23: Vanilla Sky

Episode 23 of the The Last Star In Hollywood podcast, hosted by Next Word, titled "23: Vanilla Sky" was published on March 20, 2024 and runs 81 minutes.

March 20, 2024 ·81m · The Last Star In Hollywood

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Summary

This week, it was all a dream — or was it? — in Cameron Crowe’s 2001 movie Vanilla Sky. Do Cruise and Cruz have chemistry? Does four times mean something? Is anything really anything? Content warning: sexual assault, sexual violence, misogyny, nudity, drug use, car crash, physical trauma Unanswered Questions: So… what really happened? Is the film’s ultimate lesson to embody ourselves in pop culture ephemera, or to reject those things for something more human and authentic? Is there anything to be gained if we believe Crowe’s suggestion that the events of the movie are the events Brian’s book? Further reading: Nicole Kidman Post-Divorce Abre Los Ojos (1997) Sleeping With Other People (2015) Vanilla Sky Secrets The Last Star In Hollywood Definitive List Of Tom Cruise Films The Last Star In Hollywood: Production Schedule Thanks for listening! For bonus shows, extra content and more, support The Last Star In Hollywood and the Next Word network by visiting Patreon.com/NextWord! Join us next time as the biggest movie star and the biggest director join forces for Steven Spielberg’s 2002 sci-fi thriller, Minority Report. The Last Star In Hollywood is a Next Word production.Copyright © 2024 The Last Star In Hollywood. All Rights Reserved. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode Description

This week, it was all a dream — or was it? — in Cameron Crowe’s 2001 movie Vanilla Sky. Do Cruise and Cruz have chemistry? Does four times mean something? Is anything really anything?

Content warning: sexual assault, sexual violence, misogyny, nudity, drug use, car crash, physical trauma

Unanswered Questions:

So… what really happened?
Is the film’s ultimate lesson to embody ourselves in pop culture ephemera, or to reject those things for something more human and authentic?
Is there anything to be gained if we believe Crowe’s suggestion that the events of the movie are the events Brian’s book?