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Wise Blood (1979)

Unlikely religious leader Hazel Motes (Brad Dourif) recruits a ragtag band of followers for his Church of Christ Without Christ in order to expose the hypocrisies he sees demonstrated in his town’s church. Will Motes’ crusade, though, turn him into a zealot every bit as intolerant as his enemies? John Huston translates Flannery O’Connor’s 1952 novel with an equally satirical tone. Ned Beatty, Dan Shor, Harry Dean Stanton, Amy Wright co-star. 106 min. BW&C/Rtg: PG

Under The Volcano (1984)

Engrossing drama focusing on one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin (Albert Finney), an alcoholic ex-British official living in 1930s Mexico, his estranged wife Yvonne (Jacqueline Bisset), and her former lover Hugh Firmin (Anthony Andrews), Geoffrey’s own brother. John Huston directed this lyrical, "stream of consciousness" tale from the classic 1947 novel by Malcolm Lowry; with Ignacio López Tarso, Katy Jurado, Hugo Stiglitz. 112 min. C/Rtg: R

The Dead (1987)

The final film from director John Huston, based on a story by James Joyce, depicts a Yuletide society party in 1904 Ireland, a get-together that stirs memories among the living of lost loves and bygone days. Anjelica Huston and Donal McCann star as a couple faced with a dissolving marriage; scripted by Tony Huston. With Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany, Rachael Dowling. 73 min. C/Rtg: R

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English LPCM mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; video essays; interviews; documentary. Region Free