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OPINION

Dec 22, 2008 1:43 PM CST

Why We Can't Take Cruise Seriously

Nazi role won't be a career-changer a la Nicholson, Newman

(Newser) - The prospect of Tom Cruise as a renegade Nazi has moviegoers snickering already, and with good reason, Stephen Metcalf writes for Slate. No one expects Cruise to pull off a mid-career tour de force as the giants who came before him did. “Place Cruise next to Nicholson, Newman, and...

Tom Sweetens
Katie's 30th
With Surprise

Dec 19, 2008 10:25 AM CST

Tom Sweetens Katie's 30th With Surprise

Hubby couldn't be on Broadway, so he sent a mountain of sugar in his place

(Newser) - Aw, isn't this sweet: Katie Holmes turned 30 yesterday, and Tom Cruise—who was attending his Valkyrie premiere in LA—sent a towering birthday cake to a Broadway theater in his place, People reports. Holmes, who’s starring in All My Sons, was surprised when the five-tiered pastry was rolled...

Cruise, Lauer Grip and Make Up

Dec 15, 2008 11:40 AM CST

Cruise, Lauer Grip and Make Up

Calmer interview follows 2004 Today showdown

(Newser) - Tom Cruise and Matt Lauer met on Today for the first time since an infamously tense 2005 interview, and this time, things were more relaxed, People reports. The pair chatted about their previous meeting. "I came across as arrogant," Cruise said, adding, "that's not the person I...

Suri Pans Dad's Santa Act

Dec 15, 2008 10:08 AM CST

Suri Pans Dad's Santa Act

Cruise isn't fooling youngest child with Christmas getup, promises improvement

(Newser) - Tom Cruise’s acting skills got a thumbs-down from a very important fan—his daughter, E! Online reports. Cruise, who always plays the role of Santa during family Christmas celebrations, said astute tot Suri recognized him immediately last year: “I did my best Santa impression. She looked at me...

Cruise: I'd Do a Musical

Dec 12, 2008 9:44 AM CST

Cruise: I'd Do a Musical

Actor does a mean Elvis impersonation

(Newser) - Tom Cruise in a musical? After prodding from Jay Leno last night, the star says he wouldn't mind following wife Katie onto the stage, Broadway World reports. "Yes, I do movies and everything, but I wouldn't say no to Broadway," said Cruise. Turns out, he got his start...

Cruise's Craziest Moments

OPINION

Dec 11, 2008 3:10 PM CST

Cruise's Craziest Moments

From blow-ups over Scientology to couch acrobatics on Oprah , Tom's had his share

(Newser) - Three years after Tom Cruise and Today's Matt Lauer went a few rounds over Scientology, drugs, and Brooke Shields' postpartum depression, the pair is set for a rematch Monday—which spurred the Los Angeles Times to list Tom's top 5 head-smacking interviews:

Oprah, May 2005: Cruise dances around proclaiming love

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TomKat: You've Got
Us All Wrong

Dec 6, 2008 7:23 AM CST

TomKat: You've Got Us All Wrong

Celebrities tell it like it really is in dueling Times interviews

(Newser) - Tom Cruise stalked Marlin Brando. Katie Holmes vogued like Madonna. The celebrity couple shares a few anecdotes—and thoughts about acting, parenthood, and the paparazzi—in separate interviews with the New York Times T Magazine. Cruise also reflects on his fame, his “perfect” image, and the fear of losing...

Cruise Cool With
Paparazzi Snapping Suri

Nov 25, 2008 10:34 AM CST

Cruise Cool With Paparazzi Snapping Suri

Actor dishes on cute daughter

(Newser) - Tom Cruise doesn’t mind the paparazzi snapping away at hot-tot daughter Suri—in fact, he thinks some of the shots are “incredible.” “It’s certainly different these days with the media, but people have been very good to us and do give us space, so I...

Hollywood Scientology Guard
Kills Samurai Man

Nov 24, 2008 5:18 AM CST

Hollywood Scientology Guard Kills Samurai Man

Shooting of former church member was self-defense, police conclude

(Newser) - A man brandishing two Samurai swords was shot dead by a guard inside a Hollywood Scientology church yesterday. A security tape revealed that the guard used his automatic weapon to protect himself and two colleagues, police concluded. The sword man had a history with the church, but was not a...

Cruise in an Eye Patch May Prove Hard Sell in Valkyrie

Nov 23, 2008 11:14 AM CST

Cruise in an Eye Patch May Prove Hard Sell in Valkyrie

Shifting release date shows studio's concerns with film

(Newser) - A fear that audiences won't take to Tom Cruise in an eye-patch has kept Valkyrie, about a failed plot by German officers to assassinate Hitler, in United Artists' vaults. Advertising Age reports that studio execs postponed the film’s release multiple times over worries it wouldn’t stand up in...

