Brangelina Film ‘By The Sea’ Trounced By Critics Before Release
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 November 2015 20:24
- Written by Radar Online
Movie received only 45% on Rotten Tomatoes—read the scathing reviews! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been busy promoting their latest film together, By The Sea, but is the new feature doomed for failure already? While the movie centers around a troubled couple headed for divorce, Jolie—whose frame seems to be shrinking rapidly as of late—said in a recent interview that it served as a fun honeymoon project for the pair, and couldn’t be made had they not been a happy couple in real life. Unfortunately, By The Sea may be a repeat offense of Jolie’s directorial debut film Unbroken, already receiving snubs and slams after its initial screenings and even receiving a lousy 45% on Rotten Tomatoes.“This languid piece of would-be art cinema will prove once again that even the biggest names in the world won’t draw an audience to something that, in and of itself, has no reason for being,” top critic Todd McCarthy of the Hollywood Reporter ripped into the film on Rotten Tomatoes. Justin Chang of Variety was equally unforgiving in his review, writing: “An unabashed vanity project that struggles to turn its own beautiful inertia into a virtue.” Ouch! Meanwhile, audience commenters on the film review website slammed the film in a less flowery manner.“Awful movie don’t waste your money,” Nick M. wrote after screening the couple’s highly-anticipated film.
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Christina Applegate Pregnant after Talking to Angelina Jolie?
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 November 2015 20:29
- Written by Classical Lite
Despite having had cancer, Christina Applegate is supposedly determined to have another baby with husband, Martyn LeNoble. According to the latest gossip news updates, the Married with Children sex-symbol has decided to adopt after talking to her famous friends that have done the same -- like Sandra Bullock, Charlize Theron and Angelina Jolie. And while Applegate won't be getting pregnant again, she will be teaming up with fellow hot moms Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell for in a raucous new comedy from STX.At 43-years-old Christina Applegate was supposedly having second thoughts about growing her family with husband, Martyn LeNoble, but after talking to a few well-known friends, Al Bundy's eldest was back on track.One source in the latest November 15, issue of the National Enquirer claimed that after speaking with all her famous friends that have adopted, Christina made up her mind to go the same route: Christina Applegate Pregnant after Talking to Angelina Jolie? "Christina has been inspired by her A-list friends who have adopted, including Sheryl Crow, Charlize Theron and Sandra Bullock, as well as Angelina Jolie."Christina thinks it'd be best for her health and for her expanding family it she played it safe and had her ovaries removed before their little bundle of joy arrives."
While Applegate didn't get into any plans to adopt during her recent interview with Us Weekly, the Married with Children alum did talk about how important it is for her to raise her daughter, Sadie, with the right values, as well as her perfect vacation (via Belfast Telegraph): "Growing up, my mom and I would go to Manhattan and that was the best thing for me in the world... Sadie loves it."We don't take cabs -- we ride the subway and walk everywhere. I want her to know what the real place is...even the stinky parts!" "My favorite vacation is where I can just lie down and have people bring me things. My husband always says, 'Let's rent a house!' I'm like, 'That requires cooking our food and cleaning dishes, man! Let's get a villa with a staff and just lie there.' "He says, 'We'll be poor really soon.'" Applegate's going bankrupt sounds even more unlikely, however, that NE's claims that she is looking to adopt.According to Variety, Christina will soon be teaming up with both Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell for a film that is set to be the next Bridesmaids:"The film follows three moms who embark on a quest to liberate themselves from their mundane, everyday chores, accidentally landing themselves on a collision course with their children's school's PTA president and her blindly devoted clique of 'perfect' moms." Well...if Christina and Martyn do ever decide to have another child, at least, she'll have the money to take the kid on a couple swanky vacations.
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Angelina Jolie on Relationship with Brad Pitt: 'We Have Days When We Drive Each Other Absolutely Mad'
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- Published on Monday, 09 November 2015 11:53
- Written by People
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Pitt made a "private pact" while filming By the Sea, their first film together in 10 years: "We were going to try to be as open and honest and emotive as possible and give to each other as much as we could," Jolie told The Telegraph, "and, succeed or fail, we would just lay it bare." The shoot, a working honeymoon in Malta, wasn't always smooth sailing, Jolie Pitt told the paper, in a candid discussion of the personal and professional work that went into the film. "There were days during filming last year when we were really worried and it was hard," she said. "But," she continued, "at the end we came out of it thinking, 'This was the best honeymoon,' because the film says, 'Whatever you go through, weather the storm and stick together.' " .Jolie Pitt, 40, said the couple thought By the Sea might be a similar filming experience as Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2005 – "that kind of fun. " "But [we] realized very quickly that it wasn't," she said. "Then we joked that this is what happens after 10 years of marriage." Still, Jolie Pitt was clear that By the Sea, a drama about a marriage on the brink, which she wrote and directed, is not autobiographical."Brad and I have our issues, but if the characters were even remotely close to our problems we couldn't have made the film," she said."To be clear: we have fights and problems like any other couple. We have days when we drive each other absolutely mad and want space, but the problems in the movie aren't our specific problems," she said.Directing her husband, 51, for the first time posed its own challenges because Jolie Pitt said she knows the actor so well."These were very sensitive themes and I know Brad's triggers and what he can do and what he is thinking about, so I had to step away and just be very careful in how he was directed," Jolie Pitt said.She said she "tried to give him a safe space and tell him to trust me and I would do my best to protect him in the editing room if he would be as open and give me as much of himself and his emotions and his honesty – and he did." "I think he worked very hard," she said. "The strangest things were the scenes when we were fighting," she said, "and it was so weird trying to tell him to fight with me better." Pitt, for his part, told PEOPLE he has "no desire" to direct his wife: "I'd rather work for her."
