OlderAngelina Jolie’s In-Depth Interview
If you haven’t already, you really need to read this Angelina Jolie interview published on Page G1 of the Dec. 22 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It’s one of the most in-depth looks into Angie’s life… Here’s an excerpt:
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.
Read the full interview after the jump! Pictures include: Angelina Jolie posing next to the film poster Beyond Borders (2003) at the Ziegfeld Theater.
Angelina Jolie - Philippine Daily Inquirer Interview
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.
How are you going to spend the holidays? We’re going somewhere this Christmas. We’ll spend the morning with our children, have a wonderful time with them and make it special for them and not forget that. We’re going to spend the day with some other people, bring them some things, listen and talk to them. I want to teach my kids that it’s not about what they’re going to get but it’s about who they’re going to think of, what they’re going to do, what they’re going to learn and who they are going to extend kindness to. The season is a good excuse to teach our children something really nice.
Spiritually, are Brad and you on the same page? Yes, I would say that. We’re not of any one faith ourselves but we are teaching the children about different faiths. We believe (in teaching them about) that. We believe that you should understand and learn about all the different faiths. Then teach your children and see where they fall and celebrate many different things. I suppose that is a unique thing to be very much in agreement on.
Do you have any respite from the paparazzi at all? We were just recently in our home in Cambodia and nobody was there. So there are ways and there are places (where there are no paparazzi). We also went to Brad’s parents’ house for about five days. That was lovely and quiet. Hopefully in the years to come, maybe if we work less, we’ll have more of a quiet life. Then our kids will have a more normal life. We just try not to let it (the paparazzi issue) affect us. It only does when we want the kids to have more freedom but other than that, we try to ignore it. There are worse problems so we’re OK.
Would you like to get married again? I have had two beautiful marriages (first to British actor Johnny Lee Miller and then to American actor Billy Bob Thornton) in my life. I don’t feel a need to get married at all at this moment. But I am committed to another person (Brad) and three children. I think that’s the most important. For people who want to be married, it’s a beautiful thing. It’s a wonderful thing and I’m all for it.
How much do you enjoy flying your own plane? I love it. It certainly gives me a freedom that I don’t have on the ground. Flying is a real skill. I know that sounds odd but I have spent my whole life with a job that is kind of odd. I interpret behavior, tell stories and I emote—those are not practical skills. So it was really wonderful for me as a woman and as a person to go back to school, take tests, study and learn a proper physical skill I can expand on. Hopefully one day, I would be able to give service as a pilot.
How often do you fly? I flew until I was about six and a half months pregnant. And then I wasn’t allowed to fly anymore. I flew about two months after Shiloh was born. I fly whenever I can. I haven’t been able to fly recently but probably I’ll fly in January and February.
Which of your movies made the most impact on you personally? I think everything does one way or the other. The funniest and probably the truest example is “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” because it was about other countries. It was about being physically strong, fit and focused. So it got me healthy and let me travel to Cambodia. Cambodia changed my life. The next film let me travel to Africa. So in working with local people, you learn about these countries not just as a tourist. But I would say that Cambodia was the most significant one. Learning about land mines and refugees and the history of a country I knew very little about changed me and made me start to question. That was really the beginning of me questioning things.
Has being famous hindered or blocked your desire to help in many countries? It has been the best use of my celebrity. When I was younger, I didn’t know quite what to do with my celebrity status. You don’t really do interviews to talk about other topics. You haven’t come to many conclusions. You don’t have a lot to say. So to find a purpose in my life really helped me. I wake up and I don’t think about meaningless little things that I am worried about for myself. I’m able to focus outward and that is just a healthier way to live. Certainly the position I’m in has made it very easy for me to be able to meet with officials, get briefings and do things quicker. That’s an even exchange. The negative side of it is your credibility is questioned. A lot of people are out to make a very silly story when you’re trying to focus on something else or question why you do things. That’s to be expected.
Is it more difficult to be a mother of a boy or of girls? I don’t know. They’re very different. My boy was my first baby so that was hard. Perhaps when they’re teenagers, I’d say it’s harder to be a mother of a girl or I’d be more nervous about the girls going on dates than about the boy. That’s when it comes back at us. They’re interesting, crazy and wild in their own ways.
My son is very close to me. I don’t know if that’s because we were alone for a long time. I can see a little bit of a difference between a mother and son and between a daddy and his girls. It’s quite interesting. On giving birth to a child or adopting a child, I honestly did expect that there would be a different feeling. I was very concerned that there would be and I prepared for that. There was absolutely none. Other than sometimes I look at Shiloh and I see Brad—that’s sweet—I don’t feel any differently. That was a wonderful surprise. I was so happy to have Shiloh in Africa, that we could do that and for her to have a Namibian passport. She has that connection to another country and to her sister’s part of the world. I think that ties them together a little.
It must be easier now to have somebody around to help with the kids. It’s easier to be with somebody. But it’s better to be single if you’re with the wrong person (laughter). There were so many times with Mad when he was growing up that I’d be up in the middle of the night, exhausted, rocking him. Nobody was there—except for friends—who saw me exhausted, who appreciated my efforts. Nobody was there whom I could look at or explode in excitement with when Mad said his first word. That was a bit sad. It made me very close to Mad but there’s the joy now of waking up in the middle of the night, like last night, and looking at the other exhausted parent, sharing the burden and learning, smiling about a child’s new tooth and just enjoying children. As a woman, having a partner who appreciates you as a mom, who remembers your history with your children is special.
Even though I had Maddox, I didn’t have a family somehow. I have a very small family myself. Brad has a wonderful way—he really does invest in our daily life together. He makes the most of every single moment whereas I tend to move very quickly through things. So he slowed me down to really enjoy this time. That’s probably the greatest gift and what I love about him. I think I expected a lot of things when I met him. I didn’t know anything about him as a man except what you all write (laughing). I found a really kind, funny, down-to-earth man. Just a wonderful man that you usually expect in a different package. He is who he is in the world but at home he is a really wonderful friend and father.
Can you talk some more about how Brad has taught you to slow down and enjoy life? If I want to go on some trip because I want to have an adventure, explore and learn something, he’ll make sure that we have enough days to just be with our kids or we do something special with the family. He reminds me that it’s OK to take a deep breath, sit down, enjoy life, not race through it and let it go past you. He’s been very good for me in that aspect.
After the controversy of Madonna adopting a child, the cynical reaction from media was that some celebrities are “buying” babies. Did that hurt the chances of some babies being adopted? I hope not. I hope people are smart enough to understand that it was a very specific situation of a country that didn’t have foreign adoption (policy). So it’s a very specific legal situation. I hope everybody wishes the best for that little boy and his new life. Again, it’s the negative and positive media. It’s good for media to question whether there’s something at play that you need to understand or may not be right. Then there are people who decide to run stories in the most negative way possible just to sell magazines.
I was working in India and I didn’t go out of my way to study everything about it (Madonna’s adoption of a boy issue). I don’t know a lot about that country (Malawi). I have not been there. I have gotten lists of counties to adopt from and that country has never been on those lists. I believe that anybody who adopts a child has that commitment to that child for the rest of his life. There’s got to be some love in that situation. I don’t think it’s fair to just look at it in a negative way. We have to hope that’s the best for that little boy.
You grew up in a show business environment. Do you think your children will follow the same path? Strangely enough, because I didn’t live with my father (actor John Voight), I didn’t go to a bunch of film sets and things like that. But I did grow up in Hollywood and somewhat around that. What I am trying to give to my children—and it’s the one thing I didn’t have—is at least half a year, if not more, in a foreign country. On occasion, they’ve been on film sets. They’re around this stuff every once in a while but they really spend the majority of their lives not around this (Hollywood). I am trying to give them balance, like with Mad, he came to work with me in India and he played with the local kids. He hung out at the local places and he didn’t live a Hollywood life during that time.
It was the same case when we were in Africa. I am glad I can bring Mad to these foreign countries and he’s not looking for a Nintendo and a hotel room. He’s happy to go to some neighbor’s house that’s very modest and just play outside with rocks. So I hope with that balance, I’ll instill in the children something that’s more than just wanting to be in this business. But if they want to, God help us, we will let them (laughter).
Where is home for you? We don’t actually know. We have a lot of our stuff in Los Angeles but we’re looking for a home outside of that. We just went back to Cambodia which I consider home.
How was your experience working with Robert De Niro as director? On the set, Bob was so great to work with. When I first met him, somebody said to me, “Look, he doesn’t like to talk a lot. He’ll probably talk to you for five minutes.” We talked for almost two hours because we ended up talking about world affairs. He’s not a casual person.
Please comment on—first, how you look different in this movie because of your blonde hair. And second, how everybody talks about your beauty. (On the first question), that certainly makes me feel good. I have always seen myself as different looking. In “The Good Shepherd,” I had to go quite WASP-y whereas I am more ethnic looking. It’s easier for me to go darker than lighter and my character was quite light. (On the second question), I have gotten used to myself, my face. I don’t think of myself one way or another—kind of beautiful or ugly. I look like my mom and so that’s nice to me (laughing).
In portraying a woman, wife and mother from the 1930s and 1940s, what are some of the differences from your own experience living today? Many things. It wasn’t just the 30s and through. On top of it, she’s married to the CIA. She’s unable to express her independence. That was probably the hardest thing. She could not even have an improvised fight. How far could I (her character) take an aggressive attack or an insult? I always had to stay in my place and there wasn’t anywhere to go.
It was not possible (for my character) to say, “I’m leaving,” “I want a divorce,” “I want this” or “I want this for my child.” It was very claustrophobic in that marriage. It was very hard for me as an actress to do that, to make myself less opinionated, powerful and strong. On a funnier note, I was sent to manners classes—for lessons on how to hold a cup of tea, to cross my legs the right way and to tilt my head a little and listen. It was funny that the natural way we hold ourselves today as women is not as gracious and elegant as the women of that time.
That element of the film was lost on my character who was just drinking and ignoring it. But in my life, that element is there, even when it’s just going out with the kids or where I go. Or plans for the holidays or even trying to figure out anything really. When I was pregnant and I just wanted to go to my doctor’s appointments, I had to try to find some way to get there without people following me. All that felt very uncomfortable, to be honest. But it’s just a part of this business.
What do you think is the message of this film? To be honest, I’ve not seen the film yet so I don’t know which pieces were taken out or put in and how exactly it was told. I know that Bob’s intention was—and he probably says it better—not to give a specific, this-is-what-you-should-be-questioning element or feeling. Bob’s aim was to show people and situations. It’s up to the moviegoers to read into them.
My personal feeling on the political nature of the film is, it is always important to question your government and what it is doing, not just blindly trusting that it’s going to make the right decisions, and if it’s being moral or not. I think now is no exception. This is a time when we must be questioning, as we all are, the decisions of our current administration regarding foreign policy and so forth.
Will you and Brad do a sequel of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” or perhaps another movie? There was talk at one point about another one of those but it would just be too weird since it would be so much our life (laughter). It would be like a home documentary. They said, “No, we’ll make another one and you’ll have children” and we thought, “Oh, good” (laughter). We’d love to work together on something but it’s tricky when you’re a couple and the world knows it. The movie should be a comedy. It’s easier for people who are in a relationship to have fun with each other, take shots at each other, than take each other seriously. Nothing has come across us yet, though.
With your career, family and UN work, how do you juggle all of them? Brad says I’m obsessive with schedule (laughing). I’m very fortunate to have him in my life. He’s a great father—really dedicated. We take turns working and we both love being with our kids. It’s a decision we made so it’s something we’ve wanted to do.
You must get exhausted from all your commitments. I love everything that I do. I love to work for the UN and in film. I relax with Brad and my kids. We do get exhausted like normal parents but we love it. If we plan to have a very large family, we shouldn’t stretch it out over the next 10 years or else we’ll be raising kids forever. So we’ve thought about it. I am sure we won’t wait forever to build our family.
So will you adopt again sooner than later? I think so, yeah.
In “Alexander” and “The Good Shepherd,” you played older women. How do you feel about aging? I’m looking very much forward to growing older. I want to be an exhausted older woman but with a very full life behind me and one still going. As an actress, they tell you things like don’t look this way or don’t age. Somebody even gave me advice not to play older women. To me, it has always been about the story and the character. Clover, my character in “The Good Shepherd,” was such an interesting woman. I loved the challenge of how she broke down and aged. Personally, I like to see age on faces.
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just a lurker - first
Thank God for Brad and Angie!
beautiful..
Ann,If you don’t like Angelina why follow her?It’s just that simple!
I love that interview! I already read it in one of the threads up in here though.
Thanks Jared for the new thread.I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas.
Hi everyone!
Thanks j@red for this thread. I really love this interview.
The real lou Says: December 27th, 2006 at 4:51 pm
It’s sad isn’t it (for the haters)? it’s as simple as that and they can’t even execute it..
Great interview…Love to read things about her, love to see pics of her.
She is also funny. Love Angie and Brad !!!
Thanks Jared and Audrey!!!
Halu everyone ;)
aww the dicussion was getting so good on the last thread, hope people can carry on the debate from the last thread, especially about sylvia browne. lol. thank you for the new thread Jared
You can tell that she has become much more comfortable with revealing parts of HER & BRADS life :) I am soo happy to hear her say ” US ” & ” WE ” so much. I truly believe that they came together , because it was THEIR DESTINY!!!!
i just love her she’s is so incredible what a strong women she is and she can still kick ass love love love love love love her
LIFE AND STYLE has to be the Most Annoying Tabloid ever. But the most sad part is if the keep running those histories over and over again is because people are actually buying this c.r.a.p. I don’t know anyone, even JA fans, that would believe this week’s cover. I mean, it’s pathetic. I’t makes no sense at all.
can any-body give the address to rica,s fan fic as my coputer crashed on me and i lost a lot of stuff.Merry christmas all you bamzs fan,s out there i hope you all had a wonderful holiday over here in scotland we are now gearing up for the big hogmany party on new year,s eve so i hope every-one get,s every-thing they hope for in the new year
Love Love Love this interview. Thanks Jared!
mandy brockie Says:
http://brangelinadreams.blogspot.com/
i wish tem all the best and all yu guys i will always be a sucker for a loving story i wish brad,angie , jen and everyone a lovely new year filled with love and may all your dreams come through and theirs too.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
they spent time at brads parent’s house . All that tabloid gossip stuff about his parents and jen are such crap. Ya know you read her interviews and you really just cant help but like her more. They do indeed make a good match. I just hope the tabloids find some other people to pick on. rather they should just print the truth. or stick to pictures but quit the stories that are so damn played out already.
i said c-r-a-p I didn’t curse why did it blur it out? oh well
Hahaha…love her answer to the question re her ‘beauty.’ So down to earth. LOL, After AJ said, ‘I look like my mom, which is nice,’ couldn’t you just hear Jon Voight somewhere reading that, and indignantly shouting, ‘She looks like me d*mmit!!’
To Maura from December 27th 9:02 am on the last thread:
I did not post that remark about “low class”. I was at work and can not post from there. I can lurk, but didn’t have time today…glad that I couldn’t because it would have bugged me that someone bothered to post under my name.
My name is Isabella (after my dear departed granny), so I will use this name, and hopefully, there will not be a need to correct posts in the future that I did not make.
I don’t know if you ever noticed how I post, but I do not make derogative comments towards other people….I am really new to this site, and have been enjoying it. So, I will now be Isabella and continue to enjoy the fellow fans that have provided so much enjoyment.
To the imposter: Why pick me? Did my comments last night bother you? At least put it under a different name than someone that is posting consistently on this site. Dumb A. S. S.
stupid story about Brad’s Birthday . But I love this picture. He looks so cute.
http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/10070779.html#cutid1
This is a very beautiful woman indeed and a very nice interview also. I am glad they spent some time with Brad’s parents, it is obvious she calls the shots and Brad goes along with it so at least he got to be with his family some. I also think it was lies from the Media made up that his mother didn’t like her, I think they are all probably quite fond of her, she is a very controlling person but Brad knew that going into the relationship, all in all, this is a close knit loving family. I hope that Brad has a little more backbone in the future but he seems extremely happy with her.
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Oh Cliniqua :lol: I can definitely see him doing that.
oh c’est jolie!
Arlene Keil Says:
oh brother, lots of passive aggressive comments in there.
It’s time to stop buying the tabloids. They only cater for their pockets and spread hate. Long live Jolie-Pitts.
this is sick
Arlene Keil Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 5:43 pm
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You’re not a Brad fan or and Angelina fan. And you’re more than a bit passive aggressive. At least own it for hell’s sake.
ritzygal Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 5:53 pm
Just like Shiloh, Angelina looks like both her parents so I don’t know what she’s talking about.
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True, but if you look at these pictures, you would understand why Angelina says that.
Angelina:
http://media.justjared.com/2006/12/brad_angelina_cambodia/brad-angelina-cambodia-01.jpg
Angelina’s mom:
http://www.souliejolie.com/forum/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=23331
E! True Hollywood Story of Angelina Jolie is on. Know the real story of Angie and her dad.
Thanks Just Jared. The interview was very informative. AJ is a straightforward Woman. BP and AJ seem to have found love, laughter and support in each other. I love all the backhanded compliments some people post. It would probably be less stressful and truthful to admit that they are fascinated by this family and rush to Just Jared to read every article, comments, and examine each picture. BP is his own man. He is taking care of his woman and family. I think AJ knows that he is a “great” man and appreciates him to the utmost. Thanks for all the articles, videos and links. I am looking forward to the year 2007 and wish all a prosperous and happy new year.
She actually does look lik eher mother. There is a picture of her in 2002 and she looks like a younger version of her mother.
C’est tres tres tres Jolie!!!!!!!
I love the poster, Shi looks so much like her mum. Lucky girl.
She’s very appreciative and she shows courtsey when she’s interviewed.
