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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Valkyrie Director Set to Develop Next Film
‘Valkyrie‘ director Bryan Singer is ready to take on his next film! Variety reports that he will be producing and developing the Warner Bros. picture ‘Excalibur,’ and may possibly take over as director on the project. The movie would be based on the stories of King Arthur, the wizard Merlyn, the Knights of the Round Table, and the quest for …
Tom Cruise Video: A Few Good Men
Col. Jessep: You want answers? Kaffee: I think I’m entitled. Col. Jessep: You want answers? Kaffee: I want the truth! Col. Jessep: [shouts] You can’t handle the truth! This famous movie quote, of course, comes from the military courtroom drama ‘A Few Good Men,’ written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Rob Reiner. Boasting an all-star ensemble cast, including actors …
The Effect of Tom Cruise and Ray-Bans in Risky Business
For those who don’t follow the fashion world, the ’80s have been making a comeback for quite some time. From neon and legwarmers, ’80s fashion has found new and innovative ways into mainstream trends at the mall. So is it any surprise that Ray Bans Wayfarers, the kind of sunglasses Tom Cruise wore in 1983′s ‘Risky Business,’ are back in …
Students Remember Hollywood Fiction, Not Historical Fact
Show of hands: how many of you believe that Tom Cruise’s character, Captain Nathan Algren, from the movie ‘The Last Samurai,’ is based on a real historical figure? Wrong! Capt. Nathan Algren and the story of ‘The Last Samurai’ is based on a series of historical events that took place in Japan from the mid-1860s to 1870s. During this time …
Tom Cruise Photo: John Woo
Tomcruise.com added new, exclusive black-and-white photos to the mix that show Tom with filmmakers he’s worked with in the past. One of those pictures is of director John Woo, the man behind the box office hit ‘Mission: Impossible II.’ John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, starting out his film career for Shaw Brothers Studios as an assistant director. In …
Tom Cruise Photos: Cameron Crowe
Tomcruise.com added exclusive, black-and-white pictures of Tom Cruise with many of the filmmakers he’s worked with over the years. Today, we focus on a prolific journalist, screenwriter, author, and film director, Cameron Crowe. Crowe grew up in San Diego, writing for his high school newspaper and contributing to various underground music magazines in the area. He graduated high school early …
Tom Cruise Video: The Color of Money
‘The Color of Money‘, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, picks up the story of Eddie “Fast Eddie” Felson from ‘The Hustler’ 25 years after it first graced the silver screen. Fast Eddie (Newman), renown pool hustler, stumbles upon Vincent (Cruise), a young player full of promise, arrogance, and talent, at a …
Tom Cruise Video: Interview with the Vampire
What does it really mean to be a vampire? If Hollywood gives us any indication, you drink blood, sunlight is not your friend, and you are usually very good-looking for someone who is officially dead. (Just kidding. I’m sure there are ugly vampires out there.) In ‘Interview with the Vampire’, Brad Pitt plays Louis de Pointe du Lac, a plantation …
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