Angelina Jolie on her animated Oscar contender 'The Breadwinner': 'I hope this film does speak to young girls around the world'
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- Published on Thursday, 04 January 2018 12:04
- Written by Yahoo ! News
From Belle to Rey to Wonder Woman, 2017 was a banner year for female heroes in mainstream Hollywood blockbusters. Sadly, most of the year’s major animated films didn’t exactly follow suit. With the exception of Cars 3‘s Cruz Ramirez, male heroes drove most of the antics in cartoons like The Boss Baby, The Lego Batman Movie, and even Coco. If you’re looking for an animated heroine on par with Diana — minus her Lasso of Truth and bullet-catching bracelets — look no further than The Breadwinner, the latest release from the internationally focused family friendly distributor Gkids and a dark-horse Oscar contender for the Best Animated Feature statue at this year’s Oscars. (The film is already vying for a Golden Globe this weekend.) Directed by Nora Twomey and produced by Angelina Jolie, The Breadwinner tells the story of a young Afghan girl named Parvana, who defies the restrictive Taliban regime to support her family after her father is imprisoned. It may sound like challenging subject matter, but Jolie believes that Parvana’s heroism will resonate with audiences her age. “I hope this film does speak to young girls around the world, and young boys,” the Oscar-winning actress-turned-director remarks in this new interview clip exclusively premiering on Yahoo Entertainment. Jolie has witnessed the film’s impact on children first hand, having previewed it for a group of young viewers and taken note of their reactions. “The first time a child is exposed to this kind of life… it moves them to want to value their education and their opportunity. It awakens a sense of that fight for human rights in young people.” Who knows? Maybe The Breadwinner could be the origin story for a new generation of real-life heroes.
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Angelina Jolie NOT Headed For “Physical Meltdown,” Despite Report
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- Published on Thursday, 04 January 2018 06:56
- Written by Gossip Cop
Angelina Jolie is not headed for a “physical meltdown” over the stress of balancing her career with raising her kids, despite a tabloid report. The story initially seems alarming, but it’s filled with fake concern. Gossip Cop can bust it.According to Life & Style, while Jolie “continues to shoulder the strain of her divorce and custody battle” with Brad Pitt, “she hasn’t pumped the brakes on her career.” And consequently, “now her friends fear it’s all too much for Angie,” claims the gossip magazine. A so-called “source” is quoted as saying, “Everyone’s afraid that Angie’s headed toward a complete physical meltdown.” The outlet contends “pals have urged her to slow down,” but instead she’s “piling on the work.” The alleged snitch further complains, “She feels like she needs to be everything to everyone, a full-time mom, human rights activist, UN spokesperson, glamorous actress, director and producer.” What, did this “source” just read Jolie’s Wikipedia page? After the tabloid insists there’s “already a few red flags that Angie’s overloading herself,” such as her brief bout with Bell’s palsy, the purported tipster disturbingly claims, “She hasn’t been eating enough or taking care of herself. She’s been taking on too much at once, and everyone’s worried she’s headed for a serious breakdown.” Actually, if anyone was truly concerned for Jolie’s well-being, they wouldn’t be talking about it with the gossip media, particularly a magazine that falsely claimed she and Pitt were “getting back together.” There’s also a glaring factual error. While the outlet tries to make it seem like she’s worked non-stop since splitting from Pitt, Jolie actually took a year off to focus on her family life. And while she’s spoken about “just trying to get through my days,” as she put it in an interview last fall, the star just spent the month of December deftly balancing her varied obligations, like when Jolie brought her kids to the United Nations Correspondents Association Awards. Gossip Cop is told that, “like all working moms,” she’s doing her best. And, quite importantly, she knows that “taking care of herself” is key to taking care of her family. While every day may not be perfect, we’re assured that the bleak picture painted by the publication doesn’t actually match reality.
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Angelina Jolie in financial trouble because of 'nasty legal battle with Brad Pitt?'
