Tom Cruise

NOC NOC: How ‘Mission: Impossible’ Lit the Fuse of Action Stardom Within Tom Cruise

Mission: Impossible poster art by Radostina/CinemaCity00   July 18, 2023   By Tim Pelan   In my mid-50s, doing 'Carlito's…

9 months ago

Play for Play: How The Color of Money’s ‘One For Them’ Assignment Reignited Martin Scorsese’s Hunger for the Work

  By Tim Pelan   After 'The Last Temptation' was cancelled in ’83, I had to get myself back in…

4 years ago

‘Magnolia’: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Absorbing Mosaic of Compassion, Humanity and the Importance of Forgiveness

  By Sven Mikulec   In 1997, an ambitious 26-year-old called Paul Thomas Anderson made Boogie Nights, his sophomore directing…

4 years ago

L.A. Breakdown, a Hitman In Crisis: Michael Mann’s ‘Collateral’

    By Tim Pelan   When people think of Tom Cruise, what do they see? That shit eating grin,…

6 years ago

‘Eyes Wide Shut’: A Tense, Nightmarish Exploration of Marriage and Sexuality in Kubrick’s Ultimate Film

  By Sven Mikulec   Almost a decade passed since Full Metal Jacket hit the theaters, and Stanley Kubrick lived…

6 years ago