Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Weekend Box Office: 'Marley' Faces No New Competition

source: Cinematical

3 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount) - $18.40 ($9.036) - $79.01 4 - Valkyrie (MGM/UA) - $14.04 ($5,055) - $60.69 5 - Yes Man (Warner Bros.) - $13.85 ($4,033) - $79.41 6 - Seven Pounds (Sony) - $10.00 ($3,626) - $60.04 Numbers courtesy of Box Office Mojo

Published Mon, Jan 5

Vengeful Gossip Bashes 'Tom Cruise's Nazi Apologia': An Annotated Guide

source: Defamer

We knew Fox News gossip and mortal Tom Cruise enemy Roger Friedman was upset last week when MGM denied him an advance look at Valkyrie. Today, he exacted his mouthbreathing, error-packed and all-around vicious revenge. Is Horrible 'Valkyrie' Tom Cruise's Nazi Apologia? [Fox News]

Published Fri, Dec 26

Podcast: Interview: 'Valkyrie' Producer and Writer Christopher McQuarrie

source: Cinematical

Best known as the writer of The Usual Suspects, Christopher McQuarrie has an impressive number of films on his resume (including his criminally overlooked directorial debut, The Way of the Gun), but Valkyrie -- opening nationwide this week -- saw him also serve as a producer alongside d...

Published Thu, Dec 25

Cruise Does Elvis on Leno

source: Screenhead

Here’s a fun clip of Tom Cruise on Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” the other night. Valkyrie, directed by Bryan Singer with an all-star cast opens on Christmas Day. Related PostsElvis - The Hollywood Collection - a new DVD setIn preparation for the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Elvis Pre...

Published Mon, Dec 15

MGM Swats Rogue Critic in Latest Round of 'Valkyrie' Backlash

source: Defamer

And with the first official press screenings taking place after Whitty's organization votes, that can only mean one thing: MGM and United Artists have no faith in their $90 million Tom Cruise Nazi epic. Of course! Isn't that what you derived from that strategy?

Published Mon, Dec 1

Nevada's Free-Movie Lovers Ambushed With 'Valkyrie' Screening

source: Defamer

Indeed, 7 out of 10 Valkyrie viewers rated the film as "as good or better than Babylon A.D.," though a majority of comment cards also found themselves disappointed by the less-than-uplifting ending, in which a captured Tom Cruise is fed to the Führer's sows as punishment for his treasonous...

Published Thu, Sep 4

This Just In: Lest there be any confusion ...

source: Defamer

This Just In: Lest there be any confusion about where things stand at United Artists: "STATEMENT FROM HARRY E. SLOAN, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. — After reading erroneous reports about Tom Cruise and United Artists, I would like to clarify that we are honored that...

Published Thu, Aug 14

'Valkyrie' Returns to '08

source: Cinematical

MGM seems to be trying to reverse the effects of the doomsaying that circulated about Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer's Hitler-assassination-attempt thriller Valkyrie in the spring, culminating in the announcement that the movie was moving from December 2008 to President's Day 2009. Tha...

Published Wed, Aug 13