Two Movie Recommendations
Saving Sarah Cain. Directed by Michael Landon, Jr., and based on a bestselling novel by Beverly Lewis, this is the story of a single journalist who finds herself as the legal guardian of her deceased sister's kids--who happen to be Amish. Movieguide just nominated this flick for "best picture of the year in television."
Martian Child. (Available Feb. 12) John Cusack (High Fidelity) stars alongside his real-life sister, Joan (Saving Helen; My Blue Heaven). The former Cusack's character, a sci-fi novelist/widower, adopts a troubled boy who insists he's from Mars. Though the child's performance is well-done, John Cusack is flat-out brilliant. The story line will especially appeal to those who like movies such as "The Big Fish," which explore the power of story to heal, as well as to anyone touched by adoption.