Angelina Jolie Kills it at Kitson

NYCGalnVA Says:

December 22nd, 2006 at 8:14 pm
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I think that Ben Lyons belongs to that generation that loves the “shoot shoot bang bang” type of movies (think James Bond) rather than the contemplative, thinking movies — I know my son would NEVER sit through TGS, but he loves all the shoot-em type movies.

Anyway, isn’t it great about those comments re Angelina’s great screen presence? I really don’t want to go there, but isn’t it that’s the complaint about her-who-shall-not-be-named — that she doesn’t have a great screen presence (not in the mold of comedy actresses like Sandra B, Julia R or Reese W)? I watched parts of TBU (sorry, my son rented it, and I didn’t want the rental money to go to waste) and man, that was sheer torture, not much chemistry, no great screen sparkle, to me just one dead movie, am so surprised it actually made money!

Angelina is first and foremost, an artist. She GROWS. This past year has been such a turmoil for her in her personal life; new partner, two new children, steady home life. She will internalize all this and make it a great resource for her future work as an actress. But it will take a bit of time. The point is, she is not stopping to grow as a person, and she is open to changing her ways of life to the better. I foresee a lot of great acting growth happening in her career, as well as for Brad. He also had to go through a major life change in the past year, and all for the better. TGS, Babel is just the beggining you guys. Let’s support them and enjoy these actors growing as artists for the years to come, together!

Grandma Says:

December 22nd, 2006 at 3:57 pm
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Please keep posting. I truly enjoy them.

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It is good to see Angelina smile. Brad and Angelina have the best smiles.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas , Happy Holiday and many many Blessings for the new year.

Good Evening BAMZS Fans!

Just a few things before I head out for the night.

Don’t forget to see The Good Shepherd this weekend. I already have my tickets for tomorrow night.

This may have already been posted but it deserves another mention. From People.com:

Join Brad and Angelina in supporting Global Action for Children. Make a donation now.
http://www.globalactionforchildren.org/

BAMZS Fans, any $ amount is appreciated. On the donation page there is a box where you can provide feedback about yourself and why you chose to make a donation. Let Global Action for Children know that you support the Jolie-Pitts and their philanthropic endeavors.

And finally, I wish a happy and safe holidays to all BAMZS Fans around the world. It has been a pleasure to read your conversations and to get to “know” you via cyberspace.

Long live the Jolie-Pitts!

OC, AG, Estelle and stardust, I’ve updated Mean Boys…
http://intothegray.blogspot.com/2006/12/chapter-12.html

Merry X-MAS everybody and Happy Holidays! May God bless each and every one of you and the JPs.

OMG AMAYA! it’s a CLASSIC! Just fabulous!!!! thank you.

So Joy:

people talk about politics (including you), about Darfur, about donations for Global Action for Children here on this site right? even jared was trying to get people into it.. isn’t this what angelina is all about after all — the reason — above many all, why people fell in love with this woman?

so i still wonder why you came and insulted me on an earlier thread for innocently trying to help find a second person for that poor woman’s cause.. oh, don’t worry, i’ll get over it :)

excuse the grammer mistakes and all, i’m a non-native speaker after all and have a very happy holiday.

Oops I mean this is a Jolie thread…..

Angelina Jolie opens up for the first time

By Ruben V. Nepales
Inquirer
Last updated 00:24am (Mla time) 12/22/2006

Published on Page G1 of the December 22, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

LOS ANGELES — “No comment” or “I will not answer that” never flowed from the famous bee-stung lips.

In our first press conference with Angelina Jolie since the media maelstrom stirred by her relationship with Brad Pitt, we kept expecting her to say “Sorry, that’s too personal,” but the actress answered all questions. She was very straightforward — no hesitation whatsoever.

Our guess is that once Angelina decided to be interviewed again after almost two years, she girded herself to face the queries and reply to them candidly and spontaneously. She was unflappable in this exchange held at a Park Avenue hotel, even when a mob of paparazzi appeared by the window of the function room. The guys proceeded to train their lenses on her, even though there was a sheer curtain framing the window. Angelina simply (and very subtly) turned her face away from the window while responding to questions.

Hotel guards were eventually summoned. They were able to bring down a shade that completely blocked the view of the paparazzi. It was the first time we experienced such a commotion in this particular hotel room. New Yorkers or tourists usually don’t notice ongoing press cons with stars but, occasionally, a passerby would happen to glance at the room and see a star seated in front of reporters. That person usually would stop (a smile invariably accompanies recognition of a celebrity) and gawk for a few seconds and move on. Or a pedestrian would do a double take and then take a few steps backward to ogle … and then walk away.

But Angelina is such hot copy these days — hence, the sudden intrusion of a gang of photographers. We’re glad though, that despite the heavy media scrutiny since she hooked up with Brad, she is — now that she has begun speaking to the press again — still as frank and accommodating as ever. We love her candor. What we’ve also liked since we first interviewed Angelina is her non-generic quality. There is something different about her — a hint of daring, danger, a provocative spirit lurking beneath that gorgeous exterior.

