Tom Cruise has been canned by Paramount for being too weird.
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Dude.
Who did say Scientologists run Hollywood?
Maybe the real reason he was canned was because he refused to sign the advertisement backing the president in his war against terror.
No! Tom Cruise was dumped by Paramount because his all too obvious weirdness is having an impact on the only thing that studio execs understand. Bums on seats and box office takings. If these had remained at the stratospheric levels that they had been for the previous decade or so, then Cruise could have continued to be as weird as he liked, and all he would get from Paramount would be an even better deal..
Cheers…
At least someone has stood up and said (ok not quite, but inferred!) that Scientology is a load of tosh: an out and out cult.
Pity no one in the Left says that about religion any more, and its encroachment on secular values: the two exceptions being critical of anything to do with Christianity in western socities; and being entirely apologetic about Islamic literalism in western societies.
Tom C has consistently topped polls for the most annoying stars. No surprise, as he really is irritating.
I can’t bame the studio guys for taking this decision….
With this sort of headwind in the irritation stakes, Tom has to come up with some pretty good movies to counter the problem that on balance people won’t want to see him. His last movie MI3 proved a dispointment to the studio despite grossing $400 because ther risk reward could have been out of whack. In other words they spent too much to make so much.
So to studio did the right thing. With their limited resources they could spend their money on more exiting ventures than tired, worn out, and irritating Tom C. Very good business decision.
He’s going like whacko jacko and a certain revulsion sets in after a while. Makes it hard to see a good movie performance even if he’s got one left in him.
Just incase you haven’t seen the add in Variety…
WbW:
“Pity no one in the Left says that about religion any more, and its encroachment on secular values: the two exceptions being critical of anything to do with Christianity in western socities; and being entirely apologetic about Islamic literalism in western societies.”
Spare me. It gets so boring hearing this shit. SO FUCKING BORING. I AM BORED BY YOU.
Is saying it any more interesting?*
For the umpteenth time, all religious fundamentalism is BAD. All religious interference in secular society and the rule of law is BAD. All religious observance which encourages discrimination on the basis of sex, gender preference or race is BAD. Anyone who treats others differently solely because of their religious beliefs (or lack thereof) is DOING A BAD THING.
Anyone else here “in TEH LEFT” who disagrees with the above propositions?
*Hint: If not, then stop.
FDB…what you’ve written is muy good.
It’s early there, yet could I share a glass with you?
A toast. To the end of religous fervor that kills?
Well, the sun’s over the yardarm at least, and it is Friday.
What the hell.
“so go fetch a barrel of rum, dear friends,
and fill up me glass to the rim,
for I’m not the man I used to be,
now I’m one of them”
Getting warmed up for ITLAPD.
Where’s The Devil when you need him?
It is Friday, is it not?
Let’s have one and stoush!
Count me in.
If you want for any excuse, FDB, I’ll supply one.
You’re not driving, Right?
Keeping your wits together, are you?
I’ve got a five-a-side mixed soccer game at 6:40, but that’s never stopped me before.
OOOHHH!!! Did I already mention that we won our (ahem, division B) GRAND FUCKING FINAL last week? Well we did, and guess who scored the winning goal? That’s right, readers. None other than your friendly and increasingly tipsy interlocutor. How much do I rule?
Fulchester United Forever.
Just to clarify: I’m in for the clinking of glasses, in defiance of religious fundamentalism and the distortion of my/our view towards it – not so much for the stoushing. I have a headache.
And no, A.K. no driving to work for me.
Good ol’ Melbourne has provided me with a 15km tram ride to work that involves a total of around 150m of walking. My front door in North Fitzroy to Port Melbourne in 30-40 minutes (hint: that’s a pretty long way, straight through the centre of town in peak hour).
Plus my car’s broken.
Everything about Cruise makes me want to puke. He’s been a dealbreaker on films for at least 5 years for me.
Other ‘dealbreaker’ stars for me include:
- Nicole Kidman (by association)
- Mad Mel
- Tom Hanks
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Julia Roberts
And yours??
Therein lies a tale, also. Now that work has been put back to next week, I’ll tell it to the dulcet tones of Laura Viers on my shitty computer speakers.
So it was just sitting there, right? Minding its own business, okay?
Then an apple tree fell on it. Bloody big one, too.
Now I have no free apples, and no car.
Congrats on your win, FDB!
You scored the goal?
Ooh ooh! Tall poppy time!
“click” go the secateurs, boys, click click click…
Take that Bullock!
What are you good for, Travolta?
Make another movie about a lovable loser who wins, will you Sandler? Not lying there in a pool of your own opium, you won’t!
Grease.
Pulp Fiction.
And Saturday Night Fever.
Punk
Just say my name three times backwards, FDB, or head down to your local—I’ll be there. Congratulations on the goal, and since we’re on the subject: Watch out for Sydney FC this year. Back-to-back. The A-league’s been pretty good so far, and my favourite bunch of all have got to be the Central Coast fan squad ‘The Marinators’. Great bunch of drunks.
Lefty E: anything with fucking Harrison Ford in it these days is honour-bound to be a bunch of crap.
Yes, it’s Friday afternoon and I know I’m still hard at work, tempting, corrupting, and deceiving, and all of the shit that goes with being the chief maleficient being of the universe. When you’re outside of both the State and Federal industrial relations systems there’s no such thing as illegal unpaid overtime, which sucks arse, come to think of it. You know, you mortals have it pretty good in some ways.
I really can’t wait for clock-off and a nice cold schooner of Tooheys Old, the end seat at the bar, and a bag of corn chips. Wish I could be more sophisticated, but nah, an Old is what I really feel like getting on the outside of.
I’d be interested to hear about the other drinks with which other commenters are satisfying their alcoholic cravings. How are you all keeping the shakes at bay?
Very Bloody Mary’s on this side of the Pacific, you only wish you were here, Devil Drink.
A bloody, Yank good Friday to you.
LeftyE – leave “our Nicole” alone.
You have been warned
“Our Nic”, Peter.
It’s important to get the syntax right, or you might also be accused of dissing TEH ORSTRAYAN OF THE YEAR.
Cheers to you, Another Kim, from this side of the Pacific!
As to your question, Devil Drink, it’s been Scotch tonight. Glenlivet to be more precise.
Dont worry, I leave ‘our Nicole’ well alone, Peter. As I say, dealbreaker. I wouldnae touch ‘er with yours.
Sandra Bullock and Sandler – good call FDB. Wouldnt see me within 400 feet of one of their films.
Travolta im still 50/50 on. Ther’s some real gold in there.
TDD – hell yes. In fact, I believe ‘Harrison Ford’ is Sanskrit for ‘the deal’s off; Im getting an old Python DVD out’.