Angelina Jolie teams up with the BBC to produce a show to help children spot fake news

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Published on Wednesday, 29 January 2020 18:41

Written by Metro

         Angelina Jolie has teamed up with the BBC to create a show which will help educate children against fake news. The Hollywood actress will executive produce BBC My World, a programme which will offer facts and information on new stories that intends to help children over the age of 13 make up their own minds up on current international issues. The series will be part of the BBC World Service and is a co-production with Jolie and Microsoft Education. The BBC will have final editorial approval. ‘As a parent I am happy to be able to give my support to a program that aims to help children learn more about the lives of other young people around the world, and connect to them to each other,’ Jolie said in a statement.‘I hope it will help children find the information and tools they need to make a difference on the issues that matter to them, drawing on the BBC World Service’s network of thousands of journalists and multiple language services around the world.’ The weekly 30 minute long programme will air on BBC World News, the corporation’s most-watched channel. It will be broadcast on Sundays at 11.30 am and its content will be shared with BBC’s 42 different language services. It will also be available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Producers are hoping that the show will provide a tool to help young audiences, who are exposed to fake new perpetuated by social media, navigate truth from fiction.
         ‘There’s a gap in provision for young people who want to understand how the news is made and the values that stand behind it,’ Jamie Angus, director of BBC World Service Group, in a statement. ‘They need the tools to distinguish the real from the false online, and the skills to think critically about information, wherever they encounter it.‘Nurturing these abilities is the aim of My World, and they’re crucial for today’s young people, not just for personal development but the future health of global democracy. The BBC World Service is uniquely placed to provide a truly global perspective on the biggest stories and themes of the day.’ Jolie previously guest edited BBC Radio 4 and discussed topics such a politics, social media and sexual violence in war zones.

 source : Metro

Pouty model is dubbed 'Russian Angelina Jolie' online - but hates the comparison

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Published on Friday, 24 January 2020 11:19

Written by Daily Star

         Alina Tsarakhova, 29, is from the South West of Russia where Instagram fans and local media have spotted that she looks exactly like the sunning American superstar Angelia Jolie.A beautiful model has sent the internet wild for her pouty looks after being dubbed the “Russian Angelina Jolie”.Stunning Alina Tsarakhova, 29, is from the South West of Russia in the republic of North Ossetia-Alania in the Caucasus region.Alina, who now lives in Russia’s capital city Moscow, made headlines in the Russian media after being compared to Oscar winner Angelia Jolie, 44.Angelia is most famous for her acting in films such as “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” - where she first met ex-husband Brad Pitt - and “Maleficent” as well as her full lips and high cheekbones.Reports claim that sexy Alina prefers not to discuss her resemblance to American Angelia as she insists she gets her looks from her father.The local media also says that Alina purposefully avoids wearing makeup or hair in a similar style to the star in order to avoid the comparison being made.On Instagram , the model has 18.6k followers under the handle @ts8ali, where fans can see that the model seems to have an adorable son called David who she features often on the page.The dark haired beauty might avoid the comparison but her green, almond shaped eyes, pillowy lips, extra-high cheekbones and razor-sharp jaw make her a dead ringer for the US star who is 15 years her senior.The local media also says that Alina purposefully avoids wearing makeup or hair in a similar style to the star in order to avoid the comparison being made.On Instagram , the model has 18.6k followers under the handle @ts8ali, where fans can see that the model seems to have an adorable son called David who she features often on the page.The dark haired beauty might avoid the comparison but her green, almond shaped eyes, pillowy lips, extra-high cheekbones and razor-sharp jaw make her a dead ringer for the US star who is 15 years her senior.Dadianych commented: “You look exactly like Jolie, no doubt.” For many years Angelia Jolie was cited as the “most beautiful woman in the world” and her rumoured affair with, marriage to and subsequent divorce from the equally gorgeous Brad Pitt has captivated the media for a decade.Many consider the star to be one of the most influential and powerful members of the American entertainment industry.

 source : Daily Star  

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Winery Launches Your Favorite Summer Treat, Rosé Champagne

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Published on Friday, 24 January 2020 11:15

