Lights, Cara, Action: Delevingne Wants To Direct Like Film Idol Angelina Jolie
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- Published on Friday, 12 February 2016 05:05
- Written by Yahoo ! News
Cara Delevingne has been in talks to direct her first Hollywood movie in the US – because the model idolises Angelina Jolie so much.Cara, 23, has already acted in films including Paper Town and The Face Of An Angel and this year she will appear in Suicide Squad.Now she wants to get behind the camera.She said: “I want to emulate actresses like Meryl Streep, Charlize Theron and Jolie.“Especially Jolie, she is really great. She has gone through an amazing transformation, from actress to courageous filmmaker. She’s willing to tackle uncomfortable subjects. I want to try everything: directing, producing, acting.”Cara is reportedly going to start with a short film before trying a feature.Angelina, 40, is currently shooting her latest directorial effort in Cambodia about the Khmer Rouge’s bloody regime, First They Killed My Father.Inspiration: Angelina Jolie has been directing her latest flick in Cambodia.But Cara won’t be ditching her acting and also wants to focus on playing ugly women.She added: “I want to play strong women, but then sometimes I want to play really broken types and ugly monsters.”She’s used to that on social media already…
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Cambodian Prime Minister Supports Film by Angelina Jolie
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- Published on Friday, 12 February 2016 05:05
- Written by Plenglish
Phnom Penh, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen, qualified as very important the film about the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime (1975-1979) which is filmed in the country and directed by the American actress Angelina Jolie. According to what he wrote in his Facebook account, mentioned by media today, the prime minister also expressed the support for this production, which - he considered- helps to raise awareness of the struggles during the genocide experienced by this nation in those years.In that period millions of Cambodians died as war victims, mass murder, forced labor and starvation, Hun Sen recalled.Based on the book 'They killed my father first: a daughter of Cambodia remembers', by activist Loung Ung, the film is shot in stages of this territory in Southeast Asia, with the participation of local artists.Up to 3,000 people participate in this production, which includes shots in tourist sites such as the temples of Angkor Wat and Bayon.The film is co-produced by Jolie and Cambodian director Rithy Panh and according to previous reports, the shooting will end this month, while its distribution will be handled by the internet TV platform Netflix.The actress participated as president of the Honorary Committee of the International Film Festival of Cambodia, that took place from December 4 to 10 in this capital.Having also the Cambodian nationality since 2005 by royal decree, Jolie told the media in July 2015 that the film will help his adopted son Maddox to know more deeply his homeland.
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Angelina Jolie, 40, debuts THREE new tattoos on her back as she continues to direct Khmer Rouge film in Cambodia
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- Published on Monday, 08 February 2016 04:55
- Written by Daily mail
Angelina Jolie already has about a dozen tattoos on her body that she has been collecting since she was a teenager just getting her start in Hollywood.But the 40-year-old Oscar winner is far from done with inking herself up, which she proved over the weekend.On Sunday the wife of Brad Pitt debuted three more stamps as she was on the set of her new film, the war drama First They Killed My Father, in Cambodia.The star was overseeing scenes shot in the Angor Watt Temple complex in Cambodia. She has been directing the saga all winter.All three of the new marks are on her back, joining previous tattoos that say Know Your Rights, a traditional Thai tiger and Cambodian writings that have already been in place for years.The new markings seemed to be done this year as they have not been seen on the red carpet yet.One looks like a temple while the other looks like a series of symbols. They are believed to have been at the same time in January by Bangkok-based artist Ajarn Noo Kanpai. He also worked with Jolie in 2003 on her shoulder blade and in 2004 on her tiger. The artist uses an old method of inking by hand, not a machine.The third tattoo is a box with symbols in it, and rests in the center of her back.It is thought to be a Yant known as Paech chaluaek, which is a symbol of good deed. Chants are said to be performed after the tattoo is done so to help further the good deeds.This seems to go in line with Angelina's UN efforts to help refugees around the world.
According to Australia's Woman's Day, Brad also got a new tattoo when Jolie got her two markings from Kanpai.His was a line from a Bob Dylan song that read: 'We live, we die but I know I'll be with you.'The etching is believed to be a romantic note to his wife.The publication added that Kanpai used the same ink for both tattoos, to further bond the couple. In early December, Angelina showed off another new tattoo on her forearm when at the Cambodia Film Festival in Phnom Penh.With the ink clearly visible on the inside of her left arm, a new addition to her ever-growing collection of body art.Complete with a thin, intricate outline in black ink it is thought the tattoo is an homage to the thousands who lost their lives during the country's Khmer Rouge reign, as she is currently in the country working on a film about the atrocities.The ink appears to be in the style of the Southeast Asian sak yant style of tattooing, which is often constructed with lines of script, geometric patterns and animal shapes. While on set of First They Killed My Father on Sunday, the Salt star went braless as she wore a spaghetti strap black satin tank top made by Katie Holmes' old design company Holmes & Yang.The top did an excellent job of showing off her new markings. She paired it with a long black skirt.
