Results tagged “Tom Cruise” from Birmingham Mail - Mega Movies

TOM Cruise has told Entertainment Tonight that he'd be interested in making a movie based on the heroics of pilot Chelsey B Sullenberger.

Perfectly understandable.

It's a great story and the movie might well make a lot of money if done well.

But who could play Sullenberger?

Surely not Tom, who struggles a bit as a German in the new thriller Valkyrie which will be reviewed in the Mail on Friday when it opens.

Nope, he's far too young.

I reckon the man for the job is.... Sling Blade star Billy Bob Thornton.

He could do with a decent role and another movie about planes would certainly complement his appearances in A Simple Plan and Pushing Tin which are two of his best films to date.

WE all know that John Barrowman has arguably the biggest ego in British showbusiness right now.

So much so, he recently unzipped himself in a BBC Radio 1 studio for a supposed laugh - just days after the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand controversy,

It was hardly a big sacrifice for him to go on to Loose Women ready to admit that he 'had made a mistake' (so that's all right then).

Especially as it doesn't seem as if he's learned anything from the episode if Barrowman's new panto at the Birmingham Hippodrome today is any guide.

I saw the colourful production today and... guess what!

Robin Hood The Pantomime Adventure might be a cracking panto for the most part, but it's embarrassingly overloaded with 'gay' gags.

And this is supposed to be a family show?

Not only that, but the Scot thinks he's a superstar who resembles a Hollywood legend.

Described as 'tall, dark, handsome... sort of looks like Tom Cruise', Barrowman adds: 'But I've got the full package'.

In your dreams, son! In your dreams!

My full review of the Robin Hood The Pantomime should be in our sister paper, The Birmingham Post, on Monday.

Colleagues Roz Laws and Diane Parkes will be giving their respective verdicts in the Sunday Mercury tomorrow and in the Birmingham Mail on Monday.

Don't miss 'em!

WE always knew that Clint Eastwood was a great star, producer and director - one of a kind in the modern era.
But The Bridges of Madison County (1995) - showing tonight on Channel 5 from 8.05pm - was the film which, literally, bridged the gap.
Most people are retiring at the age of 65, but that's how old Clint (b May 31, 1930) was when this came out.
And, since then, he's had more Academy Awards-recognised success than he ever had before, thanks to back-to-back movies Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima.
Anyone who has lost one or both parents might want to sit down to watch The Bridges of Madison County tonight, with a favourite glass of wine.
When a colleague recently lost his father and had to go down to London to empty his flat, the first thing I gave him was my original VHS copy (which I quickly replaced on DVD).
He hasn't found the time to watch it yet, but, when he does, it will have him on his knees.
Make the time to enjoy and savour the film yourself and you'll be surprised how it can move you and bring back lots of family memories of your own.
And then you'll realise how much more there is to Clint Eastwood than just cowboys and cops.
Carry on reading below for some of the great quotes he gave me when we met up at Claridges Hotel in London in September, 1995.

ARE foreign actresses sexier when they are speaking in their native tongue?

Or is it more exciting hearing them in English with a twist?
In the case of Penelope Cruz, she's been much better in Spanish movies like All About My Mother and Volver than English-speaking dramas like Vanilla Sky, Captain Corelli's Mandolin and the appalling Woman on Top.
The former squeeze of Tom Cruise has been around a while now, so it's surprising to realise that today is still only her 34th birthday.
Look out for Cruz this August in a film called Elegy.
Based on a novel by Philip Roth (The Human Stain) and directed by Isabel Coixet, it's about a student having a sexual effect on a teacher.
The cast is an interesting mix.
It includes Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Hopper, Deborah Harry (Blondie) and Ben Kingsley.