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Halloween Movies: War of the Worlds On Jack FM Top 25 Scariest Movies List!

The Tom Cruise movie War of the Worlds is based on one of the scariest and most successful Halloween pranks ever: the Mercury Radio performance of the H. G. Wells classic story that nearly sparked a panic upon its broadcast in 1938. With roots so firmly planted in scaring the wits out of people – and the Halloween holiday nearly …

Minority Report: Science Fiction Movie Technology Used in Real Life Advertising!

The technological world depicted in the Tom Cruise movie Minority Report keeps getting closer to becoming a reality everyday. As we’ve noted in previous blog posts, the movie correctly predicted the use of technology in crime prevention and user interface nearly a decade in advance. Now, some of the ideas regarding technology in advertising are beginning to come to fruition in …

Tom Cruise Movie War of the Worlds Available on Blu-ray DVD

Sci-fi thriller War of the Worlds starring Tom Cruise is now available on Blu-ray DVD! The War of the Worlds Blu-ray DVD offers high-quality 1080p resolution with tons of bonus features, including director Steven Spielberg’s fascination with alien invasion films in “Revisiting the Invasion,” a close-up on the author of the story in “The H.G. Wells Legacy,” a look at …

Tom Cruise Movie Minority Report Technology Becomes Reality

From the Official www.TomCruise.com Blog: Remember that scene from Minority Report where Tom Cruise passes by a billboard that recalls his past purchases? In the film, Cruise’s character John Anderton walks through a mall with digital billboards that offer him a more “personal” ad experience. Watch in the video clip: Turns out that fictional billboard from the movie has been developed …

Minority Report Touch Screens No Longer in Sci-Fi Future

Remember the scene in ‘Minority Report,’ the Steven Spielberg-directed science fiction thriller, when Tom Cruise uses his hands and fingers to search for date on a huge virtual screen? Even though the movie came out in 2002, and is set in 2054, it seems as though the present is catching up to the future. Windows 7, the follow-up to Windows …

Summer Sci-Fi Movies: Minority Report or District 9?

The unprecedented success of the sci-fi thriller ‘District 9,’ produced by Peter Jackson and directed by Neill Blomkamp, brought about this really interesting comparison from AMC TV between the film and another science fiction movie, ‘Minority Report,’ starring Tom Cruise and directed by Steven Spielberg. There are some obvious differences — ‘Minority Report’ takes place in a futuristic Washington, D.C., …