I see very little of JV in Angie’s face. Im not saying she doesnt favor him in some ways but it is not as obvious as her mom. Especially now that she is getting older, she looks more and more like Marcheline.
She looks more like her mom.
WARNING, WARNING, TROLL ALERT
Arlene Keil is the NASTIEST troll that ever visted JJ. For reasons known to only her, she DOES NOT like Zahara. She claims Zahara has psychological problems and calls her ugly ape. If you try to respond to her, she quotes the bible. She starts off very passive aggressive and before you can say “shoo” She’ll start giving chapter and verse about sinners. Whatever you do, DO NOT ADDRESS HER. I repeat, DO NOT ADDRESS HER.
Looove the interview. She’s so cute!
Thanks for the old pics Jared, she looks much much much better with a few pounds on.
I love her Loubotins (sp?). LOL
Can somebody tells me where did Brad got his good looks from? Because his parents are just ugly. And his brother and sister are not good looking too.
hotsop Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:25 pm
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I’m sure that’s what your parents say about you. We’re so good looking, how did we produce such a troll.
# ontd Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
stupid story about Brad’s Birthday . But I love this picture. He looks so cute.
http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/10070779.html#cutid1
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After reading the replies on that site, I cannot believe how gullible people are and I’m so glad that Angie is the way she is. I think she learned earlier on in life that she had to put away people’s opinion of her on the backburner if she wanted to accomplish the things she liked. Because if she allowed people’s opinion of her to dictate the way she leads her life, she would be totally miserable. She is a unique individual and one in a million. Look at me, I get mad and my blood pressure goes up when I read negative comments about her, but that’s something that she’s learned to not affect her and I can only applaud her for it.
hotsop Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:25 pm
Can somebody tells me where did Brad got his good looks from? Because his parents are just ugly. And his brother and sister are not good looking too.
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I saw a pic of his mom when she was young. She was gorgeous!
How rude of you to say that they’re ugly!
Janet Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:29 pm
# ontd Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
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lol I know what you mean I used to read comments and get so upset now I don’t read the comments on any site but jj’s. I just look at the pictures.. :)
lol
People can’t stop their snide remarks. If Angie can survive the last two years, I confer her as the most stable person I know, because seriously most of us would not have been able to survive the nonsense.
Why is photographer waving red flag before Brad Pitt’s eyes?
Liz Smith
Originally published December 27, 2006
BRAD Pitt, who is the rising movie production wunderkind in Hollywood, didn’t like his Robert Wilson photograph that graced the December cover of Vanity Fair. (In it, Pitt was shown wet in his underwear. This does make me wonder - why did he pose in this fashion in the first place?)
So I guess Brad won’t like the invitation for a Jan. 16 party of the photographer’s art installation in New York City. That show will feature pictures of Mikhail Baryshnikov, Alan Cumming, Winona Ryder and Princess Caroline. Wilson is making hay from Brad-all-wet. The invite reads: “Brad Pitt plus Save the Date” and the Pitt picture is included at the bottom of the e-mail as well. I ask you, is this any way to treat a movie tycoon and businessman? Did Louis B. Mayer or Sam Goldwyn ever appear wet in their underwear?
Hotsop IS Arlene Keil. UGLY is her favorite word, perhaps it’s because until she was 5yrs old, she thought it was her first name.
IGNORE THE UGLY TROLLS.
^^LMAO
Robert Wilson sure played along innocently that he ‘no idea’ Brad would be mad about Vanity Fair using his picture for the cover without his permission. Just another coat tail grabber. I think Brad’s pretty used to it by now. He’s got the money, the fame, the looks, the successful career…..of course people will try to grab on to his coat tails and try to get a piece of the pie. Of course it doesn’t make it right, but it’s going to happen nonetheless.
Oh, please I was just saying that he looks nothing like his parents. And that’s is the truth. And I don’t think his parents and his sister are good looking at all.
hotsop Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:46 pm
Oh, please I was just saying that he looks nothing like his parents. And that’s is the truth. And I don’t think his parents and his sister are good looking at all.
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Oh, please, it doesn’t stop the fact that you’re still a troll and your parents don’t like you.
Observer2 Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:27 pm
hotsop Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:25 pm
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I’m sure that’s what your parents say about you. We’re so good looking, how did we produce such a troll.
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LMAO……good one.
Troll Expert. Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:37 pm
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ITA, Ok I’m ignoring the troll, but why you are responding to them and you tell us to ignore them….you so funny girl.
i wish tem all the best and all yu guys i will always be a sucker for a loving story i wish brad,angie , jen and everyone a lovely new year filled with love and may all your dreams come through and theirs too.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
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Now why did you have to go and mess it up my injecting Maniston into your greeting. Why oh why does Maniston have to be joined at the hip to Brad and Angie?
TO hi……….
I forgot to address my upper post to “hi”, so here it goes again, below.
Now why did you have to go and mess it up my injecting Maniston into your greeting. Why oh why does Maniston have to be joined at the hip to Brad and Angie?
uh oh Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:36 pm
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Brad will never sign away his rights again. He will learn not to trust 100%.
But I do like that Liz called Brad a “rising movie production wunderkind “
ontd Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
stupid story about Brad’s Birthday . But I love this picture. He looks so cute.
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Brad is delicious as hell.
mandy brockie Says:
http://brangelinadreams.blogspot.com/
thats good website and story is great
Observer2 Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:27 pm
hotsop Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:25 pm
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I’m sure that’s what your parents say about you. We’re so good looking, how did we produce such a troll
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OH I JUST DID A SPIT TAKE. PEPSI ALL OVER MY SCREEN. :lol: funny!!!!!!!
I stop buying the tabloids, I use to buy, Life and Style, In Touch, on a regular basis, but they started to get just like the National Enquirer, with all the lies and made up stories. I just decided I would not give my hard earned money to these liars/ Expecially since they tell lies on or Angie and Brad.
alero Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:56 pm
uh oh Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:36 pm
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Brad will never sign away his rights again. He will learn not to trust 100%.
But I do like that Liz called Brad a “rising movie production wunderkind
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Yes.. I loved reading that too!
I spent a couple of hours today listening to the tributes to President Gerald Ford. I couldn’t help but make the connection between Betty Ford and the character Clover in TGS. Betty Ford was a pretty woman but she had no significance except as his wife. President Ford in climbing the ladder of success was a good man but he left the job of raising the children to her and she very lonely turned to alcohol. There is, of course, a lot that is dissimilar…and a lot in the tributes that is malarky but the gentleman is dead and deserves his day of adulation.
I worked in the Watergate on that 1972 campaign. The sixth floor was where the breakin occurred and I worked on the 13th floor. The 13th floor had not been finished and it was cheap space for the campaign to rent. There was nothing finished, wires taped down on the floor, no such thing as computers, just black dial telephones and typewriters clacking away. We were just not able to convince the public that Richard Nixon was not the man for the Presidency. Took two more years for the country to find it out…and Gerald Ford God Rest His Soul took over.
Angie is a Amazing and Gorgouse women
This family is as beautiful on the inside as on the outside. BAMZS IS AMAZING!!
# hotsop Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 6:46 pm
Oh, please I was just saying that he looks nothing like his parents. And that’s is the truth. And I don’t think his parents and his sister are good looking at all.
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What does his sister look like? any pics ?
I just realized that shiloh is african- American lol…j/k
ritzygal Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 5:53 pm
Just like Shiloh, Angelina looks like both her parents so I don’t know what she’s talking about.
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Yet another opinion of yours that Angie won’t give a sh#t about. They’re piling up like dead leaves in the fall.
Ugly sees ugly. Ugly knows ugly. Ugly is ugly. That was such a beautiful interview. It was better, to me, than the one in Vogue. I like this lady, her man and her three beautiful children. Let’s all band together and stamp out ugly. Ignore it and it will self destruct. Thanks jared.
Thank you Jared and Audrey! Love this interview! Happy Holidays everyone!
Grandma Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
I spent a couple of hours today listening to the tributes to President Gerald Ford. I couldn’t help but make the connection between Betty Ford and the character Clover in TGS. Betty Ford was a pretty woman but she had no significance except as his wife. President Ford in climbing the ladder of success was a good man but he left the job of raising the children to her and she very lonely turned to alcohol. There is, of course, a lot that is dissimilar…and a lot in the tributes that is malarky but the gentleman is dead and deserves his day of adulation.
I worked in the Watergate on that 1972 campaign. The sixth floor was where the breakin occurred and I worked on the 13th floor. The 13th floor had not been finished and it was cheap space for the campaign to rent. There was nothing finished, wires taped down on the floor, no such thing as computers, just black dial telephones and typewriters clacking away. We were just not able to convince the public that Richard Nixon was not the man for the Presidency. Took two more years for the country to find it out…and Gerald Ford God Rest His Soul took over.
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Thanks GM. So smart of you to make that connection. I haven’t seen the movie but I still have become so familier with the characters and I’ve a hard time trying to get a clearer pic of Clover Wilson exactly for the reasons Angelina said. I’m not that woman, but nor was my mother, or her mother. You say Betty Ford, but I also would like to add Pat Nixon (I always heard she not only drank, but Nixon was said to get physical with her too), to a lesser degree Mamie Eisenhower, and even Jacqueline Kennedy.
jpf
Grandma Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Speaking of President Gerald Ford, here is something I was completely ignorant to. I had know idea there were 2 attempts on his life. I found the following at hollywood-elsewhere.com
Oliver “Bill” Sipple, a paunchy former Marine and high school football star, aged 33, was walking past San Francisco’s St. Francis Hotel on September 22, 1975, when President Ford emerged. Just three weeks before in Sacramento, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a deranged acolyte of the murderous cult leader Charles Manson, had got within a few yards of the President with a loaded gun. She had failed to get a shot off, but now the Secret Service was watching a small crowd of protesters across the street.
Sipple moved toward the front of the crowd to see his president. He saw him all right-as well as a gray-haired woman by his side, pulling a revolver out of her blue raincoat. Sipple grabbed her arm. Her shot missed the President by a few feet. Sipple wrestled her to the ground, and prevented her from getting off a second shot by shoving his hand into the firing mechanism.
Sipple shunned publicity. He was gay and he had never told his straitlaced Baptist mother. But Harvey Milk knew. “That guy saved the President’s life. It shows that we do good things, not just all that ca-ca about molesting children and hanging out in bathrooms.” It was Milk, according to the respected journalist Randy Shilts, in his biography The Mayor of Castro Street, who outed Sipple by an item dropped in Herb Caen’s gossip column. A despairing Sipple told reporters: “I want you to know that my mother told me today she can’t walk out of her front door because of the press stories.” He insisted: “My sexual orientation has nothing to do with saving the President’s life.” Apparently President Ford thought it did. There was no invitation to the White House for Sipple, not even a commendation. Milk made a fuss about that. Finally, weeks later, Sipple received a brief note of thanks.
Exposure was too much for Sipple. Already listless, he drifted into alcoholism and drug dependency, finally taking his own life. It was a sorry end to a heroic act-and the beginning of an issue that would roil the gay community and identity politics in the decades to come. Did anyone have a right to “out” someone else?
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/americancentury/imperialpres.html
Original jpf Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 7:36 pm
Yes, I would say all of those women embody some aspects of Clover. Gerald Ford was a Yale graduate, top third in his class, Navy guy went off to WWII.
Pat Nixon smoked and drank and had to play that proper wife all the time. She used to shop for the material to make the girls clothes. Nixon was very close to Bebe Roboza and used to walk along the beach in Miami holding hands with Bebe. I don’t know that it was anything but friendship but I am sure Pat saw that. Of course if you listen to the Watergate tapes, you know what a foul mouth he had. He really was ruthless. Today they were talking about Nixon’s dark side without really spelling out what that meant.
Jacqueline Kennedy was also one that had to hid what really went on in her life. She too smoked and drank but then she would get on TV with that soft wispy voice that sounded so vulnerable. She did have a career before she married which really made her attitude much different than Pat Nixon.
I understood why DeNiro gave Angie so little screen time. It showed so perfectly how insignificant woman were in that point in time. She married, she raised the kids, she lauded his career, she showed up at the functions he needed her at to show he was straight, a family man. The rest of the time he did what he wanted.
I got a viseral reaction to the character of Matt Damon. And boy did he play that character well.
really sweet video from preggie jolie at bradforums.
You will love it..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JSTdomhn8M
homewrecker.
i can’t belive my ex went and saw the “good sheppard” on his birthaday! ;( (dec 22nd) when he should’ve seen “rocky balbola” or maybe because angelina jolie ,had reminded him of an old girlfriend who’s now scorned him! and jolie4ever, i thought you were a “wentworth miller” fan?
I think Ritzygal has a little f.r.e.a.k in her every time she feels like being
spanked she stops by… JJ.
LOL …
thanks for the short excerpt jj! sounds like a neat and funny article. maybe its just me, but i always feel starstruck looking at her. i think she really does define movie star. she can strut her stuff on the red carpet and be so down-to-earth while doing her humanitarian work. lovely couple. cute family.
Em, lol you can read the full interview. Do you not see it?
Grandma Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Original jpf Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 7:36 pm
Yes, I would say all of those women embody some aspects of Clover. Gerald Ford was a Yale graduate, top third in his class, Navy guy went off to WWII.
Pat Nixon smoked and drank and had to play that proper wife all the time. She used to shop for the material to make the girls clothes. Nixon was very close to Bebe Roboza and used to walk along the beach in Miami holding hands with Bebe. I don’t know that it was anything but friendship but I am sure Pat saw that. Of course if you listen to the Watergate tapes, you know what a foul mouth he had. He really was ruthless. Today they were talking about Nixon’s dark side without really spelling out what that meant.
Looking at photos of the Nixon’s, I can’t even imagine how they got children let alone Nixon holding hands with anyone! And her sewing?! She just has always appeared just sad and icy. I’ve heard that Joan Allen really captures her in the movie NIXON, and so I guess I may have to rent that one soon. He/they just have never failed to give off an aura of shear unhappiness, individually, and as a cople. Ironically, the one person who I’ve ever heard speak of RN with even a speck of empathy, or affection I should say, was the Rev Billy Grahm.
Jackie O always knew, but I still believe she would have stayed married and continued to turn her face away if JFK hadn’t died. Not that it would have made much of a difference to not divorce, I also believe Joan Kennedy (a sad/pitiful story) would have remained simply out of pressure.
jpf
allovergirl Says:
What home? This is the first home Brad has ever had.
Drop it like it’s hot Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 8:21 pm
I think Ritzygal has a little f.r.e.a.k in her every time she feels like being
spanked she stops by… JJ.
LOL …
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A freak? Our little ShitzyGal? That could be. I’ve always thought she’s just stupid and can’t take a hint.
# Be sane Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 8:33 pm
What home? This is the first home Brad has ever had.
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God isn’t that the truth.
are there any other funfiction sites beside rica’s?
This interview is one of the best ever that I have read for a long, long time. Showed the interviewer to be a true journalist. He asked significant questions and Angie seemed to appreciate the questions. She gave thoughful answers that really gave us an insight into how she and Brad must have felt during those turbulent times in their life. Is the journalist male or female? What do we know about him or her?
Thanks JJ and Audrey for the beautiful pictures.
Please watch this.. Thanks preggy jolie!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JSTdomhn8M
BP is his own man. He is taking care of his woman and family. I think AJ knows that he is a “great” man and appreciates him to the utmost.
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very well said. I love this family !!!
Original jpf Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 8:28 pm
I had forgotten about Joan Kennedy. She may be even closer to the Clover character than any we discussed before. She was so incredibly beautiful and so unable to emotionally live with the choices he made for her.
angelina rocks—-
allovergirl Says: December 27th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
homewrecker.
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I prefer to think of her as a restoration expert :)
jpf
D@mn you, there was no home to start with.
Grandma Says: December 27th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
re: Original jpf Says: December 27th, 2006 at 8:28 pm
I had forgotten about Joan Kennedy. She may be even closer to the Clover character than any we discussed before. She was so incredibly beautiful and so unable to emotionally live with the choices he made for her.
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The last time I heard/read about her I almost cried. She was like found the street after she’d fallen down, and if I remember correctly, thats when her children had no choice but to seek full control and place her in a hosptal. She was a beautiful woman the pictures I’ve seen, but I think that was a hard family to be a part of if you weren’t as competitive, and wounded easily.
Maybe one day Bob DeNiro will discuss his composite for Clover. He didn’t just pull her from the air lol.
jpf
allovergirl Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
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D@mn you, there was no home to start with. Go to h*ll.
Love her!!! This was a great, indepth interview! The interviewer asked all sorts of questions that us readers, love hearing the answers to! Congrats to that person! It wasn’t a superficial interview at all!
Grandma Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
I spent a couple of hours today listening to the tributes to President Gerald Ford. I couldn’t help but make the connection between Betty Ford and the character Clover in TGS. Betty Ford was a pretty woman but she had no significance except as his wife. President Ford in climbing the ladder of success was a good man but he left the job of raising the children to her and she very lonely turned to alcohol. There is, of course, a lot that is dissimilar…and a lot in the tributes that is malarky but the gentleman is dead and deserves his day of adulation.
Grandma;
I thought about the character Margaret/Clover when Betty Ford’s name was mentioned. I won’t provide spoilers for those who did not see the movie, but Angelina gave a Lisa (Girl Interrupted) moment in the TGS and I laughed out loud. I loved this movie and will see again this week.
Thanks JJ! As you may know, there is Part 2 on December 24 PDI.
allovergirl Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
homewrecker.
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Oh, c’mon now. The two that imploded their home were Brad and Aniston. They did a bang up job of it too. ***** slapped you with it, they did.
Good job.
