Tom Cruise eschewed the limelight as his stock seemed to peak after Top Gun. As Hollywoods other young men formed brat packs and pussy patrols, Cruise controlled his image carefully, choosing projects that paired him with greats such as Paul Newman in a quest to become the worlds last real movie star. In a lengthy consideration of Cruises career, LA Weekly says it almost worked: Tom Cruise was the last movie star, but he was destroyed by the changing face of internet journalism and rise of gossip blogs. …
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