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Not to name-drop, but I got to interview Travolta when he came to the place I was working 15 years ago and he couldn't have been a nicer man. He really defined what a public perceives a star to be like as far as image, no star trips or ego.
He never talked about the organization and those attending his arrival didn't seem to be concerned about that association at all. Thing is despite the massive failure of Gotti, with his resilience Travolta will likely make yet another comeback. It's interesting to watch.
They had an Adam Sandler channel a few weeks back...
Then after RN I thought the same. By the looks of this, it's taken it up a notch.
Credit to anyone who puts that level of commitment to entertain an audience.
There is lots of stuff online about the evil of Scientology; how it is a brainwashing cult or money making scam. The victims claim it's a terrible organization. Scientology has a James Bond connection. Paul Haggis - co-writer of Casino Royale - a former Scientologist. He came out against it:
Paul Haggis: 'I've seen Scientology ruin people'
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/going-clear-scientology-and-the-prison-of-belief/paul-haggis-interview/
I have nothing against Cruise as a person and never judge his films based on what he believes, but I wouldn't pay to see someone that actively promotes a questionable organization like Scientology.
Putting the Scientology aspect aside (which is something a lot of people cannot do, and I respect that), I simply don't like Cruise. There's a narcissism about the guy that I find extremely off-putting, and I find his acting in general to be way too calculated and self-conscious. Only in EYES WIDE SHUT has Cruise really impressed me, and that's probably because Kubrick wore him down until he could get something truthful onscreen. Otherwise the guy is all surface.
As for the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE series, I stopped watching after Part 2 (which I thought was appallingly bad), although FALLOUT has my interest piqued because the stunts look amazing. I also like Christopher McQuarrie as a director -- I enjoyed what he did with THE WAY OF THE GUN and JACK REACHER (despite Cruise).
However, I also do wildly despise the Tom Cruise of the late 90s and the 2000s overall.
The strong backlash he received in the aftermath of that Opera interview and the debate about pharmacy-aided mental health treatment actually did him a lot of good. He seemed to become more humble and allow the "superstar" persona come from his work alone rather than his personality/ego, which makes it a lot easier to like him because he always puts 110% into his work.
It's not bad. Nowhere near the level of the previous scores by Kraemer or Giacchino, though. Couple of good tracks with some neat integrations of the theme. Lots of Zimmer-esque filler.
That being said, if McQuarrie is to be believed about the tone of the film, Balfe's style might be pretty appropriate for it.
Yeah, I've seen that argument -- or variations on it, like the ever-popular "always brings his A-game" -- but the appeal of the guy now has a lot to do with the public's interest in seeing if he's going to kill himself doing stupid stunts. Certainly not his acting, where he's simply coasting.
That's a separate argument, to be fair. And I don't think that's entirely correct, either. Outside of Mission Impossible, nearly all of his films do well without him doing a "stupid stunt" - if there is such a thing as a stupid stunt in action cinema.
Be that as it may, I'm time and again fascinated by the fact that despite many of Cruise's performances being self-indulgent, his films are always very entertaining indeed. I deeply respect him for that.
Likewise with the scenes shot in New Zealand? He is wearing the same clothes.
Its only a pop-up channel,its lasts about 2 weeks and then another one starts.
They have done it with Tom Hanks and other stars,they also do it by subject such as : aliens,monsters,Oscar winners,robots,Pixar etc.
You can record some good stuff on there,films you may have missed.
My understanding is that New Zealand doubles for Kashmir in the film.
And so does Norway.
There was a Bond one when SF came out as well. That was nice. Just being able to easily stick a bit of a random Bond film on any time.