Aniston gave him a home wrecked. Angelina gave him a home make over. Nice analogy jpf with the home restoration.
to old lady’
the journalist is a male he is ruben nepales…writes for a reputable nespaper here in the philippines.
angelina was beautiful back then…
now, too skinny.
guli, Thanks. That’s was a beautiful video. Brad looked so sad in that interview with DS.
allovergirl Says: December 27th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
homewrecker.
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Now just what home are you referring to since Brad, Angelina, and their three kids live in what was Brad’s house (well it’s actually a compound now that Brad has bought up the other houses located adjacent to the original house owned by Brad and Brad only in LA)? Let’s see, this family has homes in LA, Malibu, Santa Barbara, and Cambodia (Angelina’s own words “we were just recently in our home in Cambodia”).
Which of these homes did you see demolished, when, and in what manner? Are you by chance in the demolition business and trolling for new customers? I think the Jolie-Pitts will need all the homes they have as their family continues to grow.
someone posted the part two on souliejolie. nice article though, its bery angelina…honest and true.
Restoration Expert! Loves it! That is exactly what I am going say everytime someone says she is a homewrecker. She is a fantabulous restoration expert. The X needs to find her next victim, oops I mean her next husband. Maybe then people will stop focusing on the past. People let it go already.
I prefer to think of her as a restoration expert
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I love your expression. Chinnocchio did a botched job with her marriage, and yet just wants to hang on to the label to line her pocket. Shame, shame shame on you Chinnocchio.
Grandma, you rock! I’ve been thinking of Watergate a lot myself since the news hit. Say what you will about the repugs back then, at least they MADE Nixon stand down - and HE looks reasonable today! How did we not learn any lessons? Well, at least as women we did….I think Joan Kennedy is a really good springboard for Clover. She WAS indeed quite pretty - thought it’s hard to tell what one looks like when alcohol takes over. So very sad. And Betty Ford was her own salvation. At an age when most take it easier, she started the clinics and spoke out about adiction and later (or was it before? time moves so fast) about breast cancer. I remember thinking that SHE actually made a longer impression on the country than HE did.
This is a wonderful interview! I like it better then Vogue!
I love this family more and more. I wish them the best!
If you have not seen “TGS” go see it. It is a bit long but the story is wonderful and so was the casts. It got better and better towards the end. Robert DeNiro did a great job directing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JSTdomhn8M
Watch my vid :D
KRystal, love the video!! It gave me goosebumps.
More power to Brad and Angie and their children. God Bless them and Happy Holiday to BAMZS fans. I, myself, is and always will be a BAMZS fan.
Thanks JJ for the great article and pics! :-) I really enjoy the positivity on this site towards BAMZS - Angelina has evolved into a great role model for women all over the world. She shows that you can be a loving partner, fabulous mother, have an amazing career, AND find time to support causes she believes in. If only more women in Hollyweird were more like her!
What I love about this interview and the Vogue one is Angelina actually informed Brad that she was going to be open and honest during this press tour. I remember watching old interviews of him and the reporter would bring something up and his reaction would be like “Really…she told you that?” He would be kind of annoyed. But now, he’s not going to have that problem :) Even though she was open it wasn’t as Michael Scott would say “TMI!”
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Off-topic: As I was looking at my x-mas tree today I remembered the time when my friend Bill came to school dressed up as Jesus. He went all out, beard, bible and everything else. Although it wasn’t Halloween and it wasn’t near Christmas or Easter for that matter.
Anyway, I remember that day fondly because we had lunch and two classes together. Whenever I looked at him I couldn’t help but smile because only he would wakeup and decide to dress up like Jesus for no reason. He read from the bible, hugged those who asked, gave advice, hung out with the gays…a day’s work.
Looking back though, I had no idea how he got away with it because we went to a public high school yet no one, not even a teacher told him it was inappropriate. In fact, the only person that got upset was some snotty little freshman girl at lunch. She tried to tell her boyfriend to beat him up. I have great hearing so I heard his reaction…”What? Are you kidding? Calm down.. No, I’m not gonna beat up Jesus!” :lol: Those were the days….
That was amazing Preggy! The shots and vid you selected were so poignant and beautiful - you could just feel the love emanating. I hope B&A know just how much they’re admired and supported by their fans. Beautiful vid.
For those who haven’t seen TGS please hurry. I want to discuss it so badly. I saw it twice the first day, came in a few minutes late, stayed to see it from the beginning. And Sunday a friend asked me to go with her to see it. I am being perfectly honestly when I say that I was just as mesmerized the third time. Each time I saw something I hadn’t seen before. The comparision to the three former first ladies is right on. I want to discuss this movie so badly. What about the other….?
dina #1 Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 10:26 pm
For those who haven’t seen TGS please hurry. I want to discuss it so badly.
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Dina - feel free to make whatever comments you want. We kind of decided the other day that it was silly not to discuss the movie just because everyone hadn’t see it. Just put something like “TGS SPOILERS AHEAD” on the first line and anyone who wants to skip it can and anyone who doesn’t like that can lump it.
I bet Brad was stunned into drooling the night of the premiere…she looks otherworldly beautiful. New pic - close up of TGS premiere night:
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7959/ajbp7fd0.jpg
im lovin angelina right now…but she could lose a couple pounds…
http://www.carpemundus.com - making new nicole richies daily
You know a lot has been said about her wait or thinness but to me her face actually looks fuller in the shots up top. Does anyone know when they were taken?
She looks gorgeous and sounds at peace
I am from the Philippines…….it is truly wonderful that Angelina gave such a wonderful interview to a Filipino reporter.
I am only hoping that Angelina and Brad will slow down. I get exhausted with their schedules……but God Bless them. I pray that they will have more energy and good health for their works.
Great interview and pictures. Definitely a keeper
Someone mentioned Sylvia Browne, what was that psycho saying?
Anyway thanks Jared for posting the pictures and the interview. The interviewer did a great job. It’s cool that the family got to spend time with Brad’s family
I like that Angelina does not put down her previous marriages or old partners. She really conducted this interview wonderfully (I’m sure those who want to will still find fault with it)
rosafay Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 11:00 pm
I am from the Philippines…….it is truly wonderful that Angelina gave such a wonderful interview to a Filipino reporter.
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ITA. And I am so proud that Ruben Nepales was able to conduct an interesting, insightful interview. Heck, he wrote better than a lot of these other interviewers, and English is not even his first language!!!! He was able to give us an intimate insight into the daily life of the Jolie-Pitts with his interesting questions which Angie answered so honestly.
I agree Carla. Angelina never speaks ill of anyone. Not even her father, even though that has been a very strained relationship throughout her life and it’s a non existent one now. She doesn’t rake him over the coals or air their laundry other than to say, they don’t have a relationship and the reasons are private.
The fact that Angelina dared to speak about her life, like she doens’t have that right, people find fault with. Yet, they don’t find fault that everyone else has a right to comment on her life, nope, that’s all fair game. When Angelina or Brad do it, how dare they.
It’s really quite comically hypocritical.
TGS Spoiler Alert. Passing Through, do you think Wilson loved sthe other woman? Do you think he would have married her. I don’t either would have happened. She wasn’t in his class, WASP. Plus she had a defect. What do you think?
To HELL!!!!!! with both of them.
why do people make ****** celebrity blogs and paste the links here?
justfine Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 11:48 pm
To HELL!!!!!! with both of them.
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Which is where both your parents have been since the day your fugly nasty ass was born.
on the good shepherd, what about Edward’s son who also works for the same CIA?
isnt this conflict of interest?
isnt it usually they dont hire father/son, or husband/wife for fear of in a compromising situation?
i’d love to see the sequel of “the good shepherd” if there will be another installment.
may be the next installment could be more on mother/son relationship.
Sadly the both ‘the good shephard’ and ‘Babel’ flopped badly at the box office. What a pity!!!!! I hope A mighty heart does better……
Fascinating, frank interview. She is such an interesting, thoughtful person.
KRystal, that was a wonderful video. I’ve always loved that song. Great job!
This was a truly insightful interview, and as someone said above, even better than the one in Vogue. Kudos to the interviewer too.
Thanks Jared for the new thread. Hope you had a fabulous Christmas!
lola Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Well sweetheart we will be laughing our as*ses off when the Oscars and GG’s come about. OH , will your chinnny attend, will she be invited????
dina #1 Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 11:40 pm
TGS Spoiler Alert. Passing Through, do you think Wilson loved sthe other woman? Do you think he would have married her. I don’t either would have happened. She wasn’t in his class, WASP. Plus she had a defect. What do you think?
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I saw the movie and loved it. Yes, I think Wilson loved the other woman. He would have married her instead if Clover was not pregnant. Clover came on too strong for him. She kind off force him into saying “I love you, ” . He also said it in the movie which I thought was powerful, ” I married you bc of him.” remember that line… people in the theater was stunned. Wilson character did not care for looks… he also slept with the other woman which I thought looked older then him. I did not think looks or class matters to Wilson.
BCBG Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 11:52 pm
on the good shepherd, what about Edward’s son who also works for the same CIA?
isnt this conflict of interest?
isnt it usually they dont hire father/son, or husband/wife for fear of in a compromising situation?
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Good point … but remember this is the beginning of CIA. Just like the Kennedy’s brothers. After that President can’t appointment families as one of their cabinet member.
dina #1 Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 11:40 pm
TGS Spoiler Alert. Passing Through, do you think Wilson loved sthe other woman? Do you think he would have married her. I don’t either would have happened. She wasn’t in his class, WASP. Plus she had a defect. What do you think?
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Dina - I haven’t seen TGS yet. There were some folks around on Saturday who’d seen it and wanted to discuss it but didn’t want to spoil it for those who hadn’t. We all just thought it was stupid that the movie couldn’t be discussed if people wanted to.
Having said that - it’s been said in many reviews that the deaf girl was supposed to be his first love. I haven’t seen, so I can’t say whether it came off as believable in the movie or not.
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BCBG Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 11:52 pm
on the good shepherd, what about Edward’s son who also works for the same CIA?
isnt this conflict of interest?
isnt it usually they dont hire father/son, or husband/wife for fear of in a compromising situation?
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Maybe now it’d be a conflict of interest but I don’t think so. Isn’t the “club” exclusive to the white, pros. rich male population in the beginning anyways? (i think robert di Nero character said something like having very few catholics) where would they get recruites if not from their own families, the few “right” kind of families.
like said, i don’t think it’d be a conflict of interest now even. i think it’d be the same as having sons and fathers on the same police force. as long as they are capable and willing, there’s really nothing there to stop them from being on the same force….
i am just having a hard time imagining that noodle in the CIA though. i shocked that he got in Skulls and Bones :)
dina #1 Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 11:40 pm
TGS Spoiler Alert. Passing Through, do you think Wilson loved sthe other woman? Do you think he would have married her. I don’t either would have happened. She wasn’t in his class, WASP. Plus she had a defect. What do you think?
I know this question was posed for PT, however, I wanted to give my little 2 cents as I’ve also wondered about this. I feel that if he did get engaged, or married to her, it would not have lasted. For all the reasons that you state, making her unable to handle the pressure of the life that would be expected of her, as compared to Clover, who grew up in that type of lifestyle, yet still could not cope without resorting to some solace in alcohol. However, I do think that Clover might have stayed with her husband, as she was reared in this way, if not for those picx.
Love this post. I am glad to se Angelina coming out more, not afraid to be Angelina.
Out of topic -
marymi Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 8:21 pm
i can’t belive my ex went and saw the “good sheppard” on his birthaday! ;( (dec 22nd) when he should’ve seen “rocky balbola” or maybe because angelina jolie ,had reminded him of an old girlfriend who’s now scorned him! and jolie4ever, i thought you were a “wentworth miller” fan?
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Hey how’d you know that??? - YES I am Wenty’s fan but this is not his thread and when I am on JJ I’m always on Angie’s thread :)
BTW, this is the first time I’ve seen you here - Welcome to BAMZS thread!!!
She is simply gorgeous
Wow. New book about AJ coming out…it sounds (on the face of it) very positive - check out the Jack Nicolson quote on the cover…I don’t know if it’s a mock-up at this point, or if this is the real deal.
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Post below taken from bradforums, courtesy of JaylaVan:
I found a book about Angelina that is supposed to be published Feb 1st 2007. Not sure if its a new book or an old one going into paperback. But I never seen it listed so it’s prob new.
Angelina Jolie by Brandon Hurst (Paperback - Feb 1, 2007)
There is a quote from Jack Nicolson. Not sure if its about her. If so it’s great lol.
Its 160 pages long
Found it at Amazon.com
Pic of cover: http://i16.tinypic.com/400fq5i.jpg
I worship this woman.
Tiny pic bandit Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:45 am
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thanks!!! I am adding this to my Angie’s collection.
The Good Shepherd
I never understand how he (Edward) get hold of the tape. Was it ever explained? or am i missing something.
piper-
wasnt it in the movie, that Edward was kind of being blackmailed about his son’s affair with a spy? isnt this a risk of in a compromising situation?
I love this response from Angelina.
As I’m looking at you from the side, you and Brad could be brother and sister.
Well, thank God we’re not (laughter).
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yes indeed . lol.
Jeannified Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 8:54 pm
Love her!!! This was a great, indepth interview! The interviewer asked all sorts of questions that us readers, love hearing the answers to! Congrats to that person! It wasn’t a superficial interview at all!
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Hi Jeannified, that interviewer name is MR Ruben Nepales, he’s from the Philippines, a true journalist. I emailed him one time of a part 2 interview and responded quickly, very professional. I’m from the Philippines too but lives in Missouri. I’m very proud of Mr. Ruben Nepales.
Missour Fan -
i love lumpia !!!!
Hi micro, how are U!!
Did you read my Christmas greetings to U ?
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
OMG micro, we are thinking @ same time, look at the time!
Micro, I just finished eating lumpia. Would you like some recipe? Let me know i will send it to you via Just Jared.
Hi Ate Char, how are you??? I’m watching Bakekang right now - napapanood mo rin ba ito???
They do have the biography book of Angelina Jolie, it will be in store Feb 2007. I can not wait to get it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Angelina-Jolie-Brandon-Hurst/dp/1905904002
Hey MF, can I have the recipe for Lumpia too? please?
Hi Jolie4ever, I’m fine, little Bradley just left. Yes, I was watching that show for like 3 hrs one time. You gave that youtube link to me . Nakakaaddick no.
I better go to bed ,it’s already 1:00 am here, I have to get up at 6:30 am.
See you rose. Good night.
Off to bed
Please, for those of you talking about The Good Shepherd, don’t forget to put TGS SPOILER ALERT at the beginning of ALL of your posts. Some of us still haven’t seen it yet and want to go in as fresh as possible. Thanks guys!
So, how do you want to be remembered?
To be remembered kindly…do something for someone who needs a gentle touch.
To be remembered as honest…live with such integrity that no one would ever question your intentions.
To be remembered as generous…be giving to all.
To be remembered as compassionate…don’t just say you care, show it.
To be remembered as giving…give before you know there is a need.
To be remembered as a “person of faith”…be faithful in all your actions.
To be remembered as a good worker…remove from your vocabulary the words, “It’s not my job.”
To be remembered as a good parent…teach by example.
To be remembered as a good spouse…be a good listener, express love, be faithful and forgiving.
To be remembered as a friend…be trustworthy, honest, open and genuine.
To be remembered at all…live fully, love all and smile often.
I love the TGS discussion here, many of my questions have been answered. I will go see the movie again with my mum next week. Thanks for all the indept discussion of the movie. I’ve learned so much today. What a wonderful intelligent group of Bamzfans we have here.
Be Thankful
Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something.
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations.
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge.
Because it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you’re tired and weary.
It means you’ve made a difference.
It’s easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles and they can become your blessings.
Estelle Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 1:50 am
Hi Estelle, will do, I will email it to you. Little Bradley’s mom loves the lumpia.
I brought plenty of lumpia to my son’s boss at the theater christmas eve, my son said she keeps telling everybody there that she loves my lumpia!
Love Without Measure
Freda Bright says, “Only in opera do people die of love.” It’s true. You really can’t love somebody to death. I’ve known people to die from no love, but I’ve never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can’t love one another enough.
A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and apprehensive. Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.
The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off. Or … did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?
She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read: “Congratulations, darling! I knew you’d get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you.”
Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you.”
Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his spouse is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds.
He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction. He may say that he loves her to death. But he doesn’t. He loves her to LIFE. For his love nourishes her life like nothing else can.
Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” And love your friends. Love them without measure.
Love them to LIFE.
Back to Estelle!
You’re beautiful Estelle!
Off to bed!
I Have Learned:
On a positive note I’ve learned that no matter what happens,
or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.”
I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. I’ve learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you, but if you focus on your family, your friends, the needs of others, your work and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.
I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch - holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. I’ve learned that you should pass this on to someone you care about. I just did. Sometimes they just need a little something to make them smile. Note: people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel……
The Value of a Smile
A Smile is nature’s best antidote for discouragement.
It brings rest to the weary,
Sunshine to those who are frowning,
And hope to those who are hopeless and defeated.
A Smile is so valuable that it can’t be bought,
Begged, borrowed, or taken away against your will.
You have to be willing to give a Smile away,
Before it can do anyone else any good.
So, if someone is too tired or grumpy to flash you a Smile,
Let him have one of yours anyway.
Nobody needs a Smile as much,
As the person who has none to give….
Smile your smile for today…
Pass it on to someone…
Who needs some sunshine on a cloudy day…
Remember,
No matter how bad it seems at the time,
It shall pass in a few moments,
And…..
A Smile is simply a frown upside down…
So, stand on your head and look in the mirror…
Once you see how silly you look… a frown turns into Smile…
Thanks and Goodnight Ate Char - I’m getting sleepy so I’m hitting the sack, too :)
I’m back again! Forgot>>>>>>>>> WELCOME **rosafay ** to BAMZSville
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @ JustJared!!!! :D :D :D
Don’t get tired of posting!!
