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Tom Cruise has bought the rights to “The Monster of Florence”, the novel by the master thriller writer Douglas Preston and by Mario Spezi the Florence journalist. The book has been at the top of the best sellers in the United States (eight weeks in the New York times best sellers list), after being voted the best thriller of the year by Amazon. Douglas Preston, whose bestsellers have already inspired several successful Hollywood films, has described this film as the biggest film contract of his life.

Tom Cruise, owner of United Artists, is going to invest 50 million dollars into making the film, and will be the producer, and possibly also an actor in the film, in a partnership also involving Metro Goldwyn Mayer and Warner. The screenplay will be written by Christopher McQuarry, who also wrote the screenplay for “The Usual Suspects”. Apparently the american actor fell in love with the idea, and was completely entranced by the book, which tells the story of the most famous italian serial killer, who was responsible for eight double murders committed between 1968 and 1985, killing young couples in remote spots in the countryside around Florence.

The novel in reality is the counter investigation by the journalist Mario Spezi, who has looked into the affair for the last 40 years and believes that the real monster of Florence is probably a person who has remained on the edges of the enquiry. In fact due to his ideas Spezi spent 23 days in prison accused of sidetracking police enquiries, and Preston was expelled from Italy accused of the same thing.

The extraordinary legal vicissitudes of the florentine journalist, which raised an enormous controversy about the freedom of the press in Italy, is intertwined with this disturbing and morbid story of murder, which happened in one of the most-loved places in the world: Florence the splendid hills around it. And in fact the Chianti area near Florence will be at the centre of the film, which will be shot next year in this landscape of centuries-old vineyards, olive groves and medieval villages. Allowing yourself the luxury of a stay in a prestigious property is the best way of discovering the real attraction of the places in this area which are rich in beauty, history and culture

In fact it was this countryside that was behind the meeting of Spezi and Preston, who came to Italy in the year 2000 with his family to fulfil a dream he had had for years. It was then that he discovered that right next to the fifteenth century house he had rented was carried out one of the terrible crimes of the monster.

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The horoscopes and birthcharts of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes predict about the future of their marriage. The marriage of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise is a tabloid writer’s dream. Whether it’s a romantic fairytale or cultish nightmare, public fascination over the famous couple hasn’t waned. Tom, the almost born on the Fourth of July superstar, is a cuddly Cancer with a dramatic Leo Moon. Katie is an adventurous Sagittarius who also has the Moon in Leo. Having the planet of emotion in the same sign is a powerful bond between them, but rumblings and rumors about Katie’s struggle to maintain her identity in Tom’s tightly knit world of overpowering faith and fame suggest that all is not well in paradise. Sagittarians, it’s true, like space to pursue their own dreams, while Cancers’ emotional envelopment can be smothering. This strong contrast between their Sun signs is astrological reason enough to wonder about the longevity of their relationship.

Her Venus, the planet of self-worth, is in emotionally complex Scorpio where doubt and desire do their tortured tango. The inherent pride of Katie’s Leo Moon is challenged by her needy Venus. Romantic Venus in this fixed and sometimes stoic sign is capable of silently enduring long periods of dissatisfaction before abruptly exploding with rage or slowly descending into a black hole of despair. Fortunately for her, with Uranus, the planet of rebellion and sudden change, conjunct her Venus, she’s far more likely to break free of Tom than disappear in the shadows of his enormous fame.

For now, though, the pair are bonded in Leo’s world of glamour, where Katie may be living out her princess fantasies with her handsome, rich and famous prince. Sharing the throne with Tom casts her in a golden light far brighter than any created by her own career. She’s a talented actress, but seems unlikely to ever reach the exalted box office status of her husband. Perhaps this marriage is her way to shine in a way she never could on her own. And, in spite of the optimism and charisma associated with her fire sign Sun and Moon, she may lack the self-confidence to fulfill her dreams.

Crabs like Tom don’t let go easily, especially when they also have assertive Mars in stubborn Taurus. Yet it’s hard to believe that Katie won’t escape one day. Frankly, it’s surprising that she hasn’t already flown the coop, but she’s probably under enormous pressure to do nothing that might damage their image as the perfect couple. Sagittarians, though, need freedom more than safety and will eventually rock the boat — even if it dumps them in the water. Maybe she’s just biding her time while she’s taking swimming lessons.

