Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep and Robert Redford hit the red carpet Thursday night in Hollywood to premiere their new political thriller, ‘Lions for Lambs’ — and ET was there!

Tom was accompanied by his wife Katie Holmes, who was there to show her support. Tom told ET, “Its always better with her…she’s exceptional.”

In theaters Nov. 9, ‘Lions for Lambs’ finds Cruise as a charismatic presidential hopeful whose bombshell story for a probing journalist (Streep) could potentially affect the fates of two California college students who were inspired by their professor, Dr. Stephen Malley (Redford), to fight in Afghanistan.

Directed by Redford, the film also stars Derek Luke and Michael Pena.

Go to ET Online to watch a video clip of all the actors on the red carpet! While you’re there, maybe you’d also like to watch ET’s video clips of Tom talking about his wedding day (in Italy, October 23rd) and about the proposal while being in Paris again (October 25th).

Tom Cruise stunned hundreds of suburbanites outside the Picture House Theater in Pelham, N.Y. last night when he emerged from a screening and met with fans.

The world’s biggest movie star got up close and personal after a screening of his new wartime drama, “Lions for Lambs,” as he signed autographs and posed for countless pictures.

It was a solo night for Tom, though, as wife Katie Holmes stayed away from the screening and instead took a stroll with baby Suri. (Source: Extra)

Many world famous film stars including Sophia Loren, Sharon Stone and Tom Cruise will light up this year’s second edition of the Rome Cinema Festival, organizers said Thursday.

Among the starts are also Cate Blanchett, Keira Knightley, Halle Berry, Monica Bellucci, Robert Redford and Sean Penn.

Blanchett will be the first to hit the red carpet on Oct. 19 in a reprise of her acclaimed 1998 Elizabeth I portrayal in visionary Indian director Shekhar Kapur’s Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

Loren will bring the curtain down on Oct. 27 as she receives a career achievement award, Italian News Agency ANSA said on Thursday.

In between, an array of would-be blockbusters and more arty fare from 40 countries will bid to draw at least as many viewers as the half million spectators the inaugural edition attracted.

Rome’s film-buff mayor Walter Veltroni, who achieved his dream of bringing a major movie event to the Italian capital despite sneers from the cinema establishment and controversy over a clash with the Venice festival, said Thursday, “This year is going to be even better”.

There will be 14 films competing for the top Marcus Aurelius prize, including two Italian films – Carlo Mazzacurati’s “la Giusta Distanza” and Emidio Greco’s “L’Uomo Privato”.

Also in contention are two Spanish films – “Barcelona” and “Una Mapa and Caotica Ana”; “Fugitive Pieces from Canada”; China’s “Li Chun”; and an Iranian-Japanese production, “Hafez”.

Among the festival’s special events are a focus on India with new films such as Anurag Kashyap’s “No Smoking” and a look at new socially and environmentally conscious movies from Hollywood such as Penn’s “Into The Wild”.

Source: Xinhua (Source: People’s Daily Online)