Hi briseis- u busy @ work?
Hi BCBG!!
really to bed…
on Biography of the Year 2006
our favorite couple also are named in the biggest Hot shots of the year : Brad Pitt and the biggest heart of the year: Angelina Jolie.
hahahahaha…take that trolls…..I love it, love it….
http://www.biography.com/bio-of-the-year/people-of-06.jsp
Missosuri Fan -
oh yeah, you’re so observant !!! the exact time.
as for lumpia, i love eating them. dont like much about cooking.
Happy New Year to You
Hey MF, sweet dream my dear, little Bradley is a lucky lucky little prince. who has a wonderful, loving and genius for a grandmother….and also a great cook as well. Thanks I can not wait for to try out the recipe.
forget to delete the extra word “for”….sorry!
Thanks Janet, love all of your post. I’m going to save them in my treasure folder. You are our little treasure here at JJ as well. :)
Reasons Why You Are Blessed
If you wake up each morning with more health than illness, you are blessed to rise and shine, to live and to serve in a new day.
If you have anyone on the planet, just one person that loves you and listens to you; count this a blessing.
If you have a yearning in your heart to parent a child, you are blessed because you still desire what you cannot see.
If you pray today or any day, you are blessed because you believe in God’s willingness to hear your prayer.
If you pray for someone else, you are blessed because you want to help others also.
If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head, and a place to sleep; all at the same time; you are rich in this world.
If you have any earthly family that even halfway loves you and support you, then you are blessed beyond measure.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, or some spare change in a dish someplace you are among the world’s wealthy.
If you can go to bed each night, knowing that God loves you, then you are blessed beyond measure.
If you can read this message, you are more blessed than about 2/3 of the world.
If you have never had to endure the hardship and agony of battle, imprisonment, or torture, you are blessed in indescribable measure.
If you can hold someone’s hand, hug another person, touch someone on the shoulder, you are blessed because you can offer God’s healing touch.
If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because most people ‘can’ — but won’t.
Go Now… And… Enjoy The Day… Knowing You Are Blessed.
Good night everyone, may the blessing of angel protect you while you are sleeping and the sweet dream of dancing fairy and white snow ( for those who are in the cold state) you can change the white snow to blue sky and sunny day?….. ttfn.
Goodnight Jolie4ever, thanks for all the video. I still have my fav. from you. Awesome
Thanks Krysta for the beautiful video as well, I did post a comment on it.
Thanks Guli for posting all the wonderful video. You are our Guru of Video link my lady. ;)
Words of Wisdom….
No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission.
Most people will be about as happy, as they decide to be.
Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently.
Whatever you are willing to put up with, is exactly what you will have.
Success stops when you do.
When your ship comes in…. make sure you are willing to unload it.
You will never “have it all together.”
Life is a journey…not a destination. Enjoy the trip!
The biggest lie on the planet: “When I get what I want I will be happy.”
The best way to escape your problem is to solve it.
I’ve learned that ultimately , ‘takers’ lose and ‘givers’ win.
Life’s precious moments don’t have value, unless they are shared.
If you don’t start, it’s certain you won’t arrive.
We often fear the thing we want the most.
Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you have to say. Best friends listen to what you don’t say!
Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints.
Look for opportunities…not guarantees.
Life is what’s coming….not what was.
Success is getting up one more time.
Now is the most interesting time of all.
When things go wrong…..don’t go with them.
Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.
God can mend all broken hearts. You just have to give him all the pieces.
A person who asks a question might be a fool for five minutes, but a person who doesn’t ask, is a fool forever…
A best friend is like a four leaf clover… hard to find, and lucky to have.
A friend is someone who reaches for your hand but touches your heart.
A coincidence is when God performs a miracle, and decides to remain anonymous.
I don’t have to attend every argument I’m invited to.
Our eyes are placed in front because it is more important to look ahead than to look back.
Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace… and your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God’s grace.
To Brad and all fathers out there:
What Is A Father?
A father is a person who is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic. He growls when he feels good and laughs very loud when he is scared half-to-death.
A father never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child’s eyes. He is never quite the hero his daughter thinks. Never quite the man his son believes him to be. And this worries him sometimes. (So he works too hard to try to smooth the rough places in the road of those of his own who will follow him.)
A father is a person who goes to war sometimes… and would run the other way except that war is part of an important job in his life (which is making the world better for his children than it has been for him).
Fathers grow older faster than other people, because they, in other wars, have to stand at the airport and wave goodbye to the uniform that climbs on board the plane.
And, while mothers cry where it shows, fathers stand and beam… outside… as they endure the pain inside.
Fathers are men who give daughters away to other men who aren’t nearly good enough, so that they can have children that are smarter than anybody’s.
Fathers fight dragons almost daily. They hurry away from the breakfast table off to the arena, which is sometimes called an office or a workshop. There they tackle the dragon with three heads: Weariness, Works, and Monotony. And they never quite win the fight, but they never give up.
Knights in shining armor; fathers in shiny trousers. There’s little difference as they march away each workday.
And when a Father passes away, and after a good rest, he won’t just sit on a cloud and wait for the girl he’s loved and the children she bore. He’ll be busy there too… repairing the stars, oiling the gates, and in general helping smooth the way for others.
Truths For Living
The more generous we are,
the more joyous we become.
The more cooperative we are,
the more valuable we become.
The more enthusiastic we are,
the more productive we become.
The more serving we are,
the more prosperous we become.
The more outgoing we are,
the more helpful we become.
The more curious we are,
the more creative we become.
The more patient we are,
the more understanding we become.
The more persistent we are,
the more successful we become.
To Believe
To believe… is to know that every day is a new beginning.
It is to trust that miracles happen,
And dreams really do come true.
To believe… is to see Angels dancing among the clouds,
To know the wonder of a stardust sky,
And the wisdom of the man in the moon.
To believe… is to know the value of a nurturing heart,
The innocence of a child’s eyes and the beauty of an aging hand,
For it is through their teachings we learn to love.
To believe… is to find the strength
And courage that lies within us.
When it is time to pick up the pieces and begin again.
To believe… is to know we are not alone,
That life is a gift and this is our time to cherish it.
To believe… is to know that wonderful surprises
Are just waiting to happen,
And all our hopes and dreams are within reach.
If only we believe.
Estelle Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 2:05 am
on Biography of the Year 2006
our favorite couple also are named in the biggest Hot shots of the year : Brad Pitt and the biggest heart of the year: Angelina Jolie.
hahahahaha…take that trolls…..I love it, love it….
http://www.biography.com/bio-of-the-year/people-of-06.jsp
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Yay and boo! I can’t believe they lumped George Clooney in with the biggest heart of the year. Dude really lays it on thick with the concerned citizen shtichk. I see a sincerety in Angelina’s work that I don’t see in George. He seems to move around with the wheelers and dealers and newsmakers. Yeah he’s doing good but he’s been barely doing it for a year and already he’s an expert? uggghh. Something about him strikes me as fake and attention seeking. Brad gets with Angelina and gives more attention to Africa, then George pays attention to Africa. Brad goes to New Orleans to help the rebuilding effort, then George shows up to help. He’s taken his man crush on Brad too far. He needs to find his own niche of helping out.
I think alot of celebrities saw Angelina and Bono get attention for their efforts in Africa and then they jumped on the bandwagon for some attention. Too many celebs hopped on and now it takes away from the sincerety of those who are really trying to help. Please don’t tell me about George’s dad and his efforts. I respect Nick Clooney but George is another story. That man always appears to be crying out for attention. Bono, Angelina, Oprah (even tho I don’t like her sometimes), Ashley Judd, and Renee Zellweger come across as sincere. George does not. And didn’t Clooney date Renee? Funny how he didn’t get interested in Africa then while he was with her and now when it’s seen as the chic thing to do, he’s all over it. He’s as fickle with his humanatarian routine as he is in his relationships. That’s what bothers me the most. The man is ficle about his actions. As soon the helping out in Africa and New Orleans thing becomes old (as superficial as that sounds), he’ll jump on another bandwagon. And if he doesn’t, I’ll remember to come back in six months to a year from now and say sorry. But he’s so predictable that you know he’ll move onto the next hip thing to do.
oh yeah….I hope that book about Angie is not full of cr@p. I hate when they take all the lies and turn them into so called facts. Hopefully, it’s a honest and truthfull look at her, and not the way she’s percieved by the media or that it doesn’t depict her just a “sex symbol” and nothing more.
Remember These Words
Don’t let go of hope.
Hope gives you the strength to keep
going when you feel like giving up.
Don’t ever quit believing in yourself.
As long as you believe you can,
you will have a reason for trying.
Don’t let anyone hold your
happiness in their hands;
hold it in yours, so it will always
be within you reach.
Don’t measure success or failure by
material wealth, but by how you feel;
our feelings determine the richness
of our lives.
Don’t let bad moments overcome you;
be patient, and they will pass.
Don’t hesitate to reach out for help;
we all need it from time to time.
Don’t run away from love but towards
love, because it is our deepest joy.
Don’t wait for what you want to come to
you; go after it with all that you are,
knowing that life will meet you halfway.
Don’t feel like you’ve lost when plans
and dreams fall short of your hopes.
Anytime you learn something new about
yourself or about life, you have progressed.
Don’t do anything that takes away from
your self-respect; feeling good about
yourself is essential to feeling good
about life.
Don’t ever forget how to laugh or be
too proud to cry.
It is by doing both that we live
life to its fullest.
Love is….
“When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.”
“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.”
“Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.”
“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.”
“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t yell at them because you know it would hurt their feelings.”
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
“Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.”
“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”
“When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you’re scared they won’t love you anymore. But then you get surprised because not only do they still love you, they love you even more.”
“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day.”
“Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.”
“Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken.”
“Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than any movie star.”
“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.”
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
Tomorrow Is Not Promised
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, they serve some sort of purpose; teach you a lesson, or help figure out who you are, and who you want to become.
You never know who these people may be: your neighbor, child, long lost friend, or even a stranger who, when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life, in some profound way.
And sometimes things happen to you, and at the time they seem painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize, that without overcoming those obstacles, you would have never realized your potential strength, or your hearts desire.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, as well as experiencing sheer stupidity; all occur to test the limits of your soul.
Without these small tests, whether they be events, illnesses or relationships, life would be like a paved straight flat road to nowhere, safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.
The people you meet who affect your life, and the successes and downfalls you experience, create who you are, and even the bad experiences can be learned from; in fact, they are probably the poignant and important ones.
If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them; for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart…
If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love, and opening your heart and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment, and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again…
Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high…
Hold your head up, because you have every right to. Tell yourself you’re a great person and believe in yourself… for if you don’t believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you either.
Create your own life and then go out and live in it! “Live Each Day As If It Were Your Last… Tomorrow is Not Promised.”
Janet Dear Heart,
Just came out of the kitchen cleaning up for the night, and read your words of wisdom i have been wrestling with myself all evening over an issue about my
90 year old Mom, reading, sharing and communication is so valuable, life is full
of surprises you never know where you may find comfort ~~~ Thank You
Estelle,
Thanks for the heads up about the up coming biography.
Good Night All
Strength vs Courage
It takes strength to be firm
It takes courage to be gentle.
It takes strength to stand guard.
It takes courage to let down your guard
It takes strength to conquer.
It takes courage to surrender.
It takes strength to be certain.
It takes courage to have doubt.
It takes strength to fit in.
It takes courage to stand out.
It takes strength to feel a friend’s pain.
It takes courage to feel your own pain.
It takes strength to hide your own pains.
It takes courage to show them.
It takes strength to endure abuse.
It takes courage to stop it.
It takes strength to stand alone.
It takes courage to lean on another.
It takes strength to love.
It takes courage to be loved.
It takes strength to survive.
It takes courage to live.
She is caring, compassionate, exciting, daring, exotic, sexy, adventurous,confident
and beautiful. She has three sweet children and a man who is equally as gorgeous
as she is. SHE IS ANGELINA.
Brad got his looks from his dad, his mom ,sis and bro have eyes real close together like jenjen
hey everyone!
It has been a while since my last visit here and i am extremely sorry for and ashamed of my tardiness. The reason im on 2nite is because i am in Ohio, once again, and am having a blast! New year’s just around the corner and i want 2 wish everyone a happy and healthy new year! Especially Brad, Angelina, Maddox, Zahara and Shiloh Jolie-pitt!
I can’t promise that i will be back on, but i will try my bestest!
P.S. Hope everyone has seen Little Miss Sunshine, that is the cutest movie ever! It is sad a little, but still ever so funny!
Love U Guys! Love Krista(Krissy) ;)
Tomorrow
If we might have a second chance
To live the day’s once more,
And rectify mistakes we’ve made
To even up the score.
If we might have a second chance
to use the knowledge gained,
Perhaps we might become at last
As fine as God ordained.
But though we can’t retrace our steps,
However stands the score,
Tomorrow brings another chance
For us to try once more.
Grandma, OJPF etc love your posts about clover and betty ford, pat nixon, or Joan kennedy etc. But in the case of clover, due to the secrecy required, it perhaps wasn’t possible for Clover to participate in the life of her husband. In the case of being married to a senator or a congress man or a politician, there are women who are able to participate and support their husbands and others who can’t. The interesting question is why some women were driven to drink or self destruct, as a rebellion or escape against their husbands, rather then be their husbands helpmate as others seem to achieve.
Perhaps I’m naive but here’s what I think. You marry a man who have certain qualities, qualities that probably attracted you to him in the first place. As time unfolds, these strengths reveal their flip side as weaknesses which drive you crazy. You can either focus on these qualities as weaknesses or somehow manage them and focus on their strengths.
May be Pat Nixon could not leave her husband because Richard Nixon might have been pathological. But Joan Kennedy could have left her husband a long time ago rather then choose to self destruct but stay, married to a Kennedy. I must admit, I can’t summon to much sympathy for Joan Kennedy. Al Gore’s wife, Tipper, was in no way as ambitious as Hilary Clinton, but still she managed to be a great support to him and had the opportunity to advance her pet projects.
As for Hilary Clinton, I read some people write that she only stayed with Bill because he was her route to power. However, that is probably not particularly true anymore. Yet, she and Bill have stuck together, deriving enough out of their relationship – what ever that might be, to make it worthwhile to stick together. I personally don’t think its just ambition that drives Hilary’s relationship with Bill, but something akin to love too. If it were nothing but ambition, Hilary could have divorced Bill and gained a lot of the sympathy vote. No one would blame her for a divorce. I also think that Hilary could have gained her Senate seat had she divorced Bill after his presidency ended. I’d love to hear Grandma’s and other’s thoughts on this one.
Graet interview!!!!! Angie is soooooooo beautiful inside and out!!!!!
LOVE BAMZS!!!!!!!!
lylian Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 3:50 am
As for Hilary Clinton, I read some people write that she only stayed with Bill because he was her route to power. However, that is probably not particularly true anymore. Yet, she and Bill have stuck together, deriving enough out of their relationship – what ever that might be, to make it worthwhile to stick together. I personally don’t think its just ambition that drives Hilary’s relationship with Bill, but something akin to love too. If it were nothing but ambition, Hilary could have divorced Bill and gained a lot of the sympathy vote. No one would blame her for a divorce. I also think that Hilary could have gained her Senate seat had she divorced Bill after his presidency ended. I’d love to hear Grandma’s and other’s thoughts on this one.
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I agree with this statement. Even after what Bill did and all the allegations of affairs and such, whenever I see them with each other, I think there is feeling of mutual love and respect between them. And they have raised a great daughter together. Their love for each other might have changed form and taken a new form but I think it’s still there, even after what Bill did. People say that Hillary only stayed with Bill for her own political ambition because they can’t understand why a woman would stay married to a man who betrayed his wife so many times. I think even Hillary must have gone through moments of wanting to give up but in the end she decided to work through their issues in their marriage and stay together. I’ve found that many spouses forgive each other for their infidelity and still stay together. It kind of resonates with what Angelina said in her interviews about Clover. Today, if a woman is unhappy in her marriage, she can take the kids, leave and divorce.
In those days women like Clover couldn’t do that. Maybe Hilary is from that old school thought where women don’t leave their husband because they cheat, they still stay in the marriage together. In their minds, they might have thought that it was not worth it to give up such a long marriage because of a couple of months of cheating. Also, in today’s society, where Vanity Fair interviews every woman who is willing to talk about her divorce or break up (X, Sheryl Crow, Hilary Swank, and now Britney Spears), people almost in a wierd way like to see people as vulnerable, especially if said person is in a powerful position. People love to read about celebrities having meltdowns and politicians being raked over the coals. Their is a disturbing satisfaction people get out of that. So when they heard what Bill did, they were angry and wanted some kind of compensation. I think some people probably did want Hilary to have an emotional melt down or show her vulnerability to the public because of the humiliation she faced. Or maybe even divorce Bill. But she didn’t do any of that. She handled her emotions privately and never let the public into her personal problems. For some people that left a bitter taste in their mouth and they labeled Hilary as emotionless or thought she was a cold woman. Because they didn’t see her publicly humilate Bill, they thought she condoned his cheating ways or that she somehow enabled him. And that was seen as morally reprehensible in many people’s eyes. So now people have made up this image that Bill and Hillary are only staying together for ambition and for their public image.
I may not agree with every decision Bill or Hillary have made politically but I do think that they both have love for each other, in whatever form that may come across as.
she’s nice and all
she looks fat in these pics though…
like her face is swollen
maybe Brad beat her up?
i am so proud of the interviewer. brangelina fever sure is spreading so fast here in the Philippines! honestly, i had a hard time defending them to those aniston lovers here..it’s nice that i wasn’t able to watch FRIENDS episodes before so jen never got my symphathy over the break up thing. so starting from mr. and mrs. smith, im already a certified brangelina fan even if during those times almost everything written in the internet about them is negative. it’s so nice i found out about just jared because this site supports them! :)
Great interview.
