The next time you wonder why Nicholas Cage keeps making lousy movies, consider the fact that the one-time acclaimed actor simply has to rake in big bucks just to maintain anything like a movie star lifestyle. In the last year, his financial woes have brought him to the brink of ruin and have resulted in highly publicized and embarrassing news stories. Cage is suing his former business manager, claiming he kept him in the dark about the state of his finances. However, one wonders just how naive Cage could have been: in the last week he lost two homes and properties in California that had a combined amount of almost $26 million in debt. The homes were auctioned off but there were no takers so the bank now has possession of these assets. For more click here