OlderBrad Pitt: I’m Really Proud of My Family
Brad Pitt sat down for another interview with Today Show’s Ann Curry to talk about his Make It Right Foundation project in New Orleans. He also talked a bit about his family:
On his six children: “I’m really proud of this family. I look at my sons and daughters. … I feel rich being around them. Each one offers so much to the mix.”
On why he doesn’t talk much about his family in interviews: “I just walk away feeling bad about it when I do. It seems to get cheapened somehow as it goes through the filter and the airwaves. I just want to keep it close to the chest.”
On if he’d marry Angelina Jolie: “If we feel it’s important to our kids, we would.”
Be sure to watch Brad on Thursday’s The Ellen DeGeneres Show. It’s his first time ever on the show!
Brad Pitt - “Today Show”, 12/2
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Neleh @ 12/02/2008 at 6:12 pm
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Good. I guess your irrational hate makes sense. Move on troll. It has been 4 years. Whiny is getting lucky with Peeboy. It is all good.
rotflmao @ 12/02/2008 at 6:21 pm
huh? you make no sense, BDJ.
http://www.nwi.com/articles/2008/12/02/ap/entertainment/d94qpcp00.txt
Cute pictures of Papa Pitt at site
Families move into homes that Pitt built
I’m really happy for the families that are going to be here, but I can’t help but think about the families that aren’t,” Pitt said Monday. “It’s a push-pull for me. The excitement is that it’s being proven, that it’s working. The frustration is that we have a long way to go.”
Make It Right was launched by Pitt a year ago. The program calls for construction of 150 energy-efficient homes in a section of New Orleans washed away when Katrina broke levees Aug. 29, 2005.
So far, six homes have been built. Two more are under way, and construction on another 14 begins in early 2009. Pitt smiles, gets a little giddy even, when talking about where the project will be in another year.
http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-nov3008-benjamin_button.1b56d151.html
‘Benjamin Button’ to debut in Boise
BOISE - Producer Frank Marshall will be in Boise December 10th to host the screening of his newest production - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Egyptian Theater in Downtown Boise.
Tickets for the screening are $25.
You can also be part of a question and answer with the producer or sit down to breakfast with him for $100-250.
All of the money benefits the Boise Contemporary Theater.
“What I’m excited about is that Frank will be here and we’ll get a chance to pay attention to him, and honor him and the great support that he’s given BCT and this community over the years,” Matthew Cameron Clark, BCT Artistic Director said
Clark said Marshal’s ties to the community come from a long-time love of the area.
“He has sort of made Boise a philanthropic home in a way. He doesn’t live here, although he and his wife Kathleen Kennedy, who is also a producer, had a place here for awhile in the ’80’s, but he likes the community and knows that these kind of events can have a huge impact in a city the size of Boise,” Clark said.
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Gawd it is good to see reinforcements arriving. Poor persiancutie and a few others were holding down the fort. I would lurk a little, go off and come back and lurk some more. I just don’t have the energy to engage these same silly trolls day in and day out.
We know they are going to come out of the wood work whenever the joliepitts do anything praise worthy. Which seems to be happening a lot these days. It is so not worth it getting upset with people who have mental issues and will never get better.
I watched Brad’s interview this morning and again on JJ’s. I think he is so cute when he is describing how Angie takes her sexy pictures for magazines. The way he twitches his shoulders and body imitating her being sexy. But of course he says he likes it and she does it so well. The grin on his face spoke volumes. The guy is in love with her.
Thanks to everyone for bringing in all the articles and videos. bdj glad to see you. You were being missed. No articles from bdj? Lawdy, lawdy what is wrong. Thankfully guli and some other fans stepped in to bring in some good news. Good news cause the trolls to go crazy, but it also can drive them away. Good news has a power all of its own. Peace.
I guess the obsessed trolls have never heard the word “fan” before. BP and AJ do have fans trolls. They are a good couple doing some good in the world. I don’t see many self absorbed, narcissistic stars out there donating money and time to rebuild the Lower 9th ward, helping children and Refugees throughout the world and giving millions away to various causes. Live and let live.
Wow “honey”…thanks so much for that amazing video u posted. I love the music, so romantic…who’s singing that? ttyl
My thoughts exactly, rotflmao!! Couldn’t have said it better myself.
They say whatever will make them the most money. Can’t blame them for that and they do good with their money, but don’t be such a hypocrite. He says he doesn’t want to talk about his family, yet he doesn’t mind pimping them out for “art” or to show AJ’s family side. It just comes off to me as a bit strange.