The Vogue cover girl also wore a floppy cream colored hat to keep out the sun.First They Killed My Father is based on the 2000 book First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers.It's a non-fiction account written by Loung Ung, a Cambodian author and survivor of the Pol Pot regime. It is a personal tale of her experiences during the Khmer Rouge yearsJolie seems to be doing well after a difficult few years with her health.In May 2013 she announced she had a double mastectomy to prevent a cancer scare. Her mother Marcheline Bertrand died from cancer in 2007 at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer.In March it was reported the Mrs And Mrs Smith star also had her ovaries removed.
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Angelina Jolie's film 'Unbroken' finally opens in Japan
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- Published on Sunday, 07 February 2016 11:01
- Written by Busines Insider
Angelina Jolie's "Unbroken" opened Saturday more than a year after the rest of the world in Japan, where the main character endures as a prisoner of war and where some have called for a boycott of the movie.There were concerns that right-wing extremists may try to disrupt the opening. But the crowd at Theatre Image Forum in Tokyo, a small theater that specializes in independent films and documentaries, was peaceful, appearing engrossed in the film, flinching at the torture scenes and sympathizing with the hero, Louis Zamperini.The distributor said in a statement that it decided to go ahead with the showing because various views on war should be expressed, and because it was unnatural for a movie about Japan not to be shown in the country.A publicity official said the company had received some angry calls when it first announced the film's showing in October. Other than that, nothing unusual happened, and the film is scheduled to be shown in other theaters throughout Japan."Unbroken" is based on the true story of Zamperini, an Olympic athlete who gets shot down in a U.S. bomber and survives by floating in the ocean on an inflatable boat, but gets captured by the Japanese. He survives horrible torture in World War II camps until Japan's defeat in 1945.Much of the negative chatter on social media in Japan about "Unbroken," which still continues to some extent, alleges that the movie is "anti-Japanese."Many taking offense at the film are outraged that the book on which the movie is based mentions that Japanese soldiers engaged in cannibalism, although the film does not touch on the subject at all. Some historians say some Japanese soldiers did engage in cannibalism.The anger over "Unbroken" has brewed despite Japan boasting a long list of directors who made distinguished anti-war movies, including Akira Kurosawa and Kihachi Okamoto. Nagisa Oshima's "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence," starring David Bowie, has a plot similar to "Unbroken," taking place in a POW camp.
But some in Japan have also had a hard time coming to terms with the country's brutal past of colonizing Asian neighbors and the barbaric acts carried out by the Imperial Army, such as the Rape of Nanjing, which began in 1937 and left 300,000 Chinese dead.Similarly, they reject historical studies that show women from several Asian countries, especially Korea, were forced into prostitution by the Japanese military. Some oppose the term "sex slave," which the U.N. uses, preferring the euphemistic "comfort women."In "Unbroken," Japanese characters do little but grunt, scream, punch and kick.Still, the film ends on a reconciliatory note, showing an elderly Zamperini proudly carrying the torch for the 1998 Nagano Olympics, and Japanese on the streets cheering.As a young man, Zamperini had competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a runner, and had hopes to go to the next games, set to be held in Tokyo. But by then the war had started.After seeing "Unbroken," Katsuyuki Miyata, a member of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, said that the closing scene was the best part of the film."I'd heard it was an anti-Japanese movie," Miyata said. "But it was a good movie."
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie get custom pistols from Jesse James
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- Published on Saturday, 06 February 2016 16:22
- Written by Chron
Jesse James, the famous heavily-tattooed chopper builder, moved to Texas not too long ago and got into the business of building custom pistols and rifles as Jesse James Firearms Unlimited.This week James shared photos of a pair of Cisco 1911 pistols that he made for two famous friends, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, at his Austin workshop.James' 1911s weigh a little under three pounds and come with a combat hammer, fixed sights, and an ambidextrous thumb safety. The twin pistols come with custom engravings, with Pitt’s saying “Big Papa” and Jolie’s “Mama Knows Best” on the slides. Her weapon is a 9-millimeter and his is a .45. Pitt has been an outspoken supporter of gun rights in America as of late, recently commenting on his own gun ownership going back decades to getting a BB gun when he was barely in elementary school.“America is a country founded on guns,” Pitt told the Daily Mail. “It’s in our DNA. It’s very strange, but I feel better having a gun. I really do. I don’t feel safe, I don’t feel the house is completely safe, if I don’t have one hidden somewhere.” His wife has echoed his sentiments as well, stating that she had no problem defending their family and home with a firearm. The two were wed in 2014 and they have several children together.
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