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- Published on Friday, 29 December 2017 13:35
- Written by IB Times
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Angelina Jolie's net worth is £122 million and she earned a staggering £11 million last year.Is Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie deep in a financial trouble? RadarOnline has recently come up with a bizarre report saying the ritzy Hollywood actress' wealth is in jeopardy as she was spotted shopping for Christmas gifts at America's most popular discount store — Target.Also read: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and children will reunite for Christmas? A dubious insider told the webloid, "Angie loves Target. It's one of her favourite stores and a place where she gets lots of her Christmas gifts. She has staff that can get her anything and go anywhere for her, yet one place she has been spotted is Target." The insider further went on to add that Brad Pitt's estranged wife "is obsessed with finding cheap new deals — despite her millions!" RadarOnline also put a step forward to ask the readers, "Do you think Jolie is just collecting coupons for fun, or is she having money issues because of her nasty legal battle with Brad Pitt?" As usual, Gossip Cop looked into the story and debunked he entire report because TMZ already reported that Angelina Jolie will not be seeking spousal support from her husband post the divorce. As noted by The Sun, the 42-year-old actress's net worth is £122 million (via Celebrity Net Worth). Hence Jolie's wealth is not in jeopardy.Secondly, it is true that Jolie has been spotted in Target earlier, just like she goes to grocery store and flea markets as well.Gossip Cop noted that Jolie's sighting's at Target has nothing to do with either her wealth or her ongoing divorce battle with Brad Pitt.Like her, even former first lady Michelle Obama is also a well known fan of the popular discount store regardless she is also a millionaire.Previously, RadarOnline's sister website OK! Magazine also allegedly claimed that "Jolie couldn't afford to finalise her divorce from Pitt" her cash flow was affecting the split negotiations. Then also Gossip Cop refuted all the rumours.Notably, the Academy Award-winning actress earned a staggering £11 million last year.According to Gossip Cop, these sites have "simply combined the ongoing divorce, her past trips to Target and the Christmas shopping season to form an unsubstantiated narrative about 'financial trouble.' "
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Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt's Palatial Estate In Long Island Up For Sale
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 December 2017 12:15
- Written by IB Times
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are selling their Long Island mansion.The "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" stars have agreed to put their property in Long Island on the market. According to the listing, the mansion is available for $55 million, Observer reported.Pitt, Jolie and their kids occupied the palatial estate in 2009 when Jolie was still filming "Salt". The 47-acre waterfront property includes a 20,000-square-foot Tudor revival-style estate called Sassafras. It was built in 1987 and comes with its own private cove, New York Post added.It has a 48-foot cathedral ceiling, great hall and study and formal dining room. It also includes an enclosed outdoor dining veranda.The property includes eight bedrooms, eight bathrooms and four half bathrooms. Its master suite offers one a good view of Long Island Sound and Connecticut.There are two guest house 5, 500 square guest house and a log cabin "tea house" that has water views and a water cabana with full kitchen and a deck. That's not all because it has a tennis court, outdoor kitchen, a private pool and a private pier too.In January, Jolie and Pitt have agreed to settle their divorce in private. The exes opted to work together to reunify their family and to keep the progress of their divorce settlement confidential."The parties and their counsel have signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and engaging a private judge to make any necessary legal decisions and to facilitate the expeditious resolution of any remaining issues," Pitt and Jolie said in a joint statement (via The Guardian). "The parents are committed to act as a united front to effectuate recovery and reunification."The exes have since moved on from each other. On Dec. 18, Pitt turned 54. According to an insider, the "War Machine" actor is doing good following his split from Jolie. In fact, he is already casually dating."In a sense, this split was good for Brad because he sized himself up and realized there had to be changes," a source told People. "Brad and Angie are doing OK, working out time for him to be with the kids which he treasures."What can you say about Jolie and Pitt are selling their Long Island property? Do you agree that this is best for them since they have separated? Drop a comment below.
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Villeneuve’s “Cleopatra” Has Swearing & Sex
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 December 2017 07:12
- Written by Dark Horizons
David Fincher was developing it for a while, and more recently “Blade Runner 2049” and “Prisoners” director Denis Villeneuve became attached. Now “All the Money in the World” writer David Scarpa has revealed that the upcoming “Cleopatra” biopic won’t be your typical period drama.Angelina Jolie has been attached to the film which was based on Stacy Schiff’s book “Cleopatra: A Life,” whether that’s still the case is unsure. Schiff and Brian Helgeland worked on the script prior to Scarpa coming onboard and he tells Heat Vision expect it to be decidedly more intense and energetic than a period piece: “It’s similar [to ‘All the Money in the World’] in that there’s a lot of research involved and there’s a question with all that of how do you want to do it and how do you make something new out of it? With Getty, part of the idea was to take two genres we felt we knew, which was the kidnapping genre and what we’ll call the ‘great man’ genre – the ‘Citizen Kane’ genre – and smash them together and make something new out of them.
With ‘Cleopatra’ … instead of doing the movie as the prestige picture – the three-hour, lots of pageantry, people with fans and English accents and all that stuff – [we] really treat it as a political thriller. Dirty, bloody, lots of people swearing and having sex and all of that other stuff and just treat it as a two-hour, lean, mean political thriller, full of assassinations, etc. Just going the opposite direction from the way we think that movie is going to go.”This approach doesn’t always work, Michael Mann’s Dillinger biopic “Public Enemies” showed how telling a period tale with modern thriller sensibility and filming techniques like steadicam doesn’t necessarily work.When “Cleopatra” will go into production isn’t known as Villeneuve is slated to film an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” next.
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