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"And that’s the way the cookie crumbles…" was Jim Carey’s famous line as Bruce Nolan in the 2003 comedy flick Bruce Almighty. This has got to be one of my favorite comedy films ever! Unforgettably hilarious! I could still remember some scenes clearly even though it has been more than a year since I’ve last watched the full film.

One particular scene that I could never ever get out of my mind was that of Steve Carell’s(40-Year Old Virgin, Bewitched, Over the Hedge). The one where Bruce(Carey), in a desperate urge to oust and replace Evan(Carell) in his position as news anchor, uses his power to mislead his culprit. In the scene, Evan, together with his fellow anchor Susan(Catherine Bell), is in the midst of an on-air report and Bruce alters the prompter into gibberish…causing chaos in the newsroom which apparently lead to Evan’s termination. It was, for me, the funniest scene in the whole movie. Carell did a spectacular job!

Yes, Carell indeed was spectacular as Evan that Universal Pictures actually decided to turn him into an Almighty as, well. Yes, peepz…a Bruce Almighty 2 is now in production and it’s entitled Evan Almighty with, of course, Steve Carell playing the lead.

The synopsis goes below:

"Steve Carell, reprising his role as the polished preening newscaster Evan Baxter of Bruce Almighty, is the next one anointed by God to accomplish a holy mission in thehilarious new comedy Evan Almighty. Blockbuster comedy directo Tom Shadyac(The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty) returns behind the camera for this next episode of divine intervention. This time, however, his cast grows two-by-two. Newly elected to Congress, Evan leaves Buffalo behind and shepherds his family to suburban northern Virginia. Once there, his life gets turned upside-down when God(Morgan Freeman) appears and mysteriously commands him to build an ark. But his befuddled family just can’t decide whether Evan is having a mid-life crisis or is truly onto something of Biblical proportions…"

[Courtesy of universalpictures.com]

Well, this flick seems promising. Especially with Carell as lead. The movie is said to be released next year.

At some point during my high school years, I was one of the ladies on this planet who was crazily smitten over one of the greatest actors to ever land on Hollywood…the man with the million-dollar smile…Thomas Cruise Mapother IV…or simply, Tom Cruise. He intrigued me in Interview with the Vampire, touched my heart in Far and Away, knocked me off my feet in M:I:II, had me respect him a lot as an actor in Rain Man, and held me captive as an avid fan in Jerry Maguire.

Labeled by Premiere as the most powerful actor in the world, and by another magazine as the greatest actor in Hollywood, one wouldn’t wonder why this guy has almost half of the women population on earth drooling over him. He grins, and uhhh, man…I’m just…gooone! He’s quite a charm, it’s more than obvious. The women in his life would greatly attest to that.

First, it was actress Mimi Rogers, whom he was married with for 3 years(they were officially divorced on my 3rd birthday…lol!). And then there’s the Aussie redhead enchantress Nicole Kidman, whom he had two adopted kids with. I was heartbroken when they got divorced. I was just a heeeyoooooge Tom-Nic fan. But definitely the 10-year marriage was something. Marriages like that, in Hollywood, don’t come in loads, ya know. Then Pé came…I mean Penelopé Cruz, his Vanilla Sky co-star. Pé was what Tom called her. I detested her at those times, thinking that she probably was the reason for Nic and Tom’s divorce. They dated for about 3 years. Quite a couple, huh? The only lady he was with(publicly) who was shorter than him. But then, if it’s Tom Cruise, would the height still matter? Well…Katherine Noelle Holmes(*grin) certainly didn’t mind. Yep, that’s Katie Holmes‘ full name. Tom sure is besotted with her. Make that besotted, times two! Man, he’s sooo taken with her…and vice versa. The Oprah interview, which he had about a year ago, simply tells it all. This clip is a chunk of the 42-minute talk show episode. I watched it(the full interview) about an hour ago and was kinda taken aback with how Tom was. It was the first time for me to watch the whole show. All I saw before were just excerpts and clips.

As I was watching the whole thing, you know..the whole jumping-on-the-couch and getting-on-the-floor thing…I couldn’t help but wonder how much of it was true. I mean…I’m fanatic, not insensible. While I go gaga over my favorite Hollywood hunks, I don’t skip reminding myself that behind the camera, they’re not fairy tale heroes anymore…they’re simply humans with as much body parts and probable emotions as I have. Their only edge is that they get to be whoever they want to be in front of the whole world. But then, that’s where the point comes in. Is the persona they’re trying to project in front of millions the same as who they actually are?

In Tom’s case, the answer to that, according to directing genius Steven Spielberg, is a yes. He says on a videotape during that Oprah interview…"What you see, on your show, Oprah, what your audience sees with Tom, is how I know Tom. There are no secrets, he doesn’t have an agenda.". Hmm…that’s pretty comforting. But then, you’ll never know. I don’t completely buy it…but for old times’ sake, I give Tom Cruise the benefit of the doubt…just as I do all my other favorite stars.

Anyway…jumping a notch backward, Katie once said to Seventeen that her biggest dream was to marry Tom Cruise. When asked by Oprah how she feels now about holding Tom’s hand in front of millions when once it had only been a dream, she simply answered…"I’m glad I was a big dreamer." Oh, she dreamed big, alright…for now, the impossible smile of Tom Cruise belongs only to her. Whew! Whatta damned, lucky gal. Lol!

Oh, well…I hope the Tom and Katie thing lasts. I mean, as far as the benefit of the doubt that I give them goes, I think they’re good people. They got a Suri in their life now and it would really delight a fan like me to have Tom make this one last. They seem to be reeeally good for each other. And I hope that isn’t just for show.

p.s.
I haven’t seen M:I:III yet! Can you believe that? Lol! It was Poseidon that I first checked out. Gonna be watching the Mission tomorrow. Got the scheds penned down already. Hihihi!

Apart from music, dance is another area that really interests me. I consider dancing as an expression of one’s feeling. Dancing, for me, means freedom to be whoever you want to be at a moment. Some of the most profound minutes in my life were spent in dancing. I just love the liberty in it.

Anyway…since I love dancing and movies at the same time, I have always been fond of watching movies which has dance as the main theme. Modern, ballroom, hip hop, jazz, even cheerleading…it doesn’t matter what category, as long as it’s dance, I shall be stimulated to check out the flick. I’m mainly interested in the dance routines and the choreography that the cast does. A meaningful storyline would simply be a plus.

A number of what I’ve watched are Dirty Dancing:Havana Nights(still didn’t get the chance to watch the original..but I’ve been wanting to), One Last Dance(amazingly good! Swayze and his wife, Lisa, are aaaawsuum!), Save the Last Dance, Center Stage, Dance With Me, Bring It On, Bring It On Again, You Got Served(I would love for them to make a sequel to this), and most recently, Shall We Dance. Don’t know if I missed a thing. Now there’s another one I’m watching out for…

It has got Antonio Banderas playing the lead…and taking the lead in this upcoming dance flick entitled Take the Lead. It’s probably Shall We Dance with a twist of You Got Served. Interesting, huh? Ballroom with a twist of hiphop. Hmm…I simply can’t wait. Just check out the flick’s official site…and see fo yo self! Oh and pump up your volume as you surf!