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Basterds Should Be Last WWII Movie Ever : Pitt

Kevin Spak — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:54:01 CDT

Brad Pitt thinks Inglourious Basterds is so good that no one should ever bother making a World War II movie again, People reports. “I believe that Quentin put a cover on that pot. With Basterds, everything than can be said to this genre has been said,” he said in an...

Tom's Geography Needs Work

Nick McMaster — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:02:29 CST

Tom Cruise is on a roll with the gaffes as he promotes Valkyrie in Rio de Janeiro, the New York Post reports. First the star tried to be cute by saying hola and gracias to reporters—forgetting that Brazilians speak Portuguese, not Spanish. Cruise also said he loves Brazil for...

TomKat Plot London Move

Ambreen Ali — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:52:00 CST

Europe is fast becoming the new Beverly Hills, with Tom Cruise saying last night he may move back to London. The Valkyrie star lived there for 2 years with ex Nicole Kidman, and it seems he still remembers the lingo: “Katie was absolutely brilliant on Broadway,” Cruise tells the Mirror...

Didn't Like Valkyrie ? No Face Time With Cruise

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:08:00 CST

Want to interview Tom Cruise? Then you’d better have seen—and liked—his latest movie, Valkyrie , Gawker reports in summarizing a Q&A session with Italian publication LeiWeb (with an assist from Google translation). If you didn't like the movie, “there is no reason to meet Tom,” the interviewer notes. Also...

Top Dog Marley Still Gnawing Competition

Drew Nelles — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:26:03 CST

Marley & Me continued its reign atop the box office dog pile this weekend, digging up $24 million, Variety reports. Bedtime Stories took in $20.3 million, while Benjamin Button aged gracefully to third place with $18.4 million. Valkyrie ($14.3 million) and Yes Man ($13.9 million) rounded...

Cruise May Have to Buy Hitler's Globe

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:30:08 CST

Valkyrie star Tom Cruise could be a “real-life hero”—by putting up the cash to purchase Adolf Hitler’s globe before United Artists is sued over it, the New York Post reports. The globe, a replica of which was featured prominently in Valkyrie , is owned by San Francisco ad exec Bob...

Marley Fetches Weekend Win

Drew Nelles — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:40:05 CST

After breaking the box office record for best Christmas Day opener, Marley & Me stayed top dog with $51.7 million this weekend, Variety reports. Brad Pitt vehicle The Curious Case of Benjamin Button finished behind ex-wife Jennifer Aniston’s puppy flick, but still earned a surprising $39 million. Bedtime Stories...

'Terrified' Tom Cruise Reports Death Threats

Wesley Oliver — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:31:15 CST

Tom Cruise has notified the FBI of death threats he’s received from anti-Scientology groups, the Daily Mail reports. The Valkyrie star, 46, has increased security for his family and now lives separately from wife Katie Holmes, 30, and 2-year-old daughter Suri—who all travel in bomb-proof vehicles. Cruise has also...

Cruise Makes Valkyrie Bumpy Ride

Harry Kimball — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:01:36 CST

Valkyrie isn’t that good—and surely not Oscar-worthy, Peter Travers writes in Rolling Stone . “And the sooner you accept it, the more fun you’ll have at this satisfying B movie.” The supporting cast is fantastic, and Tom Cruise’s presence just serves to make “you wonder why the SS man we’re...