Digging to China 1998  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Timothy Hutton
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cathy Moriarty, Evan Rachel Wood, Marian Seldes, Joanne Pankow
Dreaming of a better world occupies 10-year-old Harriet's (Evan Rachel Wood) time as she tries to escape the reality of an alcoholic mother and a trampy, resentful, older sister. Then one day, Harriet meets and bonds with a 30-year-old retarded man, Ricky Schroth (Kevin Bacon). Together, they engage in innocent flights of fancy as they cope with the struggles life has dealt them.
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Forty Shades of Blue 2005  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ira Sachs
Cast: Rip Torn, Dina Korzun, Darren E. Burrows, Paprika Steen, Red West, Jenny O'Hara, Jerry Chipman, Andrew Henderson, Emily McKenna, Liz Morton, Joanne Pankow, Stuart Greer
Laura (Dina Korzum) is Russian born and raised but now lives in Memphis with music producer Alan James (Rip Torn). The couple has a son, but they are not married, and Laura accepts Alan's philandering because she is thankful he brought her to the United States. At a testimonial dinner for Alan, Laura meets Alan's somewhat estranged son, Michael (Darren E. Burrows), and the two recognize each others' loneliness and bond. The bonding results in an affair that, in turn, leads to personal awakenings for all involved.
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Junebug 2005  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Morrison
Cast: Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Amy Adams, Benjamin McKenzie, Celia Weston, Scott Wilson, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Beth Bostic, Joanne Pankow, Laura Lashley
Chicago art dealer Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz) flies to North Carolina with her new husband, George (Alessandro Nivola), to meet his family and to encourage a North Carolina artist to work for her. During the visit, family bonding, along with sibling tensions, rise to the fore as family members protect their unique roles within the family. Amy Adams was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
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Loggerheads 2005 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Kirkman
Cast: Tess Harper, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Kelly, Michael Learned, Kip Pardue, Ann Pierce, Chris Sarandon, Valerie Watkins, Robin Weigert, Joanne Pankow, Michael Harding, Trevor Gagnon
Three stories come together involving adoption, homosexuality, and drug use in three areas of North Carolina during a three year period. Two mothers–adoptive mother Elizabeth (Tess Harper) and birth mother Grace (Bonnie Hunt)–come to terms with their feelings about the son (Kip Pardue) they unknowingly "share."
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| 1. Digging to China (1998)
2. Forty Shades of Blue (2005)
3. Junebug (2005)
4. Loggerheads (2005)
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