She’s finally becoming the open person she was again :)
It’s really nice to read about her an Brad being so good together. Despite of what all the media wrote and said about them when they first came out as a couple (or actually didn’t come out).
Go Angie!
Sexydwayne Says:
I’m gonna do a Missouri Fan and welcome you to this blog — Just Jared is really the best for Brangelina fans. Other sites are and can be mean to them, but not JJ.
It’s nice to hear that Brangelina fever is spreading over there sa ‘Pinas. It seems that before most Pinoys are for the x because of Friends, but now because of BAMZS’ good deeds and being together as a family all the time, other people are beginning to see the good in them; and I guess the pity party that Fraudiston has been throwing for more than a year now (since the September ‘05 VF issue) is getting boring and annoying, after all, at some point, people have to MOVE ON!!!!
There are a lot of Pinoy posters here, plus a whole motley crew of regular posters who are intelligent, witty, funny, sometimes humorously sarcastic — but hopefully you will find it as much as I do.
Ooops, typo — should be “hopefully you will find it as much fun as I do.
bobo Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 4:45 am
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Or maybe it was because your parents whupped your ass so bad that you’re blind? You know since these pictures are from 2003 like it says up above or maybe you just can’t read…………….or maybe you’re just a pathetic individual who still can’t get over the fact that your idol Jen jen is a b!tch who didn’t appreciate what she had and has only herself to blame.
Sheesh, Angelina can’t win for losing.
Nowadays because she’s on the skinny side, everyone is beeyotching at her for being too slim saying, “she should eat something” “throw a McDonald’s at her” “she’s now as skinny as Nicole Richie” etc etc etc. But with these 2003 pics, this Bobo poster (which is funny to me, since Bobo in my native tongue, Tagalog, means stupid) is now saying she is too fat, that her face is swollen, and worse, that Brad beat her up.
To me, she looks great in these pics. Nowadays, as is normal for an active mother of three kids under 6, she is a little on the haggard, slim side. Which just goes to show me that she might be an A-list superstar, but she’s still a human being, but still gorgeous inside and out.
I’ve head Angie might be in the movie Atlas Shrugged and I hope she doesn’t do it.
Although I haven’t read the book, I’ve haven’t heard good things about Ayn Rand way of thinking from other people.
These are some of the criticisms I’ve read so if someone can inform me about what the book is about, I’d appreciate it. I’m being serious here so don’t pass me off as a hater. I want to say from the beginning that one does not need to agree with a philosophy to appreciate it but hey, it’s a movie so if you want people to watch it, it does matter.
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- the level of self-pity the rich and powerful had in the book, the characters are narcissists who inherited their wealth and only think about themselves
- That Ayn Rand portrayed the rich as the only ones that mattered
- that Ayn Rand’s assumptions about human nature do not match scientific knowledge of human nature
-that Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism has basic flaws
- And that if you don’t vote republican, you probably won’t agree with Ayn Rand’s philosophy. And if you don’t agree with her philosophy, chances are you’ll find this story unnecessarily long-winded and boring.
-This story is a collection of plots and sub-plots, which all drive home the same point: pure capitalism is the way to go, and any attempt at governmental interference will stifle growth and hurt society as a whole.
-the ‘bad’ characters are ‘bad’ mostly because they think that social responsibility and compassion matter. Somehow compassion is a vice that the author distorts until it cannot be recognised.
*I’ve heard
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a lurker , Dude, is just a movie, chill out. You don’t need to make everything Angie do controversion.
Good Morning All,
First off, Jared THANK YOU for the new threads. You are the best….man! Best believe that! Second, you just had to have the multiple threads when I wasn’t around..I mean we can’t have it any other way right? Mind you I’m not complaining but could you at least wait…..aah, never mind, it is my fault for putting everything else before Bamzs.
Anyway, I tried to catch up but I had to give up. Honestly, one would think since it’s almost 2 years since D-Day….the Fanistons will be tired….but nooo, they’re like that annoying energizer bunny….God, I just wanna grab them by their long ears and say “Enough Already”…..but that kinda means I have to touch them *In best Kelly Ripa Voice” I don’t know where that body has been honey”
I love this interview….like the Vogue Article, I’ve read this a couple of times and I still go all “awww”. AJ is so open….I can’t understand why people think she’s this deceptive person. Amazing that all the interviews where she was the most revealing were conducted by foreign press. The US Media needs to take a look at itself…Yeah, sensationalism sells but what good is it when you lose all credibility? Again, thank goodness for the foreign press.
Alright, I need help…assurance on something that’s been bothering me. I need it before I do something really drastic…like douse myself in Acid. Here’s the deal, everytime an AJ/BP interview, picture, video comes out, my first intinct is read and Aww….but immediately after that, I start thinking “Hmmm, I wonder what they would find wrong about this now”…so I go back for another look-see, trying to spot ‘potential problem’ areas (which often times is something that could be misinterpreted…like the whole Trust Issue. I wish I could say I didn’t see that one coming.)….it’s like readying yourself for battle. I find myself doing it a lot lately and I fear in my effort to be prepared for the Fanistons, I am beginning to think like them, which isn’t really that difficult, all you have to do is forget you have a brain but that’s not the problem…..the problem is the act itself. I don’t wanna do it…thinking like the Fanistons is not something any sane person wants to do. So someone please….I beg you, reassure me that I am not alone before I gouge out my eyes. I’d really, really hate to do that….I love my eyes…why, I’ve been told I have beautiful eyes…almost catlike some say. I, myself, think it’s more on the….er…nevermind. Just tell me I’m not alone….this is an SOS.
I always liked her. But felt some resentment following the Jen issue. But i think after ready this interview, i am liking her again and realise that may be it was not her fault that Jen and Brad separated. She is very human and you can see that she is more matured now when expressing or talking about her love for a man (meaning: not like in her previous marriages)
The interview is great!! Although I had read it a week ago here in some of the threads. And I agree with anyone who said that it’s even better than Vogue. Brad as Angie said in her Vogue interview just wants her to be her self and not change her ways and thinking because he knows that what Angelina says it’s what it really is. The way Angelina is in public the same way she is at home. She doesn’t pretend to be someone she is not. She doesn’t say things just for the sake to look good in the public eye. She practises what she preaches and that is something Brad is aware about and proud of.
I wish them a wonderful new year!!
Thank you Jared and Audrey for your hard work!! :)
bobo Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 4:45 am
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Oh Lord. I’ve always had the impression that fanistons can not even read. Now I’m convinced!! :lol:
Shoot! Janet I forgot to add, I LOVE all the inspirational quotes. You almost had me blubbering this early in the day. Thanks for posting ‘em!
BRB
She is so great.
I LOVE BAMZS.
Hello everyone.
This is the best Angelina ’s interview, it gave an insigthful view of the real Angelina, a normal woman just like any one of us, hardworking, devoted to her children and partner. a very different Angie from what was written from the tabloids. Love her more after this interview. Most people think Angie is lucky to have Brad, but I think its’ the other way around. Brad is lucky to have Angie.
to bobo….are you really that bobo?(meaning:stupid)can i add some more words,crazy,stup!d,!d!ot!?.
Hello people. Do you know where are Angie and Brad now?, Are they still travelling?
you guys can say what you want but she looks like Brad beat her up early this morning… maybe because he tried to grab her and felt ONLY BONES !!
fat scrub
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December 28th, 2006 at 8:22 am
….. Most people think Angie is lucky to have Brad, but I think its’ the other way around. Brad is lucky to have Angie.
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From my perspective, saying Angie is lucky to have Brad is because when it comes to love and total devotion, women (including “moi”) are so easy, i.e., no hang-ups whatsoever! We totally embrace all of what makes the partner - including children from previous relationship (s) or what not! The male species, on the other hand, have all kinds of issues doing this (not all of them, mind you!). From the outside looking in, Brad seems to love Angie just like WE, the female species love! Totally and Unconditionally. He is a RARE find indeed!!!!!!!!! Angie knows it and cherishes it as he cherishes her! They are both very lucky!
bobo Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 8:41 am
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Listen you briandead MORON, these pictures are OLD. They’re from 2003, she didn’t even KNOW Brad then you god damn idiot.
are those bruises on her neck??
you guys think he actually tried to strangle her??
maybe maddox saved her..
African Girl Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 7:31 am
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You’re not alone. I try to find kinks in their interviews just to prepare myself for what the fanistons will say and then the next thing you know, I’m thinking like them. It’s very easy to fall into that trap. I even start doubting why I like Angelina and Brad or why I’m so strong in my support of them. It’s a natural thing to question anything that you believe in. Even when you support a celebrity because I know never before have I ever cared about two celebrities as much as I do now. It’s wierd but I admit I’m addicted to seeing their pictures and getting new info about them. Don’t worry about it. Just don’t cross over to the dark side forever. It’s funny that I find myself thinking like a faniston sometimes when so many people are finally coming around to the idea that Brad and Angelina are good for each other and good together. When it seemed like the world was against them, I became a staunch supporter and now when people are beginning to like them, I find myself doubting why I like them ocassionaly.
I think it’s because many people have started to like them for superficial reasons like they think brad is hot or angie is pretty. That’s not what made me a fan so when I find other people becoming fans of people for vain reasons, I abandon my support. Mainly,I think the substance this couple has gets glossed over by some new fans who like them because they find the kids cute or Angie pretty.
Okay, I was listening to the radio, and they were talking about tabloids vs. actors. And they said Brad hates Janice min from Us weekly. That’s why Us will never get a picture of Shiloh. So my question is how come Us weekly get sources close to Brad and Angelina.
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bobo is such a BOZO! How’s your idol Anuston doing? I am sure she’s all “well-done” from all her recent Mexican adventure with that fugly yoga mistress of hers.
justfine Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 11:48 pm
To HELL!!!!!! with both of them.
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Come on now JEN, put down the margueritas, it is not healthy to keep doing this to yourself hon, Remember you brought this on yourself, Now, go somewhere quiet and never to be heard from again, that is my wish for you for the New Year.
Hi JTF,
just for the record i dont believe you…
all of you are blinded by seeing only the good in her
which only serves to nauseate me more..
she’s lost weight on her rail thin arms and legs and put them on her cheeks.. like a bulldog…
hold on… am going to throw up… will be back in a jiffy..
bobo you f&cking idiot, the pictures were taken while she was promoting Beyond Borders in 2003, can you f&cking read?
hi omg,
but she looks fat ya?
so distorted dont you think?
i wish she’d put an icepack for the bags under her eyes to reduce..
I am an idiot.
Don’t believe what I said before. Y’know I am on medication & it gives me hallucinations & all.
I am ready to kill myself now. Please can someone shot me in the head?!
Angelina hair looks so beautiful and long. Does anyone know if it was real or extensions?
Hi Yeah Me: Angie’s hair is naturally long. She’s always had pretty long hair when younger. I think her hair grows pretty fast.
Angie Rocks! For those who have negative things to say about her, LOOK IN THE MIRROR! This is the only woman out there who can walk the street without makeup and still look gorgoues. Not many of us can say that — I sure can’t!!
I had heard parts of this interview, and somehow I didn’t see the part about them spending 5 days at Brad’s parents. I hope they were here during the snow and ice, Mad and Z would have loved the snow so near Christmas time. Not one pic of an airport or a dinner out with the Pitts, Misery….oops Missouri* rocks!
Oh I see thanks Maria, I love Angelina with long hair.
Do you have any respite from the paparazzi at all?
We were just recently in our home in Cambodia and nobody was there. So there are ways and there are places (where there are no paparazzi). We also went to Brad’s parents’ house for about five days. That was lovely and quiet. Hopefully in the years to come, maybe if we work less, we’ll have more of a quiet life. Then our kids will have a more normal life. We just try not to let it (the paparazzi issue) affect us. It only does when we want the kids to have more freedom but other than that, we try to ignore it. There are worse problems so we’re OK.
questions Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 8:54 am
Okay, I was listening to the radio, and they were talking about tabloids vs. actors. And they said Brad hates Janice min from Us weekly. That’s why Us will never get a picture of Shiloh. So my question is how come Us weekly get sources close to Brad and Angelina.
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They say they have sources, but as all of us, who have a lick of brains know, RAGS invent what they don’t know. They what to draw those bozos out there into buying their RAGS, so they get a cover out there to reel the suckers in. No, Maria likes her money, she’s not spending monies on RAGS.
my above post was addressed to missouri girl
the excerpt about Brad’s parents home.
YEAH ME Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 9:30 am
Oh I see thanks Maria, I love Angelina with long hair.
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HI Yeah me! If you look at pictures of Angie when she was younger, you’ll see she had very light hair and very long. She did cut it real short as well, but it grows very quickly. Yeah, Angie rules!!
Africa Girl: How you been MA? Everything OK with you and yours?
hey!! who is trying to impersonate me??!!
I DID NOT WRITE AT 9.22!!!
I KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING
Angie looks fat and fugly in these pictures.. and bruised like Brad beat the hell out of her !! which she kinda deserves..
hey omg….I can read, I had not seen nor heard all of this interview. When I posted today I was not questioning them being here or not. If it’s so private here, they should come more often. They deserve it, with all they put up with. Have a gr8 day everyone.
bobo Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 9:34 am
hey!! who is trying to impersonate me??!!
I DID NOT WRITE AT 9.22!!!
I KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING
Angie looks fat and fugly in these pictures.. and bruised like Brad beat the hell out of her !! which she kinda deserves..
ummm idiot girl she wasn’t dating Brad when these pictures were taken. You have a reading and comprehension problem don’t you
Original jpf Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 8:47 pm
allovergirl Says: December 27th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
homewrecker.
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I prefer to think of her as a restoration expert
jpf
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Please stand and take a bow. ;)
Value added
Anything worth accomplishing is going to take some long, difficult and sustained effort to reach. Yet even though the goal may be a long way off, the benefits of working toward that goal begin to be yours immediately.
For the value of accomplishment is in the accomplishing. The reward is not so much in what you obtain as in the person you become in the process of obtaining it.
No matter how difficult the journey may be, it makes all the difference in the world when that journey is leading to a destination you have chosen. By setting your sights upon where you intend to be and by committing yourself to following that path, you immediately add value to life.
The commitment, the discipline, the focus and the effort are indeed their own rewards. And they begin to be yours the moment you decide to begin.
Though at first you may wish you could reach the goal without having to work your way past the challenges, you’ll soon realize that such a thing would be worthless. For it is precisely the value you put into any accomplishment that gives it value to you.
Make the most of every opportunity to give your best effort to life. And you’ll find yourself surrounded by real, lasting value.
– Ralph Marston
Janet Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 2:01 am
I Have Learned:
On a positive note I’ve learned that no matter what happens,
or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.”
I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. I’ve learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you, but if you focus on your family, your friends, the needs of others, your work and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.
I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch - holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. I’ve learned that you should pass this on to someone you care about. I just did. Sometimes they just need a little something to make them smile. Note: people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel……
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I enjoy all the things you posted earlier today but this is my fave. Thanks for taking the time to post all of them.
Amaya Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 10:23 pm
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LOL. That reminds me of a particular Halloween when I dressed my son up as Jesus. I don’t celebrate Halloween but my oldest son’s teacher came up with a really ingenious idea. She asked that if the parents were going to send the children dressed up in costumes could we make it a learning experience and have the children dress as important figures in history and they had to stand up in front of the class and briefly talk about who they were. It caught on as a fav with some of the other classes as the thing to do in the following years. I actually couldn’t wait for my daughter to get in her class but alas the teacher succumbed to cancer the following year. I now wonder if they still do that as it has been years.
Estelle Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 2:05 am
on Biography of the Year 2006
our favorite couple also are named in the biggest Hot shots of the year : Brad Pitt and the biggest heart of the year: Angelina Jolie.
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Angelina should always be on there for the biggest heart. But Dane Cook, I’m sorry but I don’t think he is funny at all. I tried to watch his HBO special and I kept thinking to myself I can just watch old Sienfeld acts which are alot better.
I think Angelina and Brad are incredible for all you haters out there get lost. I think that interview was sweet.
This relationship will buzz along nicely and then it will begin to shred. Brad doesn’t know who he is. Now he is Jolie’s clone. Yeah, super couple all right.
Blahblah Says:
poor delusional Blahblah.. What a sad negative pathetic life you must live. Jealousy is not healthy Jennifer.
African Girl Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 7:50 am
Shoot! Janet I forgot to add, I LOVE all the inspirational quotes. You almost had me blubbering this early in the day. Thanks for posting ‘em!
BRB
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I’m glad someone likes them because they’re annoying the hell out of me. This is a celebrity blog. It’s not Instant Inspirations To Go. Surely there’s some appropriate blog somewhere for this kind of stuff? What’s next…are were going to start quoting scriptures or the Koran? Sheesh…find another outlet for it, please. JMHO.
And BTW, if you’re going to borrow other people’s quotes then you need to give them credit for them.
Blahblah Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 10:20 am
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Just do some yoga with Mandy and smoke a cigi!! You will feel better..trust me ;)
:lol:
blah blah says:
This relationship will buzz along nicely and then it will begin to shred. Brad doesn’t know who he is. Now he is Jolie’s clone. Yeah, super couple all right.
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Wow blah, blah. I didn’t know you knew Brad on such a personal level?! If he doesn’t know who he is by now, then he is in a lot of trouble.
My guess is he has finally come into his own and his Angel baby is his perfect complement.
questions Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 8:54 am
Okay, I was listening to the radio, and they were talking about tabloids vs. actors. And they said Brad hates Janice min from Us weekly. That’s why Us will never get a picture of Shiloh. So my question is how come Us weekly get sources close to Brad and Angelina.
