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Valkyrie May Break The United Artists Bank
Cinema Blend News — Valkyrie May Break The United Artists Bank We've all know for months that it would be hard for United Artists to get anyone to go see Valkyrie , given the terrible early buzz and the lasting hilarity of Tom Cruise in an eyepatch. And despite the fact that the movie is actually pretty good, and has good-ish reviews to show for it, apparently the marketing troubles aren't yet over. The ...

It's Almost Like Movie Christmas
Strange Culture — ... I've tried to ignore Tom Cruise since Vanilla Sky, but Valkyrie has potential. I normally like Brian Singer's films and knowing how the film ends I want to see how the movie stays suspenseful. Part of me hopes that Keyser Söze moves the briefcase to the other side of the oak table, but since this movie is based on history, I doubt it. ...

Christmas Boxoffice Scores Wins for Marley & Me and Valkyrie
Thompson On Hollywood — ... It helped that Valkyrie is a commercial thriller and earned decent reviews (62% on Rotten Tomatoes) for Bryan Singer's direction and Tom Cruise's lead performance. They weren't the kind of money reviews that would have positioned the movie for awards consideration, though. But MGM/UA smartly didn't go for that, saving themselves both money and grief. (I hear Cruise went along with this, while Singer was disappointed.) Will the movie make it's money back? With a negative cost from $90 to 110 million, plus a hefty P & A spend of some $70 million domestic alone, the ...

This Week in DVD: Valkyrie, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, My Bloody Valentine 3D, True Blood (Season 1), and More
/Film — ... As hard as I try, I can’t bring myself to garner much interest in this film. I blame history for spoiling the ending. It’s like watching The Passion of the Christ: “So… I wonder what happens to Jesus at the end.” There’s also something inherently off-putting in seeing Tom Cruise in Nazi Germany with an eye patch and no accent. That said, I’m a big supporter of Bryan Singer’s work, and the film has been said to be serviceably entertaining, so I’ll be sure to give it a fair shake just as soon as I learn to stop whining about those ...