Reported by Entertainment Weekly 14 hours ago.
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Angelina Jolie posts clip on 'Unbroken' event no-show: I have chicken pox
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Angelina Jolie Reflects on 2014, Gushes "I Married My Love" Brad Pitt!
Reported by US Weekly 14 hours ago.
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Angelina Jolie has the Chickenpox
Angelina Jolie has got the Chickenpox. The 'Unbroken' director ''can't believe'' she has contracted the viral infection, in which a person develops extremely itchy blisters all over the body, and will ...
Reported by The National Ledger 12 hours ago.
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Angelina Jolie's upcoming movie strikes a nerve in Japan
TOKYO -- Angelina Jolie's new movie "Unbroken" has not been released in Japan yet, but it has already struck a nerve in a country still wrestling over its wartime past.
Reported by TwinCities.com 7 hours ago.
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Chicken pox keeps Angelina Jolie from 'Unbroken' appearances
Angelina Jolie is calling in sick.
Reported by Newsday 24 minutes ago.
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Bond Producers Say 'Spectre' Screenplay Stolen In Sony Hack
LONDON (AP) — The producers of James Bond films acknowledged Sunday that an early version of the screenplay for the new movie "SPECTRE" was among the material stolen in the massive cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.
The producers are concerned that third parties who received the screenplay might seek to publish it — and warned the material is subject to copyright protection around the world. The producers promised to "take all necessary steps to protect their rights against the persons who stole the screenplay, and against anyone who makes infringing uses of it or attempts to take commercial advantage of confidential property it knows to be stolen."
The warning was issued by EON productions, the U.K. affiliate of Danjaq LLC, the U.S.-based company that co-owns, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, the copyright to the Bond films and their merchandising.
There's been speculation that North Korea is behind the cyberattack in retaliation for the upcoming comedy "The Interview." That film depicts an assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea has condemned the film, but denied the hack.
The revelation is just the latest among the spectacular leaks that are causing continuing embarrassment for Sony.
Highly sensitive material is being leaked almost daily, including an exchange between Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin and Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman, Amy Pascal. Rudin called Angelina Jolie a "spoiled brat" and made racially offensive jokes about President Barack Obama's presumed taste in movies.
Rudin and Pascal have apologized.
The next 007 adventure, —called "SPECTRE," after the dastardly fictional terrorist organization featured in "Dr. No"— is so hotly anticipated that even the revelation of its title was a media event. It will be Daniel Craig's fourth film as Bond. Reported by Huffington Post 1 day ago.
The producers are concerned that third parties who received the screenplay might seek to publish it — and warned the material is subject to copyright protection around the world. The producers promised to "take all necessary steps to protect their rights against the persons who stole the screenplay, and against anyone who makes infringing uses of it or attempts to take commercial advantage of confidential property it knows to be stolen."
The warning was issued by EON productions, the U.K. affiliate of Danjaq LLC, the U.S.-based company that co-owns, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, the copyright to the Bond films and their merchandising.
There's been speculation that North Korea is behind the cyberattack in retaliation for the upcoming comedy "The Interview." That film depicts an assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea has condemned the film, but denied the hack.
The revelation is just the latest among the spectacular leaks that are causing continuing embarrassment for Sony.
Highly sensitive material is being leaked almost daily, including an exchange between Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin and Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman, Amy Pascal. Rudin called Angelina Jolie a "spoiled brat" and made racially offensive jokes about President Barack Obama's presumed taste in movies.
Rudin and Pascal have apologized.
The next 007 adventure, —called "SPECTRE," after the dastardly fictional terrorist organization featured in "Dr. No"— is so hotly anticipated that even the revelation of its title was a media event. It will be Daniel Craig's fourth film as Bond. Reported by Huffington Post 1 day ago.
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New Bond script stolen in Sony hack
London (AFP) - An "early version" of the screenplay for the new James Bond film was the latest victim of a massive hacking attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, its producers said in a statement on their website Sunday.The news came less than two weeks after details of the new Bond movie "Spectre", starring Daniel Craig and Christoph Waltz, were unveiled.
Eon Productions confirmed "that an early version of the screenplay for the new Bond film SPECTRE is amongst the material stolen and illegally made public by hackers who infiltrated the Sony Pictures Entertainment computer system."