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First look at the set of Angelina Jolie's new film in the heart of the Cambodian jungle
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- Published on Saturday, 07 November 2015 12:07
- Written by Daily Mail
Angelina Jolie was spotted scouting locations for her latest directorial project in Siem Reap. Cambodia last month.And now DailyMail.com can reveal a first look at the set of the Netflix movie First They Killed My Father: A Daughter Of Cambodia Remembers.The star is about to direct hundreds of locals in the epic, which she also co-wrote, while her eldest son Maddox - who was born in Cambodia - is going to be heavily involved.Workers have been preparing huts to look like a traditional Cambodian village and fields to look like rice paddies on the set.However there is one potential issue for Angelina and her crew, as they revealed that they had found nine Asian Forest Scorpions - also known as Black Scorpions - lurking underfoot in one day.A single sting from their barbed tails causes intense pain, swelling and a large, red wound that remains inflamed for days and can be fatal if left untreated. One skilled member of the locally sourced crew was in charge of cutting off their stinging tails, before placing them in a jar.His on-set colleague explained: 'You have to be very careful when you’re working. We keep them in a plastic bottle, which they can’t climb out of, but they do try and escape. The pincers can really hurt.'We put them in bottles of whisky, its good for you, it gives you strength! We do the same with centipedes when we find them – although we cut off their heads.'Scorpions aren’t the only problem the film crew faces. There are deadly critters to deal with on the forest floor and up trees - a major problem if anyone is bitten, as the nearest hospital is 45 minutes away on winding dirt roads, which become very difficult to negotiate in the rain.
A local villager explained: 'The scorpions are very dangerous for anyone who doesn’t know how to deal with their stings.'We have tarantulas here, some of the most venomous varieties, and cobras. They can dive out of the tree and bite you on the head - they’re deadly.'You have to be treated within the hour after being bitten to survive. The hospital is far, but there are some people in the village who know of a special medicine [extract] from one of the trees that can treat the bites.'Angelina, 40, will base herself in Cambodia while she makes her latest movie between now and February 2016.First They Killed My Father... tells the story of the deadly Khmer Rouge regime - which ruled Cambodia with an iron fist and massacred millions of its own citizens between 1975 and 1979 - from the perspective of girl who is five years old at the beginning of the story.It is based on the first-hand account of Angelina’s friend, Luong Ong, whom she met during one of her first humanitarian missions to the country after filming Tomb Raider there in 2000 and falling in love with it. Angelina has said that Maddox, 14, will be very much involved in production to ensure he connects to the country of his birth.'As Maddox and I prepare the film we will be side by side learning about his country,' Jolie explained earlier this year.'He is 14 and this is a very important time for him to understand who he is. He is my son but he is also a son of Cambodia. This is the time for our family to understand all that that means to him and to us.'One local woman who has been hired for the cast - but declined to give her name for fear of losing her part in the movie - told how Angelina’s film has provided work for a huge number of people in the village, some of whom live in grass huts not unlike the ones created for the set.
She said: 'More than 100 people from the village have been hired by the film crew – they’ve been building the sets, and preparing the fields to have banana trees, rice paddies and potato plants.'They’ve also been making the Khmer Rouge uniforms, which are all black with red and white chequered scarves.'People have been paid between $15 and $25 a day, depending on the jobs they do – it’s a good wage for here.'This film is very good for the village – the rice crop finished around a month ago, so it’s the slow season and this has provided jobs to help everyone through.'Most of the film will be made in the Siem Reap province, and will use a huge cast of between 2,000 to 3,000 people, all of whom will be Cambodian. Angelina is currently promoting By The Sea, which she directed and stars in with husband Brad Pitt. It is due for release in the US on November 13 and the UK on December 11.
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Angelina Jolie Switches It Up for 'By The Sea' After Party with Hubby Brad Pitt!
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- Published on Friday, 06 November 2015 20:07
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie looks absolutely stunning in her cream dress while posing alongside her husband Brad Pitt at the after party for their film By the Sea held at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Thursday (November 5) in Hollywood.The 40-year-old actress, director, and humanitarian changed out of the elegant Atelier Versace strapless gown she wore to the premiere earlier in the night.The event served as the opening night gala premiere of the 2015 AFI Fest presented by Audi.Be sure to check out By the Sea when it hits theaters on November 13 – Watch trailer here!
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