Valkyrie Release Date Moved Forward
Movies - Spoilers —
... being pushed back and back are generally seen as a bad sign, this must be a good one - right? The decision was apparently taken in response to a positive test screening, but it's being claimed that it's a decision taken for commercial reasons rather than prestige ones - the studio sees it as a "holiday" picture and awards consideration is not the overriding factor. That said, this would put it back in the awards race in terms of timing, at least. Source: Empire
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Does Tom Cruise's career really need saving?
Film: Film blog | guardian.co.uk —
... looks distinctly creaky (though it plays a whole lot better in German), and the release date has been repeatedly pushed back, from June to October to February 2009, and now, as of yesterday, to December 26 - hinting at either a need for extensive post-production work, or a worrying lack of faith among its backers. Either way, it's accruing a real air of calamity, and in an industry ruled by buzz, that bodes ill. Hence, presumably, the need to remind us what we love most about our brightest star. But even if Cruise's career did need "saving" (and to be honest, I think it's a ...


