Tom Cruise Gets a Black Tie Salute

There’s never a moment’s rest for Katie Holmes who was absolutely stunning out to help honor her husband at last night’s Moving Image Black Tie Salute Honoring Tom Cruise in NYC. She and Posh are looking pretty similar in the hair dept these days, especially when Katie has it all straight like that. It looks like most of the women took the black tie part of the event very very literally with their choice of dress color, including Ellen Barkin and Julianne Moore. The museum’s director talked about why they choose Tom, “Salutes are traditionally actors or directors…Some of these actors and directors are also multitasking, and Tom Cruise is one of them. His position with United Artists puts him into a whole new phase of his career, and that makes it a perfect time to honor him.” Congrats to Tom, but (cheese alert) what better prize could he want more than Katie’s infectious smile.

To see more from the event and ceremony including Tom, Katie, Ellen, Amy Ryan, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Julianne and Kenneth Branagh just

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 [Date: 07-Nov-07 ]

Written by TechniCool on November 7th, 2007 with no comments.
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Tom Cruise is a little, little man links

Tom Cruise is a little, little man [Dlisted]
Blast From the Past: Boyz II Men [Bossip]
Celebrity Fight List [Pajiba]
Pamela Anderson’s a cokehead [Celebslam]
Have a Taste of Paris Hilton’s New Movie [Yeeeah!]
Catherine Zeta-Jones Attends Hollywood Film Festival [I’m Not Obsessed]
Jessica Alba @ Spike TV Scream Awards 2007 [The Bastardly]
Pushing Daisies gets picked up for a full season! [In Case You Didn’t Know]
More Britney Spears dancing… and looking like a moron (Site NSFW) [Drunken Stepfather]
Mariah Carey’s hands don’t match her face [Hollywood Rag]
Jimmy Kimmel Trapped in the Closet [Seriously OMG! WTF]
Seal Is Hung Like Planet Pluto [Agent Bedhead]
Jessica Simpson has a lot to say [The Blemish]
Justin Timberlake chugs his beer [Cityrag]
Random Celebrity Photos [Crazy Days and Nights]
Gwen Stefani Is Just One of the Stylists [Popsugar]
Kylie Minogue’s Boring Calendar 2008 [The Grumpiest]
Britney Spears: You Can’t Tell Her Nuthin’ [CelebNewsWire]
What the Hell Could Alicia Keys Possibly Be Singing About that makes her look like this [The Evil Beet]
Talk to Lindsay Lohan’s Claw Hand [Gabsmash]
Drew Barrymore on the set of Grey Gardens [CelebWarship]
Other people are jumping on board! Boycott Britney Spears [I Don’t Like You In That Way]
Rehabapalooza: Lindsay Lohan, David Hasselhoff, Pete Doherty [Glitterati Gossip]
Trista Sutter Can’t Fit Into Her Skinny Jeans… oh the horror [Celebrity Baby Scoop]
Oprah’s secret weight loss surgery [Popbytes]
Christina Aguilera’s Hidden Baby Is The Worst Kept Secret Ever [A Socialite’s Life]
Halle Berry @ Things We Lost in the Fire’ Premiere [Just Jared]
Kim Kardashian Playboy Video Preview [Egotastic!]
Natalie Portman loves to ponder infinity [Lifeline Live]
Dr. Phil Welcomes Hot N’ Horny Myspace Mom… ew. [Best Week Ever]

 [Date: 24-Oct-07 ]

Written by TechniCool on October 25th, 2007 with no comments.
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Tom Cruise is a little, little man links

Tom Cruise is a little, little man [Dlisted]
Blast From the Past: Boyz II Men [Bossip]
Celebrity Fight List [Pajiba]
Pamela Anderson’s a cokehead [Celebslam]
Have a Taste of Paris Hilton’s New Movie [Yeeeah!]
Catherine Zeta-Jones Attends Hollywood Film Festival [I’m Not Obsessed]
Jessica Alba @ Spike TV Scream Awards 2007 [The Bastardly]
Pushing Daisies gets picked up for a full season! [In Case You Didn’t Know]
More Britney Spears dancing… and looking like a moron (Site NSFW) [Drunken Stepfather]
Mariah Carey’s hands don’t match her face [Hollywood Rag]
Jimmy Kimmel Trapped in the Closet [Seriously OMG! WTF]
Seal Is Hung Like Planet Pluto [Agent Bedhead]
Jessica Simpson has a lot to say [The Blemish]
Justin Timberlake chugs his beer [Cityrag]
Random Celebrity Photos [Crazy Days and Nights]
Gwen Stefani Is Just One of the Stylists [Popsugar]
Kylie Minogue’s Boring Calendar 2008 [The Grumpiest]
Britney Spears: You Can’t Tell Her Nuthin’ [CelebNewsWire]
What the Hell Could Alicia Keys Possibly Be Singing About that makes her look like this [The Evil Beet]
Talk to Lindsay Lohan’s Claw Hand [Gabsmash]
Drew Barrymore on the set of Grey Gardens [CelebWarship]
Other people are jumping on board! Boycott Britney Spears [I Don’t Like You In That Way]
Rehabapalooza: Lindsay Lohan, David Hasselhoff, Pete Doherty [Glitterati Gossip]
Trista Sutter Can’t Fit Into Her Skinny Jeans… oh the horror [Celebrity Baby Scoop]
Oprah’s secret weight loss surgery [Popbytes]
Christina Aguilera’s Hidden Baby Is The Worst Kept Secret Ever [A Socialite’s Life]
Halle Berry @ Things We Lost in the Fire’ Premiere [Just Jared]
Kim Kardashian Playboy Video Preview [Egotastic!]
Natalie Portman loves to ponder infinity [Lifeline Live]
Dr. Phil Welcomes Hot N’ Horny Myspace Mom… ew. [Best Week Ever]

 [Date: 24-Oct-07 ]

Written by TechniCool on October 25th, 2007 with no comments.
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Tom Cruise as a Nazi. He was not barred from filming in Germany

Tom Cruise is playing a Nazi Colonel who attempted to assassinate Hitler in a new film called Valkyrie, which is out next year. I thought that Germany banned Cruise from filming scenes there due to his status as the International celebrity spokesperson for the evil Scientology cult. Maybe he has some personal experience as a brainwashed atomaton that he can draw on to help prepare for his character.

I’m confused because an article on Rope Of Silicon says that principal photography just began on the film in Germany, but I know I read that Germany banned Cruise from filming there. It turns out that the story was that Cruise was banned by the German military, The Bundeswehr, from filming at military sites in the country due to his well-known status as a Scientologist. This brings into question his ability to effectively portray an important historic figure, and the German military doesn’t want to be associated with that. Cruise was not barred from filming in Germany in general.

Here’s more information about the thriller Cruise is filming:

Valkyrie is set to hit theaters August 8, 2008 and just began principal photography today in Berlin. Along with Cruise the film stars Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Eddie Izzard, Christian Berkel, Thomas Kretschmann, and Carice van Houten.

The “July 20 Plot” on Hitler’s life is one of the most heroic but least known episodes of World War Two. Severely wounded in combat, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg returns from Africa to join the German Resistance and help create Operation Valkyrie, the complex plan that will allow a shadow government to replace Hitler’s once he is dead. But fate and circumstance conspire to thrust Stauffenberg from one of many in the plot to a double-edged central role. Not only must he lead the coup and seize control of his nation’s government … He must kill Hitler himself.

“Valkyrie tells a story that is not only exciting but also important,” said Singer. “It’s something that Chris McQuarrie and I have wanted to do for some time. I can’t imagine shooting it anywhere else but on location in Germany, and I’m thrilled that we were able to get Tom Cruise to play Col. Stauffenberg.”

[From RopeofSilicon.com via Towelroad and ONTD]

The picture credit on Splash News says these pictures were taken near Berlin.

These picture were on ONTD and Rope of Silicon although it’s originally from Splash News and I’ll update it with a higher res version as soon a it becomes available. Thanks to ONTD and Towelroad for the story.

Here is Cruise’s profile next to Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, the historic figure he is portraying.

 [Date: 20-Jul-07 ]

Written by TechniCool on July 20th, 2007 with no comments.
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Tom Cruise and Brooke Shields, BFF

Tom Cruise and Brooke Shield’s new friendship is starting to freak me out. First their little girls were born on the same day. Then Suri goes to Grier’s birthday party. So far, so harmless. Now they’ve been spotted having dinner and gambling in Vegas together.

WTF! Weren’t they supposed to be enemies after Tom dissed her and her acting career (or lack thereof) on national television What about when Brooke told him that his beliefs were dangerous and that he should go off and save the world from aliens I must have read the situation wrongly, because I thought those were definitely fighting words.

I’m really scared about this you guys. That’s one more person with sense who has fallen for Tom Cruise’s charm offensive. The Daily Mail also ran a story today about how Victoria Beckham is considering converting to Scientology just to be in with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. I hope David has enough brain cells left in his brain after bleaching his head to tell his missus what a bad idea it is to hang out with the pint sized egomaniac.

Then again, his campaign can’t be working well enough if he’s only managed to sway Brooke Shields and Victoria Beckham with his “Xenu is good, honest!” offensive. They’re probably only hanging with Tom for the exposure, stringing him along enough in order for Tom to appear in their projects, and get them ratings and publicity.

Composite image is from Celebrity Stink.. Socialite’s Life has a picture of all three of them sort-of together.

 [Date: 02-May-07 ]

Written by TechniCool on May 2nd, 2007 with no comments.
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Tom Cruise attempts to maintain Stepford grip on wrigglin Katie

Baby madness nearly a year behind her, Katie Holmes is making the brave move to try and kickstart her career. She’s had lots of publicity has more name recognition than ever, but not much recent work unless towering over her leathery chimp sidekick Posh Beckham counts as work, or scribbling escape plans on bits of paper in her corner of Fortress Cruise. That last bit is of course just a rumor most scientists believe she is well enmeshed in Celebrity Stockholm Syndrome and has long since begun identifying with her captors: and that’s a long list of captors - ol’ TC hisself, the press, la paparazzi, Scientologists, guarunteed A- list fame, a (just under) ten years marriage contract, high-end rhinoplasty, The Beckhams, the tabloids, nightmares of Dawson Creek Reunions, etc etc … I mean if the world is your captor — aren’t you essentially free in a globe sized prison

Katie has some more specific ideas she wants to get her kit off in a new flick and jump start the career with a nice bit of the never-fails nudie show. Mr. Tom he ain’t so happy.-
Rumorficial reports

Katie is going to Shreveport , La with her 10-month-old daughter to film her next movie, Mad Money. Sources say that she planned this to “break free from her controlling husband Tom Cruise.” In order to control his wife he is planning to go with her to Shreveport and will be on the set every day.

The reason why Tom wants to attend the set is to interfere with the nude scene that Katie has with a young co-star Adam Rothenberg in her new move. He already talked with producers of the movie and told them why the movie would be better without the nude scene. However, industry sources say that the nude scene could really boost Katie’s career as an actor. Although, due to the low budget of the move Tom will have the last word since he has a lot of money and connections.

Such unfortunate decision on his part could jeopardize their relationship, because Katie is trying to continue her slowed down acting carrier and she is very persistent about it, sources say.

Of course it’s the ultimate sign of how deeply ingrained Cruise backlash has become that everyone now roots for Katie Holmes to make a break for the hills. That’s a movie we’d all like to see:

The Scene: An abandoned California landscape just outside the L. Ron Hubbard Center for Theta Beta BooYakka Studies

Over the edge of a hill we a beautiful young mother scrambling desperately, adorable baby clasped to her heaving bosom. The baby is oddly calm, with a Japanese toupee perched oddly yet attractively on its little head.
[We hear the growing thwock thwock thwock of what is perhaps helicopters just off screen]

Suddenly in the foreground the Battlefield Earth Ships rocket into sight. Our heroine reels backwards.

Cut to inside the spaceships: Two evil Psychlo Warlords in full Battlefield Earth, nail fungus Rasta gear. They cackle Scientologically as they steer the ship

Travolta : Don’t Worry Tom Kelly tried to escape in the early days — but as all can see — her career and spirit have been crushed under my constant supervision

Cruise: (under his breath) and under your fatty pork cracklings chin

Fade to Black

Coming to Theaters Summer 2007

 [Date: 30-Mar-07 ]

Written by TechniCool on March 30th, 2007 with no comments.
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Tom Cruise is the (anti) Christ Links

- Tom Cruise is god to the Scientologists [CelebWarship]
- Adventures of Britocchio [Gallery of the Absurd]
- Angelina Jolie spent over $700 just so she and Maddox could take a shower [Celebrity Baby Blog]
- Leonardo DiCaprio mauled by fans at the Japanese Departed premiere [Bastardly]
- The latest American Pie DVD blow-by-blow [Pajiba]
- Tara Reid gets double-teamed on stage [Hollyscoop]
- Kimbo Stewart and Harry Morton are a new item [Socialite’s Life]
- John Mayer is less reluctant to be seen in public with Jessica Simpson [ICYDK]
- When bloggers make fun of Perez Hilton, is that like the pot calling the kettle black [Mollygood]
- Kurt Cobain was puking from detoxing when Courteney Love gave birth to their only child [yeeeah]
- Sundance celebrity chili [CityRag]
- Bad fashion at Sundance [I’m Not Obsessed]
- Jared Leto thinks he’s a badass [Best Week Ever]
- Rosie tries to start a fight with Oprah, gets one of the world’s richest hands [Seriously OMG! WTF]
- Ashlee Simpson’s new boyfriend [Gabsmash]
- Did Anna Nicole have her son’s baby! [Spank Cheeks]
- Tori Spelling tries to look cute. Fails. [Celebrity Puke]
- Paris Hilton and Jenna Jameson are being courted for a reality TV show in which they would school virgins on how to score [DListed]
- Justin Timberlake played basketball with Eva Longoria and Alyssa Milano in his hotel room for hours [PopSugar]
- Britney goes shopping for underwear with her mulleted son - the only one the public has ever seen [CelebNewsWire]
- Britney in an awful outfit again [Celebrity Baby Scoop]

- Little girls’ midriff-baring fashion. [Metadish]
- Pamela Anderson tries to stop a Colonel Sanders stamp from being released [The Blemish]
- Italian soccer player Marco Boriello’s drug test excuse: he failed because of the crotch cream he used for the STD his girlfriend gave him [Kickette]
- Walgreens stops an employee from reporting on child abuse [White Trash Mom]
- Bored at work Join a celebrity fantasy league and vote on who will have the next f’up. [Fafarazzi]
- Please let Mark Wahlberg win an Oscar [Junkiness]

 [Date: 24-Jan-07 ]

Written by TechniCool on January 24th, 2007 with no comments.
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Tom Cruise tried to get Keith Urban to do Scientology rehab

One of the ways the Scientology cult ropes in vulnerable recruits is through their sham drug rehab front, Narconon. Narconon tries to sound official with a name that can easily be confused for the legitimate self-help group, Narcotics Anonymous, with which they are in no way affiliated. They make addicts …

 [Date: 01-Jan-70 ]

Written by TechniCool on January 18th, 2007 with no comments.
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Tom Cruise wore a girdle under his wedding suit

Janet Charlton reports that newly-tub Tom Cruise needed a he-girdle to keep his tummy sucked in during his wedding to Katie Holmes. I don’t know if I believe this because it seems like something that could be easily made up, but it also sounds entirely plausible considering that he’s gained some weight recently.

Here’s a juicy little secret that Tom Cruise might kill us for telling you. Oh well, here we go- Tom was wearing a GIRDLE under his tuxedo at his wedding! In case you haven’t noticed, Tom packed on around twenty pounds in the past few months before the big event. He says he’s a “nervous eater.” And he’s had a lot to be nervous about - his exit from Paramount and his high octane marriage. When Tom arrived in Rome, we hear that Giorgio Armani was apoplectic because the wedding tux was too small. Armani personally tended to all the fittings while Tom’s pants were let out and various details were adjusted. Tom wanted to look svelte so he didn’t protest when Giorgio suggested girdling Tom’s midsection so the jacket would fall properly. The corset was sewn into Tom’s undergarment. Everyone was sworn to secrecy, but those Armani employees love to gossip, and are we grateful for THAT!

Tom saying that he’s a “nervous eater” makes him seem rather feminine, and coupled with that this girdle tale is priceless.

He also probably wore some kind of lifts to his wedding since he appeared to be the same height as Katie, making the girdle story seem more likely.

Tom and Katie are now on their honeymoon in the Maldives on a friend’s yacht, and have brought little Suri and the head of Scientology along.

Pictures from KatieHolmes.com

 [Date: 27-Nov-06 ]

Written by TechniCool on November 28th, 2006 with no comments.
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It’s Official: Katie Holmes is Part of the Cult