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Thanks Alexanderina.

OMG! i am shocked they are talking about Brad and not Angelina this week. Seriously shocked!

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great :D

801 don’t call my name : 07/04/2007 at 12:21 pm

That’s the price you pay for sleeping with a coward.
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Don’t worry angelina knows most of the hate she gets is because of Brad. What she would do? I don’t know but she knows. Some of her friends are sure she will eventually get tired and will dump him. The only thing I know for sure it’s that most of angelina’s close and long-time friends don’t like Brad at all.
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I can believe this because I’ve noticed even some of her fans are hating on him for all the crap she’s been getting for the past 2+ years, so I can imaging what it’s like for her long-time friends.

Telling the truth is generally considered to be the first step on the path to righteousness. It brings redemption to some and relieves the guilt of others. Many people have a hard time accepting the truth when faced with it. That difficulty in dealing is perhaps the main reason some run far away from the truth altogether. Given how troubling facing the truth can be in everyday reality, being subjected to it in celluloid on the big screen is a very hard sell. This is even more relevant when the film in question is based on an event that was played out to the point of emotional exhaustion in the media. (Just ask the producers of UNITED 93.) This is the plight of A MIGHTY HEART, an adaptation of Mariane Pearl’s novel of the same name, about her experiences during the search for her kidnapped husband, Daniel Pearl, in the winter of 2002. For director Michael Winterbottom, this is only the beginning though. Assuming he manages to get people to see the film, (casting Angelina Jolie in the role or Marian Pearl certainly doesn’t hurt the film’s chances), Winterbottom must then get people to forget that they know how it’s all going to end.

Winterbottom is too smart to go against the grain. Instead, he uses the audience’s prior knowledge of the story to incite an even deeper emotional reaction. He begins by establishing his style. A MIGHTY HEART is not a documentary but rather a fictionalized reenactment of actual events that is shot and edited like a documentary. There are no talking heads but the camera is an active participant in the drama that unfolds. Hand-held movement, jump cuts and an omnipresent observer’s point of view lend realism to the film’s already tense premise. For those who aren’t aware, Jewish-American journalist, Daniel Pearl (played here by CAPOTE scribe, Dan Futterman) was kidnapped in Pakistan in January of 2002. The violent act became an international scandal as the group that claimed responsibility for the crime demanded the liberation of prisoners from American detainee prison, Guantanamo Bay, in Cuba. The American government does not give in to the terrorists’ demands. It doesn’t end well. The film focuses on the efforts made by Mariane, the Pakistani police, the C.I.A. and the journalistic community throughout the search for Daniel. Knowing Daniel doesn’t live through the ordeal and that this search is fruitless may leave the audience without hope but the dedication and fervor with which the case is attacked carries enough hope to inspire an overwhelming sympathy that sinks our hearts when what we know is coming actually comes.

A blustering soundscape and tightly framed street and crowd shots elevate stress levels to unimagined heights. Mariane is alone in a foreign country, searching for the most important person in her life. Knowing the odds are against her, holding on to hope becomes all the more complicated when she is surrounded by strangers, traffic and the sounds of incessant honking, cell phones and random farm animals. The chaos is absolutely inescapable. Yet still, Mariane must remain calm. After all, she is the heart of this operation. If her heart fails, all hope is lost and all efforts will fall apart. Jolie exhibits both outer strength and inner fragility at the same time as Mariane. She is direct and focused in face of this horrific reality, holding it together for Daniel, herself and her unborn child but Jolie’s distant eyes and suddenly fidgeted demeanor suggest just how difficult maintaining all this composure truly is. Being a journalist herself, Mariane’s most endearing quality is perhaps her ability to remain hopeful in spite of all the horror she has known in her own career without coming across as naïve. Jolie’s balancing act upon such a tightly wound rope is truly genuine in both its intention and execution.

Any movie entitled A MIGHTY HEART cannot spend all its time entrenched in fact. After all, there is a delicate, growing love between Daniel and Mariane that is also being held prisoner. This love though cannot be held captive and gives life to hope. Their love comes back to Mariane in flashes throughout her suffering. Insignificant moments like the last time they saw each other take on new meanings, making the loss feel larger while still reminding her what she is fighting to find. The truth behind A MIGHTY HEART is that it takes one to live through something like this and, more importantly, live past it.

