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Tom Cruise & Christopher McQuarrie Charting 3 New Films: A Les Grossman Project, An Original Musical & More

August 8, 2022 4:40 pm

The relationship between actor Tom Cruise and screenwriter/director Christopher McQuarrie goes back to “Valrykie” (2008), and they’ve been nearly inseparable ever since. Even if McQuarrie isn’t directing the p...

Tom Cruise: The 10 Best & 5 Worst Performances

Jessica Kiang and Oliver Lyttelton

July 21, 2015 6:56 pm

Features, News

Live by the sword of megastardom, die by the sword of megastardom: the accepted wisdom about Tom Cruise, our most enduring movie star of the past three decades is that recent years have tarnished his once-gleam...

Michael Bacall Calls ’21 Jump Street’ John Hughes Meets ‘Badboys’; Says Les Grossman Movie Is ‘Totally Insane’

Edward Davis

July 29, 2010 7:28 pm

News

Earlier this week, we attended the "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World" press junket. A small snippet of our conversation with Edgar Wright is here.We also had an opportunity to speak with the up-and-coming screenwri...

Les Grossman Chews Out ‘The Twilight’ Crew In New MTV Movie Awards Viral Clips

Edward Davis

June 3, 2010 6:11 pm

News

The 2010 MTV Movie Awards are this weekend, June 6 at 9pm EST to be accurate, and while we're impressed with the fact that "Un Prophet" is up for Best Picture, the argument between Vincent Gallo and Alden Ehren...

Tom Cruise Wants to Don Fat Suit Again

M. P.

December 15, 2008 5:01 pm

News

It's been a big week for Tom Cruise, first a Golden Globe nomination for his role as potty mouthed studio executive, Les Grossman in "Tropic Thunder" and now talk of bringing the character to back to the big sc...

Better Than Robert Downey Jr. In ‘Tropic Thunder’

Rodrigo Perez

November 19, 2008 6:29 pm

News

Yeah, that's right. If you're going to give someone a Best Supporting nod in the mostly-Oscar-unworthy, "Tropic Thunder", give it Tom Cruise as the slimeball mega-film producer Les Grossman (better yet, give it...

Tom Cruise’s Les Grossman Character From “Tropic Thunder” Reminds Us Of Frank T.J. Mackey: Deleted Scenes From ‘Magnolia’

Rodrigo Perez

August 12, 2008 3:53 pm

News

Frank T.J. Mackey: "I will drop-kick those fuckin' dogs if they come near me."Ok, we just brought up Frank T.J. Mackey, the delightfully amazing douchebag character played by Tom Cruise in Paul Thomas Anderson...

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