Friday Matinee: The Shawshank Redemption

October: Based on Stephen King Books

October 20 - The Shawshank Redemption [1994]: R, 2h 22m

Chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker (Tim Robbins) as a prisoner in the gloomy jailhouse of Shawshank after being found guilty of a crime he did not commit. The film portrays the man's unique way of dealing with his new, torturous life; along the way he befriends a number of fellow prisoners, most notably a wise long-term inmate named Red (Morgan Freeman)

October 27 - Misery [1990]: R, 2h 47m