A Good Baby 1998  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Katherine Dieckmann
Cast: Henry Thomas, David Strathairn, Cara Seymour, Danny Nelson, Jayne Morgan, Allison Glenn, Jerry Foster, Jerry Rushing, Emilie Jacobs, Hannah Grady
Set in North Carolina's backwoods, this story revolves around loner Raymond Toker's (Henry Thomas) search for the mother of an abandoned baby. At the same time, the very sinister Truman Lester (David Strathairn) arrives in town looking for the baby.
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Track 29 1988  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Cast: Theresa Russell, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd, Sandra Bernhard, Colleen Camp, Seymour Cassel, Leon Rippy, Vance Colvig, Kathryn Tomlinson, Jerry Rushing, Tommy Hull, J. Michael Hunter, Richard K. Olsen
When Linda (Theresa Russell) was 15 years old, she gave a baby up for adoption. Now, it is years later, and Linda is unhappily married to Dr. Henry (Christopher Lloyd) who is preoccupied with model trains–his "locos." One day, Martin (Gary Oldman) appears on the scene and claims that he is Linda's long-lost son. Linda bonds with Martin, but as she gets to know him there are signs that Martin may not be who he says he is.
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Wise Blood 1979  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Brad Dourif, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Dan Shor, Amy Wright, John Huston, Mary Nell Santacroce, William Hickey, Dan Albright, Jerry Rushing, Joe Dorsey
This is the film adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's philosophical novel. The story traces the life of World War II veteran Hazel Motes (Brad Dourif) as he returns to his home in the Deep South and finds his parents' home boarded up. Searching for spiritual meaning, Hazel forms his own Church of Truth and, despite being the grandson of a religious zealot (John Huston), Hazel becomes the preacher in his Christ-less church. Excellent Huston fare.
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| 1. A Good Baby (1998)
2. Track 29 (1988)
3. Wise Blood (1979)
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