Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie didn’t waste any time waiting to enjoy each other’s company. Once Angelina arrived in France from her trial visit at The Hague, she joined Brad for dinner at Michelangelo restaurant.

Brad looks pretty cheerful in the photos, and no wonder - he’s got a great-looking film debuting tomorrow at the Cannes Film Festival and Angelina is there to have a dinner date with him tonight followed by a red carpet walk tomorrow night. Who *wouldn’t* be happy?

In other news, there’s a new clip up on YouTube from Inglourious Basterds titled “Interrogation”. Please note there is some adult language in the clip so you may want to be careful where you watch it if you’re at work or around young children. As for me, it just makes me want to see it more! (Thanks Gabriella!)

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And now it’s official - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were seen in Antibes, Provence, France tonight. This time we have pictures!

I’m so happy to know they’re both there together. They’ll probably be able to enjoy a nice little getaway, even if it’s short.

Now the press in France can go crazy because the most anticipated couple at Cannes have officially arrived! Isn’t it kind of funny that the celebrity they’re most eager to see doesn’t even have a film playing at Cannes this year? I can’t wait for the red carpet!

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This is all getting confusing considering there are still no photos to be seen anywhere, but according to People.com, Brad Pitt arrived solo in France over the weekend and was seen at the Hotel du Cap, having lunch.

However, the article does mention that Angelina Jolie is expected to join Brad before the red carpet. They had previously posted that Angelina was very likely to be able to get some time off from filming Salt.

Both AFP and People are very reliable news sources, so I think that the earlier story about both of them arriving was an honest mistake.

I can’t wait for Angelina to arrive in France. I’m wondering what she’ll wear on the red carpet this time. I’m still dying to see her in a red gown - not a bright red, a dark jewel-tone red. Regardless, whatever she wears, we all know she’ll look gorgeous even if we don’t care for the dress at all!

In related news, Brad Pitt will have a segment on the Today Show this week, either Tuesday or Wednesday, so I’ll keep you posted about that as well.

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Who else is excited for this time next week? The Cannes Film Festival kicks into gear soon and Inglourious Basterds is set to debut on May 20th as part of the competition. This is excellent news for PittWatch people!

If the movie starts on the 20th, that means there’s a good chance that we’ll see photos of Brad Pitt arriving at Cannes as early as the 19th. Then we know we’ll get two sets of photos on the Wednesday because there’s always a photo call for the press early in the day, followed by the red carpet arrival photos later on.

While there’s nothing official out there yet, we can all figure there’s a really good chance that Angelina Jolie will be on the red carpet with Brad Pitt the night of Inglourious Basterds. Not only do they both always support each other on the red carpet whenever possible (notable and understandable exception - right after Angie gave birth to Knox and Vivienne of course!), it’s quite possible it will be the first time that Brad and Angelina get to see the movie themselves.

I have heard whispers that Angelina got time off from shooting Salt in order to accompany Brad to Cannes, but that it will be a very in-and-out visit due to her schedule, so it will just be the two of them. While I’d love to see the kids too, I’m perfectly happy with just seeing Brad and Angelina on the red carpet thanks.

Time has a nice piece up about the Cannes Film Festival in general, where they mention that Brad is practically a staple of the event:

As for Brad Pitt, he’s been a regular eminence here. He was on-screen in 2006 for Ocean’s Thirteen but stayed in Namibia to be with Angelina Jolie as she gave birth to their daughter Shiloh, was here in 2007 for Babel, and accompanied Jolie last year when she starred in Clint Eastwood’s Changeling. Now he’s the star of Quentin Tarantino’s World War II epic Inglourious Basterds. So, to fanciers of ambitious films and soulful beefcake, Pitt and Depp will be battling for the title of Sexiest 45-Year-Old to Walk Up the Red Carpet.

(If I may make an aside, I see no need to battle it out. As far as I’m concerned, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp can just stand side-by-side and call it a tie while I drool.)

Later in the article they mention Quentin Tarantino and Inglourious Basterds again:

Tarantino, who’s as much a movie fan as a moviemaker, is always welcome here; last year his two-hour conversation with film critic Michel Ciment filled the 900-seat Debussy theater to overflowing. Inglourious Basterds marks his first competition effort since he copped the Palme d’Or, Cannes’ top prize, in 1994 with Pulp Fiction. His war movie, with Pitt leading a squad of Jewish-American soldiers against the Nazis, is the centerpiece selection a week from today.

I am very eager to not only see the red carpet Cannes photos (and see what Angelina wears this year - last year she wore my favorite green dress, as pictured above!), I can’t wait to hear what the critics say about Inglourious Basterds. They showed a brief trailer of it in the theater on Saturday while showing a quick selection of upcoming summer blockbusters, and it seriously looks like a great flick.

There’s no telling what stories and photos will be available over the next few days - maybe more grocery outings, Brad hanging out with the kids, or Salt set photos - but stick close to PittWatch this time next week because I guarantee I’ll be very busy getting photos and videos of Brad Pitt (and Angelina Jolie!) at the Cannes Film Festival up online!

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Now we know where Brad Pitt was going when he was seen at JFK airport in New York yesterday. Brad was spotted in France, Marseilles, specifically.

He was looking pretty happy even after the flight, and really darn sexy too, I must add.

No official word yet on what he’s doing there. Because Inglourious Basterds is done with filming and he’s not currently filming anything else, he doesn’t need to shoot any scenes. It’s possible that it has to do with the Cannes Film Festival coming up in May. Other possibilities include something to do with Plan B, where he may need to check on a location or attend a business meeting over there if one of the upcoming movies is being filmed in France.

