Brad Takes Pax to Pediatric Center

Twokids, you fool. People are constantly bringing up her past.

168 leni | 06/14/2007 at 4:28 pm
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People always make that mistake when it comes to women. They think that if a woman doesn’t wrap herself in a cloak of self-loathing, that means that she’s unrepentant. Or if she makes decisions within her life that places her on the right path, she requires society’s seal of approval.

Neither of these scenerios apply to Angelina, therefore some, who lived by the previous system, takes huge exception to those who don’t. And since Angelina is a very strong, charismatic person, the possibility that many others will follow suit scares those reliant on the system $h*tless.

176 new pics | 06/14/2007 at 4:49 pm
A Mighty Heart premieres in NY

CNN-IBN
New York: Signing autographs, meeting the fans, walking the red carpet and posing for shutterbugs – it was the usual drill for actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as they arrived for the New York premiere of their film, A Mighty Heart.

Video
http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/42927/a-mighty-heart-premieres-in-ny.html
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thanks very much for the video. love it. it is a must see.

Looking at the pictures of angie today she doesn’t look too bothered about this so called backlash in fact she looks happy and very pretty. If this whole fox thing is as big a deal that people claim it to be she sure as hell isn’t showing signs of it she’s just getting on with things as she does. When are people going to realize she doesn’t let anyone’s negative opinion dictate how she should live her life and i admire her all the more for it.

176 new pics | 06/14/2007 at 4:49 pm
A Mighty Heart premieres in NY

CNN-IBN……

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Thanks so much for sharing the video with us.

176 new pics | 06/14/2007 at 4:49 pm
A Mighty Heart premieres in NY

CNN-IBN
New York: Signing autographs, meeting the fans, walking the red carpet and posing for shutterbugs – it was the usual drill for actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as they arrived for the New York premiere of their film, A Mighty Heart.

Video
http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/42927/a-mighty-heart-premieres-in-ny.html

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What a great clip, thank you so much..

184 Gussie
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correct you. It is Brangelina factor, Brangelina obsession, Brangelina addiction, Brangelina passion.We love them. Two of them. They are great together.

Get Buzzed: Angelina Jolie’s borders

By Angie Fenton
afenton@courier-journal.com
The Courier-Journal

Angelina Jolie tried to censor the press on Wednesday at a red-carpet event intended to benefit Reporters Without Borders, an organization that advocates for freedom of the press.

Jolie, 32, banned Fox News Channel and all Fox affiliates from covering the premiere of her latest film, “A Mighty Heart,” in which she plays the widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Jolie then required all journalists covering the fete to sign a contract that barred them from asking anything of a personal nature. Any interviewer who asked questions Jolie deemed inappropriate would not be allowed to keep his or her tape of the interview.

Despite reports that USA Today declined to accept Jolie’s demands and opted out of the interview, editor Lorena Blas said the paper was never offered an interview in the first place.

A year ago, Roger Friedman of Fox News reported that “Jolie and Pitt were responsible for the expulsion of journalists in Namibia where the couple went to have their child, Shiloh.”

Jeff Julliard, editorial director of Reporters Without Borders in Paris, told Friedman he is opposed to Jolie’s actions, past and present.

“Paparazzi should be allowed to do their job,” he said.
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070614/COLUMNISTS18/70614025

Oh goodness the trolls, all they can see is negativity, their lives must be pathetic, who want to be friend with a person, who can only see the negative at everything. If they don’t like JP why are they here…I mean, I don’t like “sh*t” therefore I don’t go to “sh*t”’s thread and sit there all day.

150-thanks for the link, she looks beautiful.

Can we agree that now that all questions are going to be asked, there will be no one, absolutely no one who will say that she’s saying too much about her private life?

A year ago, Roger Friedman of Fox News reported that “Jolie and Pitt were responsible for the expulsion of journalists in Namibia where the couple went to have their child, Shiloh.”

Jeff Julliard, editorial director of Reporters Without Borders in Paris, told Friedman he is opposed to Jolie’s actions, past and present.

“Paparazzi should be allowed to do their job,” he said.
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070614/COLUMNISTS18/70614025

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What a hypocrate Friedman is !

Angelina Jolie talks about Brad, her mom, and her dad

By Ruben V. Nepales
Inquirer
Last updated 02:01am (Mla time) 06/15/2007

LOS ANGELES—Yam Laranas confirmed to us that Jesse Bradford, who starred in Clint Eastwood’s “Flags of Our Fathers,” has the top role in the US remake of the thriller “Sigaw.”

Yam has been in LA since April to prepare the movie, to be titled “The Echo,” for production. He told us via e-mail: “We came up with names; Jesse Bradford was unanimously selected. He read the script and liked the character a lot. He asked to see the original and he fell in love with it. Jesse and I had lunch with the producers at the Ammo Cafe in Hollywood. We talked non-stop about the script and his character. I saw how excited he was.”

The Filipino filmmaker, who has the privilege of directing the Hollywood version of his acclaimed horror film, added, “Jesse is now working out daily—undergoing weight training. He has a nutritionist to help him beef up for the ex-con role. We will definitely see a different Jesse Bradford in ‘The Echo.’”

Yam continued: “We have been casting non-stop for the rest of the roles. It’s fun to see a lot of very good actors and actresses coming in to audition. Nakakatuwa kasi nakikita ko lang sila sa TV at sine, tapos nasa harapan ko for an audition. Our casting director is Nancy Nayor-Battino (‘The Grudge,’ ‘The Exorcism of Emily Rose,’ ‘Road Trip’). She is just amazing! She’s working with an associate na Pinoy but born and raised in Chicago. His name is John Barba and his family is from La Union. John is a very efficient caster (‘Punch Drunk Love,’ ‘Shattered Glass’). When you work with Nancy, you get auditions from top agencies like UTA, GERSH, CAA, etc.”

