Wasn’t it one of the Wolfe boys who said that you can’t go home again? I suppose it is true in an abstract sense since all places and those returning are not the same as time passes. You can go back but you shouldn’t expect things to be the same as when you left. Tory Bodeen (Claire Forlani) is back to stay in her small home town but she’s not expecting much to be different when she left. Via a psychic vision, she knew where to find the body of her best friend Hope who had been murdered, the first of a string that continues every year on the same day. Her father had been the principal suspect when he was paid off to skip town. Folks are not too welcoming when she begins to open up her small shop on main street. But a few are able to move beyond the gossip. Cade Lavelle (Oliver Hudson) is still goofy over her and his sister Faith (Josie Davis) proves to be a fountain of support that Tory (and Faith) finds surprising.

Director:  Stephen Tolkin Writer:  Stephen Tolkin; Nora Roberts Cast:
Claire Forlani -  Victoria ‘Tory’ Bodeen Oliver Hudson -  Cade Lavelle Josie Davis -  Faith Lavelle Jonathan Scarfe -  Dwight Collier Chad Willett -  Wade Mooney Jacqueline Bisset -  Margaret Lavelle Shaun Johnston -  Han Bodeen Greg Lawson -  Police Chief Carl Russ		Maureen Rooney -  Sari Bodeen Kailin See -  Sherry Bellows Shae Keebler -  Young Hope Lavelle / Young Faith Lavelle Gabrielle Casha -  Young Tory Bodeen Brieanna Moench -  Lissy Kade Phillips -  Young Cade Connor Robinson -  Young Wade Taison Gelinas -  Young Dwight

What would you do to climb the social ladder? Spread malicious gossip, do some discrete blackmail, sleep around? Sure, why not? The view from the top is better and the perks are glamourous. Katya Livingstone (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is working her way up the social ladder. One of the steps on that ladder is an invite to a gala but she’s still too many rungs down to get one. But she finds out where the hostess Dove Greenstein (Stefanie von Pfetten) is getting a salon massage and wax. Subbing for a masseuse doing the waxing, Katya captures on film the hirsute hostess with the intention of swapping the polaroid for an invitation.

Director:  Dana Lustig Writer:  Nicole Snyder; Eric Charmelo Cast:
Jennifer Love Hewitt -  Katya Livingston Joseph Lawrence -  Ferguson Colin Ferguson -  Charles Fitz Natassia Malthe -  Frangiapani Daniel Roebuck -  Alex Stefanie von Pfetten -  Dove Greenstein James Kirk -  Sebastian Sonja Bennett -  Eliza		Jennifer Clement -  Gatekeeper Melissa Rivers -  Herself

I don’t have an inclination to be famous. It seems to me to be a self-defeating process. The more you make yourself open to be scavanged by those who think that others want to know about you, the less you are who you want or need to be. Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) and Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) both seem to live, dream and yearn for fame. It is their direction in life and the only way they can make a living and remain in the spotlight. But what gyrations they must go through to gain the appreciation by others.

Director:  Rob Marshall Writer:  Maurine Dallas Watkins; Bob Fosse; Fred Ebb; Bill Condon Cast:
Taye Diggs -  The Bandleader Clive Saunders -  Stage Manager Catherine Zeta-Jones -  Velma Kelly Renée Zellweger -  Roxie Hart Dominic West -  Fred Casely Jayne Eastwood -  Mrs. Borusewicz Bruce Beaton -  Police Photographer Romano Prada -  Sgt. Fogarty		John C. Reilly -  Amos Hart Colm Feore -  Assistant District Attorney Martin Harrison Rob Smith -  First Photographer Sean Wayne Doyle -  Reporter Steve Behal -  Prison Clerk Robbie Rox -  Prison Guard Chita Rivera -  Nickie Queen Latifah -  Matron ‘Mama’ Morton

Do you have control over your life? Can you do what you want, when you want, go where you want and feel safe when doing it? Then consider yourself lucky. For this hasn’t always been the case. Whether a serf or a slave, it hasn’t been that long since most folks had little or no control over their lives. But some of them do find the gumption to try. Celie (Whoopi Goldberg) is forced to marry a local widower whom she calls “Mister” (Danny Glover) whose real name is Albert Johnson. With his wandering eye, he’s leaning towards Celie’s younger, more attractive sister Nettie (Akosua Busia). He treats Celie like a slave, prodding her to clean his disorderly household and to care for his annoying children. He beats and rapes her often, intimidating Celie into submission. But Celie builds a friendship with Albert’s mistress Shug (Margaret Avery) which pushes her to make a stand against him and decide to leave in search of a new and better life.

Director:  Steven Spielberg Writer:  Alice Walker; Menno Meyjes Cast:
Danny Glover -  Albert Whoopi Goldberg -  Celie Margaret Avery -  Shug Avery Oprah Winfrey -  Sofia Willard Pugh -  Harpo Akosua Busia -  Nettie Desreta Jackson -  Young Celie Adolph Caesar -  Old Mister		Rae Dawn Chong -  Squeak Dana Ivey -  Miss Millie Leonard Jackson -  Pa Bennet Guillory -  Grady John Patton, Jr. -  Preacher Carl Anderson -  Rev. Samuel Susan Beaubian -  Corrine James Tillis -  Buster

There has been so much written about Casablanca over the years, I doubt whether a goof like me is going to convince you to watch it. If you’d like a reason to view this quintessential American flick, take a piece of paper and write down the number of lines you have heard other people in your life use. Count them up and I imagine you will be surprised at the total. Then remember these lines appeared here for the first time. This is where they come from and you’ll understand why so many people have it listed as their favourite movie.

Director:  Michael Curtiz Writer:  Murray Burnett; Joan Alison; Julius J. Epstein; Philip G. Epstein; Howard Koch; Casey Robinson Cast:
Humphrey Bogart -  Rick Blaine Ingrid Bergman -  Ilsa Lund Laszlo Paul Henreid -  Victor Laszlo Claude Rains -  Capt. Louis Renault Conrad Veidt -  Maj. Heinrich Strasser Sydney Greenstreet -  Signor Ferrari Peter Lorre -  Guillermo Ugarte S.K. Sakall -  Carl		Madeleine LeBeau -  Yvonne Dooley Wilson -  Sam Joy Page -  Annina Brandel John Qualen -  Berger Leonid Kinskey -  Sascha Curt Bois -  Pickpocket