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

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         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 Making Celine Dion Movie Biopic?

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Published on Friday, 05 February 2016 07:48

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          Angelina Jolie is NOT planning on making a movie biopic about Celine Dion, despite a made-up tabloid report. Gossip Cop can exclusively correct this claim. We’re told there’s “no truth” to it.According to Star, Jolie believes Dion would make a great subject for a film, and hopes to tell the singer’s life story. A so-called “source” claims in the tabloid, “Angie says the story practically writes itself, from Celine’s childhood singing in dive bars to meeting her future husband, Rene Angelil, when she was 12 and then going on to date him as soon as she was of legal age.”The tabloid further alleges Jolie is giving Dion time to mourn the recent deaths of her husband, Rene, and brother, Daniel, before making the supposed movie. The magazine’s questionable insider adds, “Celine knows Angie would love to work with her. It’s only a matter of time before they come together and make the film.”
         Gossip Cop checked in with a source close to Jolie, who exclusively tells us there’s “no truth” to the tabloid’s claim that the actress wants to make a movie about Dion. Jolie is always circling many film projects, but Dion’s life story simply isn’t one of them. And a rep for Dion tells Gossip Cop she “never heard” of the proposed project.Of course, Gossip Cop isn’t surprised by the tabloid’s phony tale, considering that we’ve repeatedly had to correct Star for making up stories about Jolie. We recently busted the magazine for wrongly claiming the actress forces her staff to watch her movies and then demands they give her positive feedback. Shortly before that, Gossip Cop corrected the tabloid’s false cover story that alleged Jolie gave Brad Pitt a “divorce ultimatum.” The magazin

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Angelina Jolie, Jack Black: 'Kung Fu Panda 3' is a family affair

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Published on Thursday, 28 January 2016 04:54

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           Angelina Jolie and Jack Black aren't just A-list stars: They're parents too. So when it came time for the third installment in "Kung Fu Panda" franchise of animated family films, they decided to get their kids involved. How?  "We force them!" Black said during a joint interview with Jolie for TODAY. "It's like, 'Get out there and do your job. Earn some money for this family.'"He was kidding, of course. But if you were a kid whose dad or mom were involved in such a fun franchise, wouldn't you want to be a part of it too? So for "Panda 3," four of Jolie (and Brad Pitt's) children and Black's son Samuel got small parts in the film."What I think was so sweet about it was that they took it very seriously," Jolie said. "They came in and they said, 'I don't know if I can do this!'"  Black said that Samuel had asked directly if he could have a part once the third movie was announced. "I was like, 'We'll see what I can do,'" deadpanned the actor. "'I'll try to get you a line.' And I was able to pull some strings."  Still, both stars have mixed feelings about getting their children into the business. Jolie said she and Pitt actively discourage acting as a first career."We've always said, if they're gonna be actors, I hope they do something and then be actors," she explained.  Black says he encourages his kids to think beyond being on camera. "I try to steer 'em towards, you know, writing and directing the little things on the iPhone," he said.Still, if there are more "Panda" movies to come, the kids might have more to do down the line. Black says he thinks a trilogy is a natural way to end the series, but appeared open for more."I think there's a hunger for panda," he laughed. "People want more panda. And that's a good sign."

"Kung Fu Panda 3" opens in theaters January 28.

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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

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         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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Protesters may target Angelina Jolie's Unbroken on belated Japanese debut

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Published on Sunday, 31 January 2016 12:40