Can’t wait for Ellen tomorrow.
Trolls are like leeches. Once they got their hooks on you, they won’t let go. So, beware, don’t engage them. Just ignore.
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I can’t believe no one has asked Brad about the numbers on the side of his hats.
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Neleh @ 12/02/2008 at 6:40 pm
LOL - here’s some music for them to move it by!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0×3W6hutEj8&feature=related
http://www.wdsu.com/news/18186068/detail.html?rss=no&psp=news
New Orleans, My kind of City
‘Benjamin Button’ Showcases City, Local Talent
HARAHAN, La. — It was a star-studded evening Monday on the red carpet in Jefferson Parish for the premiere of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.
Local leaders say the movie is shining a bright light on another of the film’s stars – New Orleans. They expect the movie will draw worldwide attention to the city.
“There’s something magic to New Orleans, that has really made this film work,” said Pitt, who arrived at the movie premiere with girlfriend Angelina Jolie.
New Film Stars City Of New Orleans
“It’s a beautiful film. But I also think it’s a lovely love letter to New Orleans,” Jolie said.
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is the story of a man who ages backward. It wasn’t initially set in the Crescent City.
“Before, the story was supposed to be set in Baltimore. It was just about two people and their lives going opposite ways,” producer Frank Marshall said. “But when we came to New Orleans and saw what fantastic opportunities were here with locations, buildings and people, it became a character in the story.”
The film cost $150 million.
“As expensive a film as it was, it probably wouldn’t have gotten done if we didn’t get the breaks we got in New Orleans,” Pitt said.
Louisiana is the No. 3 state in the country for film production, thanks to state tax incentives.
Local leaders hope Louisiana continues to roll out the red carpet for filmmakers because it generates millions locally.
“Here in Jefferson Parish, for instance, a lot of props for this movie were stored in the Reem Building, which we sublet and turn a profit using unused warehouse space to help us recycle back in the film industry,” Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard said.
The movie showcases local talent, including Lance Nichols, a New Orleans native.
“It was an honor to be in this film and work with director David Fincher,” he said.
The film also showcased local landmarks.
“Of course, Jackson Square. We have some uptown neighborhoods in it. Film crews did work with the street car and actually refurbished some of the tracks during production,” said Jennifer Day, director of the New Orleans Office of Film and Video.
And if you look closely, you may also notice some local television personalities. WDSU meteorologist Margaret Orr makes a small cameo, as her weather forecasts before Hurricane Katrina play in the background during several scenes.
DECENCY @ 12/02/2008 at 6:44 pm
I can’t believe no one has asked Brad about the numbers on the side of his hats.
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me either - I wish somebody would, I have noticed at least 5 different numbers so far.
OK, I now believe Lainey has been bought, or she is trying very hard to be obnoxious and snarky as MK at dlisted. These people are deliberately misconstruing Brad’s interview. He said he does not like to talk about his family, because everything gets filtered, and cheapened. He is not talking for Angie. They are two different people, so why are these idiots criticising him for his comments? I remember a lot of fans, me included, were kind of upset with him, because in his early interviews after they got together, he very rarely mentioned Angie and the kids. He was the most candid in his Oprah interview, and even then, not very much. Look at how he was with that fan and the tattoo question.
She is also going on about his comments about the paps, without taking into account he was talking about the way the papas are with his children. He has ALWAYS complained about that, saying he wished they would give them some space. According to her, he should not be seen about with his kids at all, if he is so upset with the paps. No matter that he said the paps try to jump his walls. Brad has never complained about the paps in regard to him and Angie. Not because he did a photoshoot for W, does this mean they should be denied privacy. What the h*ll does one have to do with the other. It’s a dark day when the paps are given carte blanche to do whatever the hell they want.
No wonder Brad doesn’t want to do interviews. Ans as for Angie, she says practically the same thing over and over again.
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If Brad took this stance - then published the pics and did his Oprah appearance, then he could be called a hypocrite. But given that his stance came after the spread and Oprah, it’s entirely possible that he reflected on his actions and chose to keep his mouth closed about his kids and their routine. It’s his choice to do this, not anyone else’s.
Perfect video from honeybum….I hope you don’t mind I posted it at jjb as well…Thanks again :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM4dPrFrLjk
Moriarty Has Seen THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON!!
Hey, everyone. “Moriarty” here.
Nothing lasts.
A simple truth, but one that I think most of us do our best to keep at bay most of the time. We struggle to achieve various goals and joys in our lives, and when they finally arrive, when we finally accomplish them, we want them to endure. We want to maintain our state of bliss as long as we can. But in the back of our minds, we always know that there is no such thing as permanence. There is no such thing, for people, as forever. We are impermanent by design. We are always racing the clock. We can fight as much as we want, but the truth remains: nothing lasts.
