Tom Cruise: American Psycho?

The fact that Christian Bale used Tom Cruise as his inspiration for playing Patrick Bateman is just so awesome...

As quoted from an interview with American Psycho director Mary Harron:

"We talked about how Martian-like Patrick Bateman was, how he was looking at the world like somebody from another planet, watching what people did and trying to work out the right way to behave. And then one day he called me and he had been watching Tom Cruise on David Letterman, and he just had this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes, and he was really taken with this energy."

I think I've mentioned this already on my blog, but I recently viewed that Oprah appearance Cruise did in its entirety, and it is SCARY. Definitely the "nothing behind the eyes" thing there.

And yet: Cruise actually seems more human when he acts. Many of his performances, from "Born On The Fourth of July" to "Magnolia," seem so heartfelt. Even "War of The Worlds" – I mean, he played such a believable concerned parent, just this ordinary down-to-earth guy.

Anyway, Tom Cruise, for being the inspiration for Christian Bale's performance as Patrick Bateman – I salute you!

"I Eat Planets" from Superhero Movie



"American Psycho" Movie Trailer


Tom Cruise

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Old-Skool Popeye Will Mess You UP


He'll punch ya in ya jewels. And eat spinach when you cry.

Afraid of Popeye:


All kinds of awesome:


Came up inexplicably in Google Image search results and I figured, "what the hell...":


Is There a Link Between Valentine's Day And Infidelity?

"The National Retail Federation predicts that over $17 billion will be spent on Valentine's gifts this year. A significant portion of that money will be spent by cheaters buying gifts for their secret lovers, and most of these gifts will be delivered in person – either on Valentine´s Day, the day before, or the day after."

It is also estimated that Mephisto steals approximately 2,700 marriages during the holiday as well.

Wide-open social calendar during Valentine's Day:


Approximately how many times men have either used my name as a variation of "Valentine" or "Valkyrie": 27. Annoying? Yes.


Did The Cloverfield Monster First Appear In GI Joe?


Via Tom Biro's blog is a story about a first appearance of the Cloverfield monster in the 1980s GI Joe cartoon. Is it true? You be the judge. Remember, knowing is half the battle!

Meanwhile the hit JJ Abrams film continues to make some moviegoers sick...

I'm one of those happy view who get really nauseous during movies or video games with shaky cameras or saturated color -- so I will catch the movie in bite-sized clips on YouTube.



Kwick Kwotables:


"...today comics have become much more politically correct and political correctness is a disease that is slowly strangling western civilisation."
--Alan Grant

(How long should Lex fans watch Smallville?)
"For only a couple more months, because then I'm done."
--Michael Rosenbaum


"I have failed at my task as Sorcerer Supreme of this dimension. I-I don't think I can help you anymore."
--Doctor Strange, New Avengers Annual #2

"He just wore the costume that Alex Ross designed. He's a big Alex Ross fan, basically."
--Ed Brubaker on what deep symbolic significance the new costume represented for Bucky.


VIDEO: "TOM CRUISE IS CRAZY" (can you blame him?)