And more: “We hope to lock all other actors by early next week. I’m flying out to Toronto on June 23 to start prep for the Aug. 13 start date (of filming). We moved the shoot to Toronto from New York so we can have more shooting days. About 90 per cent of the movie will be shot inside a stage/studio.”

A news story of Jesse’s casting, titled “Bradford hears chilling ‘Echo,’” landed on the front page of The Hollywood Reporter.

Carefree girl

“I blame all of you for that because I was excited,” Angelina Jolie told our press group with a laugh when a colleague of ours reminded her about the carefree girl she once was, who jumped into the pool after she won a Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress for “Girl, Interrupted” in 1999.

“I think I’m really the same person,” maintained the actress who was 23 at the time. Having just turned 32 in this recent press con at the Beverly Wilshire, she was given a bouquet of flowers.

Angelina is not quite that same girl who plunged into the Beverly Hilton’s pool in a beaded gown. Since then, Angelina has become a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and, with a passion to aid countries devastated by conflicts and diseases, adopted kids from around the world—Maddox (nicknamed Madd), 5, Zahara (Zee), 2, and her latest, Pax, 3. She has a biological daughter, Shiloh, 1, with her partner, Brad Pitt.

What has remained unchanged is that Angelina continues to be an excellent actress. The actress’ portrayal of Mariane Pearl, widow of slain journalist Daniel “Danny” Pearl, in “A Mighty Heart,” was praised by critics when the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last month.

At the Cannes press con for the movie which we attended, Angelina was a forthright interviewee as usual. But in this recent one, when it was more relaxed and we had her for slightly over an hour, she talked more openly for the first time. She did not shirk when asked about: the recent passing of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand; how Pax is doing; the rift with her father, actor John Voight; and how Brad was as her producer in “A Mighty Heart” and as her partner.

There was a catch in her voice as she mentioned Marcheline. She spoke about John in a hopeful tone. She squarely answered a question about her too-thin frame these days. For the fashionista readers, a female colleague supplied us this info: Angelina wore a vintage Moschino embroidered empire-waisted black cocktail dress and black Sergio Rossi high heels and toted a Botkier bag.

How is Brad as producer and as a partner?

I’m a very lucky woman. I have a beautiful family and Brad is a very supportive friend, man and a great father … and very romantic in his own way. But with this film, I was very nervous because I got to know Mariane and respected her so much. And then having somebody who is your partner as the producer can, in some ways, sound like a good idea but it can also make the pressure higher. I lost sleep over it. But he was very helpful.

Do you and Brad have different ideas about parenting?

We’re very similar. We back each other as parents. There is no divide like daddy’s okay with this but mommy’s not. We never want the kids to see us divided in the way we discipline. He’s just as affectionate and loving as I am. I am just as playful. They ride motorcycles and do boy things more than I do. They get dirty in the mud. But we try to make sure they know that they don’t divide mommy and daddy, that we agree, we’re together, we love each other and from there we have a family.

How does Brad help you in difficult times?

It’s funny to give all his secrets away. He’s really a great friend… If he’s sitting with me and asking how I feel, I feel like he really wants to know. He really cares. We talk very deeply about everything. When my mom passed away, he sat with me … and helped me through all the stages of handling it—what to deal with, her ashes, everything. He was just wonderful to my brother. I wasn’t thinking clearly. He spent the night asking us questions about our mom. He got us to tell funny stories about her, got us focused on all the love and the joy we were fortunate enough to have. He’s extraordinary.

How is Pax adjusting to his new family?

He’s a great kid. At first, we thought he was shy and quiet. Two days later at home, we discovered that he is the loudest member of the family. He is very athletic, very bold. We don’t know if it’s because he suddenly had (many forms of) freedom that he never had before. We still have a Vietnamese person around on occasion so he [won’t forget] his language. A Cambodian woman is coming to visit Madd. Pax and Zee have connected because they’re closer in age. Madd and Pax are brothers; there are times when they absolutely bond against everybody else in the family. They’re a tough team. Then they have moments when they bug each other—quite normal.

I’m really proud of Pax. You see certain things from somebody who has been institutionalized … habits. It’s quite obvious that he was used to a stronger discipline. It’s hard to change that—to be as strong [but] to just push him with love, by talking to him.

How are Brad’s parents with the kids? Do you sometimes leave the kids with them?

Brad’s parents are very kind to me, very warm. They’re great grandparents. It’s very important to me that the kids have that. I don’t know if I’d leave these four with anybody right now (laughter). They’re a wild bunch. When I first met [Brad’s parents], I was coming in with two adopted children from other countries. That was new for them. But they’re equally loving. We’ve left the kids with them quite a few times.

How is your relationship with your father?

I hope that, in the future, it will be more private. Unfortunately, our difficulties became very public—it was not started by me. At the end of the day, we both wish the best for each other. We will try to start communicating in some way. We have communicated through letters. We’ll see how far we can go where it’s healthy for both of us. I am sure we keep an eye on each other.

You are so thin. Is there a lot of pressure on actresses to be thin?

The funny thing is, when somebody says, you’re thin, a person says, thank you. To me actually, when somebody says I’m thin, it is not a compliment. It’s not something I want to be. I have always been lean.

This year, I lost my mom. I’ve gone through a lot. I have four kids. I just finished breast-feeding. It’s been hard to get my nutrition back on track and learn about my body after birth. I am doing the best I can. The thing that’s disturbing is that instead of somebody saying, oh, this looks like somebody who is dealing with something from emotions—it’s, do they want to fit into skinny jeans? I don’t encourage young girls to be too thin. I do want people to understand that I am just trying to work through a very difficult year.

(To be continued on Sunday)