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          War biopic has drawn ire from rightwing groups who claim it lacks credibility and could undermine relations between the US and Japan.The controversial Angelina Jolie second world war epic Unbroken could be hit by protests from nationalist groups protesting against its depiction of torture in prisoner-of-war camps when it debuts in Japan next month, reports the Daily Telegraph.There are fears the film’s 6 February premier in Tokyo, as well as subsequent screenings across the country, could be targeted by campaigners. It is not clear if director Jolie – whose film was a global box-office success, with $163.2m in receipts despite middling reviews – will be in attendance.Jolie’s film was released in the US and UK in December 2014, but has had difficulty finding a distributor in Japan. Rightwing protesters say its vision of Japanese guards severely mistreating American prisoners of war is deeply misleading, and have petitioned for it to be banned on grounds of racism.Based on Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption, it tells the life story of American Olympic runner and US Air Force second lieutenant Louis Zamperini, played on screen by Britain’s Jack O’Connell. The prisoner of war, who died in July 2014, claimed he was beaten and mistreated by the Japanese navy between July 1943 and August 1945, after being captured near the Marshall Islands following the downing of the B-24 bomber he had been helping to fly, and a harrowing 47 days at sea.
         The book and film tell how the airman was tormented by prison guard Mutsuhiro Watanabe, nicknamed the Bird, who later featured in General Douglas MacArthur’s list of the 40 most wanted war criminals in Japan. Hillenbrand claims Watanabe once forced a weak and starving Zamperini to hold a heavy piece of wood above his head for 37 minutes before punching him in the stomach, and the book also accuses the Japanese of engaging in cannibalism of POWs and murderous medical experiments.However, Yoichi Shimada, a professor of international relations at Fukui Prefectural University, told the Telegraph that the book and its big-screen transfer should both be regarded as fiction.“The book and the film both unnecessarily stress violent events by the Japanese military,” he said. “Yes, there were a few atrocities during the war, but they were not only committed by the Japanese. All armies committed atrocities.“At a time when Japan and the US should be heightening their security cooperation to combat the threat posed by China, the timing of the release of this film is not at all constructive.” Tatsuya Mori, a Japanese documentary film-maker, said during a recent preview event that Jolie’s drama was particularly vulnerable to nationalist ire. “The film drew much more of a backlash in Japan than it should have just because it was directed by a foreign film-maker,” he said. “The situation casts a light on the essential problems of Japanese society.”

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Angelina Jolie looks incredibly thin in simple little black dress for solo appearance at Kung Fu Panda 3 premiere

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Published on Sunday, 17 January 2016 13:27

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         Angelina Jolie kept her outfit simple as she arrived for the premiere of Kung Fu Panda 3 on Saturday.The actress skipped the fancy frocks usually seen at such events in favour of a little black dress and a similarly plain pair of black court shoes.The constantly busy mother-of-six looked radiant, her clear skin and bright eyes showing no sign of tiredness.However her legs and arms looked rather incredibly thin, a sign perhaps of her hectic year.It has certainly been a grueling 12 months for Angelina, who underwent invasive surgery to remove her ovaries just last March - plunging her into an early menopause.This followed a previous mastectomy, with both surgeries undertaken to reduce her risk of contracting cancer, after she discovered she had a genetic predisposition to the disease which killed her own mother.Bravely, Angelina shared details of this with the public in an effort to increase awareness. But rather than rest up, the actress has thrown herself back into work. Indeed she has only just returned from Cambodia, where she was working on her passion project First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia. The year has also seen her do the rounds promoting her film By The Sea, which she wrote, directed and starred in - however the film disappointed at the box office.
        On Saturday the actress went solo on the red carpet, with her husband Brad Pitt and their six children staying away.But she had plenty of company from her co-stars, with Lucy Liu arriving wearing a black fit and flare dress.Liu, 47, left baby son Rockwell Lloyd at home. Her first child, he was born via surrogate in August.Kate Hudson also attended, wearing a long white floral gown, with full sleeves.She brought along her sons Bingham and Ryder. Out in theatres on January 29, Kung Fu Panda 3 follows Po (Jack Black) as he reunites with his biological father (Bryan Cranston) and works to train a village of pandas to fight against an evil ancient spirit named Kai (J.K. Simmons) who is terrorizing China.The movie also features some very special cameos - from Angelina's children.Pax, 12, Zahara, 10, Shiloh, nine, and Knox, seven, all recorded animal noises for the film.'They were kind of shy,' the 40-year-old actress told Entertainment Tonight of bringing her brood into the studio.'They don't really want to be actors, but I didn't want them to miss the opportunity. They came in, and they had a lot of fun with it.'
        Also voicing an animal in the movie is Black's son Sammy.'My boy actually has a voice in it,' he told E! News. 'He plays one of the bunnies.'I wish there was only one bunny so I could say, "My boy plays the bunny," but he's like one of the bunnies. There's like a thousand bunnies.'Dustin Hoffman's grandson Gus is also heard in the movie.It's not the first time Jolie's children have been involved in a Hollywood production.Her son Maddox, 14, is also helping her research for her upcoming movie in Cambodia.The actress revealed that Maddox also did a bit of work as a production assistant for her recent collaboration with husband Brad, By The Sea.Jolie also shares seven-year-old daughter Vivienne (Knox's twin) with Pitt, 52.Vivienne starred with her mum on the set of 2014's Malificent.

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