Brad and Angelina Jolie Pitt Enjoy Vietnam Getaway Before the Holidays
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- Published on Wednesday, 23 December 2015 20:30
- Written by People
With Christmas just days away, Brad and Angelina Jolie Pitt took some time out of their busy schedules to go on a romantic getaway together.The two were spotted in Vietnam earlier this week and reportedly spent three days traveling around the country.On Sunday, the couple visited Halong Bay – a major tourist destination in the north of Vietnam where tourists can boat around a bay filled with limestone rock formations rising out of the water.Pitt, 51, and Jolie Pitt, 40, were all smiles as they enjoyed a private boat ride along the water together. Later, they showed off their adventurous side, kayaking into caves around the area to get a close look at the beautiful scenery."They looked happy," an observer tells PEOPLE. "[They were] holding hands, laughing." After spending the night on the water, they returned to Hanoi where they stayed at the Metropole, a luxurious French-built hotel from the Colonial era.While in Hanoi they visited the B52 wreckage and spent time in the Old Quarter before leaving the country on Tuesday.This trip marks the fourth time that the couple have visited Vietnam since 2006.They first visited the country on vacation in 2006, and returned in 2007 when Jolie Pitt adopted their son, Pax. They later traveled as family to visit Con Dao Islands in southern Vietnam in 2011.The two are currently staying in Cambodia with their six children as Jolie Pitt films First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia, a film based on the memoir by author and human rights activist Loung Ung about the brutal Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s. They plan to spend Christmas in the country as well.The couple's son, 14-year-old Maddox, who was born in the country, is also involved in the film's production, along with his brother Pax.The mother of six previously told PEOPLE that Maddox is helping with research for the film while Pax takes still shots on set.
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‘Bride of Frankenstein’ Reboot to Be Written by David Koepp
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- Published on Saturday, 19 December 2015 12:58
- Written by Variety
David Koepp will write Universal’s remake of “Bride of Frankenstein” as the studio continues to make strides in forming its new monster universe.The film is part of the studio’s endeavor to expand and unify a network of classic monsters led by narrative architects Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan.Like so many of its current monster movies, plot details are under wraps. “Bride of Frankenstein” is set in the present day in order for the film’s characters to have cross-over capabilities with other monster movies.Universal’s exec VP of production, Jon Mone, and VP of production, Jay Polidoro, will oversee the project for the studio.Sources tells Variety that Universal wants to offer Angelina Jolie Pitt directing and starring gigs in “Bride of Frankenstein.” The studio has had their eye on Jolie Pitt for some time, but she will remain undecided on whether she takes on the project until a script is delivered.Koepp’s relationship with Universal dates back to the 1990s when the studio assigned him the job of penning the first “Jurassic Park.” He has helped launched other major franchises since then, including “Mission: Impossible” and “Spider-Man” with Tobey Maguire.Koepp most recently penned the next Robert Langdon pic, “Inferno,” which bows next fall with Tom Hanks returning to star as Langdon. He is repped by CAA, and Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Rosenberg & Light LLP.
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Happy Birthday, Brad Pitt! Angelina Jolie's Other Half Turns 52
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- Published on Friday, 18 December 2015 18:39
- Written by E! online
Even with a heavily parodied, smoldering Chanel ad, Brad Pitt still makes 52 look hot.Angelina Jolie's handsome hubby-to-be celebrates his 49th birthday today, and given that he has one stunning fiancé, an adorable brood of tykes and a bustling movie career, he definitely has a reason to celebrate. Take a look back at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's romance.The charitable thesp made his way to the big 4-9 with an engagement, popping the question to the Oscar winner with a blingtastic ring this spring.And while the pair hasn't tied the knot just yet (and the world waits for that big day), Pitt has been successfully balancing family and work life, taking on projects like World War Z and Killing Them Softly, and even adding the title of furniture designer to his repertoire.Recently, Pitt talked about turning the big 5-0, telling Good Morning America, "I've given a lot of thought to it." "You become very aware of time and also, being a father, everything is time allocation for me now, making sure I spend my time wisely and doing the things that are important to me and spending the time I need to with my family." It seems like he's doing just that.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Go For a Sweet Shopping Trip in Matching Outfits in Cambodia
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 December 2015 05:29
- Written by Popsugar
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt took a break from the hustle and bustle of the Cambodia International Film Festival on Monday to sneak away for a sweet shopping trip in the resort town of Siem Reap. This is the first time the By the Sea actress has been seen since debuting her new tattoo earlier this month, and she looked carefree as she checked out a rack of colorful scarves from a local street vendor while wearing coordinating outfits with Brad. While the couple is in Cambodia primarily for the film festival, Angelina was scouting it earlier in the year for her new Netflix film, in hopes of bringing her son Maddox, whom she adopted from the country in 2002, closer to his roots. Take a look at the cute photo here, then check out how the family celebrated Thanksgiving this year!
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What’s behind the Angelina Jolie syndrome?
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- Published on Sunday, 13 December 2015 11:10
- Written by The Hindu
With the media constantly bombarding audiences with cancer, sanitisers and all manner of strange diseases, people are experiencing Hypochondriasis or Nosophobia, the fear of illness or disease, which has led to growing healthism, a peremptory idea of self-preserving behaviour.This approach criticises everything that fails to fit into the glamorous standards of a beautiful, young and slim body. In extreme forms, healthism is close to eugenics, which selects a ‘correct’ heredity. “But even simple concerns about the ‘standards’ of physical condition may provoke hypercorrection, such as surgery on a healthy body,” said Evgenia Golman from the HSE Faculty of Social Sciences Department of General Sociology.
Vigilant monitoring.The ‘Angelina Jolie syndrome’ has been frequently mentioned in the media recently, implying increased attention to the probability of dangerous diseases. This results not only in the vigilant monitoring of health, but also in possible attempts to prevent even hypothetical diseases, including by means of surgery on a healthy body.The famous case of the actress, who underwent a preventive mastectomy, is symptomatic of this obsession and fits into the healthism concept.
More signs.More widespread displays of healthism include the boom in diets, fitness, plastic surgery and organic food, as well as the popularity of mobile apps for health monitoring. Such ‘body worship’ is extensively supported by beauty salons, manufacturers of bioactive supplements and ‘superhealthy’ food, fitness and yoga centres, and, ultimately, even healthcare officials in many countries.Popular healthcare policy today often shifts the responsibility for health from healthcare institutions to individuals themselves, and shifts the focus from treatment to prevention, including prevention of even purely hypothetical pathologies, Golman explained in her paper.
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