Angelina Jolie, Her Firm Abs and The Cinch

So how did Angelina Jolie bounce back so fast after giving birth?
How did she achieve her after pregnancy weight loss?
According to some sources, it's because of a waist-cinching belt called, appropriately enough, The Cinch.

The Cinch is a foot-high canvas belt that wraps around a woman's waist and promises to help new mothers "regain their figures, by tightening all the abdominal muscles with the dual front panels and further cinching with double side wings".

The Cinch has allegedly been used by celebrities like Amy Poehler, Ashlee Simpson, Jennifer Garner, Gwen Stefani and Minnie Driver to regain their flat stomachs after childbirth.

Angelina did lost her "baby bump" pretty quickly, but I have seen women do that naturally, and I thought Angelina's return to fighting form was due to Gunnar Peterson, her personal trainer and hard work.
I have heard that Angelina spends five to six hours a day in the gym.

And while the Cinch is making a big splash, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in the UK is warning new mothers that the belt may not be for everyone.
A RCM spokesperson said...
“It is not safe to wear them just after giving birth. I wouldn’t recommend it from a medical perspective. A midwife needs to check that a woman’s uterus is going down after birth. Wearing that could hide the fact that a woman’s uterus isn’t going down, and conceal internal bleeding.”

A spokesperson for The Cinch said that they have not received any complaints about the product or any reports of mothers feeling unwell because of it.

The Cinch is being sold in the UK at Harrods
You can find The Cinch online here: http://www.duematernity.com/ciwrpococo.html
And it runs $86.00 here in the US.

A lot of the buzz about Angelina's stomach is coming from the fact that in her new movie Salt, there are scenes in it where she wears lingerie, and you can clearly see her flat stomach.
While some have claimed body double, her tattoos are visible.
And the last time we saw Angelina's tummy was back in Tomb Raider, before she had Shiloh and the twins.
In the new trailer for Salt, you can see the stomach in question at about 1:44...

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Brangelina

I guess in part due to the upcoming “Brangelina: The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie” by Ian Halpern, Angelina Jolie seems to be all over the tabloids again.

The Angelina tell-all book is written by the same man that wrote “Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson”.
And like his Michael book, this book makes heavy use of anonymous sources.
We all know how reliable they are right?
Anyway, the Brangelina book is supposed to be backed up by interviews with 900 people that know Brad and Angelina.
I guess 900 of their closest friends?

Halpern says in the book that a Angelina / Brad split is imminent.
Well...In December of 2008, Halperin said that Michael Jackson only had six months to live.
On June 25th, 2009 he passed away.
But while he was (frighteningly) right on target with Jackson's death, he was wrong about him having a whole laundry list of medical conditions.
So I guess we will have to wait and see if Brad and Angelina split up by the end of 2010.

But I guess the big real news about Angelina is that she and Johnny Depp will be starring in The Tourist, set for release in 2011.
And of course the leaked shower scene from the script has everyone going.
From what I understand, The Tourist is a remake of a 2005 film called Anthony Zimmer that starred Sophie Marceau and Yvan Attal.

And finally, Angelina seems to have fallen out of love with President Obama.
(It seems a lot of celebs are)
Before the election, Angelina told the German edition of Vanity Fair that Obama would be great for her family.
But now she is rumored to be openly criticizing him.
Now before you go the " she's just an actress what does she know?" route, remember that she is also a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency, and has contacts all over the world.

The Actress Angelina Jolie, Part Four

In 2005, Angelina Jolie only had one movie released, the romantic action comedy film Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
I have to admit though, it was one of my favorites.
Of course her co-star in the film was Brad Pitt, and I thought they showed amazing chemistry.
I wonder if the film was like couples therapy for them?
Anyway, the film was one of the biggest hits of 2005, and earned over $478 million worldwide.


Her next film was 2006's The Good Shepherd, directed by Robert De Niro.
In this film she co-stared with Matt Damon, William Hurt, Alec Baldwin and Joe Pesci.
This film was nowhere near as successful as Mr. & Mrs. Smith, only pulling in $99.4 million worldwide.

In 2007, Angelina directed her first movie, the documentary A Place in Time.
The movie was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and distributed through the National Education Association.
It was shown mainly in High Schools, and chronicled life in 27 locations around the globe during a single week.


Also in 2007, she appeared in A Mighty Heart, directed by Michael Winterbottom.
Again, this film failed to really take off, taking in only a little over $18 million worldwide, although the critics seemed to like it.
The film did get Angelina her fourth Golden Globe Award and a third Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.


And of course in 2007 she appeared in Robert Zemeckis' "performance capture" fantasy film, Beowulf.
Angelina played Grendel's mother and was digitalized.
Beowulf did much better, pulling in over $196 million dollars worldwide.
The film used a a motion capture process like The Polar Express and Monster House, and was released in IMAX 3D, Real D, Dolby 3D and standard 2D format.