Written by Yahoo New

         Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are launching a special new wine from Chateau Miraval, their shared winery in the south of France. Although the couple separated four years ago and continue to negotiate on custody of assets, Jolie and Pitt continue their partnership on the Cotes de Provence wine estate.Chateau Miraval, which was once Jolie and Pitt's Summer home, is currently under joint ownership with the neighbouring Perrin family of Rhone's Chateau de Beaucastel winery. During the Jolie-Pitt settlement, Marc Perrin has been boosting wine production at Miraval and expanding their range of Champagne.Perrin revealed that Miraval will be launching a new Rosé Champagne with one of Champagne's most in-demand wine grower-producers, Rodolphe Péters. "We will create the only Champagne house which only makes Rosé," said Perrin in an interview with Wine Spectator. "We are going to try to push the quality of Rosé as far as possible in Champagne. We're feeling confident Miraval's new marriage of talents can make it work."

 source : Yahoo ! News  

For Maleficent 2's Director, Working With Jolie & Pfeiffer Was a 'Privilege'

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Published on Sunday, 19 January 2020 10:00

Written by CBR

          The 2014 blockbuster Maleficent kicked off a slate of live-action remakes of Disney's animated classics with its retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the perspective of the iconic antagonist, portrayed more sympathetically by Angelina Jolie. In the 2019 sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, which arrives today on Blu-ray and DVD, the title character again confronts a threat to the magical forest realm, this time from the power-hungry Queen Ingrith, played by Michelle Pfeiffer.Ahead of the film's home release, director Joachim Rønning spoke with CBR about joining the Disney franchise, working with stars of the caliber of Jolie and Pfeiffer.The 2014 blockbuster Maleficent kicked off a slate of live-action remakes of Disney's animated classics with its retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the perspective of the iconic antagonist, portrayed more sympathetically by Angelina Jolie. In the 2019 sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, which arrives today on Blu-ray and DVD, the title character again confronts a threat to the magical forest realm, this time from the power-hungry Queen Ingrith, played by Michelle Pfeiffer.Ahead of the film's home release, director Joachim Rønning spoke with CBR about joining the Disney franchise, working with stars of the caliber of Jolie and Pfeiffer.To that end, Rønning decided to look further inward into the characters, even as the world around them continued to grow."It became very important for me to further explore the origin story of Maleficent and where she's coming from, as well as the journey of Aurora and Maleficent," he said. "Their relationship is the emotional core of the story and the most important thing for me. This is a fantastical fairy-tale with magical creatures, but that stuff's not as important to me. That's not what draws me into this. What draws me into this is the relationships between the characters in the story and the characters themselves."Rønning ended up finding a personal connection to the narrative and the characters. "For me, I have two daughters, I am a parent," he said. "I think that story about Maleficent and Aurora and seeing their journey together, and how they develop and how Aurora is growing up into a woman and wanting to leave her mother behind... which is very natural and find her own way. For every parent, myself included, you kind of dread that day. You're not the most important person in their life anymore. And that was what really drew me into this." That informed one of the most memorable sequences in the film: the tense dinner between the families of betrothed Aurora and Phillip. Maleficent attempts to appease her surrogate daughter's future in-laws, and even hides her horns.
          "As you always do when you're trying to please a child as much as you can -- in this case, she tries to change her character, to be more human," Rønning said. "And she goes to the dinner and of course, it all backfires. At the end of the day, that's where I see myself, and the emotional core of the story." That throughline was a key part of the story within Ingrith as well. The mother of Prince Phillip, she's eventually revealed to have dark plans for the magical beings of the world. But, as Rønning explained, "She's also a parent. It is is a story about two parents in a way, doing what they believe in, in order to protect their child. I think with Michelle Pfeiffer, it was a very interesting process with her because she's the villain of the story on one side, but on the other side she needs come across as a loving mother for her son. That needs to be plausible, too, so it was a tricky balance."Working with two of the most famous actresses in the world, Rønning explained that, "[Pfeiffer] is so amazing, and you have that dinner scene between Maleficent and Ingrith. There are very few actors in the world that can go up against Maleficent like Michelle Pfeiffer did ... Those were fun days. As a director, it's such a privilege. It was daunting when you go in there, and these actors have been in some of your favorite movies of all time and at some point worked with some of the best directors in the world. So, of course, you stand there and pinch your arm a little bit, but at the end of the day, it's such a privilege and luxury to be working with such talent. Because that's what they are, huge talents. That's why [Jolie and Pfeiffer] are huge stars, they're amazing as actors. You put the cameras on them and start rolling, and it's like being at the movies. I sit behind my monitor and I see them coming to life right there, and you feel so lucky as a filmmaker. Those days were fun."
Directed by Joachim Rønning, Disney's Maleficent: Mistress of Evil stars Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sam Riley, Ek Skrein, Juno Temple, Imedla Staunton and Lesley Manville. The film is available now on digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD.

 source : CBR