L Ron Hubbard Science Fiction

The founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, was exposed as a fraud 30 years ago by British diplomats who were investigating his qualifications.

A lot of folks belong to Scientology, what the Europeans classify as a cult, namely Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Greta Van Sustern. The British have known for quite a while that the founder, L Ron Hubbard, is a fraud. Back in the 70's they conducted a background check on him and discovered that the degrees that he professed to have were in fact awarded from a university that he and some of his followers founded and then awarded to themselves.

Look I feel for the people who followed this organization, heck I used to be an Episcopalian, the religion that endorses gay clergy and had one of their ministers also embrace Islam and go around saying the two were compatible, so I know what it can be like when years of believing in a certain view in your spiritual life comes crashing down, but that is what is happening here.

Look I ain't got nothing against Scientologists personally, I just think anybody who is entertaining joining and those who already belong really need to reevaluate their relationship with the group.

Nuclear Bomb: 'Lions for Lambs' Could Lose $25 Million

In spite of the big names and the alleged antiwar mood of the country, it appears Lions for Lambs will be losing millions of dollars.

"Lions for Lambs" fails to roar for United Artists

"Lions for Lambs," the star-studded first film from United Artists since Tom Cruise and his longtime producing partner took over the fabled studio, has so far generated more yawns than roars at box offices.

After three weeks in theaters, the antiwar drama directed by Robert Redford with an A-list cast featuring Redford, Cruise and Meryl Streep, has grossed a meager $14 million in North American ticket sales and about $26 million more overseas.

That tally surpasses the $35 million reportedly spent to make the film, which was distributed domestically by UA parent company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and internationally by News Corp subsidiary 20th Century Fox.

Entertainment trade paper Daily Variety said the film was unlikely to gross more than $60 million in theatrical revenues worldwide and reported some industry watchers projecting the movie could lose as much as $25 million.

The film's anemic performance coupled with mostly negative reviews marked a disappointing start for the reconstituted studio that Cruise and onetime agent Paula Wagner took over after ending their producing deal at Paramount Pictures.

Perfectly capturing the far-left mindset of Hollywood, despite the disaster Wagner uttered this mind-bogglingly stupid statement.

Wagner acknowledged that "Lions for Lambs" failed to live up to expectations but defended the movie as worth making, both commercially and artistically.

"We are proud to have made Robert Redford's film as it was a timely and engaging story with top stars," she said. "You want every picture to be successful, but the reality of the business is that not every one will be."

Let's see how long the UA shareholders find such judgment worthwhile.

H/T: NewsBusters.

UPDATE: Instapundit and Riehl World View link. Thanks!

Anti-War Flick Bombs at Box Office

Anti-war propaganda film Lions for Lambs tanked badly in theaters over the weekend, pulling in a pathetic $6.7 million in 2,215 theaters nationwide, an average of $3,029 per theater.

"Lions for Lambs," the first feature released by United Artists since it's been under Cruise control, also debuted this weekend with $6.7 million.

Tom Cruise stars in the war-on-terror drama along with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.

"The war is officially over at the box office," said Bock. "The [war] genre is really tired right now."

This is the first time in 15 years that a movie starring Cruise has not opened at No. 1.

It's true: We're officially tired of Hollywood blowhards lecturing us on foreign policy.

UPDATE: Tim Graham at NewBusters notes Streep and fellow useful idiot George C. Looney compare rightwingers to Nazis and Salem with burners in a Rolling Stone interview.

How original.