People often ask me who is the most beautiful actress I have interviewed. I always answer, Angelina Jolie. With her beauty, intelligence, compassion for the downtrodden around the world, especially children, and that gutsy quality about her, who can blame Brad for falling in love with her?

We hope, though, that Angelina tries to gain more weight. At this press con, she looked a bit gaunt. But the fire in her eyes and the petulant lips were still very much in evidence.

The film that made her come out and face the press again is “The Good Shepherd,” the second directorial job of the great actor, Robert De Niro (whom Angelina and people close to him call Bob). Matt Damon stars as a Yale graduate who is a member of the secret Skulls and Bones Society (US President George W. Bush and former President George Bush, both Yale alumni, are members) and becomes a pivotal character in the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Angelina, blonde in this film as the WASP-y wife of Matt Damon’s intelligence agent, suffers in her marriage to a man who is professionally sworn to secrecy. She and Matt age from young college students to parents in this drama set in the 1930s and 1940s.
Richard Holbrooke, whom Filipinos remember as the US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs during the People Power Revolution in the Philippines, is quoted in the film’s production notes as saying, “‘The Good Shepherd’ is a fictionalized version of history which is accurate in almost every incident.”

Robert De Niro himself appears in the movie, along with a supporting cast that includes Alec Baldwin, William Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Joe Pesci and John Turturro.

When a colleague of ours prefaced his question by teasing Angelina with, “We haven’t seen you in a couple of years. Anything been going on?” she joked back, “Nothing at all.” Of course, the whole world knows that the last two years have been tumultuous, but fulfilling, period in Angelina’s life: She and Brad adopted an Ethiopian baby, named Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt and she gave birth to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt (father is Brad). Jennifer Aniston’s ex-husband has also legally adopted Cambodian Maddox, fondly called by Angelina as “Mad” and whom she first adopted in 2002.

It is said that one of the qualities that attracted Brad to Angelina is her passion to increase awareness of and aid for countries torn by conflicts, disease and other problems. This dedication to help the less fortunate, reportedly inculcated in her by her mother, French actress Marcheline Bertrand (who is battling cancer), led to Angelina’s appointment as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

The UN volunteer work and her film projects (she recently shot a movie on slain journalist Daniel Pearl in India) make Angelina travel often as it is but, on her own, she also likes to fly her small plane. She has earned both US and UK pilot licenses (the latter one was harder to get, she told us).

At the press con, Angelina, wearing a taupe silk dress, often clasped her hands (we’re always struck by her long, slim fingers), put her arms on the table and leaned forward as she fielded questions.

We haven’t talked to you in almost two years. Can you recap the high points in your personal journey in the last couple of years?

The high points are the obvious. My coming together with Brad; Brad and Maddox coming together; and Zahara coming into our family. The low or scarier point was when Zahara got sick. Her surviving that was a high point. My having a baby (Shiloh) and now her personality is coming out—it’s fun. It’s great to see all three kids together.

On a professional level, this film was wonderful to work on. That I’ll be working a lot less and spending a lot more time at home was a welcome decision at the end of the day.

And you have been going on these missions for the UN.

I’ve been working for the UN for five years now. I have been involved with projects in Cambodia for four years. I’m still pushing for different bills in Washington and they haven’t gone through. We have a new Congress. Maybe they will (pass those bills).

I’m trying to educate myself more to be able to handle discussions on issues better and not just be emotional about them. I would try to actually deal with them on a stronger level and make some changes.

As I’m looking at you from the side, you and Brad could be brother and sister.

Well, thank God we’re not (laughter).

Even in your voice and the way you respond to questions.

Oh, no. Really?

Do you think your relationship is based on the fact that you are alike?

You know, it’s funny. When we first came together, everybody commented on how different we were. So now it’s funny to hear somebody comment on how similar we are. Oh my God, I think you’ve scared me into thinking we’re starting to be that couple that morphs (starts looking like each other). We are very different in many ways — certainly in the way he is at home and the way I am at home. But we balance each other quite well.

Can you give an example of how different you are?

He’s very methodical and takes time with things. I’m very impulsive like on a decision we made yesterday. But (when we travel), he packs at the last minute while I pack three days ahead with all the kids’ stuff and five different things. I like to organize each moment of our travel but he likes to be more (spontaneous). But we appreciate each other. We need it. I need to be not so crazy about things.

(More on Sunday)

messenger Says:

December 22nd, 2006 at 10:22 pm
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I’m happy you did get over it. Go back and reread my post. When you first “appeared” I asked if you were serious because “we” were not intimate with AJ and in the same post I offered where you could go to for assistance. You came back with a nasty reply along the lines of “oh I thought you all knew her personally”. At any rate, this has no bearing on being attacked personally based on someone else’s poor behavior. If you had came back at with a sincere response from the get go I would have simply apologized for thinking you were someone trying to be funny. AJ has stated previously that she prefers people to go through one of her charitable sites when inquiring about her help in that regards. I hope you at least took my advice for seeking her assistance because I was being sincere when I attempted to point you in that direction.

As far as making grammatical errors I wouldn’t worry about it because English is my 1st language and I still make mistakes. You will more than likely find a few in this post. :oops:

Oh excuse my bad manners messenger–me thinks this is an alias ;)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALSO!