Well, today’s the day! In many countries, Wanted opens in theaters today. It’s been getting some pretty good reviews. MSN Movies gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars, while Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 74% (which is actually pretty good for RT!) and calls it a “fast-paced, crackling thrill ride tailor-made for the Summer audience”.
I agree with that. It’s the perfect Summer blockbuster extravaganza to me. I like movies with a deep and meaningful story, movies like The Kite Runner; I like artsy foreign films like Amelie. But sometimes I just like to sit back and enjoy a high energy action flick with impossible story lines and stunts that would leave real people dead. I like to just let go of reality and watch a movie that is laced with adrenaline, and every trailer or clip I have seen promises that Wanted is exactly that.
I can’t wait to see it. Our weekend is too packed to see it now, but I’m hoping to see it next weekend. My birthday is coming up in less than two weeks so I’ve already decided that would be one fun thing to do to celebrate.
Who’s going to see it this weekend? If you do see it, please leave your review here in the comments, but please be sensitive about any spoilers for the people who are still going to be waiting awhile before watching it.
(Ha, I just heard the preview for the movie on my local radio station as I was uploading the photos. Angelina Jolie has such a distinctive and seductive voice.)
You can proudly wear the very same black leather jacket that Angelina Jolie wore in Wanted. It’s currently being auctioned off on eBay, with the proceeds going to charity. The funds will be donated to PLAN!T Now, which used to be known as the Grenada Relief Fund.
As of the time of my posting, the bids are already up to over $7000 US. That’s pretty good; I wonder how high it will go. If you have a lot of cash weighing your bank account down, you can go bid on Angelina Jolie’s jacket too.
Alas, I don’t have that kind of money, I’ll have to stick to my small donations to the UNHCR instead!
I waffled back and forth about whether to post this because it’s so incredibly intrusive, but I figured I’ll write about it and let you decide whether to go see the pictures or not.
Angelina Jolie is most definitely still pregnant and there is photographic proof. After the whole ET debacle, many people were saying that Angie should “prove” that she hadn’t given birth yet by going out in public and letting herself be seen. As though she owes us photos to demonstrate that she’s still pregnant. I couldn’t believe the sense of entitlement so many people in the media had, as though she’s a piece of property to parade around.
Anyway, Angelina had said she planned to lay low after Cannes and she has kept her word to herself, enjoying private time with her family in the chateau in France. And while we all miss seeing her and the kids out and about, it’s a good thing for her to just be relaxing with her family in these last weeks before the twins arrive.
However, I guess some people are just desperate since In Touch magazine has now published photos of Angelina Jolie and her very pregnant belly with Zahara and Shiloh as they played outside on the weekend.
The whole purpose of renting this particular home was because of the incredible privacy and the only photos we were ever able to see were aerial shots. Clearly some paparazzi agency rented a freakin’ helicopter to take photos of Angelina Jolie on her own private property.
I’m really frustrated by this. Yes, it’s nice to see photos of any of the Jolie-Pitt family but I don’t like or condone being disrespectful at this level. It’s one thing to take their pictures out on the street. If Angie had strolled down to the front gates to wave at all the cameras, that would be fine. But she was inside the property and photographed from above. There’s something very disturbing about that.
I know celebrities are in the limelight but surely there’s a line where things go too far. Can you imagine not even being able to be in your own yard without worrying about cameras?
Anyway. Nothing can be done about it at this point. So Angelina is still very pregnant. I just would have preferred to believe that on my own without intrusive photos to prove a point.
What do you think? Let’s discuss this invasion of privacy!
People who know me offline often assume that I must get really angry at some of the negative things people say about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Sometimes I do get annoyed, but usually I just roll my eyes and laugh because it’s often so ridiculous. But do you know why I sometimes love the negative stories?
Because it makes me smile to know some people are just clawing around, looking for something nasty to say and meanwhile, Brad and Angelina help so many people who need it. Like when they donated $1 million via the Jolie-Pitt Foundation to the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict.
The EPCC was actually co-founded by Angelina last year - she has said that “these educational support programs for children of conflict are the best way to help them heal.”
Half the money will go to help the education and emotional support of children of military people over in Iraq, while the other half will help various groups that offer aid to Iraqi women and children.
It is Brad’s hope that they can encourage others to help as well through these different groups.
