TOM CRUISE

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American actor and film producer. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won three Golden Globe Awards. His first leading role was the 1983 film Risky Business , which has been described as "A Generation-X classic, and a career-maker" for the actor. After playing the role of a heroic naval pilot in the popular and financially successful 1986 film Top Gun, Cruise continued in this vein, playing a secret agent in a series of Mission: Impossible action films in the 1990s and 2000s. In addition to these heroic roles, he also played other roles, such as the misogynistic male guru in Magnolia (1999) and a cool and calculating sociopathic hitman in the Michael Mann crime-thriller film Collateral (2004).

In 2005, Economist Edward Jay Epstein argued that Cruise is one of the few producers (the others being George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Jerry Bruckheimer) who are able to guarantee the success of a billion-dollar movie franchise. Since 2005, Cruise and Paula Wagner have been in charge of the United Artists film studio, with Cruise as producer and star and Wagner as the chief executive. Cruise is also known for his support of and adherence to the Church of Scientology. (via Wikipedia)


From The Blogsphere

Now who's gonna snowmobile with Tom Cruise?

via thesuperficial.com ( 2 Days ago )
Leaving Tom Cruise with no couch to jump on, save those of shirtless sailors and dollhouses, Oprah Winfrey announced today she'll be ending her talk show after 25 years on the air. Via People: "After much prayer and careful... ...read full story

Oops - "Suri" means "pickpocket" in Japanese

via luxist.com ( 3 Days ago )
Oops -- I bet Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise didn't realize that "Suri" means "pickpocket" in Japanese, "horse mackerels" in Italian and "turned sour" in French (via Reuters). There's a British company called Today Translations whose luxury service could have helped them avoid the unfortunate situation. For £1,000 (approximately $1,675.40), they'll check potential name disasters [...]

Tom Cruise wants Katie Holmes to play the villain in MI: 4

via thesuperficial.com ( 6 Days ago )
In a completely opposite twist on reality, Tom Cruise wants Katie Holmes to play the villain in the next Mission: Impossible movie, according to MonstersandCritics.com: A source said: "Tom is very excited about taking 'Mission: Impossible' in a new. ...read full story

Watch: The 5 Worst Homemade 'Risky Business' Dance Videos

via cinematical.com ( 10 Days ago )
One of the most iconic movie images of the 1980s is that of Tom Cruise, clad only in socks, underwear, dress shirt, and sunglasses, dancing to the strains of Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll" in Risky Business. Guitar Hero recreated the scene for a series of commercials last year, which apparently put it into the heads of quite a few young people that they should do the same thing [...]

Tom Cruise Is An Excellent Runner

via nextround.net ( 11 Days ago )
This Tom Cruise compilation really makes you take a step back and appreciate Tom Cruise for his acting running skills. Looking back he should have received more critical acclaim for the work he did in The Firm. People have no idea how difficult sprinting with a briefcase is.  Via: filmdrunk

Scientology Employees Forced To Watch Tom Cruise Videos

via perezhilton.com ( 16 Days ago )
Yikes! That sounds like our personal hell! Marc Headley left Scientology after being involved for 15 years and is publishing a tell-all book called Blown for Good about the bizarre religion and he talks about Tom Cruise's supreme influence on its members. Those working at the Scientology compound in Gilman Hot Springs, California are not allowed to watch television or read newspapers, [...]

The Bear, The Cloud and God and Other Funny Stuff

via funnycrave.com ( 26 Days ago )
Honestly, we have no fucking clue what is going on in this video. Superheroes In Halloween Costumes (ComicsAlliance) 10 People That Will Definitely Be On Your Next Flight (HolyTaco) Ballsy Cameraman Runs Toward Exploding Fuel Tanker (FoundryMusic) This Is Why You Use Condoms (YepYep) We Always Figured This Was the Key to a Happy Marriage (LemonDrop) Shark Bites Other Shark In Half [...]

Tom Cruise Potentially Reteaming with John Woo for Flying Tigers

via firstshowing.net ( 26 Days ago )
John Woo's new World War II film Flying Tigers has been in the works for some time now. The fighter squadron story emerged last December when it was part of a trio of projects that Tom Cruise was circling. Since then John Woo announced that he was making the Christopher McQuarrie and Mason Alley scripted picture his next project, but there's been no further updates. Now that all [...]

Your pop culture cheat sheet

via cnn.com ( 31 Days ago )
Here's what's happening in the world of entertainment today: A representative for Tom Cruise is responding to comments made by former "Perfect Strangers" star Bronson Pinchot in a recent interview, according to EW.com. Pinchot claimed that Cruise made "constant unrelated homophobic comments" on the set of "Risky Business" in 1983. Cruise's [...]

In Touch: Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise fight over Suri’s education

via celebitchy.com ( 37 Days ago )
In Touch Weekly’s cover story this week is basically the same old crap, different day. They’re trying to convince us that Katie Holmes is “at war” with Tom Cruise over a multitude of issues, including but not limited to Scientology, raising their daughter, her parents and how Tom just won’t leave her alone for two seconds. While I buy that Tom and Katie fight (as everyone [...]