

Don’t get me wrong: I have read a little about Scientology, and I have to admit that it sounds a little suspect. Cruise has as much right to practice Scientology as anyone else has to practice the religion of his/her choice however, there is a lot of bigotry in this country directed at anyone who’s not a Christian, and that’s a slippery slope. The truth is, we have freedom of religion in this country, per the First Amendment, and I’m good with that. The truth is, while I have absolutely no desire to become a Scientologist, or to even read one word of the group’s literature, I actually kind of applaud Cruise for sticking to his beliefs, especially when those beliefs are protected by the Constitution of the United States. I’ve always thought that Cruise was in many ways a victim of religious intolerance, that is, that he’s been penalized simply for his affiliation with the so-called cult of Scientology. He was not hauled downtown in the wee hours of the morning for waking up his neighbors while playing bongos in the nude.He did not pass out from a drug induced stupor in the bedroom of a neighbor.He did not elope in a frenzy of lust and file for divorce only a few days later.He did not stomp off a set in a drug fueled huff and jeopardize the jobs of his crew.He did not post lewd photos of himself on the Internet.He did not commit a felony and then stage a fake crime scene in order to cover his tracks.He did not throw a cell phone at any one.He wasn’t busted with a prostitute, stripper, or “rent-boy”.

#JERRY MAGUIRE 1996 LATINO MEGA MOVIE#
Well, unless you’re an avid moviegoer and/or a voracious fan who reads just about anything and everything related to the biz, you might not know that for the past two weekends, the #1 movie in the country has been Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol starring the one and only Tom Cruise, the biggest star of the past 2-3 decades whose career took a stumble a few short years ago. Cruise’s astonishing comeback with Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is an indicator that the time has come, so ready or not… When I began writing the Confessions of a Movie Queen blog over the summer, I’d always intended to write about Cruise’s movie Collateral one day–and maybe Valkyrie, too, eventually. It will help if you hire The Incredibles’ Brad Bird to direct. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to kick major box-office butt over the holidays.