You know him. You love him or you hate him. You’ve seen his wacky Scientologist videos. You’ve scoffed as his strange personal life. You’ve seen him jump on Oprah’s couch, but have you seen him in the 1983 sex-romp, “Losin’ It”? I didn’t think so. Here’s a list of some of Tom Cruises best and worst, but always interesting roles:

“Losin’ It” (1983)

Did you know Tom Cruise starred in an early 1980s lose-your-virginity sex romp? He did! It’s not very good! It’s actually pretty horrible. But it’s funny because it’s Tom Cruise and Shelly Long.

“Legend” (1985)

This isn’t based on the video game “The Legend of Zelda,” but it looks like it could be. Tom Cruise plays the role of a wimpy fairyland leading man in this strange fantasy film by “Gladiator” and “Alien” director Ridley Scott.

“Cocktail” (1988)

Most people watch “Cocktail” nowadays to laugh at all the 80s clichés. Tom Cruise plays Brian Flanagan, a bartender at a T.G.I. Friday’s Brian works his way up into trendier bars that don’t have kareoke and air hockey tables eventually getting into a major fight that forces him to take a job in Jamaica as a bartender to raise money to buy his own place. It’s a fun romp, especially watching Cruise ham it up at the Jamaican bar.

“Eyes Wide Shut” (1999)

A strange but actually pretty good role for Tom, he plays the unhappily married Manhattenite role pretty well and I have to commend him for the risk he took in taking on this controversial role in Stanley Kubrick’s last film. Tom Cruise isn’t a complete hack, and this role in “Eyes Wide Shut” is proof of that.

“Magnolia” (1999)

One of the few believable Tom Cruise roles, in “Magnolia” he plays Frank T.J. Mackey, a mysterious author of “Seduce a Destroy” a misogynist self-help book teaching men to “tame” women. His character is self-obsessed outwardly, but inwardly deeply scarred and troubled by his father’s abandonment.

Tom Cruise and his wife Katie Holmes are throwing a party to welcome their close friends David and Victoria Beckham to America. The Hollywood couple is tying-up party details with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith to organise the bash to welcome them at their place at Los Angeles on coming Saturday (July 21, 2007)

A New York Post newspaper was informed by a reliable source that the invitation cards printed on red velvet with tacky gold lettering have already been sent out to all invitees all over Hollywood. This, it reported, was made in honour of David, the Spice Girl Victoria, their three sons – Brooklyn, eight, Romeo, four, and two-year-old Cruz – who had arrived in Los Angeles last Thursday (July 12, 2007). The couple moved to America after soccer star David signed to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy team. Victoria, 33, said recently: “We are all so excited about moving. The boys actually think they’re moving to Disneyland!”

Cruise and Holmes, it is learnt, are presently staying in Berlin, Germany, with one-year-old daughter Suri. Tom Cruise is in the city of Berlin busy filming new movie, ‘Valkyrie’, a World War II episode. The movie story revolves around the historical plot of a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler. Tom is playing Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, who is the mastermind behind the plot.

The news of Tom Cruise and Will Smith to play the chief hosts in the Beckham bash is circulating fast. It is finally decided that Tom Cruise and Will Smith will be hosting a celebrity-packed party to welcome the soccer superstar David Beckham and his wife Victoria, commonly known as a Spice Girl, to Los Angeles on Sunday, the 22nd of July 2007. David Beckhams’ family had already arrived in California on thursday last, ahead of David’s upcoming debut for local soccer team L.A. Galaxy, set to take place on Saturday, the 21st of July, but this is conditional to his recovery from an ankle injury in time.

Tom, Smith, Family friends, and others will host Sunday’s party comprising nearly 600 guests at the Museum Of Contemporary Art’s Geffen Contemporary in downtown Los Angeles. George Clooney, Oprah Winfrey, Jim Carrey, Steven Spielberg, Anjelica Huston, David Geffen and Jerry Bruckheimer are among the prominent guests expected to attend the most talked about bash.

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