It expressed concern that whoever carried out the hack could try and publish the "stolen" screenplay and vowed to take "all necessary steps" to protect their legal rights.
Hollywood giant Sony Pictures Entertainment has been hit by a string of embarrassing leaks following a huge hack, which some have blamed on North Korea after its anger at the forthcoming movie "The Interview", which lampoons its leader, Kim Jong-Un.
The leaks revealed a producer, Scott Rudin, describing Angelina Jolie as a "minimally talented spoiled brat" plus racially insensitive exchanges about US President Barack Obama between Rudin and co-chairwoman Amy Pascal.
"Spectre" is due to hit screens worldwide on November 6 next year and also features Monica Bellucci and Lea Seydoux.
Join the conversation about this story » Reported by Business Insider 23 hours ago.
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Can Amy Pascal's Career Survive Sony Cyberattack?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amy Pascal, one of the most powerful women in the man's world that is Hollywood and the force behind such critical and commercial hits as "The Social Network" and "American Hustle," has had better days.
The co-chairman of the studio and chief of its film division is under fire for racist remarks about President Obama's presumed choice in movies that surfaced in emails made public by the Sony cyberattack. Pascal also faces criticism for green-lighting the film that may have inspired the hacking to begin with: "The Interview," which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as bumbling journalists tasked with killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea has denied responsibility for the attack, but praised it as a "righteous deed." Earlier this year, the country's foreign ministry said the film's release would be an "act of war" and promised "merciless" retaliation.
"The Interview" is not the first film to target political leaders, or even North Korea. "Team America: World Police" famously took aim at Kim's father, Kim Jong Il. This also isn't the first time a powerful executive has been dogged by private comments made public. But can Pascal's career survive such a double whammy?
The 56-year-old thinks so.
"I'd be surprised if my entire legacy was based on the leak of the email exchange," Pascal told industry website The Wrap on Thursday. Virtually unknown outside of Hollywood, her nearly 20-year tenure at Sony and Columbia Pictures has included some very well-known films, such as "Skyfall," ''Superbad," ''Salt," ''Fury" and "The Equalizer." Pascal was fourth on The Hollywood Reporter's annual ranking released this week of the most powerful women in entertainment.
She apologized Thursday for the "insensitive and inappropriate" comments in her emails that she says are "not an accurate reflection of who I am." Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin, who participated in the racist exchange, apologized as well. Rudin, incidentally, was a producer of "Team America."
Pascal's decision to bring "The Interview" to theaters isn't as problematic as the unflattering image created by her own private emails, said branding expert Dorie Clark.
"She's on solid ground rhetorically when she talks about the fact that Sony Pictures Entertainment is never going to back down from releasing a film because of the threat of what hackers might do," Clark said.
Rogen thanked Pascal for having the courage to make the film at its premiere Thursday, where Sony took the unusual step of denying press interviews.
Clark said Pascal's professional network will determine the continued viability of her career.
"What's going to decide her future is how close she is with her boss and what kind of relationship she has with the board. This scandal is survivable," she said. "It depends on how many people there are in Hollywood who want to put a knife in her back."
Clark said the studio's financial success under Pascal is likely to play into her fate, noting the company's revenues are up 13 percent over the past fiscal year. The studio underwent a multi-million-dollar cost-cutting campaign the previous year after a few flops, including the Jamie Foxx-Channing Tatum action flick, "White House Down."
Crisis-management specialist Michael Levine said corporate leaders are far more forgiving of those who are generating profits, especially since Pascal followed the "four golden rules of redemption" after the email leak: Contrition, humility, taking responsibility and responding quickly.
"If one is successful for an organization, they're given every benefit of the doubt," he said.
Pascal and Sony did not respond to requests for comment Friday.
The massive Sony hack not only revealed private emails sent by top executives, it also made thousands of employee Social Security numbers public and leaked five new Sony films, including "Annie," which opens next week.
The juiciest aspect, though, has been the emails, which offer an uncensored peek behind the curtain at how Hollywood does business. In one of the messages, Rudin called Angelina Jolie a "minimally talented spoiled brat." Pascal and Jolie crossed paths this week at an industry breakfast event, but no fireworks flew.
Ironically, the flap over the hack attack could boost box office returns for "The Interview," which opens on Christmas.
