Angelina Jolie’s War Film ‘Unbroken’ Finally Coming to Japan
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- Published on Thursday, 22 October 2015 10:33
- Written by WSJ
A 2014 movie depicting the life of a former American prisoner of war tortured by the Japanese imperial army will finally open in Japan after online campaigns failed to stop it.“Unbroken,” directed by Angelina Jolie and released in the U.S. in December 2014, will open in Japanese theaters in February next year. Conservative netizens had criticized the film, saying it is “anti-Japanese” and wrongfully focuses on the imperial army’s brutality.The film tells the story of Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini, who endured torture during his two years at a Japanese prison camp during World War II. Japanese actor and musician Takamasa Ishihara, known as Miyavi, plays a sadistic guard.An employee at Bitters End Inc., which will be distributing the film, said the backlash caused the delay in the film’s release in Japan. The movie is currently scheduled to play at a theater in Shibuya, but will expand to other locations, she said.The film is based on the book “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,” by author Laura Hillenbrand.The movie’s title in Japan will be “Fukutsu-no Otoko Unbroken,” which can be translated as “The Indomitable Man: Unbroken.” The film is a true story of a man “who survived hell for two years at a prisoner camp,” the promotional poster says.“Unbroken” was nominated in three categories, including best cinematography, at the Academy Awards in February, but didn’t win any awards.
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Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Star in New 'By the Sea' Featurette - Watch Now!
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 October 2015 04:25
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie-Pitt and Brad Pitt stay in this brand new featurette for their upcoming movie By the Sea.By the Sea follows an American writer named Roland (Pitt) and his wife, Vanessa (Jolie-Pitt), who arrive in a tranquil and picturesque seaside resort in 1970s France, their marriage in apparent crisis. As they spend time with fellow travelers, including young newlyweds Lea (Mélanie Laurent) and François (Melvil Poupaud), and village locals Michel (Niels Arestrup) and Patrice (Richard Bohringer), the couple begins to come to terms with unresolved issues in their own lives.
By the Sea hits theaters on November 13. The film was written, directed, and produced by Angelina.
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Angelina Jolie admits marriage isn't perfect
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- Published on Saturday, 17 October 2015 15:21
- Written by TV3
Angelina Jolie says she and husband Brad Pitt ''have [their] issues,'' but insists they're nothing like the unhappy couple they play in their upcoming film 'By the Sea'.The 40-year-old actress, who has six children, Maddox, 14, Pax, 11, Zahara, 10, Shiloh, nine, and seven-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with the 51-year-old star, admits their marriage isn't perfect, but insists they're nothing like the unhappy couple they play in their upcoming film 'By the Sea'.She said: ''Brad and I have our issues, but if the characters were even remotely close to our problems, we couldn't have made the film.''This is the only film I've done that is completely based on my own crazy mind. As artists we wanted something that took us out of our comfort zones. Just being raw actors. It's not the safest idea. But life is short.''The brunette beauty can't wait to turn 50 in 2025 after undergoing a ''brutal'' preventative double mastectomy as well removing her ovaries and fallopian tubes to reduce her cancer risk in recent years.She told the November issue of Vogue magazine: ''Both of the women in my family, my mother and my grandmother [who passed due to ovarian cancer], started dying in their 40s. I'm 40. I can't wait to hit 50 and know I made it.''The Oscar winner says going public with her health issues ''really connected'' her to other women, but the surgeries were a ''hard'' process.She explained: ''They are not easy surgeries. The ovaries are an easy surgery, but the hormone changes - interesting. We did joke that I had my Monday edit. Tuesday surgery. Wednesday go into menopause. Thursday come back to edit, a little funky with my steps.''
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Angelina Jolie Covers 'Vogue,' Full Family Joins the Photo Shoot!
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- Published on Friday, 16 October 2015 19:33
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie takes a walk on the beach looking absolutely stunning for the cover of Vogue‘s November 2015 issue.The 40-year-old By the Sea actress and director was joined by her full family – husband Brad Pitt and kids Maddox, 14, Pax, 11, Zahara, 10, Shiloh, 9, and seven-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne – for the photo shoot. Here is what she had to share with the mag:
On her marriage: “Brad and I have our issues, but if the characters were even remotely close to our problems we couldn’t have made the film… As artists we wanted something that took us out of our comfort zones. Just being raw actors. It’s not the safest idea. But life is short.”
On the “brutal” double mastectomy surgeries: “It’s hard. They are not easy surgeries. The ovaries are an easy surgery, but the hormone changes”—she laughs, nods her head—“interesting. We did joke that I had my Monday edit. Tuesday surgery. Wednesday go into menopause. Thursday come back to edit, a little funky with my steps.”
On going through menopause: “I feel grounded as a woman. I know others do too. Both of the women in my family, my mother and my grandmother started dying in their 40s. I’m 40. I can’t wait to hit 50 and know I made it.”
For more from Angelina, visit Vogue.com!
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Australia's Angelina? Imogen Anthony shows off her Jolie inspired hairstyle as she poses in skimpy Brazilian bikini bottoms
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- Published on Thursday, 15 October 2015 18:02
- Written by Daily mail
She's made no secret of the fact she's a fan of Angelina Jolie's work. And after channelling her character in Maleficent on a number of occasions, it seems Imogen Anthony is expanding her repertoire. The 24-year-old was at it again on Thursday, comparing herself to the Oscar-winning actress and humanitarian in a pair of very racy flashback photos inspired by one of Angelina's early films, action blockbuster Gone In 60 Seconds. 'Loved this hair... Reminded me so much of Ange in #goneinsixtyseconds,' the 24-year-old captioned one shot that saw her hair matted into messy plaits that resembled dreadlocks.In another saucy snap, the socialite showed off her behind in a mustard Brazilian cut bikini botto with a Kanye West 'Yeezy' midriff tee on top.'Y'all like when I throw it back, huh?' the cheeky star wrote. 'Going to be posting some fave #TBT's today, so stick the f*** around... #goneinsixtyseconds.'The brazen beauty was recently spotted attending the launch of sexy lingerie boutique Honey Birdette in Sydney with Celebrity Apprentice star Tegan Martin.Imogen, who found fame by dating local shock jock Kyle Sandilands, wore a harness top to the store, which stocks S&M gear, racy lingerie and sex toys.She might have been getting ideas for her own clothing line, White Trash Royalty, which officially launched last month.So far the line just contains a few skimpy warrior-themed skirts and dresses, which retail for between $95 and $290.Several other items on the line's official website are listed as 'coming soon'.
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