2008 started off with a bang (literally) as Angelina appeared as the assassin "Fox" in Wanted.
The movie itself is a far cry from the comic series it was based on.
The film got pretty much positive reviews from critics and made over $341 million worldwide.
Wanted won the Empire Award for Best Sci-Fi / Superhero Movie of 2008, and was nominated for two Academy Awards, the Critics Choice Award for Best Action Movie, the Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film, three MTV Movie Awards,and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble.
And yes, the sequel is pretty much a go, with Fox being resurrected.


And in 2008, Angelina did the voice of Master Tigress in the animated Kung Fu Panda.
Again, the film received positive reviews from critics and pulled in over $600 million worldwide.
On November 9, 2008, it was released on DVD and Blu-Ray.
And like Wanted, there is a sequel planned, Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom.


Staying busy in 2008 (and drastically changing geras) Angelina appeared in Clint Eastwood's drama Changeling which was based on the "Wineville Chicken Coop" kidnapping and murder case.
Changeling made over $113 million worldwide, with most of the money being made overseas.
The film was nominated for three Academy Award and eight BAFTA Awards.


And now Angelina is working on Salt, an action thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce.
Her co-stars in the film are Liev Schreiber and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Interestingly, the role was originally written for Tom Cruise, but the script was rewritten for Angelina.
The official release date is set for July 23, 2010.

The Actress Angelina Jolie, Part Three

The Actress Angelina Jolie, Part Three


Even though Angelina Jolie was getting critical acclaim, her next movie based on a video game is what shot her into international stardom.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider was directed by Simon West (Con Air) and was of course based on the wildly popular Tomb Raider action adventure games.
What strikes me as odd about this movie now is that Angelina took on an English accent and Daniel Craig (007) took on an American accent.
The film also starred Christopher Barrie, also known as "Arnold Rimmer" in the BBC sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider got mainly negative reviews when it came out, and went on to make over $300 million dollars worldwide.
And even though Angelina was nominated for several major film awards before this move, Tomb Raider got her a Worst Actress Golden Raspberry Award nomination.
But over $300 million dollars?
They can keep their negative reviews.



Then Angelina went on to form a dream duo with Antonio Banderas in 2001's Original Sin.
You would think a movie with Angelina and Antonio would be pure box office gold, but the film was panned by critics, even though Angelina's performance received positive reviews.



Then came Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life in 2003.
And even though the critics actually seemed to like it a little more than the original, it took home less with $274.4 million worldwide.
So if the critics hate it, it goes well, if the critics like it, not so much.



Next up was Beyond Borders, a film about aid workers in Africa that echoed Angelina's real-life interest in promoting humanitarian relief.
Not only did the critics not like it, but audiences didn't seem to care for it either.
Although the movie was nominated for two awards....The Political Film Society (PFS) Award for peace and (again) the Razzie Award for Worst Actress.
BTW, Brad Pitt's Seven Years in Tibet was also nominated for the The PFS Award for peace after it came out.

In 2004, Angelina starred with Ethan Hawke in the thriller Taking Lives.
She followed that with an appearance in the animated DreamWorks movie Shark Tale as the voice of Lola, an angelfish.



And then what amounted to a cameo in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
The role may have been small, but the image of Angelina in the military outfit and eye patch has held on.
Then she appeared in Oliver Stone's film about the life of Alexander the Great, Alexander.



The Actress Angelina Jolie, Part Three, posted to http://angelina-jolie-pitt.blogspot.com/ on Sept 25th, 2009

The Actress Angelina Jolie, Part Two

In 1998, Angelina Jolie starred in a HBO film Gia, about the life of supermodel Gia Carangi.
If George Wallace got the critics attention, Gia won their respect.
Gia netted Angelina a Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.
Angelina was also nominated for an Emmy Award.

After Gia, Angelina stopped acting for a bit and enrolled in New York University to study film making and she attended writing classes.
I think maybe part of the reason for her short break, was that she put so much of herself into the role of Gia.
Angelina used method acting and totally immersed herself in the part. That technique can give a great performance, but it can take a toll on the actor.

But Angelina came back in the 1998 gangster movie Hell's Kitchen.
Angelina played Gloria McNeary, and co-starred with Rosanna Arquette, William Forsythe, Angelina Jolie, Mekhi Phifer, and Johnny Whitworth.
And later in 1998, she appeared in the comedy-drama film, Playing by Heart with Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson, Dennis Quaid, Ryan Phillippe and Jon Stewart.
For her role as Joan in the film, Angelina won "Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actress" from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.

