Khmer Rouge's takeover of Phnom Penh recreated for Angelina Jolie-directed film
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 February 2016 05:33
- Written by SMH
The moment sends a chill down the spine of many Cambodians.Early on the morning of April 17, 1975, battle-hardened young fighters of the Khmer Rouge guerrilla army began silently filtering into the capital Phnom Penh, which had been besieged for five months.Many city dwellers cheered, hoping it would be the end of a civil war that had cost half a million lives.But it was to be the beginning of a four-year nightmare that left an estimated 1.7 million people dead from starvation, disease or execution as the Khmer Rouge emptied cities and tore up money in a disastrous attempt to create an agrarian utopia.Now almost 41 years later, photos have emerged on the internet of a dramatic recreation of that day – stirring memories of the genocide – despite that the producers of the Angelina Jolie-directed movie First They Killed My Father kept paparazzi away from the set."Seeing these scenes, remembering the true story during that regime … the pain and will never be forgotten," posted one Facebook user."It still haunts my memory, non-stop," posted another.Beyond blockades manned by today's soldiers, the photographs taken by onlookers show black-clad and heavily armed actors arriving on trucks in Battambang, the country's second-largest north-western city.The streets were lined with 1960s vintage cars, a computer shop had been transformed into a camera repair shop and a brick building had become a cinema.Hundreds of extras hired to appear in the movie were paid $US25 a day in the impoverished country were the average income is $US940 a year.The movie, produced for Netflix and shot in the Cambodian language and English, is an adaptation of a non-fiction book by Loung Ung, a childhood survivor of the Khmer Rouge era who was trained as a soldier in a camp for orphans.Angelina Jolie is greeted by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Jolie says she was deeply affected by Loung's book and the movie will be "hard to watch but important to see".She told Associated Press the intent of the movie is not to revisit the horrors of war but to bring to the screen characters that people worldwide will empathise with, and to help other people learn about Cambodia."What is special about this particular story is that it is told from the perspective of a five-year-old child, and is based on a child's emotional experience of war," she said."It sheds light not only on the experience of children during the genocide in Cambodia but of all children who endure war."Jolie said the movie will also draw her closer to the people of Cambodia, the homeland of her adopted 14-year-old son Maddox, who is involved in the production.Despite being deprived access to the set, the paparazzi have been busy revealing the 40-year-old Oscar-winning Jolie's new tattoos, supposedly inked by Thai master tattooist Ajarn Noo.And the gossip writers have claimed divorce was nearing with 52-year-old Brad Pitt (subsequently denied), and she was adopting another Cambodian child to join her six other children (also denied).Jolie, a United Nations special envoy on refugees, has had a decade-long association with Cambodia, whose 15 million people remain deeply scarred by the Khmer Rouge period.In 2001 she starred in Lara Croft:Tomb Raider, a movie shot at a temple in the Angkor Wat complex in the country's north-west.In 2003 she founded the Maddox Jolie Pitt Foundation, a non-government-organisation that focuses on environmental conservation, rural poverty and female empowerment.The foundation bought 60,000 hectares of Cambodian land that was infiltrated by poachers, and turned it into a wildlife reserve.Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni has signed a special decree giving Jolie Cambodian citizenship, in recognition of her environmental work in the country.
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Ready for a TV series based on Angelina Jolie action thriller Salt
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- Published on Monday, 15 February 2016 19:50
- Written by Empire online
Salt made a splash back in 2010 with Angelina Jolie kicking ass across the screen as a secret agent. Though there has been talk of a sequel since then, nothing has emerged. But now Sony is looking to go a different route, putting a TV remake of the film into development.It's just the latest in an increasing list of movies getting the telly treatment, with the likes of The Exorcist and Training Day among the current crop trying to fight their way into a packed small screen market. Quite what form the Salt show would take isn't known at this very early stage (beyond an obvious likely lack of Jolie, but Sony's Diego Suarez tells Screen International, "We want to bring it to Europe in a completely different way." The original plot (spoiler alert in case you haven't seen a six-year-old film) found Jolie has a CIA spy released from a North Korean prison who is eventually revealed to be a Russian agent tasked with assassinating the US President. She ultimately turns against her sleeper agent masters and goes on the run. This new series is being touted at the European Film Market, and we'll have to wait to see if a broadcaster bites.
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Do James Caan and Angelina Jolie Share a History Together?
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- Published on Sunday, 14 February 2016 13:16
- Written by Tvovermind
He’s one of the main stars on the hit show Hawaii Five-O but that doesn’t mean fame has gone to Scott Caan’s head. In fact, he’s as down-to-earth and relaxed as anyone else without a starring role in a hit television show. We see him every Friday night being awesome, but we still don’t know much about him. He’s handsome, he’s funny and he is clearly good at his job. Knowing all that, it might not seem as if there is much more we need to know, but we always like to learn a little bit more about a man who comes into our homes every Friday.
His dad is famous.He is the son of famous actor James Caan, so it’s safe to say that acting runs in his blood. Considering all the roles he’s had and his long history in the career, we’d say it really does run in the family.
He’s been hanging around with Playboy since he was 12.That’s right, people; 12. His father was interviewed for Playboy TV when Scott Caan was only 12, and he went with his father. His friends were probably as jealous as they get.