"The circumstances are nothing anyone would covet or want in their marketing plan... But now that it's happened, it may end up helping the movie," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak. "It's raised the awareness of the film to an incredible level that it otherwise might not have enjoyed were it not for this situation."
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Follow AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen at www.twitter.com/APSandy . Reported by Huffington Post 23 hours ago.
The co-chairman of the studio and chief of its film division is under fire for racist remarks about President Obama's presumed choice in movies that surfaced in emails made public by the Sony cyberattack. Pascal also faces criticism for green-lighting the film that may have inspired the hacking to begin with: "The Interview," which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as bumbling journalists tasked with killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea has denied responsibility for the attack, but praised it as a "righteous deed." Earlier this year, the country's foreign ministry said the film's release would be an "act of war" and promised "merciless" retaliation.
"The Interview" is not the first film to target political leaders, or even North Korea. "Team America: World Police" famously took aim at Kim's father, Kim Jong Il. This also isn't the first time a powerful executive has been dogged by private comments made public. But can Pascal's career survive such a double whammy?
The 56-year-old thinks so.
"I'd be surprised if my entire legacy was based on the leak of the email exchange," Pascal told industry website The Wrap on Thursday. Virtually unknown outside of Hollywood, her nearly 20-year tenure at Sony and Columbia Pictures has included some very well-known films, such as "Skyfall," ''Superbad," ''Salt," ''Fury" and "The Equalizer." Pascal was fourth on The Hollywood Reporter's annual ranking released this week of the most powerful women in entertainment.
She apologized Thursday for the "insensitive and inappropriate" comments in her emails that she says are "not an accurate reflection of who I am." Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin, who participated in the racist exchange, apologized as well. Rudin, incidentally, was a producer of "Team America."
Pascal's decision to bring "The Interview" to theaters isn't as problematic as the unflattering image created by her own private emails, said branding expert Dorie Clark.
"She's on solid ground rhetorically when she talks about the fact that Sony Pictures Entertainment is never going to back down from releasing a film because of the threat of what hackers might do," Clark said.
Rogen thanked Pascal for having the courage to make the film at its premiere Thursday, where Sony took the unusual step of denying press interviews.
Clark said Pascal's professional network will determine the continued viability of her career.
"What's going to decide her future is how close she is with her boss and what kind of relationship she has with the board. This scandal is survivable," she said. "It depends on how many people there are in Hollywood who want to put a knife in her back."
Clark said the studio's financial success under Pascal is likely to play into her fate, noting the company's revenues are up 13 percent over the past fiscal year. The studio underwent a multi-million-dollar cost-cutting campaign the previous year after a few flops, including the Jamie Foxx-Channing Tatum action flick, "White House Down."
Crisis-management specialist Michael Levine said corporate leaders are far more forgiving of those who are generating profits, especially since Pascal followed the "four golden rules of redemption" after the email leak: Contrition, humility, taking responsibility and responding quickly.
"If one is successful for an organization, they're given every benefit of the doubt," he said.
Pascal and Sony did not respond to requests for comment Friday.
The massive Sony hack not only revealed private emails sent by top executives, it also made thousands of employee Social Security numbers public and leaked five new Sony films, including "Annie," which opens next week.
The juiciest aspect, though, has been the emails, which offer an uncensored peek behind the curtain at how Hollywood does business. In one of the messages, Rudin called Angelina Jolie a "minimally talented spoiled brat." Pascal and Jolie crossed paths this week at an industry breakfast event, but no fireworks flew.
Ironically, the flap over the hack attack could boost box office returns for "The Interview," which opens on Christmas.
"The circumstances are nothing anyone would covet or want in their marketing plan... But now that it's happened, it may end up helping the movie," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak. "It's raised the awareness of the film to an incredible level that it otherwise might not have enjoyed were it not for this situation."
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Follow AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen at www.twitter.com/APSandy . Reported by Huffington Post 23 hours ago.
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Stella the pit bull is legitimately terrified of pineapples
Pineapples are a dog's natural enemy.
YouTube user Jolene Creighton uploaded a video of her pit bull, Stella, barking at a pineapple she had left on the kitchen counter. After several minutes, Creighton realizes that Stella is barking because she fears the mysterious fruit.
But all's well that ends well, though, as Creighton later uploaded a video of Stella nuzzling the pineapple, after she shows that the the spiny, unidentified object is nonthreatening
It's great these two could work things out.
