Tom Cruise jumps from helicopter to thank ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ fans
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Tom Cruise jumps from helicopter to thank ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ fans

ByNews Polite

A free-falling thank you! Tom Cruise knows how to give his fans a proper thank you, taking a solo freefall dive ahead of “Top Gun: Maverick” release on Paramount+ to thank fans of the franchise for making the film a box office smash this past summer. Cruise, 60, nonchalantly sitting…

Director says Nicolas Cage was never paid for the film that won him an Oscar
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Director says Nicolas Cage was never paid for the film that won him an Oscar

ByNews Polite

It turns out a shiny new Oscar is the only thing Nicolas Cage gained after working on the 1995 film “Leaving Las Vegas.” Despite emerging victorious in the Best Actor category, Cage — real name Nicolas Coppola — actually didn’t get paid for being the lead actor in the film….

Louise Fletcher, Oscar-winning ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ actor, dead at 88
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Louise Fletcher, Oscar-winning ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ actor, dead at 88

ByNews Polite

Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” set a new standard for screen villains and won her an Academy Award, has died at age 88. Fletcher died in her sleep surrounded by family at her…

Spielberg’s latest is the best of the year
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Spielberg’s latest is the best of the year

ByNews Polite

The best movie of the year so far is Steven Spielberg’s extraordinary “The Fabelmans.” It’s gripping, visually mesmeric, boasts an exceptional, grounded script by Tony Kushner and is acted to the hilt. A no-holds-barred Michelle Williams skyrockets to the front of the Oscar race with an unforgettable performance.  Spielberg’s deeply…