1999 brought Pushing Tin, another comedy-drama that Angelina starred in along with John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett.
In the film, Angelina played the wife of Billy Bob Thornton's character.
That was followed by The Bone Collector with Denzel Washington.
The film didn't do well with critics, but grossed $151 million worldwide.
Also in 1999 came the role of Lisa Rowe in Girl, Interrupted.
Even though the film starred Winona Ryder as the main character, Angelina's performance stole the show.
She pulled in her third Golden Globe Award, her second Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Then in 2000, Angelina got her first summer blockbuster, Gone In 60 Seconds with Nicolas Cage, Giovanni Ribisi, Christopher Eccleston (Dr. Who!), Robert Duvall and Will Patton.
A remake of the 1974 movie, the film wasn't loved by critics, but pulled in $987 million worldwide.
Thanks in some small part to Angelina Jolie as "Sway" I'm sure.



posted to http://angelina-jolie-pitt.blogspot.com/, Sept 16th, 2009

The Actress Angelina Jolie, Part One

Everyone seems to focus on Angelina Jolie's adoptions, charities, weight, relationship with Brad Pitt, rivalries with Jennifer Aniston, Megan Fox etc., no one seems to actually focus on the actress Angelina Jolie.

Angelina has done thirty five movies, counting her current project "Salt".
She started out with her very first movie "Lookin’ to Get Out" in 1982 at the age of seven.
The film was written by Al Schwartz and her father,Jon Voight, and Angelina appears as Jon's character's daughter "Tosh" near the end of the film.

Of course she didnt show up in film again until 1993's Cyborg 2 as Casella "Cash" Reese.
Cyborg 2 was actually part of a trilogy starting with Cyborg (starring Jean-Claude Van Damme) and ending with the direct to video Cyborg 3: The Recycler.
In the third movie, Angelina's character was played by Khrystyne Haje.

Then came 1995's Without Evidence where Angelina starred with Scott Plank (Melrose Place).
But Angelina's other 1995 was the cult hit "Hackers".
Angelina starred in it as Kate Libby also known as "Acid Burn".

1996 saw three movies with Angelina come out, Mojave Moon ( with Danny Aiello, Anne Archer, Michael Biehn, Alfred Molina and Peter MacNicol), Love Is All There Is (a romantic comedy film) and Foxfire.

In 1997 Angelina had three more projects.
Two TV movies (True Women and George Wallace) and a theatrical release, Playing God ( with David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton and the awesome Peter Stormare).
Playing God didn't do very well, but the TV movie George Wallace got Angelina a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series/Miniseries/TV Movie, and an Emmy Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.

So finally, Angelina Jolie was getting some attention.


posted to http://angelina-jolie-pitt.blogspot.com/ on August 18th, 2009

Angelina Jolie's Version of "The Little Black Dress"

Out of all the Angelina Jolie news this week. it seems like the most popular topic was the dress she wore to the premiere of Quentin Tarantino's (and Brad Pitt's of course) new movie.
Everyone seemed to like the skin tight black leather dress and thought she looked great in it.
Maybe she wore the dress to kill the pregnancy rumors.
Because she sure didn't look pregnant.

And Angelina is making news of another kind....sorta.
Controversial sculptor Daniel Edwards will debut his new sculpture "Landmark of Breastfeeding" on September 11 at MainSite Contemporary Art, in Norman, Oklahoma.
You may remember Mr. Edwards from some of his sculptures...the disembodied head of Ted Williams, a life-sized statue of Britney Spears giving birth on her hands and knees on a bearskin rug, a bust of Senator Hillary Clinton, the Paris Hilton Autopsy sculpture and a 25 foot bust of Fidel Castro.
This time, the sculpture is of Angelina breastfeeding her twins.

Posted to http://angelina-jolie-pitt.blogspot.com/, August 13th, 2009

Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox

Well it looks like all the Angelina Jolie / Megan Fox hype has finally gotten to...well Angelina and Megan.

Angelina recently told Life and Style magazine...
“Is she aiding in Africa or sitting in on U.N. conferences? Donating herself to something bigger than Hollywood? I’m not familiar with her work, is she an Oscar contender?”

Wow.

And Megan recently told Pop Tarts at Fox News that she was tired of the Angelina Jolie comparisons.
Though she seemed to lean more towards blaming the media.
"I think its cause she has tattoos really, I think a lack of creativity on the media's part,"
Megan has said in the past....
“I love Angelina Jolie. She’s someone I admire and look up to. She’s my favorite actress in Hollywood. I just love that she’s incredibly honest, and I feel that she’s not afraid to be herself. She tells you exactly what’s on her mind. Every time a relationship ends, I say, ‘If I could just be Angelina’s girlfriend, I would be so happy,’”

Angelina's dad, Jon Voight, took a more "old school" classy tact though.....
“Megan is herself and Angelina is herself. No one is comparable; everyone in the world is unique. That’s the great thing about it, but of course they’re two very beautiful women.”

