Tom Cruise Lost the Imax Fight to Christopher Nolan

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | June 19, 2023 |

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | June 19, 2023 |

Because his space-ego powers are strong, Tom Cruise thought he just could call up Imax theaters and get them to show Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One instead of Oppenheimer as if there aren’t strict, iron-clad contracts about these things. Not to mention, Christopher Nolan has a long and celebrated history of using the latest in Imax technology on his films. To the surprise of no one, Cruise’s efforts failed. Or to put it another way, the powers of Xenu fell a little… short. (Variety)

Sarah has a great post-mortem on The Flash’s box office. (Lainey Gossip)

Chrissy Teigen lit up a plastic surgeon who went after her “new face.” (Dlisted)

Spotify is doing jacksh*t about Joe Rogan’s anti-vax conspiracies. (Celebitchy)

Adele would like you to know she has jock itch. You’re welcome. (The Wrap)

Anheuser-Busch is apparently attempting to do damage control after conservatives lost their minds over Dylan Mulvaney. It all seems very unnecessary when the only corporate reaction should be, “So a bunch of bigots got mad. Who f*cking cares?” (Mediaite)

JLo understands the true meaning of Father’s Day: Thirst traps. (Page Six)

We get it, Kevin Smith. You’re an unrepentant DC shill. (Rolling Stone)

The messy 15-year adventure to get Indy V made. (A.V. Club)

If you have a Wednesday superfan in your life, this might be of interest. (Deadline)

Val Kilmer calling out David Mamet on the DVD commentary for 2004’s Spartan is a bridge-burning delight. (IndieWire)

Cormac McCarthy died last week at age 89; and Cannonball Read looks back at ingres77’s January review of No Country for Old Men, where he was left impressed but wondering what it was all about. “But death, fate, the passage of time, and the inability to reconcile who we are and what we want with how our lives actually play out seem to be at the center of it all.” Have you read any of McCarthy’s books? (Cannonball Read 15)