Angelina Jolie to receive aviation award at a ceremony hosted by John Travolta
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- Published on Monday, 05 January 2015 20:12
- Written by UPI
John Travolta is to present the Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award to his fellow film star and pilot Angelina Jolie at the 12th annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards ceremony.Jolie recently directed the movie Unbroken, which is about the life of Louis Zamperini, a World War II airman.The Aviation Awards ceremony is to take place at the Beverly Hilton ballroom Jan. 16. Travolta is hosting the event, which will be dedicated to Bob Hoover, the first inductee of the Living Legends of Aviation, who is celebrating his 93rd birthday.Actor and pilot Harrison Ford also will present the Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award to Mark Baker, president and chief executive officer of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.Herb Kelleher -- founder, 20-year chief executive officer and 30-year executive chairman of Southwest Airlines -- will receive the Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award. That prize will be presented by last year's recipient, Frederick Smith, founder and chief executive officer of Fedex.
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Angelina Jolie Has a Vegas Shopping Spree with Her Kids
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- Published on Monday, 05 January 2015 20:02
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie loves to treat her kids to some fun and that was exactly what happened when she went shopping with six-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne in Las Vegas this weekend.The 39-year-old actress/director was spotted on Saturday (January 3) at Bonanza Gifts shop where she bought a “bevy of toys and gag gifts, including light sabers, a plush dinosaur pillow, t-shirts, mugs, a bunch of telescope-style ‘freeloader forks,’ and more mischievous presents,” according to People.Angelina, who was dressed in a beige sweater, jeans, and sunglasses, let her kids pick out anything they wanted. The shop manager said that she was “as normal as can be” and a member of the family’s entourage checked out at the register.Meanwhile, Brad Pitt was in Palm Springs to attend the film festival and honor Selma actor David Oyelowo.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie supportive of Shiloh’s choice of gender-identity
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- Published on Monday, 05 January 2015 11:30
- Written by Celeb Beat
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's eight-yer-old daughter dresses as a boy and wants to be called as ‘John.’ Back in 2008, Pitt in an interview with Oprah Winfrey on her show revealed that even when she was just 2½ years old, their daughter Shiloh already chose to identify herself as a boy. Said he then: “She only wants to be called John. John or Peter. So it's a Peter Pan thing. So we've got to call her John. ‘Shi, do you want...’ – ‘John. I'm John.’ And then I'll say, ‘John, would you like some orange juice?’ And she goes, ‘No!’ So, you know, it's just that kind of stuff that's cute to parents, and it's probably really obnoxious to other people.”Wife Jolie back in 2010 also told Daily Mail: "I don't think it's for the world to interpret anything. She likes to dress like a boy and wants her hair cut like a boy and she wanted to be called 'John' for a while. Some kids wear capes and want to be Superman and she wants to be like her brothers. It's who she is. It's been a surprise to us and it's really interesting, but she's so much more than that - she's funny and sweet and pretty. But she does love a tie..."
Now, after four years, the whole Jolie-Pitt family still addresses Shiloh as 'John.' At the premier showing of her mother's Unbroken film, her being seen and photographed sporting a short haircut and wearing a suit and tie much like those of her older brothers Pax and Maddox did serve to provoke media attention.As Pitt noted years before, their decision to support their child's choice of gender identity will have some social media users opposing and criticizing them on the issue.However, many more did agree with them. Lisa Suhay at Christian Monitor is one of those who sides with the couple. She wrote: "Jolie and Pitt are doing something very wise and brave by setting an example for other parents to get past the idea that boys will be boys and girls will be princesses, by allowing their child to explore who she is and trust they will recognize her, not by her dress, but by who she is day-to-day - their child."
