A Dark Tower Cartoon," "Lucky Quarter," "Roland Meets Brown," "Autopsy Room 4," "Strawberry Spring," "The Man in the Black Suit" and "I Know What You Need."

Afterwards, at 3 p.m., there is a panel hosted by various directors about how to make your own dollar baby. 4 p.m. leads us into another round of movies beginning with "The Boogeyman," then, "A Dark Tower Cartoon," "All That You Love," "The Lawnmower Man," "The Road Virus Heads North," "Sorry Right Number," "The Woman in the Room," and "Rainy Season." The last panel starts at 7 p.m. and is a "conversation" with Rocky Wood, author of King's Uncollected, Unpublished. Wood will talk about tracking down 12 "lost" King stories, followed by a book signing.

Finally, at 8 p.m. the last round of shorts start with "Night Surf," then, "A Dark Tower Cartoon," "Paranoid," "The Shining Bunnies," "Srajenie (The Battle)," "The Last Rung on the Ladder," "Minimum Overdrive," and "All That You Love Will Be Carried Away."

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