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I thought Brad’s dislike of Janice Min & US was fairly common knowledge. The same goes for Bonnie Fuller of Star mag, who used to be head honcho at US and Min’s boss.
As for how US has “sources” close to Brad and Angelina? Two thoughts come to mind - the janitor ain’t that close; and not everybody you is as circumspect with your busniess as you are. Supposedly US mag does not pay for information…but when it comes to Brad I’m sure Min is willing to break that rule to get whatever info she can. In this instance both money AND bullsh#t talk.
This is a lil something something about a visit Brad paid to Springfield for the purpose of introducing Angelina and kids to the family. There were no photo’s of it, nor did the media know about it until Doug Pitt shared it with PEOPLE magazine.
This is for anyone who questions if they really visited and if they did, “where are the pictures?”
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Published December 8, 2005
Pitt family backs Brad’s adoption plans
Sony Hocklander
News-Leader
In an upcoming issue of People magazine, Doug Pitt expresses support of his brother Brad’s quest to adopt companion Angelina Jolie’s children — daughter Zahara, 11 months, and son Maddox, 4.
The issue dated Dec. 19 could hit stands as early as today.
Pitt told the News-Leader his family knew about Brad’s intent to adopt the two kids before the news became public Sunday.
“We knew this was coming,” Doug says.
Pitt’s publicist, Cindy Guagenti, released a statement Sunday confirming a legal petition seeking to change the names of the kids to Zahara Jolie-Pitt and Maddox Jolie-Pitt was filed Friday in Los Angeles.
The family has met Jolie and her kids, Doug told the News-Leader. Speaking guardedly, he says his brother and Jolie brought the kids to Springfield Nov. 20 for an overnight visit. Maddox and Zahara played with Brad’s nieces and nephews, says Doug. Though Doug was out of town during the family get-together, his kids enjoyed meeting their potential new cousins, he says.
“They had a blast,” he says. “Everyone got together and had a great time.”
Brad Pitt and Jolie starred in the action flick “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” which opened in June. Speculation about their relationship has surrounded the pair since, particularly after Pitt separated from wife Jennifer Aniston last January. Their four-year marriage ended in divorce Oct. 2.
Jolie, who adopted Maddox from Cambodia, and Zahara from Ethiopia, is known for her global humanitarian efforts. Within days of visiting Springfield, Pitt accompanied Jolie to Pakistan where an Oct. 8 earthquake left millions homeless.
http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051208/ENTERTAINMENT/512080323
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Again my point is “They were there Nov 2005 without anyones knowledge, they were there in Dec 2006 and no one knew until Angelina Jolie revealed it, and I’m sure since they were there twice unbeknownst to us, they have probably dropped into town more than we have now been made aware of and I’m certain that will continue to for years to come, pictures or no pictures.”
jpf
ameena Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 8:58 am
Come on now JEN, put down the margueritas
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I think this should be, “Come on now Jen, put down your yoga instructor…”
missouri girl Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 9:27 am
I had heard parts of this interview, and somehow I didn’t see the part about them spending 5 days at Brad’s parents. I hope they were here during the snow and ice, Mad and Z would have loved the snow so near Christmas time. Not one pic of an airport or a dinner out with the Pitts, Misery….oops Missouri* rocks!
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They were here the week after we had the big snowstorm, so there was still snow on the ground. And if they were here for 5 days then they were here long enough to see the temp go from 20 to 50 in 3 days! Ya gotta love Missouri weather. I’m sure those 5 days made Brad remember why he moved to Cali!
To tell you the truth I dont think angie is pretty:(
I think she is F*cking BEUTIFUL!!!! To the tenth power :D
Passing Through Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 10:35 am
ameena Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 8:58 am
Come on now JEN, put down the margueritas
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I think this should be, “Come on now Jen, put down your yoga instructor…”
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Oh be fair, I don’t want her to be completely miserable, I am happy she has her yoga instructor, then again, that’s all she is ever going to have if she does not get over her obssesion with Brad and Angie.
Who’s say who is a A-list star or not? How came a woman that hasn’t be able to find work in 15 months is still considered a Alist actress? I think some people in the media don’t want to lose their “good girl”.
A picture of Angelina from the TGS premiere that not many have seen.
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7959/ajbp7fd0.jpg
blah blah says:
Brad doesn’t know who he is. Now he is Jolie’s clone.
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Brad has loved his family, wanted children, loved architecture, loved motorcycles, adventurous, caring and considerate to others (maybe to a fault) and always supportive of the person he is in a relationship with all his adult life. He knows who he is and what he wants out of his life. He tried to find it with Jennifer but things did not work out. He is with Angelina. They have a family. Get over it.
BTW Hollywood would have destroyed Brad if he did not know who he is and what standards he wanted to live by.
Lylian — Great post, and I totally agree about Hillary Clinton. I think they really stimulate each other intellectually (and, let’s face it, none of his bimbos came CLOSE to Hill’s intellect), and are partners for the long haul. I think she loves him in spite of his “issues”. Joan Kennedy though, I think you got wrong. The Kennedy family are CATHOLIC. In an era when even the Royals get divorced, I think they were the last to do so. I was not raised Catholic, so what I know of it is quite second hand, but divorce is one of the big noes I think.
African Girl….you are not alone, do not douse yourself with acid. I too have done the very same things. Sad isn’t it?
MISSOURI FAN — post LUMPIA recipe here? My friend has a Pinoy fella, and she’s ALWAYS talking about his mom’s lumpia.
A Lurker says: yeah, Rand is to the right of anyone you care to name, but, let’s wait and see how they film it okay? If actors only played socially relevant roles, movies would be pretty boring. And, this film may bring up the point that the rich aren’t really deserving of all the little bonuses they get.
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simply brilliant analysis!
cheers
no jen,dont listen to them….never put down your yoga instructor….go over the top!
lurker opinion Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 10:54 am
blah blah says:
Brad doesn’t know who he is. Now he is Jolie’s clone.
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Brad has loved his family, wanted children, loved architecture, loved motorcycles, adventurous, caring and considerate to others (maybe to a fault) and always supportive of the person he is in a relationship with all his adult life. He knows who he is and what he wants out of his life. He tried to find it with Jennifer but things did not work out. He is with Angelina. They have a family. Get over it.
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Amen to that!!
BTW Hollywood would have destroyed Brad if he did not know who he is and what standards he wanted to live by.
Hey guys, I just wanted to drop in and see how everyone is doing. I’m just working on Mean Boys still. AG, I can’t wait to “see” your reaction to what you do in this chapter lol
I wonder if it is annoying to her to have them ask questions only about Brad and the kids. She does more than that. But I guess she doesn’t care about the questions because she knows they are coming.
Oops!! Ha Ha!! The “Amen to that” should have gone under the last sentence. LOL!!
Whatever… Great post LO!!
Passing Through Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 10:26 am
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LOL!!!!!!!!!! You know in my case I get bombarded with Daily Word or thoughts of the day or daily poems everyday in my emails at work, my personal emails and friends who write them and want my opinion on them. Just skim through them.
I will say that a great book to start the New Year with is the very first book that Iyanla Vanzant wrote called Acts of Faith. Have you read it? It’s what made her famous. It’s a small purple paperback with daily thoughts and situations to read for the entire year. The book was so good that I first read it withing a month. I could not wait to read only one a day. It’s been years since I’ve read it but I think I will revisit that book, which is her best.
Ameena Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 10:44 am
Passing Through Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 10:35 am
ameena Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 8:58 am
Come on now JEN, put down the margueritas
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I think this should be, “Come on now Jen, put down your yoga instructor…”
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Oh be fair, I don’t want her to be completely miserable, I am happy she has her yoga instructor, then again, that’s all she is ever going to have if she does not get over her obssesion with Brad and Angie.
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X HAS her yoga instructor alright…literally.
lylian Says: December 28th, 2006 at 3:50 am
May be Pat Nixon could not leave her husband because Richard Nixon might have been pathological. But Joan Kennedy could have left her husband a long time ago rather then choose to self destruct but stay, married to a Kennedy. I must admit, I can’t summon to much sympathy for Joan Kennedy. Al Gore’s wife, Tipper, was in no way as ambitious as Hilary Clinton, but still she managed to be a great support to him and had the opportunity to advance her pet projects.
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Joan Bennet Kennedy was still a product of the Pat Nixon’s generation’s view of females whereas Hillary and Tipper were the product of the 60’s feminist ideals. Even if they had been raised to supress their individualism, by the time they had met their respective spouses, they had more than a passing awareness of the womens movement that was chipping away at those old mindsets, and that made it easier to rebel against the old rules of womanhood. Joan wasn’t so fortunate. She was a 1950’s Catholic women’s college girl who came from a family who prepared her for the only life she was expected to live, and sadly she ended up with the weakest link (so to speak) in the chain of Kennedy men, Edward, but “he was still a Kennedy”, and lets face it, in some circles “what’s love got to do with it?” Robert & Ethel were the only Kennedy marriage I think that would have stood the test of time (Maryilin included), and the only one were there was real love by both parties and real happiness.
jpf
Africa girl
Think about this,if the haters are so sure that Brad doesn’t love Angelina,that Brad doesn’t like his life with Angelina and the kids,that Brad will go back to x(after divorcing her and both of them saying the RELATIONSHIP WAS GOING NOWHERE),that Brad will walk away from Angelina and the kids,WHY THEN ARE X FANS THREATENED BY ANGELINA,IF THEY ARE SO SURE ITS GOING NOWHERE WHY ARE THEY ALWAY BOTHERED WHEN THERE IS ANY NEWS TO DO WITH ANGELINA.EVERYTHING BRAD AND ANGELINA DO PUTS TO SHAME WHAT HE HAD WITH X.
X FANS ALWAYS SAY BRAD TREATED HER BADLY AND THAT BRAD CHEATED,WHY THEN DO THEY WANT X BACK WITH HIM,X FANS DON’T LOVE HER BECAUSE IF THEY DID THEY WILL KNOW THAT BRAD DIVORCED HER FOR A REASON AND IT DIDN’T HAPPEN IN TWO DAYS,IT TOOK HIM TIME AND HE IS NOT GOING BACK.
Leilani Kwani Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 11:00 am
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The interviewer didn’t ask her ONLY about Brad and the kids. He asked her about her UN work, her flying, what she thinks is the message of the film (TGS), how it was to play a woman in 1940 and what are the differences with today, how it was to work with Robert Deniro , how does she feels about aging and witch of her movies had a personal impact on her. As you can see she was asked about plenty of other topics as well and she answered gracefully.
Thanks for sharing this with us Jared. Hope you had a wonderful holiday
Leilani Kwani Says: December 28th, 2006 at 11:00 am
I wonder if it is annoying to her to have them ask questions only about Brad and the kids. She does more than that. But I guess she doesn’t care about the questions because she knows they are coming.
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She gives me the impression that she’s enjoying sharing “her joy.” I can hear her smile as I read it. Seriously, she’s a talker, and she even says she has a hard time not speaking what’s on her mind or what she’s thinking and I think that the VOGUE iterview, and this one both sound like a woman who’s been waiting to tell the world how damn happy and content she is. JMHO
p.s….Your name is so pretty Leilani. (Polinisan?) I’m gonna go out on a limb and say the first part means flower (Lei) but have no idea what the Lani means. Anyway, I think it’s pretty.
jpf
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December 28th, 2006 at 11:11 am
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Wasn’t there speculation that a little something extra went on between Jackie and RFK? I always felt a little sorry for the Kennedy wives but at the same time I admired their grit. It seems that they had to deal with so much but did their best to appear calm in the face of the storms that continue to blow their way.
to last cheek!…ey yo!okrah will shoot you if you dont put jenjen to the A-list!we knew shes jobless…..one day she’ll be with okrah with her yoga intructor.
Courtesy of bradforums (ellenrja)
Cruise & Jolie Named Access Hollywood’s Top Stars Of The Year
BURBANK, Calif. — December 21 2006 — Access Hollywood, currently in
its 11th season, has named its “Top Newsmakers of 2006,” with Tom
Cruise coming in as number one male newsmaker and Angelina Jolie the
number one female newsmaker. The lists of top male and female celebrities,
television shows and films will be revealed on Access Hollywood
throughout the week of December 25, 2006.
Access Hollywood’s Top Newsmakers of 2006 were calculated according
to the number of stories the program dedicated to each celebrity,
television show and film over the course of the year. “From nuptials and new
babies to dancing, singing, and some sad splits, 2006 was a whirlwind
year,” said Access Hollywood executive producer Rob Silverstein.
I’m sure there will be much more to come from all these stars and top
shows in 2007.”
Below are the men, women, television shows and films that made the cut,
and the number of stories dedicated to them in 2006. Last year, top
honors were given to pop star Michael Jackson with 77 stories, but this
year Cruise took the top spot raising the bar to 94 stories (45 more
stories than were dedicated to him in 2005). Cruise’s new bride and
newcomer to the lists, Katie Holmes was also a major newsmaker this year
coming in at number two of the top women of 2006. Other newcomers to the
lists include Brad Pitt, “Dancing With the Stars,” Lindsay Lohan and
Madonna, while Cruise, Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson made the list
once again.
TOP 10 MEN OF 2006
1. Tom Cruise - 94 stories (#4 in 2005 - 49 Stories)
2. Brad Pitt - 81 stories
3. George Clooney - 43 stories
4. Nick Lachey - 34 stories
5. Paul McCartney - 28 stories
6. Kevin Federline - 27 stories
7. Keith Urban - 26 stories
8. Vince Vaughn - 24 stories
9. Donald Trump - 23 stories
10. Michael Jackson - 22 stories
TOP 10 WOMEN OF 2006
1. Angelina Jolie - 79 stories (#10 in 2005- 30 Stories)
2. Katie Holmes - 75 stories
3. Britney Spears - 68 stories (#3 in 2005- 51 Stories)
4. Lindsay Lohan - 60 stories
5. Madonna - 48 stories
6. Jessica Simpson - 47 stories (#5 in 2005- 46 Stories)
7. Eva Longoria - 46 stories
8. Jennifer Aniston - 45 stories
9. Nicole Kidman - 39 stories
10. Teri Hatcher - 38 stories
TOP 10 TV STORIES OF 2006
1. American Idol - 62 stories
2. Dancing With the Stars - 61 stories
3. Grey’s Anatomy - 22 stories
4. Deal or No Deal - 18 stories
5. The Today Show - 16 stories
6. Desperate Housewives - 15 stories tied with The Biggest Loser - 15
stories
7. America’s Got Talent - 14 stories tied with Project Runway - 14
stories tied with Lost - 14 stories
8. America’s Next Top Model - 13 stories
9. The View - 12 stories
10. Nip/Tuck - 11 stories
TOP 10 MOVIE STORIES OF 2006
1. The Da Vinci Code - 31 stories
2. Mission: Impossible: III - 20 stories
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest - 18 stories
4. Superman Returns - 16 stories
5. Casino Royale - 14 stories
6. Brokeback Mountain - 13 stories
7. Cars - 12 stories
8. X-Men III: The Last Stand - 11 stories
9. Snakes on a Plane - 10 stories tied with
10. You, Me and Dupree - 10 stories
Wow! Angelina ’s so Beautiful personally and her humble and honestly! That was wonderfully her Truth Stories…….. Smile!!!!!!!!!! Brad really sweet man and respect Angelina so much……. So sweet Man ……. I believe Brad more happy to have Angelina and kids, too!!!!!!!!! Brad learns a lot and more happy, Thanks Angelina good to teaching Brad and kids.. that was very good ……. like more peace and more safe in future.. no need negative or problems or trouble no need ……… I believe Angelina and Brad honestly each other the best !!!!!!!! Wow.. Wonderful Brad and Angelina will more kids and big family .. keep focus family come first……. Great! that was so beautiful …. more happy .. more feel good…. Eheheheeheh! Giggles……… I love that to hear that her very positively personally!!!!
The Departed named best picture by The Chicago Film Critics
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Chicago’s film critics Thursday named “The Departed” as their No. 1 movie of 2006, beating out competitors “Babel,” “Little Miss Sunshine” “The Queen” and “United 93.”
“The Departed,” an adaptation of the complex Hong Kong crime drama “Infernal Affairs,” won two other awards–Martin Scorsese took Best Director while William Monahan won for Best Adapted Screenplay. The only other film to win multiple prizes was Stephen Frears’ “The Queen,” which scored two awards.
Forest Whitaker took the Best Actor prize from the Windy City critics for his indelible interpretation of Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland.” His tough competition included Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Departed,” Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson,” Peter O’Toole in “Venus” and Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness.”
British actress Helen Mirren won the Best Actress award for playing another real-life figure, Queen Elizabeth II, in “The Queen,” film chronicling the royal family in the days after the tragic death of Princess Di. Her competition included Penelope Cruz for “Volver,” Judi Dench for “Notes on a Scandal,” Maggie Gyllenhaal for “Sherrybaby,” Meryl Streep for “The Devil Wears Prada” and Kate Winslet for “Little Children.” “The Queen” also earned Peter Morgan a citation for Best Original Screenplay.
“Little Children” didn’t go away empty-handed as Jackie Earle Haley was given the Best Supporting Actor award for his comeback performance as a deeply troubled man struggling with the demons still plaguing him. After a long absence from the screen, the former child star beat out the formidable likes of Ben Affleck in “Hollywoodland,” Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls,” Jack Nicholson in “The Departed,” Brad Pitt in “Babel” and Michael Sheen in “The Queen.”
Having led the pack with nine nominations, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s dense drama “Babel” scored the Best Supporting Actress award for newcomer Rinko Kikuchi, whose performance as an emotionally desperate Japanese schoolgirl was routinely cited as one of the acclaimed film’s highlights. Kikuchi’s competition included “Babel” co-star Adriana Barraza, Cate Blanchett for “Notes on a Scandal,” Abigail Breslin and Toni Collette for “Little Miss Sunshine” and Jennifer Hudson for “Dreamgirls.”
