I got around and uploaded the video of Tom’s latest and funny appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman and you can now download the clip via our video page. Don’t direct link the file, link to the page instead. Thank you!

ETA: I added 74 more hires pics of Tom at the War of the Worlds Los Angeles Fan Screening. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to go see the movie asap, it is beyond amazing!!

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Read Part Two of the Matt Lauer interview (Today Show) here.

And a very little excerpt from and interview with Tom by CBS; Tom recently sat down with The Early Show entertainment contributor and People magazine senior editor Jess Cagle to discuss Katie, WotW and more. The complete interview will be online tomorrow; I’ll post it here of course.

And maybe you’ve heard Tom would like Nicole to attend his wedding to Katie (Examiner and Hollywood.com). If it’s true I don’t know, just reporting [so no comments on that please]!

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I’ve found this interview from inq7.net. It has put a smile on my face and I felt like I was there and could see it with my own eyes. A nice interview:

NEW YORK-Tom Cruise did not jump up and down his chair during our interview with him Thursday afternoon at the Essex House.

But he playfully knocked on the table to test if it was sturdy enough for him to do a repeat performance of his by-now-famous bouncing on Oprah Winfrey’s sofa to declare before the TV audience that he is in love, yes, he is in love!

Cynics may scoff at the love affair of Tom and Katie Holmes, now nicknamed TomKat. But having interviewed Tom several times in the past, I can say that this is a less uptight, more accessible guy. He was open not only in discussing his romantic life but even in the way he dressed up. Where he would normally be dressed in a suit or a long-sleeved dress shirt, the superstar appeared in a short-sleeved black shirt, with several buttons undone, no-tan arms exposed.

The rain, too

The man who used to be very guarded during interviews-a master at being engaging without revealing much-repeated his public declarations for Katie.

He was even effusive about the sudden rain soaking the trees (so green in summer) in Central Park right across the street. “I love that rain! Isn’t that great?” gushed the man in love as he gazed at the windows showcasing the park in all its leafy glory.

The press con began with the obligatory questions about the movie “War of the Worlds,” which he was promoting. This newest cinematic adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic book about alien invasion is a movie as entertaining as only Steven Spielberg can make it. It has spectacular effects, thrills, the dazzling screen presence of Tom and, best of all, Dakota Fanning. Only 10 at the time of the filming, Dakota has been declared an acting genius by Spielberg himself in a published interview. I experienced the fear from the invading aliens in this movie through this girl’s eyes.

At this afternoon press con, it didn’t take long for the personal questions to come. Tom was savvy enough to discern this and say, “I love it when you’re about to ask a question and this smile comes on. It’s like, okay, I’ve asked the movie question-now comes the personal question.”
(Later, when we joined a large group of US and international print and TV media folks for a press con with Tom and Steven Spielberg, the legendary filmmaker reacted to the first TomKat question by looking at his watch, putting on a mock surprised expression and saying, “Twenty minutes went by without that being asked!”)

That laughter

In the past, Tom deflected personal questions in a very polite manner, of course. This time, with our small group, he let out his loud, deep, cackling laugh-that Tom Cruise laughter which should be a column topic by itself. And then he answered the TomKat questions.

A colleague congratulated Tom on his engagement and mentioned the reams of stories about l’affaire TomKat. He pretended to be surprised, broke into that toothy Tom Cruise smile, leaned back in his chair and said, “Really?”

He lowered his voice when he talked about Katie. The effect, of course, is dramatic and emotional. As I wrote in my earlier column on Katie, if being in love results in an actor being more accessible and expressive, I’ll take this open Tom Cruise anytime.
“Never be surprised about how stupid people can be,” he declared about folks who are suspicious of his motives in trotting out a romantic relationship with Katie. “I am in love. Something extraordinary has happened to me and I haven’t felt this way. I can’t restrain myself,” he said, exulting in his explanation of the palpable change in him. “It’s a beautiful thing. People ask me and I’m going to be honest about it.”

Good, genuine

Of Katie, he said, “She’s such a good person and so genuine.” When he was apprised of Katie’s gushing declaration of his best qualities, he quipped, “Did she cover all of them?” And then came the cackling laughter again.

But there were certain things that Tom didn’t want to discuss. He still wouldn’t say how and where he and Katie first met. He didn’t want to say where he bought the four-carat diamond engagement ring that he slipped into Katie’s dainty finger at the Eiffel Tower.

And he claimed that details of the wedding have not been discussed.

He tried not to dwell on the incident at the London premiere of “War of the Worlds” where a man, pretending to interview him on the red carpet, squirted water from a mock mike at him. “It was the best premiere I’ve ever had in London except for that one incident,” he said instead to put a positive spin on the incident. “It (the water squirting incident) is not even worth talking about.”

Would he have been as calm if Katie had been the victim of that prank instead of him? “I’m just happy it didn’t happen to Katie,” was all he would say.

I told him how impressed I was with Dakota, who said, “I wish them the happiest marriage that anyone has ever had” after he dropped the bomb that he and Katie were engaged. Tom showed me how he turned around to face the young actress, who is now 11, and told her, “Thanks, girl.
That’s so touching.”

Next life?

When a writer asked what he would like to be in his next life, Tom appeared like it was a strange question to ask. “I’m having a great time right now,” he said. “This isn’t bad; this is pretty incredible actually.”

Toward the end of our interview with Tom, I looked behind, to the back of the room, and lo and behold, Katie was there, dutifully standing by. Whoa. This sure is a very public couple.

After our session, Tom greeted each one of us. As he shook my hand, he looked me in the eye and said, “Thank you for coming all the way to New York.”

I congratulated Katie on her engagement, teasing her that just a few weeks ago, a colleague had asked her when they were going to get married. And now she has an engagement ring. Sans makeup, in a simple getup of pink sweater, blouse and blue jeans, she looked like an innocent and pretty 18-year-old girl (she’s actually 26). When Tom went out of the room through another door, she bolted to catch up with him.

In the hallway, I saw them walking to the elevator, arms intertwined in the back. Both in blue jeans, the pair looked like teenage sweethearts rushing off somewhere. I wish them luck.

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Late night US chat show host David Letterman was prepared to wed Tom and his fiancee Katie on his programme last night (23JUN05) – he invited a judge to stand by just in case. Tom thoroughly enjoyed the joke and met the judge backstage before he appeared on the show. He told Letterman, “I love the judge in the back, that’s very funny. That is a Letterman classic.”

The chat show host played another joke on Tom, poking fun at the actor’s recent show of affection for Holmes on Oprah Winfrey’s TV show – when he jumped up and down on her sofa – by playing Van Halen’s JUMP as the movie star stepped out from backstage.

The good-humoured chat included Letterman criticising Cruise for proposing to Holmes at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. He scolded the actor, “You go to Paris and the Eiffel Tower and all of that… That was a nice touch. You make the rest of us look like rube (unsophisticated country person), like we just rolled off a turnip truck.” (contactmusic)

Visit the CBS sit to watch the video of Tom talking about Katie (6/23/05).

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As you know, Tom was on the ‘Today’ Show yesterday. Host Matt Lauer sat down with Tom and talked about Katie, “War of the Worlds” and his comments on Brooke Shield’s use of therapy and drugs to cure her postpartum depression, and the media responding to that. Watch the interview and/or read it at the site of MSNBC.

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Read some of the stories on the press conference given by Tom and Steven while they were in New York:
- smh.com.au
- scifi.com
- Hello! Magazine
A link to a video is already posted yesterday but you can click here to watch it.

Also little news: Asked whether he and Katie would be hearing the patter of tiny feet, Tom smiled and said “yes”. But he told People magazine that before things move forward “we would have to talk to our families about it”.

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I searched the internet and came up with the following stories.

Hello! Magazine has a little special about Tom & Katie, watch it here. Also on the site is the story that they met Penelope Cruz and her family while being in Madrid, promoting WotW. They had a great time, read it here.

I just have to show you this picture… so nice:

Also a press release that Tom will host a special screening of WotW for fans! It’s his idea to invite hundreds of fans in Los Angeles. Tom: “I’m thrilled to be hosting this screening for the fans. I’ve received so much support from them over the years and it feels great to have the opportunity to share the movie with them personally.”
No tickets will be sold for the event. Hundreds of military guests and webmasters of fan sites, who have supported the film from the very beginning, have already been invited; in addition, fans can win tickets to the event by listening to the radio, as reported by biz.yahoo.com. Of course, when we know/hear more about it, we will report it here!

ET has a little story about Tom in New York; read it here.

CNN published Steven Spielberg’s comments on the media madness (their reaction) to Tom & Katie being in love, read it here if you like.

And I close with the news of a six-minute b-roll clip that features a bunch of takes through out filming. It features tons of behind – the – scenes footage featuring action shots, Tom, Dakota and various discussion dialogue, including a scene feature of Tom reacting to an alien attack on city streets with a store window blowing out right next to him. Another clip is a shot of Tom running through what looks to be a farm as Spielberg sings the Mission Impossible theme! Click here to watch it.

That’s it for now, enjoy!

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Look! The layout is back! Me too. Kinda…

Tons of new War of the Worlds videos, all in the videos page: Tom Cruise Profile, Inspiration for the Film, TV Spots & More

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The Jay Leno video is up, you can download it at the videos page. Please, don’t direct link the video, if you want to link, link to the videos page.

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