Ruh Roh Reorge!

As far as Brad Pitt is concerned, his new film Inglourious Basterds is the be all and end all of Nazi movies.

“The second World War could still deliver more stories and films, but I believe that Quentin [Tarantino, director] put a cover on that pot. With Basterds, everything than can be said to this genre has been said,” Pitt tells the German magazine Stern. “The film destroys every symbol. The work is done, end of story.”

As for another WWII Hitler assassination movie with a famous Hollywood star, he says there is no comparison. When the Stern reporter mentioned Tom Cruise’s recent turn in a film about a real plot to kill Hitler, Pitt simply said, “It was a ridiculous movie.”

Pitt also revealed what movie he does find note-worthy – even life-changing – Saturday Night Fever.

“When I was a teenager, I saw Saturday Night Fever at our drive-in, but it wasn’t the dancing that electrified me. It was the life and culture in Brooklyn. I’m from Missouri, the southern part of the Midwest in the U.S., and I never heard families talk that way to each other. From that point on, I wanted out to see more of the country and of life.”

Have you seen Inglourious Basterds yet? If so, how was it?

Source, Bauer-Griffin

Tom Cruise’s Interview With The Vampire bloodsucker Lestat has ‘bitten’ Christopher Lee’s Dracula and Robert Pattinson’s Edward Cullen in a bloody new poll of Hollywood’s best bat men.

Anne Rice’s charming Lestat claims top spot in Entertainment Weekly’s list of Greatest Vampires, while Draculas played by Lee and Bela Lugosi come in second and third. Twilight’s Cullen character is fourth.

Also making the top 20 are Gary Oldman’s Dracula, Reggie Nalder’s Mr. Barlow from TV mini-series Salem’s Lot, and Kiefer Sutherland’s Lost Boys vampire, David.

Source

Katie Holmes is about to start filming her new movie, Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark, but some questions from the crew will not be allowed.

The Batman Begins actor will begin filming on the closed Docklands set this week, as she, husband Tom Cruise and daughter Suri continue to explore Melbourne’s sights and stores.

One film source from the set said that each crew member had signed agreements saying they would not ask the superstar about her religion, Scientology.

The couple, who have braved chilly weather to explore the city and have happily chatted to locals, are notoriously private when it comes to questions or discussions about their religion.

Holmes has never publicly addressed converting to Scientology since she started dating Cruise in early 2005.

Source, Bauer-Griffin

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise smile as they watch Cameron Diaz receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California on June 22, 2009.

Haven’t seen them in a while!

Fame

Star Trek director J.J. Abrams tells TV Guide that he will be producing the fourth “Mission: Impossible” film. “I am incredibly honored that Tom Cruise has invited me back as a producer on ‘Mission: Impossible 4,’” said Abrams, who directed 2006’s Mission: Impossible III, but hasn’t yet committed to directing the fourth.

“Tom and I have come up with a really cool idea we are pursuing,” he added. The third film cost about $150 million to make and earned $397.8 million worldwide. The first pic pulled in $457.7 million worldwide on a $80 million budget and the second took in $546.3 million on a $125 million budget.

Source

Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes help celebrate their daughter Suri’s 3rd birthday with a party at their mansion in Beverly Hills today. The party was also attended by Tom’s children Connor and Isabella.

Bauer Griffin

So what is Tom Cruise going to follow up “Valkyrie” with?

Cruise’s last actual hit movie was released in June 2006 — that was “Mission: Impossible 3,” and although it was very well made by director J.J. Abrams, it was not the monster that its predecessors had been.

Since then, Cruise has appeared in the dreadful box office loser, “Lions for Lambs,” and made his popular cameo appearance as an offensive movie producer in “Tropic Thunder.”

“Valkyrie,” which kicked up a storm of controversy, made a little over $83 million domestically during its run. It wasn’t a flop, but for Cruise it was below his average $100 million take and well below the Mission: Impossible movies, almost by half.

The film has taken in a little more than $100 million in the rest of the world, with its biggest successes in Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and China, where it made over $7 million.

In Germany, where “Valkyrie” was supposed to rehabilitate Cruise’s image and ingratiate his frowned upon Scientology, the movie made a middling $10 million. It opened and closed fast, already off the charts. By contrast, “The Reader” is number 1 and has made more money. “Twilight” did $20 million there. “Benjamin Button” has done almost $19 million. “Australia” has taken in $15.5.

Also, “Valkyrie” — which probably cost more like $150 million total when all the bookkeeping is done — brought the end of Cruise’s producing partnership with Paula Wagner and threw his deal with MGM to make movies at their United Artists into question.

Now it’s mid March, and Cruise has no movies in the can for 2009 or even 2010. If he doesn’t start something soon, he could miss the summer 2010 release schedule. (more…)