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With an opening weekend take of $28 million, Tom Cruise’s new sci-fi film “Edge of Tomorrow” — which debuted June 6 — did even worse than his last sci-fi movie, 2013’s “Oblivion.” In the last eight years, Cruise has had only one hit (2011’s “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol”). It looks like he’s nearing the end of his run as a major movie star, though we’ll see how “Mission: Impossible 5” does when it comes out next year. The 51-year-old is not alone in his midlife crisis: Here are seven more movie stars whose careers are in trouble.

On Friday, my wife and I had a very rare date night. Naturally, we decided to spend it being pummeled by the blaring condescension of the most insipid, absurd, unimaginative, clumsily contrived piece of anti-Christian filmmaking to come along since, well, probably just last week. In fact, if I learned anything from Noah, it’s this: despite popular perception, you can often judge a book by its cover. Also, giant deformed rock monsters make for awkward supporting characters. We’ll meditate on that second item in a moment, but it’s the first point that should be especially emphasized. Christians: you’ll hear people...

When atheist director and co-writer Darren Aronofsky promised that his epic "Noah" would be "the least biblical film ever made," that was not hyperbole. "Noah" is a brilliant, compelling, beautifully-mounted, beautifully-acted piece of storytelling conceived for the sinister purpose of leading people to believe that Christianity and Judaism are something they are not. And I ask you, could anything make Satan happier than something that leads people to believe they are saved when they are not? I have absolutely no problem with a filmmaker taking a biblical story and adding or subtracting from it as a way to craft a...

It gets the morality of the story wrong, and in the process turns God into Gaia and morality into radical deep green environmentalism.

Director Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" is on pace to outperform this weekend with a $40 -$45 million haul at the box office, but moviegoers are giving Russell Crowe's epic a deadly CinemaScore rating of C. Deadline Hollywood called that "very bad news for word of mouth and next weekend’s drop." For some perspective, studios get nervous when a film only scores a B. Critics overall gave "Noah" a 76% Fresh Rating over at Rotten Tomatoes but the Tomatoes' audience score is a withering 57%. Next weekend "Noah" will not only have to deal with deadly word-of-mouth but also the Captain America...

Let me just start by saying two words which you can accept as fair warning to avoid this stupidest movie in years: Rock People.Need more? Tragiclly, as Western Civilization continues to decay all around us, one thing remains unmuddled: everything is politics. And nowhere is that more true than in media. The same polarization that fired Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty and then got him rehired, and made Mel Gibson $600 million, and then lost him his Hollywood career, and made half the world want to canonize Roman Polanski with the other half wanting him castrated — these are the...

The pre-release advertising promoting the movie Noah made a point of stating that while the director took artistic license in the production it was still faithful to the biblical story. Early theater previews were carefully edited to appeal to people of faith, but this is the least biblical “biblical film” of all time! However, to be charitable, the bare outline of the Flood story is present, but after that artistic license has taken the film so far afield of anything resembling the Bible that it is offensive to people of faith. To say that the biblical story was watered down...

Darren Aronofsky wrestles one of scripture's most primal stories to the ground and extracts something vital and audacious, while also pushing some aggressive environmentalism, in Noah. Whereas for a century most Hollywood filmmakers have tread carefully and respectfully when tackling biblical topics in big-budget epics aimed at a mass audience, Aronofsky has been daring, digging deep to develop a bold interpretation of a tale which, in the original, offers a lot of room for speculation and invention. The narrative of the global flood that wiped out almost all earthly life is the original disaster story, one that's embraced by most...

MEXICO CITY – Darren Aronofsky's biblical epic Noah got a mixed reception at its world premiere in Mexico City Monday evening. Hundreds of screaming teens attended the red carpet event at the Pepsi Center, many on hand to see actors Logan Lerman, Jennifer Connelly and Douglas Booth. Co-writer Ari Handel also joined Aronofsky onstage before the screening. The film's star, Russell Crowe, wasn't present.

Louisiana's Governor Bobby Jindal believes that President Obama is a U.S. citizen. He'll also sign Louisiana HB 561 if it reaches his desk. The bill, introduced by state Rep. Alan Seabaugh (R-Shreveport) and Sen. A.G. Crowe (R-Slidell), requires that all candidates for federal office present original or certified copies of their birth certificates before appearing on Louisiana ballots. Similar bills have been drafted in other states, fueled by belief that Obama isn't really a U.S. citizen. Donald Trump has hammered the issue, claiming that there is "a real question" about Obama's birth certificate. Trump's stance on this has earned him...