In a surprise move, Clint Eastwood’s Japanese-language World War II epic “Letters From Iwo Jima” came away with the award for Best Foreign-Language Film. The film, which looks at the siege of Iwo Jima from the Japanese point-of-view and conceived as a bookend to Eastwood’s American take on the same subject, “Flags Of Our Fathers,” beat out such acclaimed titles as Pedro Almodovar’s “Volver,” Guillermo del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” Gavin Hood’s “Tsotsi” and Mel Gibson’s Mayan epic “Apocalypto.”
Two visionary science-fiction films were also honored by the CFCA. Alfonso Cuaron’s “Children of Men,” a harrowing glimpse of a future where women can no longer bear children, was given the Best Cinematography prize for Emmanuel Lubezki’s breathtaking contributions while Darren Aronofsky’s time-tripping epic “The Fountain” earned composer Clint Mansell the Best Original Score award.
“An Inconvenient Truth,” a chronicle of Al Gore’s lectures on the dangers of global warming, melted away the competition and won Best Documentary over “Deliver Us From Evil,” “Jesus Camp,” “Shut Up and Sing” and “Wordplay.”
First-time filmmaker Rian Johnson was awarded the prize for Most Promising Filmmaker for “Brick,” his brilliant debut film that took the classic conventions of film noir and placed them within the confines of a contemporary high school. Finally, Sacha Baron Cohen took away the Most Promising Performing award for his performances in both the controversial hit comedy “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” and the NASCAR spoof “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.”
The Chicago Film Critics Association started out in 1988 with six charter members. Today, it has 61 members, including critics from newspapers, magazines, TV stations, radio stations, and the Internet. Popular critics Roger Ebert, Richard Roeper and Michael Wilmington are among the roster of CFCA members. More information can be obtained on the CFCA website, http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org.
BEST PICTURE: “The Departed”
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: “Letters From Iwo Jima”
BEST DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese–”The Departed”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Peter Morgan–”The Queen”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: William Monahan–”The Departed”
BEST ACTOR: Forest Whitaker–”The Last King of Scotland’
BEST ACTRESS: Helen Mirren–”The Queen”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jackie Earle Haley–”Little Children”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Rinko Kikuchi–”Babel”
BEST DOCUMENTARY: “An Inconvenient Truth”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Lubezki–”Children of Men”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Clint Mansell–”The Fountain”
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER: Sacha Baron Cohen–”Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” and “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”
MOST PROMISING DIRECTOR: Rian Johnson–”Brick”
Just wanted to say that Brad and Angie have been accepted into the main stream now. Really only a few people who are very active on blog boards actually talk bad about them. With Angie opening up and telling about their home life and then walking the red carpet there is no question that the world has accepted them(even LIz Smith). I think that a year ago people were maybe against them but not now. The battle is over they have won. The Fanistons as you call them are really small in number but post alot. I don’t think that their really is much need to defend them(angie and Brad). Really only about probably 20 people at the most come on boards and talk bad about Angie and Brad. They just post over and over again so it makes them look like more.
So the battle has been won. Brad and Angie are accepted and will live their lives now knowing that the public accepts them as a couple.
Hmmm repost…
Good Morning all!
Isn’t that interview fantastic? Wasn’t there a first part posted by someone here a couple of weeks ago? Anyway that picture is proof of something I’ve be telling people here and elsewhere. when Angelina gains even an ounce, it goes straight to her face first body second. She looks about 10 pounds heavier in that old picture than today. But her cheeks fill out like a chimpmunk (a cute one at that. LOL!!) To keep her face angular so her cheekbones are more prominent, she keeps her weight down, but the rest of her body is the first to suffer that weight loss. Another actress like this is Ashley Judd. When she gains a little weight, her cheeks fill out first.
Whem individuals gain weight it’s usually prominent in one area mostly like hips, thighs, face, arms, stomach. The same with losing weight. When I lose weight, the first thing that goes are my breasts. It’s annoying I tell you. As you age you must choose between your body or your face. If you want a round full wrinke free face, you give up your quest for a thin body and fatten up. If you choose a slim body till you die, be ready for a thin face with some wrinkes, lines and eye sockets showing.
Atlas Shrugged is supposed to be in three installments, kind of like the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. I’m more interested in THE MERCENARY which is currently in development. Angelina would be playing the Russian leader Catherine the Great.
I just saw a documentary on her on the History Channel and boy what a story. If it’s done right, The Mercenary could be great but it could also end up like that universallly hated ALEXANDER.
Now that they are out publicly, I wonder at their next outing, say the GG. if we will see a little more PDA. such as more hand holding, a hug here and there. and maybe a peck on the cheeck,
“NOT some over the top PDA a la TOMKAT, IMO, their PDA look fake and not genuine”,
Where as BP and AJ don’t even need to touch, just a smile on their faces or a simple look, and you can feel the deep love that they share. It is written all over their faces when they are together, or even when they aren’t. Just listen to Angie in all her interviews, you can tell that she has fallen so deep for Brad.
Brad’s devotion to her and the children shows that he feels the same way.
Jen Hon, enjoy your Yoga instructor.
Hey AG, you are not alone…I do the same thing. ‘Potential trouble spots,’ I laughed my ass off at your verbage…but OH yeah - I do this all the time. The Vogue thing was full of them…the question the interviewer put to AJ about a ‘Jen Meet’ I was like…’Okay here we go…the tabs will LIVE off of this one for weeks,’ and sure enough no less than 5-6 rag covers…’NO WAY!’ says Jen….’How Dare She!?’ says Jen….’Jen Finally willing to Meet Brad’s Precious Baby Shiloh’…’PEACE TALKS’ — it’s HILARIOUS…all these bizarre meet and greet stories..from one ambiguous comment…’That would be her decision, and I would welcome it.’
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20005434,00.html
Brad & Angelina’s New Year’s Resolution: Help Cambodia
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27, 2006 01:50 PM EST
By Mary Green
For Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the holidays are a time for giving – on a global scale. They spent Christmas with refugees in Costa Rica and now they’re making good on their New Year’s resolution: to intensify their efforts to aid Cambodia.
Back in November, during a stealth family visit to the homeland of their son Maddox, 5, the couple pledged to expand the scope of the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Project (MJP), which Jolie launched more than four years ago as a conservation initiative.
They’ve donated millions of dollars and teamed up with Dr. Jeffrey Sachs and his antipoverty organization Millennium Promise on an economic-development program in northwestern Cambodia. Seventy MJP workers will work with Sachs’s group on activities – including rice planting, distribution of bed nets to fight malaria, school meal programs and providing medicines for clinics – to create Asia’s first Millennium Village.
“We have learned so much,” Jolie, who was awarded honorary Cambodian citizenship in 2004, tells PEOPLE, “and I think we are on the right track.”
During their stay in November, the family also traveled to the capital city of Phnom Penh to visit the Maddox Chivan Children’s Center, a facility to care for kids affected by tuberculosis and AIDS, which was opened this past February with substantial financial assistance from Jolie.
“They arrived and just couldn’t hold enough kids,” says Anne Goldfeld, cofounder of the Cambodian Health Committee, which operates the center. “They were very natural, very real, very respectful and very interested. We wouldn’t have been able to do it without her.”
In the coming year, Jolie and Pitt also hope to boost Cambodia’s economic development by encouraging tourism. “We hope people will travel to Cambodia,” says Jolie. “The people there have overcome so much.”
No matter what, Cambodia has a permanent place in their own hearts. “It was incredibly moving,” says Pitt, “to visit my son’s country.”
To find out more about efforts supported by Pitt and Jolie, go to millenniumpromise.org, cambodianhealthcommittee.org and tourismcambodia.com.
Wow!!! What a lovely & thoughtful interview! You’re simply exquisite… Your intelligence, good heart, humor & perspicaciousness delight my senses… Cultivate, nurture your beautiful soul & heart, Angelina…
god Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 11:51 am
yo whatsup dad?
syd Says: December 28th, 2006 at 4:25 am
Great stuff syd and I agree. Hillary & Bill are just one of those couples who at the core are two people who have a love for one another, and an understanding of one another that just bends and reshapes itself around whatever comes its way.
jpf
which one of you foos think that we will see them
on beach showing the kids how to swim?
it was so easy to get pictures of brad and jen in anguilla that i
think that if they r in carib they could be photographed too.
i want to see brad hold z in the water
foogoo Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:13 pm
We are still waiting on the link to the pictures of Vinny baby visiting poor jen over the Christmas holidays. So you tell us foo when we will see the pictures of BAMZS since you know everything.
fooey!
TGS hit $18+mil so far, and I personally think it’s going to climb higher and higher because it seems to be a movie that is compelling viewers to return for a second look, and even a third one. Also the word of mouth is spreading the message of how good it is.
btw, I’m really a bit shocked that DREAMGIRLS didn’t pull in more even though it’s only in 800+ theatres (don’t get that one at all). I was certain it would have been at least 2nd to NIGHT AT THE MUSEM, but THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS holds that spot.
http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/today.php
jpf
Original jpf Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:24 pm
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I’ve been on some political blogs and The Good Shepard was brought atleast twice in the comments section. People were positive with their remarks and since it has to do with the CIA and people who visit political blogs regularly love that kind of stuff. I think Word of mouth is really going to help. It’s weekend gross was $10 million, then it climbed to $14 million and now it’s at $18 million. The industry insiders really underestimated how much business this movie would do.
I think the reason Dreamgirls didn’t do as well as some hoped is that there was so much hype around this movie that people got annoyed by it and decided to skip it all together. Maybe it will pick up soon.
SPOILER ALERT:
Just Passing Through, Piper, BCBG, and Cambodian Girl, thanks for the response. I don’t think he would have married her. He gave up so easily when Clover’s brother informed him that Clover was pregnant. He didn’t question whether or not the child was his. And he did the same when Clover received the pictures. Remember he sent his aide to give her the necklace. I think he would have continued to have an affair with her, which would have been probably more accecptable than marrying someone who was not of his class. Remember these were the best and the brightest. She was neither.
Question?: What made Wilson suspicious of the other Russian who played the violin? Was it when the dark haired man gave him a copy of Ulysses? Why would that make him suspicious? Remember when they were torturing the other man and he claimed to be the same person, the first Russian said he would take a lie detector test, and Wilson said that wasn’t necessary. What made him change his mind? Oh, you why I think he would never marry the deaf woman? He was willing to have his son’s fiance murdered to protect the family, etc. He might have loved her, but she was not part of his culture, and she was not white enough.
I read that either the producer, or someone else, not DiNero told Angelina that she was too ethnic, too strong a personality, too fiery. They thought someone like Gwenth Paltrow, spelling, would be better. Poor Angelina always having her racial heritage questioned.
SPOILER ALERT:
Just Passing Through, Piper, BCBG, and Cambodian Girl, thanks for the response. I don’t think he would have married her. He gave up so easily when Clover’s brother informed him that Clover was pregnant. He didn’t question whether or not the child was his. And he did the same when Clover received the pictures. Remember he sent his aide to give her the necklace. I think he would have continued to have an affair with her, which would have been probably more accecptable than marrying someone who was not of his class. Remember these were the best and the brightest. She was neither.
Question?: What made Wilson suspicious of the other Russian who played the violin? Was it when the dark haired man gave him a copy of Ulysses? Why would that make him suspicious? Remember when they were torturing the other man and he claimed to be the same person, the first Russian said he would take a lie detector test, and Wilson said that wasn’t necessary. What made him change his mind?
Oh, you know why I think he would never marry the deaf woman? He was willing to have his son’s fiance murdered to protect the family, etc. He might have loved her, but she was not part of his culture, and she was not white enough.
I read that either the producer, or someone else, not DiNero told Angelina that she was too ethnic, too strong a personality, too fiery. They thought someone like Gwenth Paltrow, spelling, would be better. Poor Angelina always having her racial heritage questioned.
yup Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:30 pm
Original jpf Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:24 pm
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I’ve been on some political blogs and The Good Shepard was brought atleast twice in the comments section. People were positive with their remarks and since it has to do with the CIA and people who visit political blogs regularly love that kind of stuff. I think Word of mouth is really going to help. It’s weekend gross was $10 million, then it climbed to $14 million and now it’s at $18 million. The industry insiders really underestimated how much business this movie would do.
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Very good news for the Good Shepherd! The $18 million figure is for December 26, which means this is a 5 day total, the movie hasn’t even been out for a week yet.
Angelina is top actress on IMDB:
Johnny Depp is database’s top star in ‘06
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) - December 21, 2006
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Actor Johnny Depp was the top-ranked movie star of 2006 at the Internet Movie Database Web site.
Actor Johnny Depp was the top-ranked movie star of 2006 at the Internet Movie Database Web site.
The Seattle-based information service for movies and TV shows said its “Starmeter,” which ranks celebrities’ popularity, ranked Depp on top for the third year in a row. He was followed this year by Angelina Jolie, Jessica Alba, Brad Pitt and Scarlett Johansson.
Officials at the database site said there were a few surprises in this year’s rankings.
“There appears to be a perennial, if probably clandestine, fascination with Hilary Duff; her only film of the year was the little-seen ‘Material Girls’ but she still finds herself at No. 15,” said Keith Simanton, managing editor of IMDb.com, in statement. The database is owned by Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN).
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2006/12/18/daily25.html
Now if only IMDB can fumigate all the hate on their messageboards and keep projects more up to date, then I would be happy.
dina #1
it was eric roth who thought angie wasnt quite wasp. but he was very very pleased later on after seeing her performance. he said he sent her big big flowers.
Has anyone noticed how many similarities there are between Johnny Depp. Both in committed relationships and have kids but not married. Love tattoos. Love France. Have strong personalities and usually the character they portray are strong and unique. They both have had their crazy and wild days. Depp has been engaged twice before. Kate Moss and Winona Ryder. Angie has been married twice before.
I mean the similarities between Angelina and Johnny Depp.
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yeah, where is the link to those 19 pictures of vince visiting jen????
On 12-25-06 Dream Girls earned $10 mil and came in second to Night at the Museum. I haven’t checked box office takes today. It’s only at 800 theaters? Then that is great. I saw it and it is great. The theater was packed. Everyone I’ve spoken to said the same thing, packed, packed. It is truly great. Babel, TGS, and Dreamgirls are the three best movies I’ve seen thus far. I will see Children of Men this weekend.
I just love this video. Thanks Krissy (aka Preggy Jolie) and Julia for posting it…..
julia Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 8:14 pm
really sweet video from preggie jolie at bradforums.
You will love it..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JSTdomhn8M
Johnny depp has been engaged more than twice.. he actually was married once too.
On 12-25-06 Dream Girls earned $10 mil and came in second to Night at the Museum. I haven’t checked box office takes today. It’s only at 800 theaters? Then that is great. I saw it and it is great. The theater was packed. Everyone I’ve spoken to said the same thing, packed, packed. It is truly great. Babel, TGS, and Dreamgirls are the three best movies I’ve seen thus far. I will see Children of Men this weekend. They are still posting weekend grosses.
yup Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
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I would almost say that Angelina would be the female version of Johnny Depp but not quite. He’s quite older than she is and has had more diverse but very interesting roles most of which have not been box office. But he didn’t get flack for that. Prior to the Pirates franchise, Depp has not really been WOW at the boxoffice like Tom Cruise. I like a lot of Depp’s films.
guli -
please, please, continue to post in 2007.
happy new year to you.
Babel gets a boost
Posted: Tue., Dec. 26, 2006, 4:22pm PT
‘Apocalypto’ falling into obscurity
Mayans take fall
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117956326.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
By IAN MOHR
After being No. 1 three weeks ago, “Apocalypto” has stalled, with a $35 million cume.
While the holidays boosted specialty titles like “Letters From Iwo Jima” and “Babel,” Mel Gibson’s holdover “Apocalypto” seemed stuck in neutral, after generating surprising heat in its debut three weekends ago.
“Apocalypto” isn’t a family-friendly pic that plays well with Christmas auds: Going up against holiday fare with subtitles and ultraviolent content may not have been a savvy programming move.
Extended four-day weekend gave Disney’s “Apocalypto” another $3.9 million, from 2,144 engagements, for a weak per-playdate average of $1,860. Its cume stands at $35.7 million.
Given the budget (an estimated $70 million) and potential overseas and in ancillaries, it could wind up OK. While the results are a far cry from the boffo “The Passion of the Christ,” the Mayan pic has at least survived; after Gibson’s arrest, many forecast the film would be dead on arrival.
Disney’s PR and marketing staff successfully distanced the pic from its helmer’s off-screen controversies, helping the pic to land the top spot on its Dec. 8 opening weekend.
But it seems now that only Gibson’s core audience came out en masse for the subtitled Mayan epic. It’s had a much tougher time drawing general auds in subsequent frames.
“Apocalypto” bowed to more than $15 million, topping the Leonardo DiCaprio vehicle “Blood Diamond” and Nancy Meyers’ “The Holiday” (which also have had a tough time keeping their B.O. up.)
In its second frame, “Apocalypto” slipped into sixth position as its B.O. slipped 46.6%. Receipts dipped another 50% over the four-day Christmas frame as the pic dropped out of the top 10 altogether.
It remains to be seen whether “Apocalypto” can get any traction from awards buzz, which buoyed a few limited releases over the Christmas frame.
Clint Eastwood’s “Letters From Iwo Jima” posted a six-day take of $162,350 off five screens for Warners, making for a healthy per-playdate average of $32,470. Pic has consistently been making critics’ best-of lists, and Warners is taking a slow approach after precursor “Flags of Our Fathers” failed to catch on in wide release.
Paramount Vantage’s “Babel” also continues to enjoy a boost from Golden Globes noms and critical attention. Pic added another $118,434 on Christmas Day to bring its cume to just under $19 million. Pic is still playing in 207 engagements.
