I’ve always been a fan of mushy moments in movies. Sometimes it seems forced, sometime contrived. However when Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston) gets pushed of the stage, her headdress taken and the beads ripped away and spilled all over, I was entranced. Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner) grabs a fire extinguisher, hoses down the audience and then elbows and pushes his way through the crowd to finally gather Rachel in his arms carrying her to the limousine leaving Sy Spector (Gary Kemp) and Tony Scipelli (Mike Starr) standing in the rain with the Metropolis stage setting in the background. Wow…

Director:  Mick Jackson Writer:  Lawrence Kasdan Cast:
Kevin Costner -  Frank Farmer Whitney Houston -  Rachel ‘Rach’ Marron Gary Kemp -  Sy Spector Bill Cobbs -  Bill Devaney Ralph Waite -  Herb Farmer Tomas Arana -  Greg Portman Michele Lamar Richards -  Nicki Marron Mike Starr -  Tony Scipelli		Christopher Birt -  Henry DeVaughn Nixon -  Fletcher ‘Fletch’ Marron Gerry Bamman -  Ray Court Joe Urla -  Minella Tony Pierce -  Dan Charles Keating -  Klingman Robert Wuhl -  Oscar Host Debbie Reynolds -  Herself

Faith. It is hard to have faith in people, year over year, day after day. Jake Hayes (Chris Rock) runs away from Gaylord Oakes (Anthony Hopkins) and the CIA after someone tries to assassinate him while masquerading as his dead twin brother. He lands in the home of his foster mother who whacks him for surprising her in the dark and then ask him whether he needs money. She then expresses her faith in him. Unlike his foster siblings, Jake has yet to make something of himself like she knows he will.

Director:  Joel Schumacher Writer:  Gary M. Goodman; David Himmelstein; Jason Richman; Michael Browning Cast:
Anthony Hopkins -  Oakes Chris Rock -  Jake Hayes/Kevin Pope Peter Stormare -  Adrik Vas Gabriel Macht -  Seale Kerry Washington -  Julie Adoni Maropis -  Jarma/Dragan Henchman #1 Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon -  Nicole Matthew Marsh -  Dragan Adjanic		Dragan Micanovic -  Michelle Petrov John Slattery -  Roland Yates Brooke Smith -  Officer Swanson Daniel Sunjata -  Officer Carew DeVone Lawson Jr. -  Officer Parish Wills Robbins -  Officer McCain Marek Vasut -  Andre Majed Ibrahim -  Dragan Henchman #2

Sometimes an event is so preposterous, so peculiar, so strange or so downright gob-smacking weird, that all you can do is sit there with your eyes popping and your mouth agape. The sight of Maude Lebowski (Julianne Moore) swinging naked on a trapeze with a slight, clench-teethed English accent is just such an event.

Director:  Joel Coen Writer:  Ethan Coen; Joel Coen Cast:
Jeff Bridges -  The Dude John Goodman -  Walter Sobchak Julianne Moore -  Maude Lebowski Steve Buscemi -  Donny David Huddleston -  The Big Lebowski Philip Seymour Hoffman -  Brandt Tara Reid -  Bunny Lebowski Philip Moon -  Woo, Treehorn Thug		Mark Pellegrino -  Blond Treehorn Thug Peter Stormare -  Nihilist #1, Uli Kunkel/’Karl Hungus’ Flea -  Nihilist #2, Kieffer Torsten Voges -  Nihilist #3, Franz Jimmie Dale Gilmore -  Smokey Jack Kehler -  Marty, The Dude’s Landlord John Turturro -  Jesus Quintana James G. Hoosier -  Quintana’s Partner