Friends of Angelina say that her attitude towards Megan has more to do with Angelina turning 34 on June 4th this year than with Megan actually.
And I imagine the Tomb Raider reboot rumors aren't helping any either.

posted to http://angelina-jolie-pitt.blogspot.com/ on August 6th, 2009

Angelina Jolie News: Iraq, McDonalds and Wanted 2

Lots of Angelina Jolie news today so.....

Angelina made her third trip to Iraq last Thursday show her support for Iraqis affected by war.
Why three trips?
Well you have to remember that besides beign an actress, Angelina is also a U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador.
Angelina first visited Iraq in 2007, then again in Februray 2009, and then again last Thursday.
On Thursday she toured a makeshift settlement on the outskirts of Baghdad on Thursday, where 20,000 Iraqis live.

And in other news, Angelina and Brad hit a McDonalds drive thru over the weekend.
Yep, thats actually being reported as news.
Details: Brad was driving, Angie rode shotgun and all the kids ( Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and the twins, Knox and Vivienne) were in the back.
No word on what they ordered.

And speaking of Knox and Vivienne, they turned 1 on July 12th.
Yes it's really been a little over a year since they were born.

And it looks like there will be a "Wanted 2" and that James McAvoy (Wesley Gibson) and Angelina (Fox) will both be in it.
But Fox died in the first one.
Ahhhh...but in movie sequels (like comic books and Wanted was loosely based on a comic book) people rarely stay dead.
At the San Diego Comic Con, director Timur Bekmambetov said that even though Fox was seriously wounded (yep) she was put in the "wax bath" from the first movie.
Can that heal her?
If Angelina Jolie signs on, trust me, they will find a way to get Fox back up and running.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Mr and Mrs Smith 2?

There's a rumor floating around that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt want to make a sequel to their hit movie "Mr and Mrs Smith".
I say rumor because the only place I could find any info about it was the National Enquirer.
At least it didn't say Angelina and Brad were looking at an apartment on the Moon.
You may recall they met and fell in love on the set while they were filming back in 2005.
Brad was still married to Jennifer Aniston at the time.

Allegedly the sequel will have the couple....with kids.
Kids?
Mr and Mrs Smith with children?
Are we getting into Disney territory here?

I really liked the original.
And it grossed over $458 million world wide so it did pretty well.
Except in Colombia where they got a tad upset about the movie.
There was even talk of a spin off TV series.
Though not with Angelina and Brad.

Angelina and David Beckham?

Angelina Jolie has reportedly signed with Emporio Armani to become the hands-on spokesmodel of their new perfume.
The name of the perfume is as yet unrevealed, but Angelina is expected to be heavily involved in it's promotion.
So heavily involved, that Angelina is reportedly picking the photographers and directors for the ad campaign.

Of course David Beckham is also a spokesperson for Armani, so could we be seeing an ad campaign with both Angelina and David?
"No" according to Beckham.
Beckham told Extra that even though he is a huge Angelina fan, he wouldn't feel right about doing an ad with her.
He said...
"She's an amazing person and so is Brad Pitt. They're an incredible couple -- got an amazing family. You know she wouldn't do it and I wouldn't do it. At the end of the day, I wouldn't do it because I'm married."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=43593

Because he's married?
What kinda ad was David thinking they were gonna do?
Well evidently it was rumored to be very steamy.
Basically a traffic stopping billboard.
Like everything else with Angelina, we just have to wait and see what really happens.

Angelina Jolie, the Forbes List and More Kids?

Angelina Jolie knocked Oprah Winfrey out of the top spot on the Forbes Magazine’s Most Powerful Celebrities list.
The magazine cites Angie's busy year with “Kung Fu Panda,” “Wanted” and her new film “Salt,” earning her a cool $27 million dollars.
Also all the press (good and bad) about the birth of her twins (Vivienne and Knox) and with the constant media attention she gets from her relationship with Brad Pitt helped keep her in the limelight.
The annual Celebrity 100 list, ranks the rich and famous based on media exposure and career earnings over the past year.

And despite all the "break up" rumors we keep hearing, now there is a rumor that Brad and Angelina may finally be tying the knot.
And the big wedding may take place in the Caribbean.

And there is another rumor that seven maybe Brad and Angelina's lucky number.
Yes, by adoption or natural birth, the couple may be looking at adding another child to the clan.
Okay guys, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it" was written a long time ago.
You can stop now.

Angelina Jolie and the Deadly Set Light

While working on the set of her upcoming movie "Salt" Angelina Jolie was injured.
Sounds terrible huh?
She accidentally bumped into a set light.
Doesnt sound that bad huh?
Well she got cut and a slight concussion.
See?
She "bumped" into a light...and "bumped" it hard enough to get a concussion?
How hard did she hit that thing?
Well she came back to work, trooper that she is, and they used makeup to cover the injury.
It was evidently right between the eyes.

And in more Tomb Raider 3 news, it looks like producer Dan Lin is in favor of Megan Fox as the new Lara Croft.
Forget Jennifer Aniston, Megan Fox and Angelina Jolie is the feud I wanna see!

Angelina Jolie And James McAvoy were nominated for "Best Kiss"(for Wanted) at MTV's Movie Awards, but they lost to Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson for Twilight.
There is no justice.

Angelina Joile and Tomb Raider 3

Tomb Raider 3 is going ahead with production.
But it will be going ahead without Angelina Joile.
The producer Dan Lin has said that he wants the new movie to be a re-boot (here we go again) and that the new movie will focus on a younger Lara Croft and her origin story.
He also said he wants the film to be more character-driven.
He also wants to make the movie more realistic than the past Lara Croft movies.
You can see the video interview with Dan Lin here:
http://video.about.com/movies/Dan-Lin-Interview.htm

Tomb Raider
Character-driven?
More realistic?

Lofty goals.
But isn't this a movie about a video game?
Don't get me wrong, I like story as much as anybody.
And action films can have a good storyline.
But isn't Tomb Raider supposed to be escapism?
A gorgeous, smart, athletic woman running around blasting the bad guys?
I just can't see a Tomb Raider movie winning an Oscar for best picture.
And I suppose since it's a reboot, Tomb Raider 3 is out as a title.
Let me guess..."Tomb Raider: A New Beginning".

Here's my idea.....
Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) runs into trouble in the present day, finds a mystic artifact that transports her back in time and meets her younger self (Megan Fox).
The two Tomb Raiders team up and save the world (while of course causing massive destruction) and look really good doing it.

There, you can thank me for the 95 million dollar opening weekend later.

Are Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Splitting up?

Are Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Splitting up?

Now multiple sources are saying that Brad and Angelina are heading for a break up.
Again?
Yes, it seems it's that time of the year again when the media has decided enough is enough.
Again.

This time, it seems that Brad is tired of watching the kids 24/7 while Angelina shoots movies.
But imagine if this does go through this time.
An estimated $250 million fortune at stake, plus custody of the kids.
Throw in the Jennifer Aniston angle and you have the makings of a media firestorm.
Oh yeah, and don't forget the book by the former bodyguard.

Want proof of the break up?
Read this....
"Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's relationship is on the verge of coming to an end following a furious fight between the pair, according to reports."
http://www.hollywood.com/news/Jolie_and_Pitt_to_Split/4515894

Wait a second, that was August 02, 2007.
Hmmmm....how many times have we been through this?

How Many Angelinas Are There?

There are so many reports about Brad and Angelina everyday that you would think there are about four alternate reality Brangelina's running around.

Alternate Reality Brangelina One:
In this reality, Brad and the kids gave Angelina a beautiful Mother's Day present, an album containing love notes from each of their six children along with photos.

Alternate Reality Brangelina Two:
In this reality, Angelina is mad because Brad's Ex Jennifer Aniston is secretly giving Brad gifts.
"Secretly"?
The main stream media knows about it and is reporting it, how secret can it be?

Alternate Reality Brangelina Three:
In this reality, the cast and crew of her new movie "Salt" are concerned about her.
They think she is harming herself, not eating and crying everyday in her trailer.

Alternate Reality Brangelina Four:
In this reality, Brad has entered a rehab program for alcohol addiction and to get away from "the iron grip of Angelina Jolie".

Hey, maybe Spock can go back through time and tie up all these realities and fix everything.

Angelina and....Madonna?

Ahhhhh...now we know what Angelina was so upset about with the bodyguard's book.
It seems that the tell all book has details about Angelina's affair with “one of the biggest names in rock.”
Now...just who is the rock star alluded to in Mickey Brett's book?
Well get this...now it is rumored to be a female rock star.
Now...who is the rock star?
I have no idea, but I'm guessing Madonna.
Remember the Jenny Shimizu incident back in 2006?

And while the Brangelina war machine is gearing up to crush Brett's book before it gets out of the starting gate....word comes of an attack on another front.
Andrew Morton, the guy that wrote unauthorized biographies of Monica Lewinsky, Princess Diana and Tom Cruise, is now targeting Angie.