The oldsters hit back. Two of the best movies this year have been by directors in their seventies, namely Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island and Roman Polanski's The Ghost, and here comes a third. At the grand old age of 72, Sir Ridley Scott makes a triumphant return to form with this magnificent epic. It's an affectionate nod to one of the world's favourite legends, but it isn't content to be just a roistering romp, along the lines of the classic Errol Flynn picture of 1938.

(P I blog - not a story - Russell Crowe celebrated the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last month by enjoying an all-night drinking session with his wife. The Oscar winner was awarded the 2,404th star in Hollywood on April 12 and his plaque was placed on the sidewalk in front of the Kodak Theater, where the Academy Awards are held. But instead of marking the honor with a lunch, Crowe asked organizers to host a bash for his family - and the "Gladiator" star was still partying with wife Danielle when the sun came...

AN ACT To enact R.S. [Revised Statutes] 22:971.2, relative to preserving the freedom of all citizens of Louisiana to provide for their own health care; to provide that no law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer or health care provider to participate in any health care system or health insurance plan; to provide for legislative intent; to provide criminal penalties; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 22:971.2 is hereby enacted to read as follows: §971.2. The Louisiana Health Care Freedom Act A. Legislative findings and...

Louisiana State Senator A.G. Crowe (R, Slidell) is introducing a bill for the 2010 legislative session in Baton Rouge that would make Obamacare illegal if it violates state laws, effectively making Obamacare null and void in the Pelican State. Senator Crowe states that his bill "provides that no law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer or health care provider to participate in any health care system or health insurance." Crowe's proposed Senate Bill (download .pdf file) begins as follows... Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...

LONDON — Russell Crowe is in the early stages of negotiations to reprise the role of Jack Aubrey as a British sea captain in a new movie version from the Master & Commander series of novels. Crowe told The Associated Press on Friday that a script based mostly on the eleventh novel of Patrick O'Brian's 20-novel series, The Reverse of the Medal, had been written, but that discussions were at a very early stage. (snip) The AubreyMaturin novels consists of 20 books and one partly written before his death in 2000 by O'Brian, all set during the Napoleonic Wars. The...

"What does it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?" reads the verse from the New Testament in the book of Matthew (16:26). Yes, we know that old adage about "speak no ill of the dead," but we have an idea, from where the portly admiral is right now, he'd have a hard time reaching out to us in retribution. After all, we're doing something the "mainstream media" failed to do in their fawning and sanitized obituaries. MilitaryCorruption.com is reminding you of the evil this once-respected military leader did later in his...

Archbishop Raymond Burke made it to the Fox Theatre Saturday — but only as a punch line. When Bob Costas, the evening's host, walked onto the stage he scanned the crowd, gazing into the back rows of the upper balcony before breaking the prolonged silence."All right," Costas quipped. "I guess the archbishop is not showing up."Last week, Burke resigned from the board of the Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center Foundation because Crow — a vocal supporter of embryonic stem cell research — was scheduled to headline the annual fundraiser and concert. "Sheryl Crow made it clear that she is coming...

TALLAHASSEE - Governor Charlie Crist today met with Laurie David and Sheryl Crow at the University of Florida to discuss his environmental priorities. The Governor joined the Stop Global Warming Virtual March sponsored by www.StopGlobalWarming.org and affirmed his commitment to host an environmental summit following the 2007 Legislative Session. “Global warming is one of the most important issues our state and our country will face during this century,” said Governor Crist. “The Stop Global Warming Virtual March is a broad-based, non-partisan effort to address this monumental challenge.” The Stop Global Warming Virtual March is a non-profit, non-partisan effort to create...

A rare albino crow has been spotted in B.C.'s Fort Langley area, but it has now gone missing and members of an animal rights group are asking for help finding it. Peter Hamilton, of the Lifeforce Foundation, says the group received a call last week that the bird had been spotted in the Fraser Valley community east of Vancouver. "We went down and determined it was, in fact, an albino crow," he said in an interview Wednesday. The bird was being guarded by its parents and is not a full albino as it does not have the pink eyes which...

Monday, 5 September 2005, 17:39 GMT 18:39 UK Actor Crowe's message for America Russell Crowe has launched his Depression-era film Cinderella Man at the Venice Film Festival saying the US cannot take its wealth for granted. Crowe, 41, who plays boxer Jim Braddock and Renee Zellweger who plays his wife, both attended the European premiere. He said: "A really important part of making this film is to remind America that the current abundance they are experiencing is not an absolute right." The film got a lukewarm reception when it was released in the US in June. It was also overshadowed...