Katie Holmes

First Katie Holmes tackles Tom, then childbirth. Next up, the Great White Way? Ms. Holmes may emerge from her post-Suri cocoon to flutter onto a Broadway stage next season. The Dawson's Creek star is in negotiations to appear in a revival of Arthur Miller's 1947 play All My Sons. The play is based on a true story—ripped from the headlines, as it were—about a man who sold faulty airplane parts to the U.S. military during World War II. John Lithgow is set to play the family patriarch. (Dianne Wiest may end up in the part of his wife.) And Ms. Holmes would play a woman visiting the family of her lover, a pilot who went missing in the war. As Variety points out, this would be a sweet comeback for Ms. Holmes, if she can pull it off. Her last project, Mad Money, co-starring Queen Latifah and Diane Keaton, was a box office flop.

MAD MONEY
Running Time 104 minutes
Written by Glenn Gers
Directed by Callie Khouri
Starring Diane Keaton, Ted Danson, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes  read more »

In a new unauthorized biography of Tom Cruise, Andrew Morton—the author who made a small fortune with Diana: Her True Story—makes some pretty serious and inflamatory claims.

The book, which is scheduled to be released later this month, alleges that Katie Holmes was impregnated, a la Rosemary's Baby, with the preserved semen of deceased Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It also says that Mr. Cruise’s ex-wife, Nicole Kidman, “feared blackmail” over auditing tapes she made with Scientologists in which she discusses her sex life. Moreover, Mr. Morton writes that Mr. Cruise is the second most powerful person in the church’s hierarchy; and, according to the book, he now plans to recruit soccer phenom David Beckham to the religion.  read more »

Katie Holmes spoke to Parade about the holidays, of which she has “always been a huge fan.” Ms. Holmes, who turned 29 yesterday, recently told the somewhat-random insert mag that she and Tom Cruise plan to spend Christmas with all of their relatives at their Telluride, Colo., retreat.  read more »

Katie Holmes has revealed Tom Cruise’s biggest turn-on. As it happens, the actor, 43, likes to see his wife looking as though she just left a bespoke clothier on London’s Savile Row. “Tom likes me in a suit and a mini every now and then. I like it when he likes it. It makes me blush. He'll say, 'You look good. I hope security's going with you.' Now that gives me attitude," Ms. Holmes, 28, says in an interview for In Style’s January issue. The Dawson’s Creek actress goes on to say that she would “love to” have kids again, but she isn’t in a hurry. Apparently, being pregnant with Suri was made easier thanks to her husband. “I couldn't have asked for a more supportive human being. He had the room ready, candles everywhere, pictures in frames. It was very homey and beautiful,” said Ms. Holmes, who apparently fell in love with the actor “in an instant,” adding: “Suri is talking up a storm, running around, so aware," Ms. Holmes also said. "She loves coloring and creating. She's a great mimic and dancer. She came to the photo shoot and was all into the shoes."

It’s hard to believe that the first pictures of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ family holiday card won’t grace the cover of Vanity Fair—à la baby Suri—this year. No, this time around, Us snapped up the exclusive. The handsome card’s designer, none other than Ms. Holmes, even put the names of her two stepchildren, Bella and Connor, on the cream, brown and burgundy number. (Suri, of course, has already beaten her mother to the Stephen-Crane punch; the wee tot already has her own postcards.) The most surprising aspect of the festive greeting is not the awkward bow knotted around it, but rather the fact that Ms. Cruise signs her name as “Kate”—something her hubby calls her, at least in public.

And while we’re not exactly sure what Scientologists celebrate in the month of December, a source close to the couple said the Cruises would be spending the holiday in Telluride, Colo., where they have a home. “Katie has kept her staff busy doing the shopping, and even had a different gift-wrapping design for different categories: family, friends, business associates,” the source added.

If it’s Thursday, this must be Düsseldorf! It looks like Katie Holmes got a little excited at the prospect of traveling to Deutschland, as she chopped off most of her hair and fashioned it into some kind of futuristic bob. While attending the Bambi Media Awards Ceremony in the German town with her hubby, Tom Cruise, Ms. Holmes—all nervous smiles—showed off her new hairdo. The Huffington Post thinks she looks like the couple’s baby, Suri. We, on the other hand, are of the mind that she looks more like Venus A, the Mazinger Angel robotic toy which has, among other rad features, “typhoon missiles” for mammaries.

Now that the Spice Girls are once again sharing the same rack, they have really started to turn up the heat. A little over a week after the British pop group dove headlong into their reunion tour at this month’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show, they've been courted by the Cruise family, who stopped by to hear the ladies croon, clap and clop during a recent closed rehearsal. But that’s not all, Tom, Katie and Suri apparently went so far as to wish the hot-again herbs good luck on their upcoming tour, which gets underway in Vancouver on December 2.

From the official Spice Girls Web site:

Tom and Katie enjoyed an impromptu audience with the girls and were treated to an exclusive performance, while Suri danced along to the music.

“David and I are great friends with Tom and Katie,” Victoria told us afterwards “It was lovely of them to come down to rehearsals, a really nice surprise. Katie has told me before that she used to be a big Spice fan so it was great for her to meet the other girls.”

Surprise Guests at Rehearsals [TheSpiceGirls.com via HuffPo]

• According to a tipster, America's most Scientological couple, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, has bought a Dakota apartment for around $20 million. It's a classy co-op, though not as hip as Mr. Cruise's former downtown digs. [Gawker]
• "Pricy penthouse" stories are the best kind of real estate porn. Sexy "high-end penthouse apartments are in demand" (though apparently the Dakota's top-tier co-ops aren't that grand). Sadly, Forbes' list omits the New Museum penthouse, which has a new 80s pop star owner.[Forbes]
• Wall Street's woes won't burst our real estate bubble, despite the Dow's 416-point plunge. In fact, the housing market is a relatively safe bet for jittery investors--especially when TomKat is moving to town. [Real Deal]
• The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs HQ at 31 Chambers Street got a new high-tech makeover. But the "ornamental plaster, marble wainscot [and] fireplaces are still there", lucky for the wainscot-loving paper-pushers. [Interior Design] - Max Abelson
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