Five by five back in the hizzouse - girl-style

Favorite films with Jodie Foster

1. Candleshoe - it's been years and years since I've seen it, but the memories are so fond that it gets #1
2. Inside Man - recent but very strong entry
3. Silence of the Lambs - I don't like it...I don't enjoy it, but it's one hell of a film
4. Contact - geek
5. Maverick - bit of a lark but a fair bit of fun
   Honorable Mention - Bugsy Malone - never seen it, but kids playing gangsters and throwing pies instead of firing guns has to be fun

Favorite films with Nicole Kidman

1. To Die For - strong performance in her first major leading role
2. Moulin Rouge! - one of the factors that brought back a thankfully brief resurgance of movie musicals and one of the few I was happy to have seen
3. Malice - odd little film, not much seen, with great twists and double crosses
4. Dogville - hard to get into and certainly not for the mass audience, but excellent exploration of modern times without ever stepping out of the distant past
5. Batman Forever - far from the best Batman flick but way better than the next one - blech

Favorite films with Susan Sarandon

1. Bull Durham - one of the best sports films ever made
2. Bob Roberts - another with a small audience - lean left, like Dylan? you'll like this one
3. Igby Goes Down - her part isn't massive, but it's felt throughout
4. Thelma & Louise - for a chick flick, it was actually fun
5. James & the Giant Peach - Sarandon has said in interviews that she does kids movies so her own kids can see her on screen...thanks...

Favorite films with Julianne Moore

1. The Big Lebowski - possibly my favorite comedy of all time
2. Short Cuts - lots of characters, all interesting, all interconnected - quintessential Altman
3. Far from Heaven - powerful film about love and hatred in the sixties
4. Boogie Nights - excellent certainly-not-family film about a very unconvential family
5. Magnolia - in the Altman vein but not the equal of the master's great works

Favorite films with Uma Thurman

1. Kill Bill: Vol 1 - one of my favorite flicks - full of sizzle, but that's what sells the steak
2. Gattaca - quality sci-fi that's a lot more fun than most would think
3. Pulp Fiction - one of the best flicks on the 90's
4. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - I have a serious weak spot for Terry Gilliam movies
5. Sweet & Lowdown - edging out Batman & Robin because it's actually a good movie as opposed to the one thats only redeeming feature is Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy