Valkyrie

An Inglourious Basterdization of History

Bryan Farrell | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Melanie Laurent, Nonviolence, Brad Pitt, Roger Ebert, Nazis, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds, Tom Cruise, Gandhi, Adolf Hitler, World War II, Valkyrie, Entertainment News
Bryan Farrell

There is a surprising truth about WWII: nonviolence, of the kind Gandhi practiced, was used successfully against the Nazis.

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Germans Relish Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds'

GlobalPost | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Schindler's List, Nazi Germany, Brad Pitt, Life Is Beautiful, Brad-Pitt-Inglorious-Bastard, Germany, Inglorious Basterd, Quentin Tarantino Movie, Quentin Tarantino, Tarantino, Valkyrie, Quentin Tarantino Film, World News

And now there's Quentin Tarantino's Nazi-era splatter film "Inglourious Basterds," which -- to my great surprise -- has rocketed to the top of the Ger...

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Brad Pitt Calls Tom Cruise's Nazi Flick 'Ridiculous'

people.com | Karen Nickel Anhalt | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Inglourious Basterds, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Film, Valkyrie, Entertainment News

As far as Brad Pitt is concerned, his new film Inglourious Basterds is the be all and end all of Nazi movies. "The second World War could still del...

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Katie Holmes Gets A Weave (Or Extensions) (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 04.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Katie Holmes Hair, Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes New Hair, Valkyrie, Katie Holmes Japan Hair, Suri Cruise, Entertainment News

Katie Holmes sported some new hair at Tuesday's Japanese premiere of "Valkyrie." Her short 'do was on display when she, husband Tom and daughter Suri...

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Tom, Katie And Suri Land In Japan (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 04.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Slideshow, Japan, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Valkyrie, Suri Cruise, Celebrity Kids, Video, Entertainment News

Tom, Katie and Suri Cruise landed in Japan on Sunday. Tom's latest movie "Valkyrie" has its Japanese premiere this week. In a departure from their no...

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Katie Holmes And Tom Cruise Wow Brazil (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post, AP | Posted 03.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie, Suri Cruise, Entertainment News

Tom Cruise continued his international "Valkyrie" junket in Brazil this week. He and wife Katie Holmes left Suri behind for the Rio premiere Tuesday n...

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Tom Cruise's Layered Look: Love It Or Leave It? (PHOTOS/POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Film, Valkyrie, Tom Cruise, Poll, Entertainment News

Tom Cruise has been jetting across Europe to promote "Valkyrie," and Monday in Russia he donned a black turtleneck under his collared shirt under a do...

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Tom Cruise Stars in Valkyrie, And Illustrates That Slide Down the Slippery Slope to Fascism

Brad Balfour | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Valkyrie, Fascism, Jack Boots, Oscars, Tom Cruise, World War 2, Adolf Hitler, Superstar, Movies, Germany, Awards, Hollywood, Jerry Maguire, Claus Von Stauffenberg, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

Tom Cruise: When I read a script, I see it like an audience and not as a filmmaker, particularly when I get caught up in the picture.

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"Valkyrie" Tops Foreign Box Office, #1 In Germany

Variety | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tom Cruise, Valkyrie, Box Office, Entertainment News

Military thriller "Valkyrie" landed atop the foreign box office, while the weekend saw only a smattering of international expansions of awards contend...

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Tom Cruise : I've Always Wanted to Kill Hitler

AP | Perez Hilton | Posted 02.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hitler, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie, Entertainment News

SEOUL, South Korea — Tom Cruise says playing an anti-Hitler plotter in his latest movie "Valkyrie" fulfilled a childhood fantasy. In real life,...

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Your 12 Biggest Questions About Hollywood, Answered

Chris Kelly | Posted 02.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Dark Knight, Revolutionary Road, M. Night Shyamalan, David Zucker, An American Carol, The Reader, Tom Cruise, Joseph Goebbels, Valkyrie, Tom Cruise Scientology, Movies, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Chris Kelly

Director Bryan Singer worked really hard to get all the Nazi paraphernalia just right in Valkyrie, so why does he let Tom Cruise call Joseph Goebbels "George Gobel?"

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Good the Movie is Only Somewhat So: Another Nazi Film About a Flawed Relationship

Michael Russnow | Posted 02.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nazi Germany, Boy in Striped Pajamas, Kate Winslet, Jason Isaacs, Anastasia Hille, Russnow, Jodie Whittaker, Ram Productions International, The Reader, Movies, Defiance, Good, JOhn Wrathall, Valkyrie, Gemma Jones, Viggo Mortensen, Vicente Amorim, Michael Russnow, Tom Cruise, C. P. Taylor, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Krystalnacht, Reichstag, Entertainment News
Michael Russnow

Good hasn't a prayer of making any money but if you don't care about only seeing what's in vogue you won't go away feeling unmoved.

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Rethinking The Reader

Regina Weinreich | Posted 02.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Reader, Kate Winslet, Film, The Reader Movie, Movies, Nazi Germany, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Defiance, Germany, The New York Times, New York Times, Valkyrie, Entertainment News
Regina Weinreich

Critics have been poo-pooing The Reader for the love affair between a minor and older woman, and other reasons, but I say, look again.

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The Strange Case of Claus Von Stauffenberg and Valkyrie

Brad Balfour | Posted 02.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hitler, Wwii, Germany, Superman, Adolf Hitler, Tom Cruise, Film, World War II, Valkyrie, Movies, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

The Tom Cruise of Valkyrie is all about control, and though his mania seethes beneath the surface, he manages it as Stauffenberg makes his bid to determine Germany's destiny.

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'Marley & Me' Wins Again, 'Button' In Third

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 02.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Marley & Me, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Owen Wilson, Valkyrie, Film, Bedtime Stories, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson's family dog tale "Marley & Me" nuzzled its way to another top finish at the box office, pulling ...

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Tom Cruise May Face Legal Action Over Hitler Globe

NY Post | Posted 02.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Robert Pritikin, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie, Hitler's Globe, Entertainment News

Today's NY Post reports Tom Cruise and "Valkyrie" may face legal action over their use of a likeness Hitler's globe in the film: Cruise, who fights th...

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2008 Film Wrap-Up, Part I: The Moments That Mattered

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mamma Mia, Wall-E, Entertainment, 2008, Year-End, Meet the Browns, Mark Wahlberg, Indiana Jones, Hancock, Role Models, Dark Knight, Happening, Saw V, Tyler Perry, Valkyrie, Movies, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Let's discuss certain scenes, moments, character beats, and what-not that worked in 2008, regardless of the quality of the films that contained them.

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Nazi Themes Dominate In Six Holiday Movies

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 01.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Kate Winslet, Award Season, Viggo Mortensen, Defiance, Good, Jeff Goldblum, The Reader, Tom Cruise, Film, Valkyrie, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — 'Tis the season to gather, be grateful for what we have and share what we can. But for cinephiles, it's awards season, and that me...

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Tom Cruise "Distractingly Bad" In "Valkyrie": AP

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Valkyrie Review, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie, Entertainment News

Much ado has been made about "Valkyrie," starring Tom Cruise as would-be Hitler assassin Col. Claus von Stauffenberg. There is the release date, wh...

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Review: Valkyrie (2008)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.17.2009 | Entertainment

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Scott Mendelson

Valkyrie is every bit as good as you remember a Tom Cruise movie being, back when you still liked Tom Cruise.

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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus von Staffenberg

Jamie Malanowski | Posted 01.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Violence, Christmas, Gran Torino, Holidays, Valkyrie, The Spirit, Movies, Entertainment News
Jamie Malanowski

It's a weird way to mark the season of peace, but it must be said that Hollywood's willingness to spike the eggnog with a bit of blood has led to some interesting mash-ups.

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Tom Cruise On "Today": I "Came Across Arrogant" In 2005 (VIDEO)

AP/NBC | Posted 01.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Video, Tom Cruise, Today, Today Show, Tom Cruise Today Show, Valkyrie, Matt Lauer, Entertainment News

NEW YORK - It took a few years, but Tom Cruise says he regrets the tongue-lashing he gave Matt Lauer on NBC's "Today" show the last time he was on. C...

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Holiday Songs for Scientologists

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 01.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Church of Scientology, The Today Show, Scientology, Matt Lauer, John Travolta, War on Christmas, Tom Cruise Oprah, Religion, Tom Cruise Valkyrie, Jay Leno, Christmas, Today Show, Tom Cruise, Bill O'Reilly War on Christmas, Tom Cruise Scientology Video, Valkyrie, Bill O'Reilly, Tom Cruise Scientology, Video, Entertainment News
Matthew Filipowicz

Being a secular progressive, I want everyone to be included in the forced holiday cheer. And I got to thinking, why aren't there holiday songs for Scientologists?

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'Valkyrie' Reviews: Tom Cruise A 'Bit Stiff,' Film 'Coolly Efficient'

Huffington Post | Posted 01.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Valkyrie Trailer, Valkyrie Reviews, Video, Valkyrie, Tom Cruise, Film, Entertainment News

The first official reviews of Tom Cruise's Nazi thriller Valkyrie are out. The movie opens on Christmas Day. The reviews are modest but good, kind to ...

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GLIB TWO: Tom Cruise Going Back To "Today" And Matt Lauer

Huffington Post | Posted 01.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Today Show, Matt Lauer's Tom Cruise Interview, Video, Tom Cruise on Today, Tom Cruise, Matt Lauer, Tom Cruise Matt Lauer, Valkyrie, Entertainment News

Tom Cruise is heading back to the "Today" show and an interview with Matt Lauer on Monday, 2 1/2 years after his last appearance when he called Lauer ...

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