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Do Scientology and Tom Cruise Deserve So Much Scrutiny?
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsLawrence Wright's lengthy New Yorker article about Scientology and former church member Paul Haggis has renewed interest in the secretive institution. In "The Apostate," Wright describes a number of devastating allegations, including cases of abuse, forced labor and confinement of church members, and -- of course -- strange stories involving Tom Cruise. The article goes on to say that the FBI has investigated the church and that "the case remains open." AOL News reported Monday that a federal law enforcement official said the Scientology investigation had "fallen short" and that no criminal ...
Paul Haggis and Scientology: 5 Juiciest Details From New Yorker Profile
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsA new look at the secretive world of Scientology has revealed some shocking details. This week's issue of The New Yorker contains an epic profile of writer-director Paul Haggis ("Crash," "In the Valley of Elah"). Haggis spent 35 years as a Scientologist, but left the church in August 2009. Journalist Lawrence Wright -- who's also writing book about Scientology -- gained unprecedented insight to the church's inner workings, thanks to dogged research and Haggis' cooperation. Surge Desk breaks down some of his most noteworthy findings. 1. An undercurrent of homophobia Haggis, who has two gay ...
What Happened to Romance in Movies?
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyI want to weigh in on a topic Maureen Dowd raised in her New York Times op-ed column on Wednesday (or to be accurate, re-raised after Sam Wasson broached the topic with her in an e-mail). Dowd and Wasson, the clearly precocious 28-year-old writer whose best-selling book chronicles the making of "Breakfast at Tiffany's," despaired at the dearth of resonant romantic comedies at today's box offices and shared the sad lament that romance-wise, "There's nothing out there for grown-ups to see." The columnist re-prints her young correspondent's digital admission that most of his role-model romance ...
Angelina Jolie in 'Salt' Proves Girls Can Take a Hit (and Throw a Punch)
By Helena Andrews - Politics DailyThe opening scene of "Salt," the post-Cold War spy thriller starring Angelina Jolie, makes you wince. A woman. Naked but for a flimsy pair of cotton panties and bra. Blood. Obvious torture. Rape is implied. In those first flashes I almost walked out (or at least checked out), so uncomfortable was I with the idea of a skinny defenseless girl in panties being exploited in such a way. Silly me. "I'm not a spy, I'm a businesswoman," croaks Evelyn Salt right before getting waterboarded by a pack of men in official uniforms. Her own man eventually saves her, of course, riding in like a white ...
July 4th Movie Fare: More Fizzle Than Fireworks
By Helena Andrews - Politics DailySomething's wrong with the cinema. Since "Jaws" sharked its way onto to the big screen in the summer of 1975, a generation of movie-goers has depended on Independence Day for great escapism. Like fireworks and hot dogs, heading down to your local popcorn and pop-icon pusher to watch men defeat aliens, robots and, increasingly, vampires on July 4th is as American as apple pie. As we celebrate our independence from the Brits with flash and circumstance against the night's sky, we can have the same collective experience in a dark room staring at flashing pictures. According to the online ticket ...
Can Tom Cruise Return to Box Office Glory?
By Paul Wachter - Politics DailyTom Cruise's new action movie, "Knight and Day," finished a disappointing third in its weekend debut, with $20.5 million for three days (and a total of $27.7 million in its five-day run that opened Wednesday). That the Fox flick finished behind "Toy Story 3," even though that movie opened the previous weekend, was not surprising given the monster Pixar-Disney franchise. But to fall behind Adam Sandler's opening "Grown Ups," a comedy that The New York Times described as "lazy, mean-spirited, incoherent, infantile and, above all, witless," is something else. "I'm told test screenings were ...
Primary Election Results: 3 Biggest Shockers-in-the-Making
By David Knowles - Politics DailyAs voters in 12 states await the results of Tuesday's primary elections -- the biggest yet in this electoral season of American discontent -- a handful of races promise to give pundits plenty to talk about come Wednesday. Surge Desk previews the potential headlines most primed to shake up the current political order. 1. Tea Party Favorite (and Scientologist?) Sharron Angle Wins in Nevada One of the stranger narratives of the 2010 campaign came when one of Angle's two opponents, Sue Lowden, cut an ad that questioned Angle's ties to the Church of Scientology. Angle, who has been endorsed by ...
Five-Step Drop: May 12, 2010
By Matt Snyder - AOL NewsFanHouse's college football staff provides you with a personal quarterback. We do the primary and secondary reads for you so you can properly start your day. FanHouse will do a Five-Step Drop several times a week during the summer and then daily once preseason practice starts. 1. Who mentioned Tom Cruise in conjunction with a college football story? Dennis Dodd of CBSSports.com, that's who, and it's not without merit. The Pac-10 has apparently hired Creative Artists Agency -- a major Hollywood player that sports a prestigious clientele that includes, yes, Katie Holmes' hubby -- as a ...
New Allegations Cap Bad Year for Scientology
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(March 8) -- New accusations from two Scientology defectors are the latest in a growing list of abuse allegations that have been leveled against the church in the past year -- possibly its most difficult in the 50-odd years since it was created by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. On Saturday, The New York Times weighed in with a long article focusing on a couple in Sea Organization -- a group of the religion's elite staff members -- who said they worked long hours for a pittance. Once they decided to leave they were forced to "sign false confessions about their personal lives and their ...
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate: The Celebs Weigh In
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyIt may not be a spoonful of sugar, but would a celebrity endorsement make that vaccination shot a little easier to bear? With the rise in prominence of celebrity vaccine skeptics, vaccine makers are responding with their own celebrity endorsements. Bad Astronomy reports that the manufacturers of the pertussis (or whooping cough) vaccine are featuring Jennifer Lopez in a video encouraging parents to vaccinate themselves and their children against the malady, while USA Today notes that the flu shot is borrowing a move straight from Wheaties boxes, pulling in backing from Kristi Yamaguchi and ...
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