Timelapse video reveals massive size of New York City protests
Hide your Christmas trees, Denver the Guilty Dog is back
Giggle like Chris Pratt at delightful 'Guardians of the Galaxy' bloopers
Angelina Jolie bows out of 'Unbroken' promos because she has chickenpox Read more...
More about Viral Videos, Videos, Dogs, Cute Animals, and Funny Reported by Mashable 22 hours ago.
YouTube user Jolene Creighton uploaded a video of her pit bull, Stella, barking at a pineapple she had left on the kitchen counter. After several minutes, Creighton realizes that Stella is barking because she fears the mysterious fruit.
But all's well that ends well, though, as Creighton later uploaded a video of Stella nuzzling the pineapple, after she shows that the the spiny, unidentified object is nonthreatening
It's great these two could work things out.
Timelapse video reveals massive size of New York City protests
Hide your Christmas trees, Denver the Guilty Dog is back
Giggle like Chris Pratt at delightful 'Guardians of the Galaxy' bloopers
Angelina Jolie bows out of 'Unbroken' promos because she has chickenpox Read more...
More about Viral Videos, Videos, Dogs, Cute Animals, and Funny Reported by Mashable 22 hours ago.
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Aaron Sorkin Calls Media ‘Morally Treasonous’ for Publishing Hacked Sony Information
Hollywood screenwriter Aaron Sorkin accused the media on Sunday of “morally treasonous” behavior for publishing information leaked by hackers of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
In an opinion piece published in The New York Times, the creator of “The Newsroom” and “The West Wing,” wrote:
“As a screenwriter in Hollywood who’s only two generations removed from probably being blacklisted, I’m not crazy about Americans calling other Americans un-American, so let’s just say that every news outlet that did the bidding of the Guardians of Peace is morally treasonous and spectacularly dishonorable.”
Sorkin has been on the front lines of information leaked by the so-called Guardians of Peace or #GOP. The crippling leaks began on November 24, when #GOP penetrated and brought down the studio’s computer system. Sorkin’s involvement in a biopic about Steve Jobs was one of the first in a series of embarrassing emails between Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin leaked in the media.
*:* Sony Demands Media Stop Posting Data Leaked by Hackers
“I understand that news outlets routinely use stolen information,” he wrote. “That’s how we got the Pentagon Papers, to use an oft-used argument. But there is nothing in these documents remotely rising to the level of public interest of the information found in the Pentagon Papers.”
He continued: “Do the emails contain any information about Sony breaking the law? No. Misleading the public? No. Acting in direct harm to customers, the way the tobacco companies or Enron did? No. Is there even one sentence in one private email that was stolen that even hints at wrongdoing of any kind? Anything that can help, inform or protect anyone?”
*:* Sony Hackers Stole Script of Next James Bond Movie ‘Spectre’
Media outlets from The New York Times down to Gawker have been publishing inside information about Sony from the leaked emails. The most embarrassing leak involved racially insensitive remarks between Pascal and Rudin as they speculated which movies — all of them African American-themed — that the president might like. Both have since publicly apologized.
As the leaks continued without any sign of flagging, media outlets have increasingly been debating the propriety of publishing the information. Sony on Sunday sent legal letters to numerous publications demanding that they stop posting data leaked by hackers, and delete any files that they had.
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Sony is reeling from being hacked, but Hollywood has been producing stories around cyber crime for years. Here are 11 of the most memorable. Reported by The Wrap 13 hours ago.
In an opinion piece published in The New York Times, the creator of “The Newsroom” and “The West Wing,” wrote:
“As a screenwriter in Hollywood who’s only two generations removed from probably being blacklisted, I’m not crazy about Americans calling other Americans un-American, so let’s just say that every news outlet that did the bidding of the Guardians of Peace is morally treasonous and spectacularly dishonorable.”
Sorkin has been on the front lines of information leaked by the so-called Guardians of Peace or #GOP. The crippling leaks began on November 24, when #GOP penetrated and brought down the studio’s computer system. Sorkin’s involvement in a biopic about Steve Jobs was one of the first in a series of embarrassing emails between Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin leaked in the media.
*:* Sony Demands Media Stop Posting Data Leaked by Hackers
“I understand that news outlets routinely use stolen information,” he wrote. “That’s how we got the Pentagon Papers, to use an oft-used argument. But there is nothing in these documents remotely rising to the level of public interest of the information found in the Pentagon Papers.”