He’s got a long history with actress Angelina Jolie.They attended high school together at Beverly Hills High for starters. They later appeared together in a famous Nic Cage movie, “Gone in Sixty Seconds.” They’ve known one another for a very long time.
He did not graduate high school.Scott Caan might have to say a quick prayer of thanks that his acting career worked out for him, because high school did not. He dropped out two years before graduation to pursue a musical career in a rap group. It did not work out for him.
His father told him not to take the role.Scott asked his dad if he thought that his role on Friday night’s hottest show was a good one for him, and his dad told him not to take it. I think he might be glad he did not listen to his father’s advice this time around.
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Zac Efron And Sami Miro Channel Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie At Yves Saint Laurent Event
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- Published on Sunday, 14 February 2016 13:15
- Written by Kpop starz
Zac Efron and Sami Miro are trying to become that glamorous couple that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is. Seeing how they both have a great sense of style and work out regularly together, they will have no problem snagging that title. And attending fashionable events like Yves Saint Laurent event will only boost their reputation."Zac Efron strikes a pose with his girlfriend Sami Miro at the 2016 Saint Laurent at the Palladium event on Wednesday (February 10) in Los Angeles. The 28-year-old Dirty Grandpa star matched his 27-year-old model girlfriend in an all black ensemble," according to Just Jared.Zac and Sami are attached by the hip this year. He has been taking his girlfriend to many of his training sessions for his upcoming movie "Baywatch". Or it could be that she going by her own accord to keep an eye on his developments with Alexandra Daddario, his "Baywatch" co-star."Zac Efron heads into the gym for a workout alongside his girlfriend Sami Miro on Tuesday (January 26) in Los Angeles. The 28-year-old actor has been gearing up for his role in Baywatch recently by taking swimming lessons," according to Just Jared.But the fans can safely say that the actor does not have a wondering eye, unlike Brad Pitt. He even skipped "High School Musical" reunion with Vanessa Hudgens and Corbin Bleu so that people don't associate him with his Disney love.He broke all of his fans hearts when he "wasn't able to attend the High School Musical reunion in which the main cast members - including his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens - celebrated the 10th anniversary of the original Disney Channel movie," according to Hollywood Life.But whatever he is going through, it looks like his girlfriend Sami Miro will be by his side to make sure that he doesn't fall for co-stars like Alexandra Daddario. Seeing how hot Alexandra has gotten since her "Percy Jackson" days, it's understandable that Sami is getting worried! Congrats to the couple for looking so glam at Yves Saint Laurent event! It's only a matter of time that they achieve Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie status.
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Threats, Abuse & A Gun! Angelina’s Twisted Lesbian Lover Exposed
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- Published on Sunday, 14 February 2016 13:12
- Written by Radar online
Before Jolie settled down with Brad Pitt, she was with a wild woman! Angelina Jolie‘s wild child past was even more twisted than the world thought! RadarOnline.com has uncovered never-before-seen court documents that reveal the dark truth of her lesbian love lover Jenny Shimizu, one filled with threats, abuse and worse! Jolie and Shimizu’s ill-fated love affair began when they were filming the movie Foxfire, which was released in late 1996.At the time, records show, Shimizu was sharing apartments with long-time girlfriend Maria Luisa Mosquera in Los Angeles and New York.But as her relationship with Jolie heated up, so did tensions with Mosquera — and it ended in court!Records on the case have long since been destroyed, but Radar can reveal that on November 8, 1996, Shimizu posted $20,000 bail for an incident that occurred the previous night, resulting in charges of assault with a deadly weapon.The full complaint was filed on December 4, 1996, and on December 9, Shimizu posted an $80,000 bail for charges of criminal threats and assault with a firearm.By February 7, 1997, she pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possession of a weapon with intent to assault and felony inflicting visible injury on a cohabitant or spouse, with remaining counts of felony assault with a firearm and making a terrorist threat to be disposed on completion of a probation.The details of the incident are not clear, but she was subsequently ordered by a judge to stay away from girlfriend Mosquera. Mosquera did not respond to Radar’s requests for comment.Shimizu was also ordered to pay a $200 fine, complete one year of domestic violence counseling, 200 hours of community service and sentenced to three years of probation. She served one day in jail.Her legal troubles, however, were only beginning.
On June 27, 1997, the judge admonished Shimizu for showing up late to her probation hearing and urged to bring proof of her enrollment in a domestic violence counseling to the next hearing.But by October 17, 1997, she failed to appear yet again, and a bench warrant was issued for her arrest.Then on Feb 6, 1998, she failed to report to her probation officer, resulting in probation being revoked and a warrant issued.Shimizu was technically on the run for four years until 2002, when she was nabbed by the sheriff and put in lockup overnight without bail on February 25, 2002.The next day, she was allowed to go, but told to report to probation officer within 48 hours.On April 4, 2002, she admitted to skipping out on probation for all those years, and told to complete 30 days in jail or 30 days Caltrans graffiti removal, plus pay $30/month restitution.By December 11, 2002, she proved she had completed 218 hours of community service and domestic violence counseling.And on March 29, 2004, a judge ruled that Shimizu had “appeared to have complied with all terms and conditions of probation.” The court ordered probation terminated and her remaining charges were dismissed.
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