Gawker.com, where the author is employed as a staff writer, declined to publish this story. Did the Church of Scientology use a Vanity Fair contributing editor to infiltrate and gather intelligence on the cult's enemies in the media?... MORE >
And they said there was a slump. Buoyed by vampires and the worst reviewed movie of the year, the box office exploded this weekend like a Grucci Brothers fireworks display. Here's a breakdown of the top five. 1. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: $69 million ($161 million... MORE >
Unless you're Nikki Finke and/or Mike Fleming, keeping track of how the floundering MGM continues to flounder while it's up for sale is probably low on your list of concerns. But as savvy pop culture devourers, it might be a good idea to start getting a bit riled up. In fact, the list of movies being shelved, tossed into development hell or simply forgotten about because of the studios financial woes is pretty impressive—at... MORE >
Two major A-list stars open movies this weekend, but judging from the product, you'll probably want to see Toy Story 3 again. Here's a handy guide to the new releases. Knight &... MORE >
O.K., so I think I might finally have a handle on Tom Cruise. Not Tom Cruise the "human being," mind you-'cause, get serious, who (save Xenu) has a handle on that-but Tom Cruise, Movie Star. I say this after seeing Mr. Cruise's new film, Knight and Day. The credits rolled, and as I blinked my way back out to daylight, I realized I was thinking something along the lines of: Wow, could this be... MORE >
For the recent MTV Movie Awards, pop culture aficionados were delighted to see the resurrection of Les Grossman, the feral, vulgar movie producer from the Ben Stiller film Tropic Thunder, as the purported producer of this year's awards. It's worth remembering that when Thunder was released in 2008, the word was that Grossman was some kind of revenge caricature concocted by Mr.... MORE >
Tom, Cameron, Angie and Leo return to the multiplex. But is there still pop in their corn? VIEW SLIDESHOW > COMING... MORE >
It's 2 a.m. and you awake with a jerk, alone in your fully lit apartment and still on the couch. On TV, the credits of some movie you've already seen a billion times are scrolling by. It feels like rock bottom. And we know, because we're just like you: single. Need a movie to keep you company until you literally can't keep your eyes open? Join us tonight when we pass out to Eyes Wide... MORE >
A funny thing happened on the way to the funeral being held for Tom Cruise's career ... Valkyrie became a hit. Well, maybe calling it a "hit" is a bit too much. But still, the film, which was dragged through the muck for the better part of a year, grossed a respectable $153 million dollars worldwide and saw critics bending over backwards to say it was "not bad." Not bad! Couple that with his... MORE >
Seriously, is it our imagination or is Tom Cruise aging backwards? Last night the toothy movie star hopped aboard Dave Letterman’s couch, and while we normally are distracted by those flashing bicuspids and that strange uber-focused glint in this eyes, this time we could only stare at his smooth, smooth forehead. Just what kind of painting is he keeping in his attic... MORE >
When two-year-old Suri Cruise arrived to the Berlin set of her father’s latest film, Valkyrie, she was confused by his austere military uniform and menacing eye patch. “Suri would always be in the trailer with me, trying to pull it off,” Tom Cruise said excitedly at the New York premiere of the film at Time Warner Center on Dec. 15, where he arrived without wife, Katie Holmes, on his arm. (It was rumored that the... MORE >
Wednesday night, the Museum of Jewish Heritage hosted the premiere of Good--another holiday season WWII drama starring Viggo Mortensen as John Halder (a German professor in the 1930s who is trying to be "good" despite societal pressures) and Jason Isaacs, who plays Mr. Mortensen's best friend Maurice, who is Jewish, in the film. We spoke with Good director Vicente Amorim on the red carpet about the recent rash of films with a 1930's German theme... MORE >
We always consider the Golden Globe awards ceremony to be a silly/fun excuse for the Hollywood elite to celebrate themselves and get drunk. Who knew that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association treats the nominating process the same way? As the motley crew of Rainn Wilson, Brooke Shields, Terrence Howard (still looking pissed at being left out of Iron Man 2) and Elizabeth Banks ticked off the "year's best" in television and film, there were... MORE >
Alex Rodriguez is now (weirdly) insisting that he and Madonna are "friends--that's it." Maybe this means they've already broken up? [People] The Daily News's Rush & Molloy, who are moving their gossip column from the daily edition to the Sunday issue, have compiled a roundup of some of their most interesting famous people stories. [R&M] Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise will be on separate covers of the New York Times' T Magazine this weekend. She... MORE >
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