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON is one of the most piercing, beautiful, eccentric studio movies in recent memory, an exquisitely crafted film about memory, love, opportunity, and the passage of time. Technical wizardry and emotional delicacy combine to create an experience that is, for lack of a better word, magic. Set during the landfall of Hurricane Katrina, BUTTON tells an epic-scale story that is actually an intimate emotional journey, unusual and unlike any other film I can name.
And, yes, that includes FORREST GUMP. Thanks to the involvement of Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth, you will hear a lot of comparisons to GUMP, but don’t believe it. This is the anti-GUMP, and therein likes the darkness that I think director David Fincher must have found so appealing. Whatever the attraction was, this director, so renowned for his cold, clinical eye and his detached intellectual cool, has responded to this material in the only way he could: with the whole of his previously only-rumored heart.
It’s a very simple concept, and if you’ve ever read the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there’s not a lot to it. It’s very simply a doodle about a baby born as an old man who lives his whole life in reverse. There’s a marriage in there, but it’s not really played as a love story, and there’s no real weight to anything that happens in the story. It’s more like Fitzgerald was intrigued and wanted to play with the idea a bit.
In the film, things are different from the very start. Whereas Fitzgerald imagined Benjamin being born as an actual 80 year old man, full-sized and able to speak right away, the film takes a stranger approach. Benjamin is a baby, but his body shows all the wear and tear of advanced age, including arthritis, cataracts, and a completely lack of elasticity to the skin. He’s got a disturbing little-old-man face, but he’s very much a baby in every other way. Robin Swicord, the original screenwriter on the film, and Eric Roth have both worked hard to find a way to ground this fantastic idea and make it play as something approaching a reality we recognize. As a result, in the film, Benjamin’s external age and his internal age are completely at odds, while in the short story, they were in synch. The moment Benjamin’s father Thomas (Jason Flemyng) sees the baby, he snaps. After all, his wife is laying in bed, hemorrhaging and sure to die, and the result is this twisted, diseased-looking thing. He grabs the baby and runs out into the streets, where all of New Orleans is celebrating the end of World War I. He’s looking for a place to dump this creature, and at the last minute, he relents. He shoves a few grubby dollars into the blanket and leaves it on the back steps of an old age home, where Queenie (Taraji P. Henson) finds the baby. She decides she’s going to raise him as her own, figuring that due to all the problems with his health, that won’t be a very long process. And with this one act of cruelty and an equal act of kindness, Benjamin Button finds his place in the world and starts his very strange journey.
The screenplay also invents a framing device featuring Daisy (Cate Blanchett) and her daughter Caroline (Julia Ormond). This is the material that takes place present-day, as the Gulf Coast prepares for the impact of Katrina. I’ve already read some people freaking out about this choice, but it seems to me to be a powerful thematic comment on a location that obviously affected everyone who shot this film there. If you know New Orleans at all and have any affinity for it, the current iteration of the city has to be a bit of a heartbreak for you. I visited New Orleans many times as a younger, wilder man, and a part of me never wants to go back now. I’m afraid to see what the hurricane did to it. But that’s exactly why it makes sense to me as a choice for the framing story. Nothing lasts, not even cities that seem to be part of the fabric of our country.
Oh Gosh where do you begin,Brad We Are so proud of you.
The Words Brad didnt speak on the show 2day*Spoke Volumes,
of what he Feels 4 Angelina+6, hes so in Love with his Angie& family,his life.
And How Proud are We of His MIR project. And Brad’s concern is 2 make sure more families are able 2 have homes.
You were there MS.Dina#1,you saw it 1st hand& lent your hands & new boots..lol
The Goodness of Brad..
4 you andAmen2that welcome back from vaycay& work lol..
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Happy Birthday Sagittarius
Hi Piper.
Anoble anymore twinkies left lol. 30 more minutes Anoble.
Thanku 2 all who posted links,videos,article,thanku much,really.