And is all the fireworks coming from the Jolie-Pitt camp the reason were seeing the obligatory Brad Pitt / Jennifer Aniston stuff now?
Touch magazine says that Brad visited Jennifer on the set of her new movie "The Baster", while Angelina was working on the set of her movie "Salt".
Of course this report is denied by all the reps of the people involved.
Besides the visit, the two have also allegedly been exchanging text messages and had lengthy phone calls.

Angelina Jolie and the Bodyguard

A former bodyguard of Angelina and Brad, Mickey Brett, is getting into hot water with the pair.
Brett has protected stars like Sandra Bullock,Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sly Stallone, Richard Gere and of course Brangelina.
But now his tell all memoir and possibly a TV show, seem to have Brad and Angie on the defensive.
It seems Brett really liked Angelina and speaks highly of her, but he doesn't hold Brad in the same high regard.
So Brad and Angelina have gotten some of the most feared libel attorneys in the U.S. and the U.K. to make sure Brett's story doesn't get out.

Which of course makes me wonder.
What did they do that they don't want everyone to know about?
Is it just a privacy issue?
Are Sandra Bullock,Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sly Stallone and Richard Gere this upset about the book?
I mean c'mon, it looks like Tom would be the first to launch an attack.

Angelina Jolie is The Most Beautiful Woman in the World

Wow.
I have read lots of bad things posted about Ms Jolie on the internet, but evidently none of the haters are Vanity Fair readers.
Angelina Jolie was named "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" in a Vanity Fair poll.

Not only did Angelina win, she mopped the floor up with her rivals.
It wasn't even a fight.

Angelina won with 58 per cent of the vote.
He closest competition (if you could call it that) was supermodel Gisele Bundchen with nine per cent.
Yes, nine per cent.
And Angelina left all the other women in the dust.
Halle Berry got four per cent.
Bar Refaeli, Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Queen Rania of Jordan and Jennifer Connelly all tied for fourth place with three per cent each.
Beyonce Knowles, Catherine Deneuve, Kate Moss, Carla Bruni and Gwyneth Paltrow were all also-rans.

Now Angelina Jolie Didn't Collapse.....

Okay, it may seem like I'm fixated on the De-tox Diet thing....but now Sony has denied that Angelina Jolie collapsed on the set of her new movie "Salt"......

Studio: Angelina Jolie Did Not Collapse On 'Salt' Set
Despite internet rumors, Angelina Jolie did not collapse on the set of her new spy-thriller, "Salt," Access Hollywood has confirmed.
Earlier this week, a host of reports surfaced suggesting that the Oscar-winner had collapsed after looking fragile and weak on the set of "Salt," which she is currently filming in New York City and Washington DC.

Full story here

Angelina Jolie News

Wow...the Brangelina news has been flying hot and heavy the past couple of days.
Starting off...I think I mentioned something about being careful with that de-tox diet she was on in another post.
Well look what happened.....

Angelina Jolie 'Treated For Exhaustion on Movie Set'
By Adam, April 5 2009
Angelina Jolie has been treated for exhaustion on the New York set of her new movie Salt, according to reports.
The actress - whose relationship with partner Brad Pitt is reportedly close to collapse - was forced to see a doctor after complaining of dizzy spells.

Full article here

Angelina Jolie and the Detox Diet

Angelina Jolie is doing the lemon juice, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup detox diet on the set of her new movie "Salt" and it appears to have some of her co-stars and crew members a little anxious over her health.
Angelina plans to lose 21 pounds.
The last I heard, everyone was worried about her losing weight, so why is she trying to lose more?
Well it seems one of her disguises in the movie is...a man.
So she is trying to lose her curves to do a more realistic portrayal.
The problem is that Angelina is doing her own stunts, and the detox diet is, according to sources, leaving her weak, dizzy and light headed.
You do NOT want a dizzy and light headed stunt woman.

From what I am reading, it seems she is using the Master Cleanse diet created by Stanley Burroughs in 1941.
The diet itself was made popular in Peter Glickman's book, Lose Weight, Have More Energy and Be Happier in 10 Days.
Burroughs didn't only say that the diet would make you lose weight, but that it also remove harmful toxins from within the body, cure ulcers and "every kind of disease" in the body.
He was later convicted of unlawfully selling devices he claimed could cure cancer, and practicing medicine without a license.

Angelina is not the only celeb to embrace this diet.
Beyoncé did it for 14 days and lost 22 pounds.
Although afterward she denounced using the cleanse as a weight-loss program.
Howard Stern's co host Robin Quivers told People magazine that she went from 218 pounds to 145 pounds on the cleanse.

Despite celebrity use, most doctors say the system is potentially dangerous.

Angelina Jolie and her Lips.

