Thick Skulls, Numb Nuts

That is what I am accusing the media people behind Bryan Singer's Valkyrie of having. Why, you ask? Because yet another batch of stills from the Xmas-opening flick have been released, and yet another opportunity for them to pretend that this film doesn't star Tom Cruise but is actually a love story between Thomas Kretschmann and Carice Van Houten...

Who doesn't want to see that movie?
The... sheer... prettiness... it's BLINDING.

Anyway, sure that might not be the truth whole truth so help me Bryan Singer with regards to what the movie's about... or even anywhere close... but it's not like the PR for every film always tells the truth. I mean, the ads for Synecdoche, New York try to pretend it's a rollicking good-time comedy-show, and no notsomuch. So why not pretend Valkyrie stars two gorgeous European should-be-superstars mooning over each other and not a fading floppy-haired mom-jean-wearing freak with an eye-patch and silly accent?

This rant has been brought to you by the quickly murdered enthusiasm I experienced this morning upon clicking upon a link for "New! Exciting! Valkyrie pictures!" and finding there not to be a single image of Thomas Kretschmann anywhere. Bastards!

And now just because I need a fix after all this Kretsch-speak,
here's a pic of him I hadn't seen before...

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