That’s why I don’t understand the people who criticize Brad and Angelina for the spotlight that shines on all their humanitarian efforts. Angelina herself said that cameras follow her anyway so let them follow her to places that need that spotlight. I don’t see how some people can’t realize that because of their fame, they draw attention to groups that would just be one more charity among thousands if it weren’t for the big names that attach to them.
But then again, the Jolie-Pitt fans have always understood, right?
Despite the fact that Cyclone Nargis destroyed much of Myanmar well over a month ago, aid is still only trickling in and relief has been hard to come by for the vast majority of those who have been left homeless and hungry. Not On Our Watch is an organization headed up by several celebrities including Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Matt Damon and they’ve launched a new ad campaign to try to drive help into Myanmar.
They took out a full page advertisement in the Jakarta Post, an Indonesian newspaper. The ad reads, “Burma’s neighbors have the power to help victims who remain desperately in need.” The hope is that with more countries pushing aid forward, more will be able to get into the country despite its militant regime.
You can find out more about Brad’s involvement in Not On Our Watch by checking out their website and you can learn how to help as well.
Angelina Jolie did a radio interview where she talked about Wanted, life as a mother, and having to film the kissing scene with James McAvoy. James had mentioned that it was awfully awkward, something I’ve heard many actors in general say. You can listen to the interview over here.
The movie opens officially in just two more days - I’m so excited! I won’t be able to see it this weekend, but I’m hoping to see it soon. Who else is going?
Thanks to everyone for keeping things hopping over here in the comments while I was gone. We all enjoyed a much needed break out in the country by the lake, swimming, cooking food on the fire, listening to live music, and hiking. After a tiring trip home it was nice to find a lot of great conversation in the comments and not as many moderated comments as I had expected. That’s why I didn’t start a specific discussion thread, because I didn’t want it to get “broken” by missing comments. As for those of you who wondered why I was posting when I was away, that’s the magic of Wordpress - I simply found several great videos on Friday, and set them to post one per day ahead of time. That way everyone had stuff to see each day even if I was far away from Internet access.
It was nice to get away from everything but it’s nice to be back too!
I’ll be back home sometime today but in the meantime, here’s one more Brad Pitt video. What could be better than five minutes of great Brad Pitt photos over the years?
It’s especially nice to see these videos when we don’t get to see many current Brad Pitt photos while the Jolie-Pitt family is laying low.
While I’m away, I’m entertaining you with fan videos that I’ve found. I thought many of you might like this one since the title of the song that plays is called “Kiss You All Over” and I think that there are a lot of Brad Pitt fans who can relate to that, right?
Since the last time we saw Brad Pitt was when he was grooving to Radiohead (and that was only four seconds), I thought you might enjoy a fan video that I found.
Just so you’re all aware, I’m heading out of town for a few days. Here in Quebec it’s a long weekend and I’m going camping with my family. I’ll be gone from late Saturday afternoon until sometime on Tuesday afternoon/evening. As a result, I’ve found some videos to keep you all entertained while I’m gone, but I also wanted you to know that obviously I won’t be able to deal with any of your comments that might end up in the moderation queue until I get back. I know how frustrating it is when that happens but even if I could get Wi-Fi up at the cottage I still wouldn’t be bringing my laptop because my goodness do I ever need a vacation. Once I’m back and I’m ignoring all the stuff that needs to be unpacked, I’ll get to the moderated comments as soon as possible.
Let’s hope Angelina Jolie doesn’t give birth to her twins while I’m gone! Wouldn’t that be Murphy’s Law?!
In the meantime, please feel free to leave comments for yourselves if any of you come across good reviews or articles you think the rest of the PittWatch readers would like to check out. (Hint: The moderation seems to dislike multiple links so you might want to try to limit it to just one link at a time per comment.)
People.com has a great little article up saying that although Angelina Jolie wasn’t able to fly back to the U.S. for the premiere of Wanted, her co-stars all had really positive things to say.
James McAvoy demonstrated how even stars can get star-struck when he mentioned that he was most surprised by how normal Angelina is, considering her movie star status.
Terrence Stamp said that she gives off a vibe of being incredibly happy at a level that you just can’t fake, while Thomas Kretschmann said she’s a rare combination of smart and instinctive.
And according to director Timur Bekmambetov, she’s just always herself all of the time.
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