In the category of "Gosh I'm glad that all the world's problems are fixed so let's devote all our time and research to stupid things" we have a company in the good old US that has developed lip-reading software that can rate lips on a 10-point attractiveness scale.
No it wasn't drunk frat boys.
It was actually a "lipologist" (?) named Dr Kendra Schmid and it's called the Baileys Lip Attractiveness Software.
(I wonder if I can get it as a Firefox add on?)
Anyway, the reason why I've even mentioning it is because of the rankings.
You know how Angelina's lips are supposed to be one of her best qualities?
Not according to scientific (::snicker::) study.
No, the best lips in the world belong to....
Italian actress and fashion model Monica Belluci!
I can see that.
She got a perfect ten.
Next up was....
Scarlett Johansson!
Still no Angelina.
Third place was...
Halle Berry!
Still no Angelina?
Fourth place was....
Beyonce!
Awww c'mon!
Yes Angelina came in a paltry fifth place.

Angelina Jolie in Salt

It seems Angelina Jolie really IS in the movie "Salt".
We know this because she was seen in Washington, D.C filming on the set.
And apparently she has dyed her hair blond again.
Angelina is also doing all her own stunts.
Of course Angelina is used to action movies and stunts.
Her action movies seem to do really well as in the Lara Croft:Tomb Raider films (2001 and 2003), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) and Wanted (2008).

Angelina will be starring in Salt alongside Liev Schreiber (Sabretooth in X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and Chiwetel Ejiofor ( The upcoming 2012).
The film is being directed by Phillip Noyce (who worked with Angelina on The Bone Collector) and written by Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium,Ultraviolet) and Brian Helgeland (The Bourne Supremacy, Man on Fire). So the writers and directors seem to know their action films.
Look for a 2010 release.

No Angelina / Jennifer Brawl Last Night

No, this is not how Angelina was looking at Jennifer last night.

Well the Angelina Jolie / Jennifer Aniston catfight didn't happen last night.
Not that the Oscar producers didn't try to play up on it.
Jennifer and Jack Black (Angelina's "co-star" in Kung Fu Panda) introduced a segment and Jennifer looked nervous, and they kept cutting to Angelina's face.
Angelina was either smiling gracefully of laughing at Jennifer's nervousness. It's gonna depend on who you ask.
But even though Angelina and Jennifer didn't get into a knock down drag out brawl, Brad and Angelina did snub Ryan Seacrest again!
What has he done to them?
Do they hate E! that much?
Or Ryan?
Or is starting to turn into a running gag?

It was a disappointing night for Brangelina fan's everywhere.
Not only was there no brawl, but the Brad Pitt movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" only won awards for Best Makeup, Best Art Direction and Best Visual Effects.
Okay I say "only"...heck, that's three more than I've ever won!
And Angelina's movie "Changeling" was totally Oscar free.
Even "Kung Fu Panda" lost.

Oh well, there's always next year.

Angelina Jolie versus Jennifer Aniston

If Angelina shows up at the door like this...hunt cover!

Okay, if Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston are at peace, then why does the media keep playing up their inevitable meeting at the Night Before the Oscars Party in Beverly Hills like a Boxing event or a WWE Heavyweight match?
“(Jennifer) has never been more ready to see her nemesis in the flesh . . . It’s important for Jen to feel she can stack up to Angelina with her dress, her hair, and her date (John Mayer),” a source told OK! Magazine. “And now couldn’t be better timing.”
http://news.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1153366&srvc=home&position=also

"See her nemesis in the flesh"?
"feel she can stack up to Angelina"?

Now you know good and well they will see each other and probably hug.
Or at least shake hands.
Maybe nod.
But there wont be a room clearing catfight (no matter how much the media wants it).
But mark my words, when they do meet, pictures will be taken and those pictures will be analyzed for any facial "tells" from either one.
Well probably analyzed, unless Angelina gives Jen that look she gave Anne Hathaway at the Golden Globes.
Or ignores her like she did Ryan Seacrest that same night.

Hmmmm...you know this might be good after all.
If when they meet you suddenly hear Michael Buffer over the PA system...duck!

Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston at Peace?

So is the tabloid war with Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston finally over?
Last week Brad Pitt took the twins to visit Jennifer with Angelina's blessing.
It's also rumored that Brad's mother Jane went with Brad to see his ex-wife.
The visit was allegedly to smooth things out before they all crossed paths at the Oscars.

Of course Brad will be there because of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" which is nominated for Best Picture, and Brad is nominated for Best Actor.
And Angelina is nominated for best actress in "Changeling". And "Kung Fu Panda" is nominated for Best Animated Film (Angelina did the voice of Master Tigress).

Angelina Look Alikes?

So what is up with the sudden surge in Angelina Jolie look alikes?

Of course we've seen and heard the "Megan Fox is the next Angelina Jolie" thing.