Fangs for the
Memories: Best
Bloodsucker Stars

Nov 23, 2008 5:25 AM CST

Fangs for the Memories: Best Bloodsucker Stars

Baddest vampires deliver the tingles

(Newser) - As Twilight fans storm the box office, Entertainment Weekly offers up its picks of a dozen of the best toothsome vampires:

David (The Lost Boys, 1987): Before he drew blood as Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland drank blood with the two Coreys.
Santanico Pandemonium (From Dusk Till Dawn, 1996): Salma

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Betty's Ugly Charms Wear Thin

OPINION

Oct 31, 2008 3:30 PM CDT

Betty's Ugly Charms Wear Thin

Star Ferrera's rumored off-set cattiness isn't helping, either

(Newser) - When she lost the poncho, she lost the charm: America Ferrera’s Ugly Betty character “seems to be losing her very Betty-ness,” lament the Fug Girls in New York. “Ferrera and her scrappy, brace-faced alter ego” once brought “surprising heart” to ABC’s show, but “...

Holmes Holds Own on Stage

theater review

Oct 17, 2008 5:53 PM CDT

Holmes Holds Own on Stage

Supporting performer is center of attention in Broadway production of All My Sons

(Newser) - In a perfect world, stars John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest would be the center of attention in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons. “In this world, however, Mrs. Tom Cruise is playing a supporting role,” writes Natalie Finn of E!. So with tabloid-lovers watching...

Scientology Protests
Greet Katie on Broadway

Sep 19, 2008 7:59 AM CDT

Scientology Protests Greet Katie on Broadway

(Newser) - Katie Holmes made her Broadway debut in All My Sons last night, but not before about 30 anti-Scientology protesters put on a show of their own outside Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The protesters, some masked, chanted "Scientology kills! and carried "FREE KATIE" placards. And, yes, her famous hubby showed...

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor

Sep 10, 2008 11:40 AM CDT

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor

Ex-husband makes the list, too

(Newser) - With an ignominious 1:1 ratio of salary to receipts, Nicole Kidman snags the top spot on Forbes’ list of most overpaid movie stars. In other words, her films make a mere $1 for every dollar she’s paid, an average $15 million per flick. Ex-husband Tom Cruise is close...

Hurt German Extras
Sue Cruise's Studio

Aug 25, 2008 5:54 PM CDT

Hurt German Extras Sue Cruise's Studio

Actors launch $11 million suit after falling out of truck during Berlin filming of Valkyrie

(Newser) - German extras from the upcoming Tom Cruise movie Valkyrie are suing the actor’s film studio for $11 million after they fell out of a moving truck during shooting. The accident, which happened a year ago in Berlin, landed all 11 in the hospital. “The studio knew the trucks...

Cruise's Partner Quits UA

Aug 14, 2008 6:49 AM CDT

Cruise's Partner Quits UA

Actor's new role is trying to revive his own career

(Newser) - The next mission impossible for Tom Cruise may be reviving his own career, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cruise's business partner Paula Wagner is quitting her job as CEO of United Artists just weeks after her husband, Cruise's agent Rick Nicita, left CAA. The changes likely reflect the star's unhappiness...

Pint-Sized Men on Top of World

Aug 13, 2008 2:28 PM CDT

Pint-Sized Men on Top of World

MLK, Bob Dylan, John McCain— all 5-foot-7

(Newser) - The most successful Americans aren't towering over the rest of us from 6-foot-plus heights. The real elite stand at a modest 5-foot-7—not one inch taller, or shorter, writes comedian Dennis O'Toole in NPR. Martin Luther King, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, John McCain—all short in stature but high on...

Tropic Thunder
Declares Comedy War

MOVIE REVIEW

Aug 13, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

Tropic Thunder Declares Comedy War

No targets are safe in Ben Stiller's gross-out war comedy

(Newser) - The action comedy Tropic Thunder, a send-up of Vietnam War movies, crosses some lines—intentionally. In fact, Peter Hartlaub writes in the San Francisco Chronicle, "if you're not offended by at least one aspect of this film, then you're probably not getting out enough." But it has a...

Jolie Takes Role
Meant for
Cruise

Aug 12, 2008 12:12 PM CDT

Jolie Takes Role Meant for Cruise

Spy thriller lead must undergo gender change

(Newser) - What Angelina Jolie wants, she gets. The actress is nearing a deal to play the lead in a spy thriller originally intended for Tom Cruise, Variety reports. The well-regarded script, Edwin A. Salt, is the story of a CIA agent on the run from espionage charges. Should Jolie seal the...