Daisy’s dying, and it’s a matter of hours, most likely. There’s a sense that she and Caroline have been estranged, but she’s there now. And thanks to a collection of letters and photos and postcards and other items and a diary that her mother has, Caroline pieces together a story that completely changes her perception of her mother and, indeed, of herself. This entire section of the film is played between Blanchett in extreme old-age makeup by Greg Cannom that is on par with the best of **** Smith’s old age work and Ormond, who has been largely absent from film lately. Blanchett is fading away the entire time, dying incrementally, her morphine dosage slowly being turned up. And she says all she wants is to hear her daughter’s voice. All this unspoken stuff is playing out between them, things unsaid and unresolved, and Ormond starts reading this story. But it’s not just the sound of her voice Blanchett’s after. There’s something she’s telling Ormond as well… her own story. As a kid, you know your parent as your parent, but it’s fairly rare that we really get to learn who they are as people. I think it’s one of the biggest barriers you can get over in your relationship, the idea that these people existed before you were around, that they had whole lives that didn’t involve you. It’s unfathomable for a kid, and that process can sometimes bring you closer, and sometimes it can drive you apart. I think it’s something worth doing though, and watching Ormond react as she’s hit with all of these new ideas about who her mother was is quite moving.
In fact, in that way, I think BUTTON is more akin to BIG FISH than it is to FORREST GUMP. I don’t really like either of those films, though, so I’m surprised this one hit me as dead-center as it did. This is nowhere near as “magical realism” as either of those movies. You’re asked to accept one gigantic conceit, the idea of Benjamin aging backwards, and then everything else is just played as reality. There’s nothing “high concept” about the sequences in the film, and it’s almost unfair to call any of them set pieces in any traditional blockbuster sense. Benjamin’s life is a lot of things over the years, goes through a lot of stages. Each of those encounters changes or shapes him, and none of them explode as high drama or melodrama. Instead, things have these slow-motion effects, detonations that aren’t felt immediately.
I just realised that Tom Cruise does not support anything excepy Scientology. No other foundation. Anybody knows.
I know this is Brad Pitt’s topic but…
And yes, another media manipulation attached to the good cause.
bdj @ 12/02/2008 at 6:26 pm
Hi bdj, good to see you , one of the regulars (the real lou) was missing you. (Me too, but there’s been so many threads) it felt like you were here. Good evening to all the ladies MF, Irma, soopx, Neleh, anoble, felinelily, vickifromtexas, dina#1,cliniqua, guli, Lady G (good to see you, missed your pictures) Yes, alia, angel (haven’t seen these ladies lately) PT, AATT, ebmo, Mondo Bongo, everyone have a joy filled holiday season. I hope we get a glimpse of the children. Meanwhile Angelina looks great on the red carpet clips and I liked what Brad had on, no accounting for taste :) Thanks again for the threads on this wonderful family!
Take his detour with Elizabeth Abbott, for example. The great Tilda Swinton shows up for a protracted dalliance in a hotel in Russia, when she crosses paths with a freshly-wounded Benjamin, just back from the romantic front and smarting from his failure to connect. Elizabeth is older, in her 40s, and Benjamin looks like a man even older than her. But he’s a young man in terms of experience, and he’s never really courted a woman. What takes place between them is played with remarkable subtlety, and when it ends, it simply ends. They don’t hammer home any larger significance… it’s just part of who he is during his life. The defining relationship for Benjamin in the film is Daisy, of course. This is a love story, a doomed one, but then again… aren’t they all? Fincher’s interested in the ticking clock built into even the first kiss, the first date, the first glance across a room. You always know, no matter what, that there’s an end date coming. You may have five hours together, five years, fifty years, but again… nothing lasts. When Daisy and Benjamin meet the first time, they’re both children, emotionally speaking, and Daisy recognizes something in him, some kindred spirit. They bond, but he looks like a little old man and she’s just a little girl, so there’s no chance for them. The next time they meet, in one of the film’s most quietly painful sequences, he looks to be in his 50s, and he’s grown up quickly because of that sense of otherness that plagues him. She’s not quite 20 at this point, beautiful and ripe and young, and completely immature. She’s willing to be with him, but maturity-wise, they’re not ready to connect, and the encounter ends badly. It’s only later, when the two of them reach something like the same age, after both of them have felt loss and sorrow and hurt, that they’re able to approach each other as equals, as adults, with open eyes and open hearts. One of the things I love about the film is how there is no human villain, no bad guy introduced to steal Daisy’s affections or to create some artificial tension in their relationship. Time is enough of a villain, hungry, unrelenting. And when they have a child and Benjamin realizes that he’s not going to be able to be a real parent, time finally wins. He leaves again, setting off on the last leg of his journey alone. I’ve read some criticism that Benjamin is a passive lead character, but I’m not buying it. He’s not a big loud aggressive movie lead the way we’re used to, but neither is he just a feather on the wind like GUMP. Benjamin deals with what life brings him, and he lives with those choices, no matter how hard it is.
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