Esha Gupta, a Delhi model is being touted as an Angelina look a like by Bollywood.

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And perhaps even stranger is the media jumping all over Nadya Suleman, the mother of six who gave birth to octuplets last month, saying she bares a remarkable resemblance to Angelina.
Of course Nadya's connection goes deeper than Esha and Megan.
Numerous children, dysfunctional childhood, dark cascading hair, thick full lips, numerous children (hey, she's got 14 kids, I can say it twice).

Angelina and Brad Are Everywhere

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are busy running about and promoting Brad's new movie 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'.
They were in Germany recently where Brad's partying seemed to have annoyed Angelina who was basically along for the ride.

Of course since they are overseas, this makes them no-show nominees at the Oscars luncheon, which is kinda bad because not only is Brad nominated, but so is Angelina for lead actress in "Changeling".
But that's okay, big stars like Meryl Streep, and Philip Seymour Hoffman were no shows too.

And since Sarah Palin has gone back to Alaska, SNL needs a new target, and recently on the show they did a spoof of Angelina as a "serial adopter".

And finally "Kung Fu Panda" dominated the Annie Awards with 11 awards. That beat Pixar's "Ratatouille"'s run last year.

Angelina for Evil Step-Sister?

Could Angelina play evil?

I hate to keep beating a dead horse, but something occurred to me.....
It's pretty much a done deal that Angelina is not gonna be in the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider movie.
And the blog world is beating down the doors wanting Megan Fox to take on the role.
But what about this.......

I posted in my Lindsay Lohan Blog about Lindsay, Megan Fox and Miley Cyrus all being considered for roles in the upcoming "The Stepsister Scheme" movie.
Okay, if they get all of them, what about Angelina Jolie as the evil stepsister, Charlotte?
C'mon, that's gold right there!
Angelina gets to chew up the scenery as an over the top bad guy?
Too old?
That's what make up is for!

Tomb Raider: Angelina Jolie versus Megan Fox?

Wow....I wonder how Angelina's taking this?
Back when Megan Fox first came onto the scene, I heard people referring to her as the next Angelina Jolie.
Now there are rumors floating around that the Lara Croft:Tomb Raider franchise might be revived and that Megan Fox may play the role of the video game hero.
Of course the two previous Tomb raider movies were panned by critics, but they made a lot of money.
The first one grossed $300 million worldwide.
Are we ready for a Angelina Jolie/Megan Fox tabloid war?
And if Angelina focuses her attention on Megan, what's going to become of Jennifer Aniston?
But what if Angelina takes Megan under her wing?
What will the tabloids do then?



See more about Tomb Raider here:
http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Women-Who-Brought-Lara-Croft-Tomb-Raider-To-Life

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and the Golden Globes

The Golden Globes were full of Angelina Jolie / Brad Pitt drama.
First, Brangelina dissed Ryan Seacrest.
Yeah, it's not a rumor, they did it.
You can see the video on YouTube where it happened.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=macYSPOl3dM

Then Kate Winslet forgets Angelina's name during her acceptance speech.
"I'm so sorry Anne, Meryl, Kristin - and who's the other one? Angelina. Now forgive me, is this really happening?"
Hey, she was stunned, give her a break.

Lastly, when Anne Hathaway won her award for Best Actress, the camera caught Angelina giving her some kind of laser death stare.
Okay, to be fair, some people say Anne was gushing like a teenager and deserved a real death ray, but hey, that's personal opinion.

Now if something bad happens to Anne Hathaway in the next few weeks I'm gonna do an entry on how Angelina has some kind of dark, evil super powers!

Is Angelina Jolie Even in "Salt"?

You know I read awhile back that Angelina Jolie had pulled out of the movie "Salt".
But I guess like most of the Hollywood rumors, that wasn't true.
It's kind of funny because neither Wikipedia nor IMDb show "Salt" listed for her.
IMDb shows "The Mercenary: Love and Honor" as her next project along with the rumored "Atlas Shrugged".
But evidently she is involved in "Salt" because....

Angelina Jolie Shakes Up 'Salt'
Angelia Jolie has taken over Tom Cruise's role in the spy thriller Edwin A. Salt, and now she's allegedly running roughshod over the Phillip Noyce-directed film.
Jolie has reportedly gotten the name of the flick changed to reflect the new gender of her character not once but twice.
Edwin A. Salt has become Edwina A. Salt has become Evelyn A. Salt. Good choice! Angelina can't play an Edwina! Too derivative of the masculine.
http://www.celebuzz.com/angelina-jolie-shakes-up-salt-s75361/

From looking around the web, "Salt" looks like the "Black Triangle" of movies. All you get is bits of conflicting info.
I guess as always we just have to wait and see.