Angelina Jolie organised helicopter for Jack O'Connell
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 January 2015 08:26
- Written by Contact Music
'Unbroken' director Angelina Jolie organised a helicopter so her lead actor, Jack O'Connell, could visit a terminally ill friend.Angelina Jolie chartered a helicopter so Jack O'Connell could visit a terminally ill friend.The 24-year-old actor was preparing to star in her movie 'Unbroken' when he learned his pal didn't have long left to live so his director helped him to return home to Derbyshire in order to make a visit before it was too late.He said: ''He was terminally ill. She provided me with a helicopter from down South where I was preparing for the shoot, so I could go and visit him.''And after Jack's friend died, Angelina wanted to visit his family and the actor thinks the 'Maleficent' star helped them through their grief.He added: ''After his passing, she insisted on meeting his family and spending time with them in his house. It did them the world of good.''That is an insight into Angelina and how big her heart is. She had no agenda - what did she want out of me? She was doing that because that's the humanitarian in her.''The 'Harry Brown' actor also felt grateful that the actress-turned-filmmaker took the time to meet his own family.He told Grazia magazine: ''She met a handful of my nearest and dearest, bless her, she didn't need to do that either. But she took it upon herself.''While I was preparing for the shoot, she decided it was a good idea when she was in the country to come and do that.''
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Angelina Jolie Is the Shining Star at Critics' Choice Awards 2015
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- Published on Friday, 16 January 2015 04:41
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie is breathtakingly beautiful in her shimmering dress on the carpet at the 2015 Critics’ Choice Movie Awards held at the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday evening (January 15) in Los Angeles.The 39-year-old actress/director is nominated tonight for Best Director for her work on the movie Unbroken. Unfortunately, she was snubbed of an Oscar nomination this morning though.Unbroken has three other nominations at tonight’s awards show, including Best Picture! FYI: Angelina is wearing Versace.
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Angelina Jolie Honors 'Unbroken' at AFI Awards with Brad Pitt!
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- Published on Saturday, 10 January 2015 11:06
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie walks the carpet with her husband Brad Pitt while attending the 2015 AFI Awards Luncheon held at the Four Seasons Hotel at Beverly Hills on Friday afternoon (January 9) in Los Angeles.The 39-year-old actress/director’s new movie Unbroken was honored at the event as one of the Top 11 Movies of the Year.This is the first year that the top ten list has resulted in 11 movies being included, even after tiebreakers were taken into consideration. Make sure to go see Unbroken in theaters right now! FYI: Angelina is wearing YSL.
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Italy Box Office 2014: Angelina Jolie Reigns, Local Comedies Do Well, Revenue Drops
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- Published on Wednesday, 31 December 2014 08:20
- Written by Hollywood Reporter
Angelina Jolie and Maleficent conquered the Italian box office in 2014, but overall revenue dropped sharply compared with 2013, which was boosted by a big homegrown hit and Disney's Frozen.Maleficent took home $19.1 million in Italy in 2014. The Sleeping Beauty retelling drew in families from around the country, who mostly saw a dubbed version of the new Mrs. Brad Pitt taking on the good side of a classic villain.Italian comedies continued to fare well, with three low-budget films breaking the top 10 box-office rankings, surrounded by the latest installments of Hollywood tentpoles Hunger Games, Transformers and Spider-Man.The number two spot went to mafia comedy Un Boss in Salotto, which took $16.6 million. Luca Minieri’s local hit garnered laughs with a pitch-perfect family being upended when a small-time criminal brother hides out in their home.Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street took the number three spot with $15.96 million. But it was followed closely by Sotta Una Buona Stella (Under a Lucky Star) with $14.1 million. The Carlo Verdone-directed film about a man who has to change his lifestyle when something terrible happens in his life stars Netflix’s Marco Polo star, newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy.Tutta Colpa di Freud (It's All Freud's Fault) by Paolo Genovese also broke the top 10 for the year with box-office revenue of $10.7 million. The fast-paced comedy about a psychoanalyst treating his three troubled daughters proved to be a homegrown hit.Overall, the box-office numbers for the top 10 films of 2014 are dramatically below 2013. The top 10 in 2014 pulled in $135.6 million, compared with $239.3 million in 2013.Road trip comedy Sole a catinelle in 2013 raked in $69.9 million, breaking records, with another Disney hit, Frozen, taking the number 2 spot with $26.4 million. The box office saw a big boost in 2013 when theaters lowered the price of admissions, but the incentive did not seem to make a lasting impression.
Here is the list of Italy's top 10 box-office performers in 2014:
1. Maleficent ($19.1 million)
2. Un Boss in Salotto ($16.6 million)
3. The Wolf of Wall Street ($16.0 million)
4. Sotta Una Buona Stella ($14.1 million)
5. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($13.0 million)
6. Interstellar ($12.9 million)
7. Transformers: Age of Extinction ($11.6 million)
8. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 ($11.0 million)
9. Tutta Colpa di Freud ($10.7 million)
10. How to Train Your Dragon 2 ($10.65 million)
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Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken Wins the Christmas Day Box Office
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- Published on Sunday, 28 December 2014 13:03
- Written by Vanity Fair
The film bested Into the Woods and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.Angelina Jolie has just beaten two giants.Jolie’s second work as a director, Unbroken, is now expected to be the top film at the Christmas Day box office, besting Disney’s Into the Woods as well as the final installment of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit.Unbroken is on track to earn $15.6 million in Christmas Day ticket sales, according to Deadline, outpacing Into the Woods, which was initially expected to be the day’s big winner with an estimated $13.6 million in sales.The film, which Vanity Fair’s Richard Lawson calls “respectfully, carefully made”, is based on Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling biography of Louis Zamperini, the real life Olympic runner turned World War II airman turned P.O.W. Jolie directed the cast that includes Garrett Hedlund, Jai Courtney, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson, Finn Wittrock, and Jack O'Connell. (See Vanity Fair’s photo shoot with the cast here.) Unbroken has also earned an A- at Cinemascore.Jolie told Vanity Fair what she hoped audiences would take away from the film: “The main message [of the movie] is about how you choose to live your life—that there is greatness in everyone.” The box office triumph must be doubly sweet for Jolie, after the hopeful Oscar contender was overlooked by both the Golden Globes and SAG Awards. While she waits for the Oscar nominations to be announced, Jolie has nominations for best picture, director, adapted screenplay and cinematography from the Critics’ Choice Awards (plus Brad Pitt) to keep her warm at night.(...)
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