Naturally, we can expect a great deal of gossip due to him showing up alone. The tabloids will have a field day, so brace yourselves. Of course the real reason Angelina Jolie is not there right now is because she’s still filming!

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Here’s some excellent news! Brad Pitt will be back in Cannes this year to debut Inglourious Basterds!

The film festival runs from May 13-24 this year. Quentin Tarantino received the invitation and happily accepted, also entering the film into the competition. We won’t be able to see the movie until its official public release on August 21st, but I don’t mind since this means we’ll get to see Brad on the red carpet again, and since it’s so rare for them to do premieres separately, we’ll get a nice Angelina Jolie red carpet fix as well.

It may only be the 2nd of April right now but May is not far away. For some reason I love seeing Brad and Angelina in Cannes more than any other festival. Something about Cannes is just fun and exciting, and we know how much they love to spend time in France. Maybe they’ll take a little family vacation while they’re there if their work schedules allow it.

Hang in there, I know that we haven’t seen Brad and Angelina for awhile (and as always, the tabloids always have a field day when that happens, like they’ve never ever ducked out of public view before, give me a break), but hopefully we’ll see them out and about soon. Due to the lack of filming shots, I can only assume that Salt is currently shooting in a studio rather than on public streets. In the meantime, at least we can wait for Cannes now!

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Even though he has officially been nominated for an Oscar, Brad Pitt is still busy promoting The curious Case of Benjamin Button as it begins to open around Europe. Today Brad is in Paris at the Hotel Bristol for a photocall for the movie.

Brad looks great in these pictures, dressed casually in blue jeans, a great zip-up grey sweater, his trademark scarf, and he topped it off with his newsboy cap. I like the cap, actually. I prefer it to the fedora for some reason. I have a feeling he’s wearing it to cover his hair which had to be cut again while he was wrapping up the last of his scenes for Inglourious Basterds recently.

If he’s doing a photocall in Paris now, that means we’ll probably see Brad on the red carpet tonight for a premiere. I don’t have any word yet as to whether Angelina Jolie is there with him, although she certainly could be. We’ll find out when the red carpet rolls out later!

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Brad Pitt and Zahara Jolie-Pitt were spotted in Cannes at the Cannes airport today. Brad appeared to be in a great mood, giving a cheerful thumbs’ up to the cameras.

No word yet on what the outing was all about, but either way, it’s great to see that after Maddox and Pax got to go to Venice with their dad, now it’s Zahara’s turn for some Dad Time.

Toronto International Film Festival is coming up soon - who’s excited?!

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CNN ran a fairly disturbing story about a trespassing incident that occurred at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s home in France on Friday. Two paparazzi dressed in camouflage and somehow managed to sneak onto the grounds surrounding the Jolie-Pitt chateau. There is nothing officially stated yet as to how long they were on the grounds or how many - if any - pictures had been taken by the time they were found.

However, when four of the guards at the chateau discovered the intruders, a physical fight broke out from both sides. Apparently no one was seriously hurt although both the guards and the paparazzi chose to file assault charges. The spokesperson for the police, Capt. Olivia Poupot, implied that it’s easy to imagine that it’s not unusual for people to come to blows if they discover someone illegally on their property, taking pictures.

A judge will still need to make a formal ruling as to whether or not further charges will be pressed against anyone. This comes right on the heels of Brad threatening legal action for photos that were taken of the family in their yard the other day. We can only imagine how angry he must be over the trespassing and how scary it must be for the family in general.

What is perhaps even more disturbing is this further statement made by Capt. Poupot that they aren’t overly concerned by or interested in this break-in.

“There are, [...] more important things than paparazzi taking photos of a glamor couple.”

I don’t understand this attitude at all. This isn’t “paparazzi taking photos of a glamor couple” at all. You could call it that if they were walking down the street and someone took pictures of them from the end of the block. This is two people who invaded Brad and Angelina’s privacy by trespassing on their private property, disguising themselves to be as inconspicuous as possible, and traipsing around their home. I would hope that everyone could take legal action against such a thing; being a celebrity should not matter. On top of that, there are children involved. Will it be serious enough if one of the Jolie-Pitt kids gets hurt? Will it be serious enough if they break right into the house itself and take pictures inside?

I think the police should be taking it more seriously than they are, especially if they want to promote their supposed anti-paparazzi laws that prevent these types of incidents from happening at all. I don’t care how badly someone wants to sneak the first pictures of Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt - breaking into private property to do it is unacceptable and illegal and should be treated as such.

After spending so much time at the hospital before the birth of Knox and Vivienne and then staying another week after their birth before coming home, it was clearly important for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to spend some quality play time with their four older kids.

Although I’m not thrilled with sneaky photos on private property, there’s no denying that it’s incredibly cute to see Brad, Angelina, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, and Shiloh out in their yard, playing ball and running around. It looks like Mrs. Pitt is there as well, as reports have stated. You can see the photos here.

I rolled my eyes over the fact that they thought maybe Angelina Jolie was holding Vivienne in one of the photos. Who holds a baby like that? Do none of the paparazzi have children? Clearly that was a doll that Angie was holding, maybe one of Shiloh’s dolls. Duh.

Supposedly they’re supposed to be off to Greece, though no one has said why. I can’t imagine them wanting to leave for another country so soon because they are going to be tired for some time, unless it’s a prior commitment they can’t get out of. We’ll see if that’s true or not - maybe it’s just Brad for a movie meeting.