I can believe this because I’ve noticed even some of her fans are hating on him for all the **** she’s been getting for the past 2+ years, so I can imaging what it’s like for her long-time friends.

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Most of angelina forums don’t like Pitt anymore, expect for souljolie who has been hacked by brangelina fans, but the old regulars have left to other sites.

This 2007 has been a wake up call to all true angelina fans. She deserves so much better than this.

FREE ANGIE!

The story of Daniel Pearl is a tragic one. I remember following it all on the news until the fateful day of his horrific beheading. Just imagining what his family and friends could have been thinking during the whole ordeal is tough to fathom, but when his wife is there with him in Pakistan, pregnant with his first child, your heart must go out to them. Pearl’s widow, Mariane, used her journalistic skills to write a novel on what transpired from his kidnapping to eventual murder. Her words are, I’m sure, haunting and filled with an unbearable amount of love, both lost and strengthened. To have the courage to allow that story be told to the world is amazing. Director Michael Winterbottom is definitely the man to be trusted with such material and he does not let us down here with A Mighty Heart.

Being a story of nonfiction that so many people know, it takes a bit of craft and ingenuity to make it fresh and interesting to the audience. Winterbottom, as a result, shoots the film hand-held and up-close with numerous cut-ins of actual news footage for added realism. The editing of documentary stock with the actors portraying our leads, both in the present and in flashbacks to the past, is expertly handled. There are no missteps visually at all as Winterbottom knows how to evoke emotion with economy. When the men on the search for Pearl finally confront the atrocity, it is in their reactions to the video that makes us understand the brutality. We don’t need to be shown the carnage because the faces of these men say it all.

Give credit to Angelina Jolie for coming into this project with dedication and professionalism. Her real life persona is nonexistent as she is fully taken over by Mariane Pearl. Her accent is impeccable, especially watching scenes where emotions take over and yet the accent still never falters. She embodied the strength that allowed Pearl to deal with the days and weeks desperately seeking answers. It all culminates in a heart-wrenching moment of grief and release of all the feelings she refused to let take over until absolutely necessary. I was completely impressed by her performance.

The other actors are fantastic as well. Dan Futterman plays Danny Pearl with integrity and love; he was a fearless man who believed in his job and the search for truth. Irfan Khan follows up his brilliant turn in The Namesake with another solid role as the police captain, and Denis O’Hare, Will Patton, and Archie Panjabi are wonderful as others trying their hardest to get through it all. This is not a vanity project for Jolie as there is a good portion in the middle of the film where she disappears. The movie’s supporting cast does an admirable job in never letting it falter without the one character in the middle of it all.

Much like United 93, A Mighty Heart is a story that is tough to experience, but also one needing to be seen. There are few things that I can say went wrong with the film, and although I may never have the necessity to view it again, I’m glad I took the time to sit down with this tale of hope, compassion, and life in the midst of devastating tragedy.

A Mighty Heart has made $7,198,303 million dollars so far!!

To be honest… i think this movie is doing okey for a indie film.

749 sam : 07/04/2007 at 11:21 am
Thank you for keep talking about AHM box office and still make me feel relevant
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This is the only worthwhile thing you’ve posted. It’s an insight into how pathetic you are, that you need people on a blog to make you feel relevent. Probably because your life is so empty & meaningless.

I see we have the miserable trolls on hand to bash Brad.Just ignore these sad souls.BTW I am a Angelina fan amd I don’t hate Brad.I can’t decide if these haters are paid or just stupid!Angelina has always been bashed by the tabloids,even before Brad!Have a good 4th everyone!

813 Brad the Puss : 07/04/2007 at 12:32 pm
Brad Pitt is a *****
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Yet he makes more money in one day then you’ll make in your entire lifetime. No wonder you’re so bitter. Sucks to be you fatso.

815 Lyn

But that doesn’t apply to an almost 40-year old wash out like Jen. Her bedroom has a revolving door lately, and at her age, that’s just sad, desperate, and pathetic. It’s like her maturity level is developing backwards. She’s trying to do now what Angie, Drew, and Julia did in their twenties, and she needs to stop it and finally grow up.

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How dare you say that to the most beautiful girl in the world. Jen is just beautiful. Thanks Jared for this.

http://justjared.buzznet.com/gallery/photos.php?yr=2007&mon=02&evt=jennifer_aniston_topless&pic=jennifer-aniston-topless-break-up-01.jpg