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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Fall 2026 brings 24 films to theaters — and a few could actually matter

From a Facebook whistleblower drama to Sylvester Stallone's origin story, this fall's movie lineup leans hard on real-world stories, big-name casts, and a handful of genuinely ambitious swings. NPR's critics, Aisha Harris, Linda Holmes, Bob Mondello, and Glen Weldon, published their fall 2026 movie preview on September 11, spotlighting two dozen titles they consider worth […] The post Fall 2026 brings 24 films to theaters — and a few could actually matter appeared first on American Almanac .

From a Facebook whistleblower drama to Sylvester Stallone's origin story, this fall's movie lineup leans hard on real-world stories, big-name casts, and a handful of genuinely ambitious swings. NPR's critics, Aisha Harris, Linda Holmes, Bob Mondello, and Glen Weldon, published their fall 2026 movie preview on September 11, spotlighting two dozen titles they consider worth watching between now and Christmas. The list runs from stop-motion animation to Cannes winners, from a Chris Rock directorial effort to a Nicolas Cage streaming biopic about football coach John Madden. Taken together, the slate tells you something about where the film industry thinks it can still find an audience, and where it is still hedging its bets. Several of the…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Tom Cruise pays quiet tribute to the late Kyle Busch at Daytona drivers' meeting

Tom Cruise visited Daytona International Speedway ahead of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 and paused at an empty chair bearing Kyle Busch's name, a small, wordless gesture that spoke to the NASCAR community's lasting grief. Cruise, 64, attended the drivers' meeting at the iconic Florida track before Saturday's race. During the session, he spotted the […] The post Tom Cruise pays quiet tribute to the late Kyle Busch at Daytona drivers' meeting appeared first on American Almanac .

Tom Cruise visited Daytona International Speedway ahead of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 and paused at an empty chair bearing Kyle Busch's name, a small, wordless gesture that spoke to the NASCAR community's lasting grief. Cruise, 64, attended the drivers' meeting at the iconic Florida track before Saturday's race. During the session, he spotted the chair set aside for Busch, the two-time Cup Series champion who died on May 21 at age 41. Cruise looked down at the seat, then gently patted it with his hand. The Sun published photographs of the moment, and the images drew an immediate response from fans online. One fan wrote: "That's respect, thank you Tom Cruise." No grand speech. No press conference. Just a hand on an empty chair, and a…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Tom Cruise backs Warner Bros.-Paramount merger, vouches for 30 theatrical films a year

Tom Cruise threw his public support behind the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger this week, telling a national audience the combined studio will deliver 30 theatrical releases a year, a pledge he says could restore Hollywood's golden-age volume. Cruise made the case during an interview on The Pat McAfee Show, framing the merger not as a corporate […] The post Tom Cruise backs Warner Bros.-Paramount merger, vouches for 30 theatrical films a year appeared first on American Almanac .

Tom Cruise threw his public support behind the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger this week, telling a national audience the combined studio will deliver 30 theatrical releases a year, a pledge he says could restore Hollywood's golden-age volume. Cruise made the case during an interview on The Pat McAfee Show, framing the merger not as a corporate transaction but as a lifeline for filmmakers, writers, and producers who need a pipeline of projects to build careers. The actor, whose long partnership with Paramount produced Top Gun: Maverick, said he personally believes the 30-film target is achievable, and suggested it could climb to 40. The endorsement matters because Cruise remains one of the few actors whose name alone can open a film in…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Randy Quaid blasts Anne Hathaway’s casting in Days of Thunder 2, calls for Nicole Kidman’s return

Randy Quaid has sharply criticized the decision to cast Anne Hathaway opposite Tom Cruise in the upcoming Days of Thunder sequel, arguing the role should go to Nicole Kidman and warning the film risks alienating its core audience. In a series of posts on X this past Saturday, Quaid, who played team owner Tim Daland […] The post Randy Quaid blasts Anne Hathaway’s casting in Days of Thunder 2, calls for Nicole Kidman’s return appeared first on American Almanac .

Randy Quaid has sharply criticized the decision to cast Anne Hathaway opposite Tom Cruise in the upcoming Days of Thunder sequel, arguing the role should go to Nicole Kidman and warning the film risks alienating its core audience. In a series of posts on X this past Saturday, Quaid, who played team owner Tim Daland in the original 1990 Days of Thunder, took aim at both the casting and the direction of the long-awaited sequel, now slated for a June 2028 theatrical release. He did not hold back, calling Hathaway “a leftist, woke, horrible choice for DAYS OF THUNDER NASCAR audience who are MAGA,” and insisting, “The sexy older chick for Tom in this film needs to be Nicole.” Quaid’s comments come after Hollywood announced Hathaway,…Open

YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - How Scientology allegedly bullied IRS into billion-dollar tax break | Unreported

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Some stories make headlines. Others get ignored. On "Unreported," Meagan Medick takes a deeper look at the unexplained through the eyes and experiences of you, the viewers. You send the mystery — we investigate. This week, Meagan asks how Scientology allegedly infiltrated government agencies, targeted journalists and still walked away with tax-exempt status. Medick is joined by Tony Ortega, a journalist who has spent decades investigating the church and writes the website, The Underground Bunker. They discuss how Scientology's "fair game" policy is used to destroy critics, how the church allegedly bullied the IRS into restoring its tax-exempt status after running covert operations against individual agents, why celebrities like Tom…

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Nicole Kidman says she would have given up her career to marry Tom Cruise at 23

Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, now 59, told British Vogue she married Tom Cruise knowing it could cost her career, and said she didn't care because she was in love. Kidman laid out the trade-off in blunt terms. She was 23 years old, already building a name in Hollywood, and chose marriage to one of the […] The post Nicole Kidman says she would have given up her career to marry Tom Cruise at 23 appeared first on American Almanac .

Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, now 59, told British Vogue she married Tom Cruise knowing it could cost her career, and said she didn't care because she was in love. Kidman laid out the trade-off in blunt terms. She was 23 years old, already building a name in Hollywood, and chose marriage to one of the biggest movie stars on the planet over the advice of anyone who warned her she'd be overshadowed. Thirty-five years later, in a newly published British Vogue interview, she said the calculation was simple, and she'd make it again. Page Six reported on the interview, in which Kidman described falling for Cruise on the set of "Days of Thunder" and marrying him on Christmas Eve 1990. She was 22 when they met. By 23, she was his wife, and, in…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Suri Cruise legally drops her father's surname, now goes by Suri Noelle

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter has legally changed her last name from Cruise to Noelle, her mother's middle name, a quiet move confirmed through Pennsylvania voter records. The 20-year-old college student, born Suri Cruise on April 18, 2006, now appears in Pennsylvania's voter rolls under the name Suri Noelle. USA TODAY reviewed the records […] The post Suri Cruise legally drops her father's surname, now goes by Suri Noelle appeared first on American Almanac .

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter has legally changed her last name from Cruise to Noelle, her mother's middle name, a quiet move confirmed through Pennsylvania voter records. The 20-year-old college student, born Suri Cruise on April 18, 2006, now appears in Pennsylvania's voter rolls under the name Suri Noelle. USA TODAY reviewed the records and confirmed the legal change, which Page Six first reported. Representatives for both Holmes and Cruise were contacted for comment; no responses have been disclosed. The legal filing marks the end of a name that once made tabloid history. In October 2006, Tom Cruise told Vanity Fair how he and Holmes chose it: "When we came to the name Suri, we both loved it. And we both said, 'Suri…Open