Tom has arrived in Rio today. It’s a shame I can’t go there (for those who don’t know, I live in south of Brazil). Anyway, some pictures of him outside of the hotel:

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Jimmy Choo floored by Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes

London, Jan 30: Well-known shoe designer Jimmy Choo’s clientele includes US First Lady Michelle Obama, but he says his favourite is Hollywood couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.

Choo said he was proud that Michelle Obama wore a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes to the inaugural ball earlier this month, but admitted, “Katie and Tom are my favourite customers as they will take the trouble to drop me a thank you note after visiting me to order a pair of shoes.”

“I really appreciate that as they are so rich and famous, but yet remain humble and friendly,” he said, reports telegraph.co.uk.

Choo is now planning to open a network of shoe academies worldwide, with the first to open in Malaysia, his home country.

“It has to be well-planned and reputable. Once it is established, the academy can be licensed all over the world on the Jimmy Choo label,” Choo said during a visit to Malaysia.

(Source: New Kerala)

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Tom Cruise strikes a pose and waves to the cameras during the Valkyrie photocall at the Hassler Hotel in Rome, Italy on Wednesday (January 28).

In the past few weeks, the 46-year-old actor has been busy on a worldwide promotional tour, making stops in Korea, Russia, London and Berlin (where he was joined by wife Katie Holmes. Next up on the list are Madrid and Rio de Janiero.

(Source: JustJared)

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MADRID (AFP) – US star Tom Cruise said Tuesday he hopes Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, a former girlfriend, will win the Oscar for her role in Woody Allen’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”.

“It’s fantastic. I am very excited by her second nomination. I hope she wins,” he told reporters in Madrid, where he is promoting his new film “Valkyrie,” when asked about Cruz’s best supporting actress nomination.

Cruz’s family attended the Spanish premier of the movie, about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler, at Madrid’s Teatro Real on Tuesday, Spanish media reported.

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Cruise back on a winning patch

PROVING once and for all that we should never underestimate the popular appeal of Tom Cruise in an eyepatch, his anti-Hitler thriller Valkyrie led the box office charge over the long weekend.

The film took $2.33 million, which was just barely enough to knock off Bride Wars, which managed a healthy $2.25 million in its second week, bringing its two-week total to a hefty $7.1 million.

All other debuts did very well. Another old-timer also proved he has not lost his edge, with Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino opening at No. 3 with $2.24 million, followed closely by the vampire/werewolf epic Underworld III, which netted $1.9 million. Revolutionary Road had to settle for No. 9 with $1.02 million. Not bad, though the chemistry Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet had in Titanic isn’t quite popping the second time around.

After a meteoric rise fuelled by powerfully positive word of mouth, the arthouse favourite and Oscar hopeful Slumdog Millionaire finally seems to be levelling out. At No. 5, the film, which took $1.5 million across its sixth weekend, added another eight screens but saw its audience grow by exactly 1 per cent.

(Source: The Age)

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Tom Cruise visits Moscow, says childhood dream has come true Moscow, Jan 27 (Itar-Tass) Hollywood star Tom Cruise’s childhood dream has come true — the actor paid a visit to Moscow for the first time.
When he was a child, he dreamed of visiting Moscow and St Petersburg some day, Cruise told the press in Moscow on Monday.

The actor regarded as one of the most handsome men in Hollywood was wearing a black pullover, white shirt and dark trousers. Flashing a smile, he said he came to Russia to present his new film ‘Operation Valkyrie’.

Cruise told the press that he also wanted to make a film in Moscow and would come to Moscow again to do so. He said his impressions of Moscow coincided with his expectations based on what he knew of the great Russian culture and literature.

Cruise, 46, arrived in Moscow late Sunday evening. He stayed in Moscow’s hotel Ritz-Carlton that offers a view of Red Square, Bolshoi Theatre and the History Museum. He said he could not sleep, as he wanted to look out the window all the time.

For an American living in California, to be in Russia and see the Red Square is unforgettable, Cruise said.

‘Operation Valkyrie’ directed by Brian Singer was premiered in Moscow yesterday evening in Pushkinsky cinema house.

In the film about an attempt on Adolph Hitler’s life, Cruise plays the main part, that of Colonel Klaus von Schauffenberg who led the resistance.

(Source: Press Trust of India)

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Hollywood star Tom Cruise met with fans Monday on Pushkin Square ahead of the Russian premiere of his new film “Valkyrie,” about a 1944 plot by German officers to assassinate Hitler.

Cruise flew into Moscow on a private jet Sunday and stayed at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, local media reported. Cruise, who plays Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, the officer who spearheaded the unsuccessful plot to kill Hitler, told a news conference that he had long wanted to come to Russia.

“I’ve always dreamed of coming to Moscow, St. Petersburg,” he said, RIA-Novosti reported.

The actor cancelled a trip in 2004 for the premiere of the film “Collateral” after terrorist attacks brought down two airliners in Russia. He has already promoted his new film in South Korea, Britain and Germany.

Cruise has long been a proponent of the controversial Los Angeles-based Church of Scientology, though he appeared to have little time for his fellow Scientologists in Russia.

“He is coming on a business trip that has no relation with religion,” said Natalya Alexeyeva, a spokeswoman for the movement in Moscow. “But, by the way, on Sunday we are going to be 15 years in Moscow.”

(Source: The Moscow Times)

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Pic scored best in Germany with $3.4 million

Military thriller “Valkyrie” landed atop the foreign box office, while the weekend saw only a smattering of international expansions of awards contenders in the wake of Thursday’s Oscar nominations announcement.

Highlight of the frame came from “Slumdog Millionaire,” which continued to amaze in the U.K. with a 6% hike in its third frame to $3.8 million for a $13.9 million Brit cume. “Slumdog” also posted a solid $1.9 million Indian launch for Fox, coming in second behind Sony’s Bollywood sequel “Raaz 2: The Mystery Continues” — marking the third-best launch for a Hollywood pic in India after “Spider-Man 3” and “Casino Royale.”

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“Valkyrie,” in its first weekend in international markets, earned $13.2 million at 2,283 playdates in 13 territories.

MGM/UA pic, handled by Fox overseas, scored a respectable $5,803 per-location average and racked up its best numbers in Germany with $3.4 million, South Korea with $2.7 million and the U.K. with $2.5 million. The Tom Cruise vehicle, which has cumed $80 million domestically, launches next weekend in 13 more markets, including Russia and Spain.

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Source: Variety

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Tom Cruise has nothing but praise for the way his wife Katie Holmes keeps their daughter Suri happy.

Insisting that Katie has “extraordinary” talent as a mother, Cruise said that the way the actress had taken to motherhood was helping shape the little girl’s friendly personality.

“She is such a happy girl and I think Kate is an extraordinary mother and very calm,” the Daily Express quoted him as telling GMTV .

Katie had given birth to Suri in 2006 and she had taken time out from her acting career to bring up her daughter.

(source:indiatimes.com)

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Here are the videos!

UPDATE: At its peak, 5.1 million people saw Jonathan Ross interview Tom on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, reports the BBC.

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