Periodically, I see a scene that is so striking it stays with me forever. Such is the case in this movie when an overhead camera pans through a room and we see Cory Luchessi (Tony Nappo) polishing the large table with cloths under his hands and under his knees swimming across the screen.

Director:  Dwight H. Little Writer:  Wayne Beach; David Hodgin Cast:
Wesley Snipes -  Detective Harlan Regis Diane Lane -  Nina Chance, Secret Service Agent Daniel Benzali -  Nick Spikings, Head White House Secret Service Agent Dennis Miller -  Detective Steve Stengel Alan Alda -  Alvin Jordan, National Security Advisor Ronny Cox -  President Jack Neil Diane Baker -  Kitty Neil, First Lady Tate Donovan -  Kyle Neil, First Son		Harris Yulin -  General Clark Tully Tom Wright -  Hal Cooper, Secret Service Agent Nicholas Pryor -  Paul Moran Charles Rocket -  Jeffrey Arthur Groves, Suicidal ICC Bureaucrat Nigel Bennett -  Burton Cash, Secret Service Agent Guarding Kyle Neil Tamara Gorski -  Ex-Girlfriend in Bar Douglas O’Keeffe -  John Kerry, Assassin Tony Nappo -  Cory Allen Luchessi, White House Janitor

Part of our rite of passage into adulthood is to get pearls of wisdom from a parent. Often we just let it slip away and it’ll resurface at some delicate moment as we get older. Sometimes the chat is about a topic that stays with us, usually because it is so unexpected. Michael Clayton (George Clooney) has just left his brother who pissed away the equity in their restaurant with booze and drugs. He turns to his son and lets him know that he has the stuff that won’t allow him to screw up his life. He sees it in the lad and he hasn’t the foggiest idea of where it came from.

Director:  Tony Gilroy Writer:  Tony Gilroy Cast:
Tom Wilkinson -  Arthur Edens Michael O’Keefe -  Barry Grissom Sydney Pollack -  Marty Bach Danielle Skraastad -  Bridget Klein Tilda Swinton -  Karen Crowder George Clooney -  Michael Clayton Wai Chan -  Chinese Dealer Alberto Vazquez -  Player #1		Brian Koppelman -  Player #2 Thomas McCarthy -  Walter Denis O’Hare -  Mr. Greer Julie White -  Mrs. Greer Austin Williams -  Henry Clayton Jennifer Van Dyck -  Ivy Frank Wood -  Gerald Richard Hecht -  Auctioneer

Why is it that ex-players turned coach say that they prefer being behind the bench to being a part of the game? Mostly because they can’t play and telling others how to do it gives them a chance to be around the game if not a part of it. Such is the case for Sheriff John Biebe (Russell Crowe) and it is what he tells his wife Donna (Mary McCormack) when he has his hopes dashed about returning to the ice to face the New York Rangers.

Director:  Jay Roach Writer:  David E. Kelley; Sean O’Byrne Cast:
Russell Crowe -  Sheriff John Biebe Hank Azaria -  Charles Danner Mary McCormack -  Donna Biebe Burt Reynolds -  Judge Walter Burns Colm Meaney -  Mayor Scott R. Pitcher Lolita Davidovich -  Mary Jane Pitcher Maury Chaykin -  Bailey Pruitt Ron Eldard -  Matt ‘Skank’ Marden		Ryan Northcott -  Stevie Weeks Michael Buie -  Connor Banks Kevin Durand -  ‘Tree’ Lane Scott Grimes -  Brian ‘Birdie’ Burns Jason Gray-Stanford -  Bobby Michan Brent Stait -  Kevin Holt Leroy Peltier -  Ben Winetka Adam Beach -  Galin Winetka

I’ve met a number of dotty ladies of an indeterminate age who seem to glide through life chattering about almost nothing but meaning everything. They are a delight and make one shiver at how perceptive they are at what is going on around them and can manipulate events to suit their own ends. Mrs. Laura Henderson (Judi Dench) decides to take the Lord Chancellor, Lord Cromer (Christopher Guest), out for a walk catching up on the gossip, and leads him to share a pavilion lunch. All the while, she is maneuvering him into agreeing to allow nudity in her shows. Compromise being the British way, they agree on what can and can’t appear on the stage of the Windmill Theatre.

Director:  Stephen Frears Writer:  Martin Sherman; David Rose; Kathy Rose Cast:
Judi Dench -  Laura Henderson Bob Hoskins -  Vivian Van Damm Will Young -  Bertie Kelly Reilly -  Maureen Thelma Barlow -  Lady Conway Christopher Guest -  Lord Cromer Thomas Allen -  Singer Karen Aspinall -  Dancer		Elise Audeyev -  Millerette Samuel Barnett -  Paul Anna Brewster -  Doris Michael Culkin -  Lord Cromer’s secretary Dorian Ford -  Christian Rosalind Halstead -  Frances Matthew Hart -  Frank Lawson Victoria Hay -  Millerette

“Glide, glide, glide. No, no, it’s not the Ice Capades. It is all in the buttocks. Don’t I look pretty. Roll your hips.”

“It takes a very secure man to walk like that,” says FBI agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) as she takes her first lesson from Victor Melling (Michael Caine) on how to fit into The Miss United States Pageant as a contestant. But there is a lot to do and time isn’t on their side.

Director:  Donald Petrie Writer:  Marc Lawrence; Katie Ford; Caryn Lucas Cast:
Sandra Bullock -  Gracie Hart/Gracie Lou Freebush Michael Caine -  Victor Melling Benjamin Bratt -  Eric Matthews Candice Bergen -  Kathy Morningside Ernie Hudson -  FBI Asst. Director Harry McDonald William Shatner -  Stan Fields John DiResta -  Agent Clonsky Heather Burns -  Cheryl Frasier (RI)		Melissa De Sousa -  Karen Krantz, New York Steve Monroe -  Frank Tobin Deirdre Quinn -  Mary Jo Wright, Texas Wendy Raquel Robinson -  Leslie Davis, California Asia De Marcos -  Alana Krewson, Hawaii Ken Thomas -  FBI Agent Harris Gabriel Folse -  FBI Agent Jerry Grant Christopher Shea -  FBI Agent Jensen