Well, that being a Hollywood movie, he’s not really a Nazi of course, or at least not an evil one.

The picture below is just so crazyfunnycool that it really needs no introduction, but I’ll set it up just in case anyone doesn’t know what “Valkyrie” (or, as the IMDB is now referring to it, “Rubicon”) is.

In the upcoming Bryan Singer flick (penned by Chris McQuarrie, huzzah!), Cruise will play Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, the German officer who lead an attempt to bring down the Nazi regime and end World War II by planting a bomb in Hitler’s bunker.

Along with Mr. Cruise, all the rumored cast members have signed on, giving that one a simply stellar lineup. On board so far are Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Patrick Wilson, Stephen Fry, Tom Wilkinson and Carice van Houten (who, just considering I believe in the principle of including at least one gratuitous picture of a beautiful woman with each post, is pictured at right.) Eddie Izzard is additionally somehow involved, but I can’t imagine that’s gonna be a terribly good thing.

But, abundant of that. Here, courtesy of the great Rope of Silicon site, is Col. Tom in full regalia. Enjoy!

A new candidate for the best cast ever?

I’ve always had a soft spot for D.C. political potboilers for one simple reason: whether you’ve ever lived or even visited there for any amount of date, you know that it really is a pretty sleepy place. Since it’s nearly just a big town, it always amazes that most of the most critical things that happen in the world originate there.

Don’t get me wrong. I love D.C. Of all the places I’ve lived, it remains my favorite, particularly the Northeast neighborhood around Georgia Avenue, where the great George Pelecanos sets his crime novels. It’s just a truly odd place.

Rod Lurie, who had mixed success with that genre with “The Contender,” is getting back in the game with a juicy topic, the Valerie Plame case. “Nothing But the Truth” (my God is that a poor title!) will be about “a female newspaper reporter who outs a

CIA agent and is imprisoned for refusing to reveal her source,” according to Variety.

Well, assuming the reporter is based on Judith Miller, we now know she wasn’t much of a heroic figure, but it could still produce for a compelling flick, particularly with that cast: Kate Beckinsale as the Miller journalist, Matt Dillon as the prosecutor, Vera Farmiga as the CIA agent, Edie Falco as the editor of the newspaper that published the story and Alan Alda as the attorney who tries to free the reporter from jail.

Assuming he doesn’t shy away from it, Lurie, who additionally wrote the script, gets the chance to play a fun game of palace intrigue: Guessing just what went on in W’s mind when he decided to pardon Scooter. Definitely keep your eyes on that one.

A slew of “Simpsons” pics

Any doubts I had that the “Simpsons” flick wouldn’t just serve up a huge pile of funny were erased by the bombastic trailers I’ve seen so far. that is just gonna be goodness on a grand scale.

The great Comics Continuum site has posted a new series of pics from the flick. I’ve included one here, of course, but visit on the link to see a whole load of them.

What did they do to deserve that?

For a country founded on the principle of religious freedom, America definitely does like to heap scorn on the assorted religious groups that signal that usually great country home. Now, apparently, it’s the Mormons’ instance to step up for their dose of abuse, and with Mitt Romney on the rise I don’t expect it to stop any date soon.

An example is that truly weird trailer for the upcoming “September Dawn.” As far as I can tell it’s some kind of Mormon horror film that somehow stars both Jon Voight and Terrence Stamp. Now, I know next to nothing about Mormons except that they don’t particularly care for R-rated movies, but I’m certain they deserve better than that. Remember, I’m just the messenger, and have an entirely bearable Thursday. Peace out.

Original post by Reel Fanatic