Budweiser parent corporation Anheuser-Busch has received an acquisition offer Belgian Brewer InBev, makers of Stella Artois and Beck’s. The proposed sale has American politicians in an uproar over the prospect of losing the King of Beers and his court of cronies including Michelob, Busch, Rolling Rock and King Cobra to European control.

The unsolicited share offer from InBev promises $65.00 per share of Anheuser-Busch, well above the stock’s closing price of $58.35 at the end of trading yesterday. Wall Street reacted favorably to the bid, driving the share price up to $62.80 in after hours trading last night. But politicians were not so pleased, particularly in Anheuser-Busch’s home state of Missouri. The Show-Me State’s Governor Matt Blunt had this to say, “I am strongly opposed to the sale of Anheuser-Busch, and today’s offer to purchase the company is deeply troubling to me.” Blunt has directed the Missouri Department of Economic Development to see if there is a way to stop the deal from going through.

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Another Mother’s Day has passed (I hope you had a good one) but luckily for you the Top 10 Movie Moms are available all year round - here’s the final Top 10 - including 2 new ones not yet profiled! Keep in mind these Moms may not be the most typical (they’re all actually pretty unique) , but they are definitely the most dynamic and interesting to watch on the screen.

10. Carol White in Todd Haynes’ Safe

A disturbing and eeery portrait of a California housewife and step-mom that suddenly turns sick from the chemicals in the air is in part an attack of suburban culture and in part a more general metaphor for the AIDS epidemic. But these social critiques aside, Julianne Moore’s turn as Carol White is a fascinating look at a woman who wants more that to run a house. The scene of Carol at a pals baby shower, when a young child is sitting on her lap as she starts to experience an attack will sit with you for some time… As will the last moment of the film. It’s a true testament to the side our mother’s keep to themselves…

And even though Carol may have had other problems, to ensure we all have clean air to breathe!

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Mother’s Day is quickly approaching so for the next few days leading up to the Sunday celebration, I’m going to do little profiles on my favorite movie moms. At the end of the week I’ll compile them into a easily digestible Top 10 List. For now, here’s my one of my all time favorite movie moms:

Mother/Norman Bates as “Mother” in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho

Psycho is admittedly my favorite movie of all time and if you’ve never seen it you’ll probably want to stop reading here. From the minute Janet Leigh’s Marion Crane arrives at the Bates Motel it is obvious that something is up with the little old lady living in the house near the motel. And sure enough something is up, or rather down as Marion’s sister eventually finds the real mother (and soon her imposter) in the basement of Norman Bates’ house.

Interestingly enough Hitchcock used a variety of voices to make the mother’s voice, not wanting to give away his secret by simply having Anthony Perkins pretend to be a woman. He also used someone other than Perkins as the body during the infamous shower scene, so as not to give away his tall lanky figure.

Click click click for some great Psycho mother moments

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