Miramax’s Peter O’Toole starrer “Venus,” meanwhile, played to $54,000 over the four-day frame for a solid per-screen average of more than $18,000 off three. Cume now stands at $59,800 after it opened mid-week.
Miramax’s “The Queen” raised its cume to $26.6 million by adding $577,000 from 302 engagements.
Sony Classics also got off to a good start with its “Curse of the Golden Flower.” Pic opened Thursday and has so far cumed $724,369 off 60.
Specialty division’s “Volver” has so far taken in $3.8 million after eight weeks in release.
And because he is a guy(depp) he doesnt get any cr*p about his past, either. And I dont hear people asking him over and over if he is going to get married again.
I know the imdbpro site is said not to be accurate, but I noticed that A Million Little Pieces has been taken off Brad’s Plan B future productions. I know that Oprah had some tie-in to this book, was it one of her book club’s featured books? I know she had the author on her show when it was discovered that some of the things in the book weren’t true. Maybe plans for the movie had to be scrapped because of this.
Lynn Campbell Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
I know the imdbpro site is said not to be accurate, but I noticed that A Million Little Pieces has been taken off Brad’s Plan B future productions. I know that Oprah had some tie-in to this book, was it one of her book club’s featured books? I know she had the author on her show when it was discovered that some of the things in the book weren’t true. Maybe plans for the movie had to be scrapped because of this
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I would think so.. no one wants to touch that now. And wasnt it Jen who made a deal with Oprah to do her show if that book was promoted on her show too? Seems like I read that somewhere…
leni Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
And because he is a guy(depp) he doesnt get any cr*p about his past, either. And I dont hear people asking him over and over if he is going to get married again.
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The next time anyone asks Angelina or Brad that question, they should say “Why don’t you ask the number 1 box office star Johnny Depp that?”
Frenchy Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
yup Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
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I would almost say that Angelina would be the female version of Johnny Depp but not quite. He’s quite older than she is and has had more diverse but very interesting roles most of which have not been box office. But he didn’t get flack for that.
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leni Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
And because he is a guy(depp) he doesnt get any cr*p about his past, either. And I dont hear people asking him over and over if he is going to get married again.
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Double standards everywere!!
Frenchy Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:59 pm
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Yeah… but Brad and Angie have too much class to do that. Of course I would say that ….. but Im not quite as classy :lol:
‘Apocalypto’ falling into obscurity
Mayans take fall
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117956326.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Paramount Vantage’s “Babel” also continues to enjoy a boost from Golden Globes noms and critical attention. Pic added another $118,434 on Christmas Day to bring its cume to just under $19 million. Pic is still playing in 207 engagements.
Sorry for the double post. Delayed reaction.
i just love this woman! angelina is just the most beautiful woman in the world! she has everything that everyone else wants. she’s gorgeous, talented, and this is what makes everyone else jealous big time. love you BAMZ! and, have a wonderful new years with your family and all. oh! and keep up the good work, wherever you are. you truly are inspiring!
I love this site and I know it needs advertising as well as hits to be successful, but it really annoys me to be reading and then get taken away to some advert. i wouldnt mind if it took me back to where I was before.. but it doesnt and I have to take time trying to find my place afterwards.
OK my little whine is over.. just had to get that out. CARRY ON.. (im sure it is just me)
I love angelina jolie.i like her since she made the tomb raider.she is very gorgeous,independent,witty,sexy and oozes with sex appeal.Hey BAMZS fans,TGS is doing very well the in the boxoffice.they made $21,232,000 for six days,isn’*** great.If faniston fans will say that TBU made $39m in the first 3 days of showing,just ignore them bec. you can’t compare a ROM-COM to an EPIC/DRAMA FILM.
I wonder where Billy Bob is these days. It has been so long since I saw him anywhere. I wonder what he is up to. I know he had a child with his woman (I am not sure is that is his wife or girlfriend. Anyone with information please share…
Lynn Campbell Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
I know the imdbpro site is said not to be accurate, but I noticed that A Million Little Pieces has been taken off Brad’s Plan B future productions. I know that Oprah had some tie-in to this book, was it one of her book club’s featured books? I know she had the author on her show when it was discovered that some of the things in the book weren’t true. Maybe plans for the movie had to be scrapped because of this.
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I never read the book but I’ve heard most people that read the book said the fact that it was real added to the impact of the story. So the question is now that everyone knows that most of the story is false iwould it make a worthy film. If IMDB is correct, than Plan B must of thought it was not a good bet to keep putting money in a dead project.
yup Says: December 28th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
Has anyone noticed how many similarities there are between Johnny Depp. Both in committed relationships and have kids but not married. Love tattoos. Love France. Have strong personalities and usually the character they portray are strong and unique. They both have had their crazy and wild days. Depp has been engaged twice before. Kate Moss and Winona Ryder. Angie has been married twice before
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He was also married to I think a makeup artist for a few years before he hit it big. He was also engaged to Joel Greys daughter who’s name I can’t remember, but she was the girl in that movie Dirty Dancing. He and Angelina are both Gemini’s btw. His b-day 6/9, and her’s 6/4.
jpf
depp was married to lori anne allison, and engaged to sherilyn finn(anyone remember twin peaks? wacky show), jennifer grey, winona ryder, as well as kate moss.
dina #1 Says: December 28th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
On 12-25-06 Dream Girls earned $10 mil and came in second to Night at the Museum. I haven’t checked box office takes today. It’s only at 800 theaters? Then that is great. I saw it and it is great. The theater was packed. Everyone I’ve spoken to said the same thing, packed, packed. It is truly great. Babel, TGS, and Dreamgirls are the three best movies I’ve seen thus far. I will see Children of Men this weekend. They are still posting weekend grosses.
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I think it will do very well, but I’m still surprised it didn’t open at #1. I also don’t understand the reasoning behind it only opening in 8?? theaters during a time when schools are out, kids got money, and it’s a movie that has the cast, and serious buzz that it has. I can only assume that the marketers wanted to wait for NATM, TPH, and all the the other possible contenders were out of the way before they let it fully out of the gate. just a theory, and nothingmore.
jpf
aimee Says: December 28th, 2006 at 1:27 pm
depp was married to lori anne allison, and engaged to sherilyn finn(anyone remember twin peaks? wacky show), jennifer grey, winona ryder, as well as kate moss.
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Thank you! I knew I was missing another woman but I just couldn’t remember who. JD was a serial engager wasn’t he?! lol.
jpf
Blanchett pips the penguins
By Des Partridge
December 28, 2006 11:00pm
AS stars of the dramatic Babel, Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt have proved more nimble on their feet than the tap-dancing penguins of Happy Feet in enticing Boxing Day movie audiences around Australia.
Released on 40 screens, Babel, made by Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, enjoyed a screen average of $9904.
Runner-up with Boxing Day crowds was the 21st James Bond adventure, Casino Royale, featuring new Bond, Daniel Craig.
In its third week, it still averaged $8111 on a massive 403 screens nationally.
Opening on 401 screens on Boxing Day, Happy Feet, directed by George Miller and featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, averaged $6025 for a first day total box office of $2,416,030 (compared with the smaller-release Babel’s total of $531,907).
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20982552-5003420,00.html
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Babel still has not open in England nor Japan. Thanks to intothegrinder
Lynn Campbell Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 11:44 am
The Chicago Film Critics
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Rinko Kikuchi–”Babel
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Thank you Lynn for posting this. I think Rinko really deserves the award. Was she nominated for a GG too? I have to go back to check on it.
I think his eX was the one to treat Brad badly. She must have done something that pissed him off pretty bad. He’s not a dumb guy he did the W photoshoot for a reason.
I have heard that his Ex is an alcoholic………..not sure how true it is.
Original JPF, your theroy sounds as good as any. Don’t know why either. I misssed the Last King of Scotland. I will catch it when it comes out around Oscar time. There are some truly good movies this year. And to think Brad and Angie are in two of them. It is a very good year for movies.
Yes JD was a serial engager,but there was a method to his madness, he wanted a family!His bio was on the other night and I tivo’ed it and watched it last night.He is the male form of Angelina in many ways.They both felt different growing up,never really fitting into what people consider the NORM.They both grew up in broken homes,moved around alot as kids.They both dabbled in drugs and love tats.AJ and JD both love hard when they love.The one thing that most people look over with JD and AJ they both are very traditional,they just don’t look it by appearence.Family comes first with AJ and JD and if acting has to take a backseat then oh well.They both could careless about Hollywood and its trappings.
To answer my own question: Yes, Rinko is nominated for a GG, along with Adrianna Barraza.
http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=246192>1=7701
…………..After his arrest, McDarrah was suspended without pay from his post as the editor of Us Weekly’s “Hot Stuff” column. From 2002 to 2004, he worked as a gossip columnist at the Las Vegas Sun.
dina #1 Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
Original JPF, your theroy sounds as good as any. Don’t know why either. I misssed the Last King of Scotland. I will catch it when it comes out around Oscar time. There are some truly good movies this year. And to think Brad and Angie are in two of them. It is a very good year for movies.
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I can’t remember there being SO many great flicks at the same time. I just saw a commerical for NOTES ON A SCANDAL and it looks amazing. I love Dame Judith Dench, and adore Cate Blanchett. I just can’t see anything right now, but once the holidays calm down, and people are outa my hair, I’ll play catch up. I’m one of those people who rather go to the theater alone so I can concentrate. I plan on doing a week of matinee’s, just me and my own bucket of popcorn and the projection guy lol.
jpf
BCBG Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
Hi Ya!!!! That is so sweet, many thanks and I wish you a very healthy, happy and succesful New Year as well, and to all of my BAMZS cyber-friends…. Hey once a fan always a fan so I’ll be around you know my email right? BTW—-I love your posts, keep them coming :lol:
The real lou Says: December 28th, 2006 at 1:54 pm
Yes JD was a serial engager,but there was a method to his madness, he wanted a family!His bio was on the other night and I tivo’ed it and watched it last night.He is the male form of Angelina in many ways.They both felt different growing up,never really fitting into what people consider the NORM.They both grew up in broken homes,moved around alot as kids.They both dabbled in drugs and love tats.AJ and JD both love hard when they love.The one thing that most people look over with JD and AJ they both are very traditional,they just don’t look it by appearence.Family comes first with AJ and JD and if acting has to take a backseat then oh well.They both could careless about Hollywood and its trappings.
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Something interesting also is that while Angelina and Johnny are both Gemini’s, Brad and Vanessa are both Sag’s. Won’t say that this really means anything, but I thought it was very coincidental when looking at how similar AJ/JD’s past have been, and how those paralel’s continue with how they live now. Makes you wonder if they each found the exact same things in who they’ve chosen to be with and raise a family.
jpf
Original Curious, Guli, Hunnybunny, African Girl, Estelle and stardust, I’ve updated Mean Boys. There’s only one chapter left..
http://intothegray.blogspot.com/2006/12/chapter-14.html
Because Dreamgirls was thurst down my throat - radio, tv, billboards - major advertiments every freakin where, I decided to skip it. Even though I love musicals, I will probably wait and rent it. I HATE WHEN THEY DO THAT. I can be very bullheaded about stuff that totally doesnt matter. LOL (true Gemini)
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OJPF: Once you see NOTES ON A SCANDAL, we will definately discuss. I am going to see it tomorrow. I am in love with Cate as much as I am with Angelina. Naaa, but she is close.
Frenchy Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 11:07 am
Passing Through Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 10:26 am
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LOL!!!!!!!!!! You know in my case I get bombarded with Daily Word or thoughts of the day or daily poems everyday in my emails at work, my personal emails and friends who write them and want my opinion on them. Just skim through them.
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I don’t even want to have to skim them. They don’t belong here. People b#tch when we go off topic and it’s still entertainment news. I think inspirational messages are out of line on this forum. If one person does it, then we’ll have 20 people doing it and pretty soon the thread is unreadable. Seriously, after inspirational messages what’s to prevent some bible thumper from showing up next and ranting and quoting scriptures and junking up the thread with that stuff, too? I hate to say it but I’d rather deal with trolls than get preached to every day!
I cant wait to see Notes also.. I really love Cate too! So funny to hear her say that every time she finishes a film she thinks she might just not do another one. It is because she is not much of an exhibitionist… I guess she must be a bit shy, but what a great talent she is!!
Original jpf,Gemini’s and Sag’s are VERY compatible,so it makes sense to me.I didn’t know Vanessa was a Sag,interesting.:lol:
Renee1 Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 2:21 pm
Because Dreamgirls was thurst down my throat - radio, tv, billboards - major advertiments every freakin where, I decided to skip it. Even though I love musicals, I will probably wait and rent it. I HATE WHEN THEY DO THAT. I can be very bullheaded about stuff that totally doesnt matter. LOL (true Gemini)
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LOL I thought I was the only one who thought that way..my friends think Im a bit strange but.. if I choose to read a review then that is ok but.. I think the hype on this movie alone was a bit much. Im sure I will rent the dvd though. I just dont like someone telling me who or what I must love. im scorpio… not sure what that means though LOL :lol:
Original jpf Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 1:31 pm
dina #1 Says: December 28th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
On 12-25-06 Dream Girls earned $10 mil and came in second to Night at the Museum. I haven’t checked box office takes today. It’s only at 800 theaters? Then that is great. I saw it and it is great. The theater was packed. Everyone I’ve spoken to said the same thing, packed, packed. It is truly great. Babel, TGS, and Dreamgirls are the three best movies I’ve seen thus far. I will see Children of Men this weekend. They are still posting weekend grosses.
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I think it will do very well, but I’m still surprised it didn’t open at #1. I also don’t understand the reasoning behind it only opening in 8?? theaters during a time when schools are out, kids got money, and it’s a movie that has the cast, and serious buzz that it has. I can only assume that the marketers wanted to wait for NATM, TPH, and all the the other possible contenders were out of the way before they let it fully out of the gate. just a theory, and nothingmore.
jpf
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I think your theory is good, and I am still wondering why The Good Shepherd was released at Christmas as has been stated this is not the best time for opening a thinking/drama movie. I’m sure the reasoning was valid but I still haven’t figured out why. The only thing I can come up with is that this was the only time Angelina had available for promoting it. Brad did Oceans 13, Angelina did The Mighty Heart, and then Brad started Benjamin Button. Maybe this was the only good time available for promotion.
aimee Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 2:39 pm
re: Renee1 Says: December 28th, 2006 at 2:21 pm
Because Dreamgirls was thurst down my throat - radio, tv, billboards - major advertiments every freakin where, I decided to skip it. Even though I love musicals, I will probably wait and rent it. I HATE WHEN THEY DO THAT. I can be very bullheaded about stuff that totally doesnt matter. LOL (true Gemini)
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LOL I thought I was the only one who thought that way..my friends think Im a bit strange but.. if I choose to read a review then that is ok but.. I think the hype on this movie alone was a bit much. Im sure I will rent the dvd though. I just dont like someone telling me who or what I must love. im scorpio… not sure what that means though LOL
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I guess make this VirLib an honorary Gem because I am the same way! I like Hugh Grant, and I love Drew Barrymore (haven’t seen any movies of her’s but two, but I like her personality) and really was kinda excited about their new movie. Well they’ve started running the ad after ad for their movie “THAT DOESN’T COME OUT UNTIL VALENTINE’S DAY!!!!” Earlier today I saw the commerical for like the 80th time and thought “I’ll wait for the dvd because I’m bored already.”
jpf
For those interested in Angie’s professional life:
Filmography:
Beowulf (2007) (voice) …. Queen of Darkness
The Good Shepherd (2006) …. Clover Wilson
The Mirror (2006)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) …. Jane Smith
Alexander (2004) …. Olympias
The Fever (2004) …. Revolutionary
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) …. Franky
Shark Tale (2004) (voice) …. Lola
Taking Lives (2004) …. Illeana
Beyond Borders (2003) …. Sarah Jordan
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) …. Lara Croft
Beyond Borders (2003) …. Sarah Jordan
E! Rank: 25 Toughest Stars (2002) (TV) …. Herself/#21
Life or Something Like It (2002) …. Lanie Kerigan
Original Sin (2001) …. Julia Russell
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) …. Lara Croft
73rd Annual Academy Awards, The (2001) (TV) (uncredited) … Presenter of Best Supporting Actor
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) …. Sara ‘Sway’ Wayland
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Stars (1999) (TV) …. Herself
Girl, Interrupted (1999) …. Lisa Rowe
Bone Collector, The (1999) …. Amelia Donaghy
Pushing Tin (1999) …. Mary Bell
Playing by Heart (1998) …. Joan
Hell’s Kitchen (1998) …. Gloria McNeary
Gia (1998) (TV) …. Gia Marie Carangi
Playing God (1997) …. Claire
George Wallace (1997) (TV) …. Cornelia Wallace
True Women (1997) (TV) …. Georgia Virginia Lawshe Woods
Mojave Moon (1996) …. Eleanor ‘Elie’ Rigby
Foxfire (1996) …. Margret ‘Legs’ Sadovsky
Love Is All There Is (1996) …. Gina Malacici
Without Evidence (1995) …. Jodie Swearingen
Hackers (1995) …. Kate Libby (’Acid Burn’)
Cyborg 2 (1993) …. Casella ‘Cash’ Reese
Lookin’ to Get Out (1982) …. Tosh
Passing Through Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 2:28 pm
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Do you ever have anything positive to post? Brad and Angie represent positive energy yet you as a fan are always negative. It seems that it makes your day to verbally spar with other posters, fans or not. Have you ever wondered if that negativity is what breeds negativity?
ntt Says:
December 28th, 2006 at 1:54 pm
To answer my own question: Yes, Rinko is nominated for a GG, along with Adrianna Barraza.
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I’m glad you found the answer because I didn’t know! :)