Tom Cruise

Background Extra Recounts His Unlikely Spiritual Mission - Posted December 19, 2011
LA native Steve Cha has a B.A. in Asian American Studies from UCLA and is currently working on an M.A. in theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena. Along the way, he also worked for several years as a pr... [FishbowlLA]

Tom Cruise Wows His Indian Chauffeur - Posted December 6, 2011
There's a torrent of fawning media coverage coming out of Bollywood today about Tom Cruise's final-leg stopover in Mumbai. The Deccan Chronicle for example ... [FishbowlLA]

Media Take Their Shots at Brett Ratner - Posted November 9, 2011
In the wake of Brett Ratner's resignation as co-producer of the 84th Academy Awards, FishbowlLA wondered how long it would take for a prominent journalist to raise the issue of ... [FishbowlLA]

Scientology Watcher Wonders: What's Up in Commerce? - Posted October 21, 2011
The Morton Report contributor Skip Press has another intriguing entry today ... [FishbowlLA]

Scottie Pippen Mixes It Up With the Media Mob & Does Rosie Have a New Lady Love? - Posted September 28, 2011
Things have been pretty busy at Michael's this week. On Monday, none other than James Bond aka Daniel Craig dropped by. ("His eye are so blue!" cooed one smitten staffer). Yesterday, a very laid back Rosie O'Donnell showed up... [FishbowlNY]

Glenn Close and Damages Cast Celebrate Season Four - Posted June 29, 2011
-- DIANE CLEHANE Before dashing off to their summer cottages in the Hamptons for the long holiday weekend, the media mavens and moguls were at their regular perches at Michael's today for a bit of last minute networking. It was SRO at the bar and the dining room was jam pa... [SocialTimes.com]

Glenn Close and Damages Cast Celebrate Season Four - Posted June 29, 2011
-- DIANE CLEHANE Before dashing off to their summer cottages in the Hamptons for the long holiday weekend, the media mavens and moguls were at their regular perches at Michael's today for a bit of last minute networking. It was SRO at the bar and the dining room was jam pa... [FishbowlNY]

Top Gun Pilot Recalls Early Draft Typos - Posted June 27, 2011
After U.S. Navy "Topgun" fighter pilot Dave "Bio" Baranek retired from active duty in 1999, he worked with the BBC on a 2004 story about the famous Hollywood film for which he provided aerial sequences and was later qu... [FishbowlLA]

Tom Cruise Could Play Jack Reacher - Posted June 14, 2011
Deadline New York broke the news that Tom Cruise is currently considering the role of thriller hero Jack Reacher in an adapta... [semanticweb.com]

Atlas Shrugged, 'Meh' - Posted April 15, 2011
In a piece titled, "Paul Ryan and the New Politics of Sadism" in Esquire they draw a fascinating parallel: In terms of their connection to actual human reality, the difference between the doctrines of Ayn Rand and the doctrines ... [FishbowlLA]

Guillermo del Toro Withdraws from 'At the Mountains of Madness' Negotiations - Posted March 8, 2011
According to the New Yorker, author and director Guillermo del Toro has withdrawn from negotiations to direct an... [GalleyCat]

Tucker Explains It All | A Perfect Match | A More Perfect Match - Posted March 7, 2011
TVNewser: In the latest Media Beat, Tucker Carlson says he never cheers for anyone to get fired, only executed. Wait! That's if you're Michael Vick - otherwise you're good. G... [FishbowlNY]

'The War Of The Worlds' Is Free eBook Today - Posted January 20, 2011
Today's Free eBook of the Day is The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. This is a classic science fiction novel tells the story of London, as it is invaded by aliens. Here is an excerpt: "No one would have believed i... [eBookNewser]

George Clooney to Star in Adaptation of Douglas Preston & Mario Spezi Book - Posted January 10, 2011
Actor George Clooney will star in an adaptation of Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi's nonfiction book, The Monster of Florence. Valkyrie screenwriters Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander will team up t... [GalleyCat]

Scientology Defector Paul Haggis Tells All in Upcoming Book - Posted January 6, 2011
Hollywood's favorite cult isn't going to be happy about this. Scientology's most famous defector, Oscar-winning screenwriter and director ... [FishbowlLA]

With or Without Superman, Vancouver Flying High - Posted December 17, 2010
We've written before about how Los Angeles is now essentially a TV production town and no longer a studio movie making metropolis. This is certainly borne out by a ... [FishbowlLA]

UK Tabloid Spoils Tom Cruise's Midnight Fun - Posted December 14, 2010
Just when actor Tom Cruise and best friend-neighbor David Beckham had figured out a way to a... [FishbowlLA]

Going Mano-a-Mano with Christian Bale - Posted November 15, 2010
We love Christian Bale. He may be politically incorrect; he may be a careless crew member's worst nightmare. But on the page, in the... [FishbowlLA]

Leonardo DiCaprio to Star as H.H. Holmes in The Devil in the White City Adaptation - Posted November 2, 2010
Leonardo DiCaprio will play a real-life 19th Century serial killer in an upcoming adaptation of ... [GalleyCat]

Time to Meet a Scientologist - Posted October 18, 2010
With Tom Cruise having gone off the rails and Paul Haggis now a million dollar PR bust, it appea... [FishbowlLA]

High Level Ex-Scientologist Pens Expose - Posted September 3, 2010
Village Voice's Tony Ortega reviews Counterfeit Dreams by Jefferson Hawkins. Hawkins documents the rise of the group through the 70s and 80s arriving at its current state w... [FishbowlLA]

Tom Cruise Fires Rogers & Cowan; Hires 42 West - Posted January 29, 2010
Tom Cruise changed up his PR representation this week, firing Paul Bloch and Arnold Robinson at Rogers & Cowa... [PRNewser]

Will Ferrell Tops Forbes' 10 Most Overpaid Stars - Posted November 19, 2009
According to Forbes, citing the stinker Land of the Lost, Will Ferrell movies earned an average of $3.29 for every dollar he was paid. Compare that with ... [FishbowlLA]

GawkerTV Launches With Intern Workforce, Optimistic About Ad Sales - Posted November 3, 2009
Today's launch of Gawker.TV is the product of Richard Blakeley's three years as Nick Denton's video editor. Now the This Is Why You're Fat co-autho... [FishbowlNY]

Daily Beast Launches Entertainment & Fashion Section Sexy Beast - Posted September 10, 2009
It's only fitting that Tina Brown's online publication The Daily Beast would launch its new fashion and entertainment section, ... [FishbowlNY]

Nerd Prom: That's A Wrap - Posted May 11, 2009
Some leftover inside scoops from the WHCD, affectionately called Nerd Prom by DC journos... • The real story with Ben and Jen-- Jennifer Garner cancelled on host CBS earlier last week and Ben Affleck at the last minute because he was "very sick." • We spotted ... [FishbowlDC]

Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, David Cronenberg, and a Spy Novel - Posted April 27, 2009
David Cronenberg has plans to adapt Robert Ludlum's "The Matarese Circle" as a big budget film starring ... [GalleyCat]

Forbes Has Four Way Tie For Number Two Spot in Top 20 Most Valuable Actors - Posted February 10, 2009
Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and ... [FishbowlLA]

Cruise's 'Valkyrie' Has Good Opening, But Not In Los Feliz - Posted December 26, 2008
Tom Cruise's attempt at an independent film had a good opening nationwide on Christmas day, but in Los Feliz at the local theater the small crowd that paid was only disappointed. The film broke and the Los Feliz theater technicians couldn't fix it. So a few went home with a free ticket... [FishbowlLA]

'Marley and Me' Wins X-mas; Beating Up On Pitt, Cruise And Sandler - Posted December 26, 2008
"Marley and Me," starring a very-much-alive Owen Wilson, proved that the movie business, to renew an awful pun, is truly going to the dogs, box office analyst Steve Mason confirmed to FBLA. The ... [FishbowlLA]

Will Smith A Scientologist? He Says No, But His Wallet Says Yes - Posted December 18, 2008
Two-faced star Will Smith has long denied that he has any connection to those loony Scientologists, but apart from constantly hanging out with chief Scientologist Tom Cruise and his wife ... [FishbowlLA]

Around the Fishbowls: Obama, O'Reilly, Cruise... - Posted December 17, 2008
• FishbowlNY's Glynnis MacNicol reports today's shocking news — President-elect Barack Obama was selected as Time magazine's Person of the Year. Noticeably absent from the "... [TVNewser]

Fox's Friedman Banned From Cruise's Comeback - Posted December 16, 2008
Fox News' Roger Friedman, an able-bodied film raconteur if ever there was one, has been banned from screenings of ... [FishbowlLA]

Tom Cruise on Camera One, and Everywhere Else - Posted December 15, 2008
NBC's "Today" show got the most out of its interview with Tom Cruise this morning. Cruise first appeared in the pre-show tease on local stations, including New York's WNBC, operating a camera. ...he then appeared in the open of the... [TVNewser]

Glib No More? Lauer & Cruise One-on-One - Posted December 10, 2008
Three-and-a-half years after Tom Cruise told Matt Lauer "... [TVNewser]

More Power To The Bloggers: Is 'Valkyrie' A Bust? - Posted December 1, 2008
Tom Cruise's new film, "Valkyrie," has been the target (subject) of an onslaught of media reports. "It's too late in opening." "It can't qualify for Oscars." "It will never make any money." And on and on and on. But best is saved for the blogger universe with ... [FishbowlLA]

Not Your Typical Power 40 From Details - Posted November 26, 2008
Details Power 40 list didn't have the cachet of a Vanity Fair, Time or ... [FishbowlLA]

Tom Cruise and Scientology Recruit Federal Judge: Florida Source - Posted November 23, 2008
Peter Letterese's ongoing battle with the Church of Scientology and poster boy Tom Cruise is coming to a h... [FishbowlLA]

Tom Cruise and 'Valkyrie': Not Exactly Stellar Reports - Posted November 19, 2008
Tom Cruise and his Hitler knock-off "Valkyrie" aren't exactly inspiring confidence from MGM studios or from ever-perspicacious test audiences, MSNBC says. The fi... [FishbowlLA]

Jury Still Out On Butcher 'Guru To The Stars' Trial - Posted November 12, 2008
The jury is still out on the Feline Butcher -- holistic health guru to such stars as Tom Cruise, Lisa Marie Presley... [FishbowlLA]

Letterese Never Says Die re: Scientology and Cruise - Posted November 11, 2008
Peter Letterese, who filed a $265 million lawsuit against the Church of Scientology and Tom Cruise, just won't let the Scientols alone. Now, he's offering to reimburse ... [FishbowlLA]

Scientology Takes Off Kid Gloves Against Ex-Sciento Guy - Posted November 6, 2008
Taking off the kid gloves, Scientology lawyers put as much pressure as a quasi-church can create on a Florida judge to attempt to quash a $265 million lawsuit brought by ex-Scientologist Peter Letterese that names the church and film star Tom Cruise as complicit.... [FishbowlLA]

EXCLUSIVE: Scientology Legal Responds -- And They're Not Happy - Posted November 3, 2008
Unbelievably well-financed lawyers from Scientology have given their best shot at Peter Letterese, the former Scientologist who filed a quarter-billion-dollar lawsuit (yes, that's billion) against the august church and its poster boy Tom Cruise... [FishbowlLA]

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Cruise And Scientology Sued Again For $265 Million - Posted October 31, 2008
Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology are the targets of an amended Florida lawsuit that seeks more than a quarter of a billion dollars, FBLA has learned. Ex-Scientologist Peter Letterese, u... [FishbowlLA]

Gibson Interview With Palin...Uhm...Wow... - Posted September 12, 2008
For two weeks since Sarah Palin was nominated as ... [FishbowlLA]

Investigator Barresi Opens Up On Hollywood - Posted August 18, 2008
Paul Barresi is a former porn star turned private eye who has worked on Hollywood cases involving Michael Jackson, Edd... [FishbowlLA]

Harry Sloan Going to His Cruise Missile Defense - Posted August 14, 2008
Earlier today, MGM chief executive Harry E. Sloan came sprinting to the defense of golden boy Tom Cruise, to massage the media interpretation of the meltdown of United Artists un... [FishbowlLA]

Cruise's 'Valkyrie' Turns Into An Xmas Pic -- Break Out The Mistletoe! - Posted August 13, 2008
Tom Cruise's embattled film "Valkyrie" was just shifted by MGM to a Dec. 26 release date, moved up from the Feb. 13, 2009 that was originally planned. The film has had nothing but controversy, but... [FishbowlLA]

Paula Wagner Says Bye Bye to UA - Posted August 13, 2008
Paula Wagner, the once Tom Cruise agent who turned into the Cruise production partner at United Artists, is leaving the mini-studio to start up her own indie production shingle. ... [FishbowlLA]

Paul Barresi Did Work For Tom Cruise -- Once - Posted August 8, 2008
Hollywood private eye Paul Barresi wants one thing on the record. Though he wasn't working for Tom Cruise or the Church of Scientology when he sent documentation to to the New York Daily News about the $250 million anti-scientology lawsuit, he has helped Cruise for certain issues in the past. ... [FishbowlLA]

P.I. Paul Barresi Takes On Scientology - Posted August 7, 2008
Hollywood private eye Paul Barresi, the former porn star who later worked for jailed gumshoe Anthony Pellicano, has become mired in the anti-Scientology, anti-... [FishbowlLA]

Tom Can't Cruise Away from Scientology - Posted July 31, 2008
Tom Cruise, ever the crusader for Scientological aims, is one of the targets in a new $250 million lawsuit against the "Church" filed in Florida this month. The suit involves Peter Letterese... [FishbowlLA]

Lunch: Where the Magic Happens - Posted July 30, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE I thought I'd seen just about everything from my regular perch at Michael's during my weekly visits, but today topped all. They were serving up sides of card tricks with the Cobb salads today and the gang was just eating it up. When I arrived, illusionist ... [FishbowlNY]

Nicita Out At CAA for Morgan Creek...Go figure! - Posted July 29, 2008
Creative Artists Agency top-rung earner Rick Nicita seems to be waving bye-bye to the agency to take a job as Chairman and Chief Operating Officer for ... [FishbowlLA]

BriE Gives Us Some Love - Posted May 6, 2008
Somehow we came across this thank-you from BriE for posting her Tom Cruise video spoof in January. No idea how we missed this, but fish kisses right back at you. ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds -- Afternoon Edition - Posted May 2, 2008
SAG and the Studios Extend Talks: Again. Cougar Sought In Eagle Rock: We thought the LAT was running Personals on the front pag... [FishbowlLA]

Epizootics Revealed! Will Tom Cruise Convert? - Posted January 17, 2008
Back when Tom Cruise was in diapers, Paul Krassner, editor of The Realist was already wise to the tricks of a certain Sci-Fi writer turned cult leader. Epizootics, a spoof of ... [FishbowlLA]

Tom Cruise in Scientology Video--We Are the Way to Happiness - Posted January 15, 2008
Tom Cruise explains it all for you--9 minutes worth. Here's hoping that SP's don't blast this off the site. Irrepressible scallywag Mark Ebner has those ... [FishbowlLA]

Weinstein To Sign WGA Deal - Posted January 10, 2008
The WGA is making side deals left and right. Biggie Harvey Weinstein says he's getting a contract similiar to the one Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner wrangled for UA. And not a moment too soon: One project that will im... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted January 7, 2008
Elizabeth Snead's Big Weekend: The Dish Rag makes us feel dirty... and, worse, somehow culpable in the destruction of Britney Spears. ... [FishbowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 10.22.07 - Posted October 22, 2007
Good morning Washington. The White House bids farewell to Josh Deckard. A NBC release announced, "'Meet the Press,' the longest running television show in the world, reached a programming milestone, airing its 3,000th broadcast l... [FishbowlDC]

Kingsley Steps Down at PMK/HBH - Posted September 26, 2007
All of Tinseltown's top publicists will be barking around about this story today: THR's Borys Kit reports that "uber-entertainment publicist" Pat Kingsley is stepping down from her post as CEO of PMK/HBH... [FishbowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: Sept. 14, 2007 - Posted September 14, 2007
Johnson Helps Clinton Campaign Following up on Oprah's ritzy fundraiser for Barack Obama last weekend in Montecito, Variety gives the deets on another campaign party planned for Southern California this weekend but this time it's Magic Johnson hosting a bash for Hillary Clin... [FishbowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: August 28 - Posted August 28, 2007
In the wake of Owen Wilson's hospitalization and recovery, Variety does its best to diagnose his slate of upcoming films. New Variety staffer Tatiana Siegel writes that first up, the actor was due to begin shooting a role in "Trop... [FishbowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: August 20, 2007 - Posted August 20, 2007
THR reports that Fox has again gone to its go-to guy for live broadcasts, Ryan Seacrest, signing the American Idol host to emcee the network's Sept. 16 telecast of the 59th annual Emmy Awards. Reporter Nellie Andreeva ... [FishbowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: August 17, 2007 - Posted August 17, 2007
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" jumps into the serious news fray a bit with a report next week from Iraq-based correspondent Rob Riggle, reports THR. Though Riggle and crew had contact with a USO-Multi Nationa... [FishbowlLA]

LA Times on Jeremy Blake, Theresa Duncan - Posted August 2, 2007
Chris Lee's LA Times story is dated August 3, which is tomorrow, right? But he's got tons of great information--some of which hasn't been ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 20, 2007
Robbers of the Rich and Famous: A two-man burglary crew has burglarized mansions in the last year, making off with more than $7 million in cash and jewelry from high-powered victims -- some of whom may be former Paramount Pictures ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 19, 2007
A Little Welcome Wagon: Tom Cruise and Will Smith will team up to throw the Beckhams a welcome-to-LA bash on Sunday for 600 of their closest friends, including Oprah Winfrey... [FishbowlLA]

Movies We'd Love to See, But Never Will: Premiere.Com Explains - Posted June 8, 2007
Premiere.com takes a clever step away from yapping about the summer blockbusters and offers 20 Movies Not Coming Soon to a Theater Near You. Stephen Saito brings us up to speed on ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted April 5, 2007
Cube=Square: We knew hip-hop was dead when we saw Karl Rove rap. But for those of you who held out hope, we offer you this. ... [FishbowlLA]

In The Trades: All Bucked Up! - Posted March 21, 2007
CMT's must-see TeeVee:Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge. CMT has ordered up 6 episodes for an August premiere. The show follows 8 celebrities as they attempt the wild world of bull riding. Who'll get bucke... [FishbowlLA]

Gossip Jamboree: American Idols, Idle Americans - Posted March 8, 2007
Captain America is dead! We didn't even know he'd been sick. Madonna can't manage to ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted February 27, 2007
Silly Madam Tricks Are For Barnes: Convicted Hollywood madam Jody "Babydol" Gibson has a tell-all book coming out -- not that you'd need it to find out who used her high-end call girl service. Court records that had been sealed or redacted are now ... [FishbowlLA]

Reviewing Radar Like a Rock Record - Posted February 13, 2007
In media terms, the anticipation and hype-y buildup to Radar's latest incarnation (the third, if you're scoring at home) has been like that of a rock album — albeit one whose lineup is as interchangeable as the studio it was recorded in. You could even say radaronline.com and the accompa... [FishbowlNY]

In The Trades: He's My Buddy - Posted February 13, 2007
Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller ARE The Hardy Boys, er, Men. Cruise and Stiller will star in a comedy based on the mystery series. Stiller will produce, Shawn Levy will direct and get this: Cruise and Stiller have been friends... [FishbowlLA]