He continued: “Do the emails contain any information about Sony breaking the law? No. Misleading the public? No. Acting in direct harm to customers, the way the tobacco companies or Enron did? No. Is there even one sentence in one private email that was stolen that even hints at wrongdoing of any kind? Anything that can help, inform or protect anyone?”
*:* Sony Hackers Stole Script of Next James Bond Movie ‘Spectre’
Media outlets from The New York Times down to Gawker have been publishing inside information about Sony from the leaked emails. The most embarrassing leak involved racially insensitive remarks between Pascal and Rudin as they speculated which movies — all of them African American-themed — that the president might like. Both have since publicly apologized.
As the leaks continued without any sign of flagging, media outlets have increasingly been debating the propriety of publishing the information. Sony on Sunday sent legal letters to numerous publications demanding that they stop posting data leaked by hackers, and delete any files that they had.
** 11 Hollywood Hacker Movies: From an Angelina Jolie Stinker to a Potential Oscar Winner (Video) **
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Sony is reeling from being hacked, but Hollywood has been producing stories around cyber crime for years. Here are 11 of the most memorable. Reported by The Wrap 13 hours ago.
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Miyavi calls Coldplay's 'Unbroken' song a raw, respectful tribute to Louis Zamperini
HitFix sits down with Japanese rock star and "Unbroken" actor Miyavi about working with Angelina Jolie, cutting up with co-star Jack O'Connell and what Coldplay's closing track "Miracles" does for the film.
Reported by HitFix 14 hours ago.
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Angelina Jolie's acting 'frustration'
Reported by ContactMusic 10 hours ago.
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Blackhat trailer promises a hacking thriller, computer screens that beep
Question: What is the title of that movie that revolves around a hacker (or two) caught up in a huge scheme or conspiracy that has something to do with a gargantuan corporation and/or the government? Your choices are: A.) Young-Angelina Jolie starr...
Reported by engadget 10 hours ago.
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Angelina Jolie Lied About Having Chickenpox to Go into Hiding, Says Body Language Expert – Video
That didn’t take long: Angelina Jolie, whose latest directorial effort, “Unbroken,” is coming out in theaters on Christmas, has pulled out of all promotional duties for it this past weekend, after coming down with the Chickenpox. According to one top body language expert, she’s lying about the reason she gave for going into hiding. Jolie’s announcement (see the video below for it) came only 2 days after the Sony hack by the group Guardians Of Peace made public an email exchange between Sony ...
Reported by Softpedia 8 hours ago.
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Tackling parenting issues like tattoos, setting a good example
We’ve got “The Moms” here to tackle parenting issues in a healthy “Mom said, Mom said” debate. 1) First we are talking about tattoos. Angelina Jolie recently said in an interview that of her kids have expressed interest in getting tattoos. What would you say? 2) We are also talking about setting an example. Sometimes having to explain to your kids that some things may be OK for adults, but are not OK for them. Are there times when the […]
Reported by PIX 11 7 hours ago.
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What's your favourite Angelina Jolie movie? Unbroken cast reveal theirs
The Unbroken cast on their favourite Angeline Jolie films and the star as director.
Reported by Digital Spy 6 hours ago.
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Patriotic movies get snubbed by Hollywood’s awards shows
Is “Unbroken,’’ the much-anticipated film directed by Angelina Jolie, too unapologetically patriotic for Hollywood’s anti-American sensibilities? And does the film “American Sniper,’’ directed by Clint Eastwood, delve too deeply into...
Reported by NY Post 7 hours ago.
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Angelina Jolie has chickenpox, will miss 'Unbroken' premiere
Angelina Jolie delivered a special message to fans in a video posted to YouTube: She's got chickenpox.
Reported by CNN.com 3 hours ago.
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Sony to Media: Stop Using Hacked Documents
Sony is calling on news organizations to stop publishing the mountain of information coming out of hackers' breach of company data. After the emergence of material ranging from Hollywood pay to personal attacks on Angelina Jolie , a letter to the Los Angeles Times , New York Times , Gawker, and other media...
Reported by Newser 2 hours ago.
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Jolie has chickenpox
Angelina Jolie delivered a special message to fans in a video posted to YouTube: She's got chickenpox.
Reported by CNN.com 3 hours ago.
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