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Amber Rose Calls Shiloh Jolie-Pitt ''John,'' Says Brad and Angelina's Child Was ''Born Into the Perfect Family for Him''
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- Published on Thursday, 01 January 2015 10:46
- Written by Eonline
Amber Rose is getting both backlash and praise for a controversial Instagram post she shared about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's 8-year-old daughter, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt.Last night, the 31-year-old model posted a photo of Shiloh from her mom's recent Unbroken premiere in L.A. with the caption, "How gorgeous is John Jolie Pitt?! Born into the perfect family for him. "If you didn't know, Pitt revealed to Oprah Winfrey back in 2008 that Shiloh prefers being called John. "She only wants to be called John. John or Peter. So it's a Peter Pan thing," he said when Shiloh was just 2. "So we've got to call her John. 'Shi, do you want…' ‘John. I'm John.' And then I'll say, 'John, would you like some orange juice?' And she goes, 'No!' So, you know, it's just that kind of stuff that's cute to parents and it's probably really obnoxious to other people."Two years later, Jolie opened up to Vanity Fair about Shiloh's masculine style."Shiloh, we feel has Montenegro style. It's how people dress there. She likes tracksuits, she likes [regular] suits. So it's a suit with a tie and a jacket and slacks, or a tracksuit," the Oscar winner said in 2010. "She likes to dress like a boy. She wants to be a boy. So we had to cut her hair. She likes to wear boys' everything. She thinks she's one of the brothers." While Rose's intentions were obviously coming from an extremely supportive place, for the record, Jolie and Pitt have never publically talked about Shiloh—or any of their children—being "transkids" as Rose put it.
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Italy Box Office 2014: Angelina Jolie Reigns, Local Comedies Do Well, Revenue Drops
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- Published on Wednesday, 31 December 2014 08:20
- Written by Hollywood Reporter
Angelina Jolie and Maleficent conquered the Italian box office in 2014, but overall revenue dropped sharply compared with 2013, which was boosted by a big homegrown hit and Disney's Frozen.Maleficent took home $19.1 million in Italy in 2014. The Sleeping Beauty retelling drew in families from around the country, who mostly saw a dubbed version of the new Mrs. Brad Pitt taking on the good side of a classic villain.Italian comedies continued to fare well, with three low-budget films breaking the top 10 box-office rankings, surrounded by the latest installments of Hollywood tentpoles Hunger Games, Transformers and Spider-Man.The number two spot went to mafia comedy Un Boss in Salotto, which took $16.6 million. Luca Minieri’s local hit garnered laughs with a pitch-perfect family being upended when a small-time criminal brother hides out in their home.Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street took the number three spot with $15.96 million. But it was followed closely by Sotta Una Buona Stella (Under a Lucky Star) with $14.1 million. The Carlo Verdone-directed film about a man who has to change his lifestyle when something terrible happens in his life stars Netflix’s Marco Polo star, newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy.Tutta Colpa di Freud (It's All Freud's Fault) by Paolo Genovese also broke the top 10 for the year with box-office revenue of $10.7 million. The fast-paced comedy about a psychoanalyst treating his three troubled daughters proved to be a homegrown hit.Overall, the box-office numbers for the top 10 films of 2014 are dramatically below 2013. The top 10 in 2014 pulled in $135.6 million, compared with $239.3 million in 2013.Road trip comedy Sole a catinelle in 2013 raked in $69.9 million, breaking records, with another Disney hit, Frozen, taking the number 2 spot with $26.4 million. The box office saw a big boost in 2013 when theaters lowered the price of admissions, but the incentive did not seem to make a lasting impression.
Here is the list of Italy's top 10 box-office performers in 2014:
1. Maleficent ($19.1 million)
2. Un Boss in Salotto ($16.6 million)
3. The Wolf of Wall Street ($16.0 million)
4. Sotta Una Buona Stella ($14.1 million)
5. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($13.0 million)
6. Interstellar ($12.9 million)
7. Transformers: Age of Extinction ($11.6 million)
8. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 ($11.0 million)
9. Tutta Colpa di Freud ($10.7 million)
10. How to Train Your Dragon 2 ($10.65 million)
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