Another TROPIC THUNDER review:

First and foremost, I have to say this: There is a major star (uncredited and unadvertised by the studio) whose performance as a psychotic studio exec is a near-legendary performance in this actor’s long and famous career. He steals the show, easily. This isn’t just a cameo. He’s basically the villain. At the end of the movie, when the credits came up, an individual screenshot for each actor, this actor’s name and pic got the biggest ovation by far, and it was a really nice moment.

… This movie will play huge when it opens in August, that’s for sure, and it’s also the most foul-mouthed comedy I’ve seen in a long time, if not ever. Lots and lots and lots of F-bombs. I don’t know how people will review this movie without mentioning who the above-mentioned actor is, but they shouldn’t, because I heard genuine surprise followed by glee when people realized who it was under that beard and bald cap. He appears pretty early on so its not a massive surprise, but it’s a nice treat, for sure.
(Source: JoBlo)

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Mon Apr 14, 4:38 AM ET

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Documentary Channel has signed a deal with Imax Corp. for the exclusive U.S. rights to 21 library titles, including the Tom Cruise-narrated “Space Station.”

The films, which represent some of Imax’s most successful with a combined gross box office of more than $600 million, will be televised for the first time in the U.S. as a result of the deal. Other titles include the Tom Hanks-narrated “Magnificent Desolation” as well as “T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous.”

The 2-year-old Nashville-based network plans to air them throughout the year. Imax has made the movies available in specially remastered high-definition and traditional broadcast formats.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

(Source: Yahoo! News)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and United Artists announced today they are moving the release date of Bryan Singer’s World War II thriller Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise, from October 3, 2008 to President’s Day Weekend February 13, 2009.

Currently also scheduled for the new date are Confessions of a Shopaholic and Friday the 13th.

“MGM is proud and excited to be presenting ‘Valkyrie,’ and because of that we want to give it the best launch possible,” said Clark Woods, President of Domestic Distribution of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, which is distributing the movie domestically. “When an opening became available for President’s Day Weekend, we seized the opportunity. Having seen a lot of the film and how great it is going to play once it’s finished, moving into a big holiday weekend is the right move.”

We assume Woods is talking about The Wolfman, which was just moved from February 13, 2009 to April 3, 2009.

“‘Valkyrie’ is shaping up to be a phenomenal movie,” said Dennis Rice, President of Worldwide Marketing and Publicity for United Artists, which made the movie. “We’re delighted that MGM has agreed to hold the release until the very strong holiday weekend.”

Bringing a fresh and surprise-filled take to a world people only thought they knew, Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, X-Men, Superman Returns) re-teams with his Academy Award®-winning “Usual Suspects” screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie on Valkyrie, a suspense thriller based on the true story of the daring and ingenious plot to assassinate the most monstrous villain the world has ever known. Tom Cruise heads an internationally acclaimed ensemble that includes Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Eddie Izzard, Christian Berkel, Thomas Kretschmann, Terrance Stamp and acclaimed stage actress Carice Van Houten.

Source: MGM, United Artists, ComingSoon.net

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Commenting that in Hollywood, “doing business with your enemies is inevitable,” the Wall Street Journal reported today (Friday) that Viacom chief Sumner Redstone and Tom Cruise got together Thursday for a friendly luncheon at the Polo Lounge in the Beverly Hills Hotel, one of LA’s most public places for a rapprochement. Redstone, who booted Cruise off the Paramount lot two years ago and criticized Cruise’s behavior during his interviews to promote Mission: Impossible III, told the Journal following the meeting that the two had “agreed the past is the past and we wo uld put it behind us and renew our relationship.” A spokesman for Cruise declined to comment.
(ContactMusic)

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