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Angelina Jolie Hired Security Team To Monitor Kids' Internet Use

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Angelina Jolie Hired Security Team To Monitor Kids' Internet Use Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt hired a team of security experts to monitor their children's internet activity. The couple has six children between the ages of 6 and 13, and they want to make sure the... Reported by Starpulse.com 6 hours ago.

Top Ten Best-Selling Ebooks -- Week of December 13

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Penguin Random House appears headed to a strong finish as 2014 winds down. The publisher has roundly dominated the Digital Book World Ebook Best-Seller List over the course of the year and continues to do so in the thick of the holiday shopping season.

This week the majority of best-selling ebooks belong to Penguin Random House, which scores 13 of the top 25 titles, including the No. 1 spot, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand.

The title is likely buoyed up by the forthcoming release of a film adaptation, directed by Angelina Jolie and due out in theaters on Christmas Day. Its $2.99 price-tag probably isn't hurting, either.

The top ten best-selling ebooks of the week ending December 13:

1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by *Laura Hillenbrand* (Penguin Random House) -- $2.99

2. The Escape (John Puller Series Book 3) by *David Baldacci* (Hachette) -- $10.99

3. Gone Girl: A Novel by *Gillian Flynn* (Penguin Random House) -- $2.99

4. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by *Cheryl Strayed* (Penguin Random House) -- $3.99

5. The Burning Room (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 19) by *Michael Connelly* (Hachette) -- $3.99

6. Hope to Die (Alex Cross Book 22) by *James Patterson* (Hachette) -- $9.99

7. Big Little Lies by *Liane Moriarty* (Penguin Random House) -- $3.99

8. All the Light We Cannot See by *Anthony Doerr* (Simon & Schuster) -- $6.99

9. Gray Mountain: A Novel by *John Grisham* (Penguin Random House) -- $9.99

10. The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of the Titanic (P.S.) by *Hazel Gaynor* (HarperCollins) -- $0.99

See the rest of the top 25 best-selling ebooks this week. Reported by Huffington Post 5 hours ago.

Jolie-Pitt Kids Monitored by Cyber Security Team

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Jolie-Pitt Kids Monitored by Cyber Security Team Here's one example of how the children of celebrities are different from the children of us normals: Instead of Mom and Dad muddling through their own attempts to monitor their kids' Internet usage, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have hired a cyber security team to do the job right. "It's... Reported by Newser 3 hours ago.

‘Birdman’ Duo Michael Keaton, Alejandro González Iñárritu on Sony Hack Attack: ‘It’s a Perfect Satire’ (Video)

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“Birdman” star Michael Keaton and director Alejandro González Iñárritu think the cyber terror that Sony is suffering through is “the perfect satire.”

Keaton and Iñárritu weighed in on the Sony situation after TheWrap‘s Award Series screening of their critically acclaimed comedy at the Landmark Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, the group claiming responsibility for the hack attack, Guardians of Peace, threatened theaters planning on showing upcoming Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy “The Interview” with a terrorist attack comparable to 9/11. Several theater chains, including Hollywood staple ArcLight Cinemas, have already dropped the movie.

*Also Read:* Hollywood on Edge as Sony Tells Theaters They Can Pull ‘Interview’ After Terror Threat

“The idea [of the movie] is actually really kind of bold and funny,” Keaton said. “And then when you can put that in the context how huge this thing could be, and the fact that you can control — I mean, if you really want to play this out — how this can potentially control corporations and the economy, that’s not science fiction. That’s a fact.”

“And the idea of it is so crazy to me, it’s like the ultimate satire,” Keaton continued. “It’s a perfect satire.”

*Also Read:* Sony Hack Attack: A Timeline of the Cyberbreach and Leaks (So Far)

“Absolutely,” Iñárritu chimed in.

The filmmaker doesn’t expect the hackers to actually follow through on their violent threat, and doesn’t expect Sony Pictures Entertainment employees to apologize for any private conversations that the hackers did expose to the pub.

*Also Read:* Senator Dianne Feinstein on Sony Hack Attack: ‘Perpetrators Must Be Brought to Justice’ (Exclusive)

“The fact that someone has to apologize for their personal and private conversations, whoever they are, I think that’s not fair,”Iñárritu. “I think I may differ from someone else’s opinion on a certain subject, but I will defend to death the right that that person has to express themselves the way they wanted in their private communication, and I think there’s nothing to judge there.”

Iñárritu did not single out any Sony employee, in particular, but studio co-chair Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin likely came to the audience members’ minds, as both apologized for “insensitive” racial remarks about President Obama in leaked emails.

*Also Read:* Shonda Rhimes Slams Media for Downplaying Amy Pascal’s ‘Racist’ Emails

In the same breath, Iñárritu lightly criticized the media for sifting through the stolen information and reporting on it.

“I think whoever has the time to be reading that, and to be entertained by that… to me that is ridiculous. I think that’s pathetic,” Iñárritu said. “The participation of it, I think, is wrong. That’s my personal opinion.”

*Also Read:* LAPD Chief on Sony Hackers’ Terror Threat: We Will Take ‘Extra Precautions’ at Theaters

Keaton seemed more amused by the situation than anything, and did not offer any kind of opinion on the ethical debate that has unfolded. Instead he said that if people think him portraying a washed-up actor best known for playing a blockbuster superhero named Birdman is “meta,” than “the meta of this thing is fantastic.”

The comparison Keaton is referencing, of course, is his memorable stint as Batman in two Tim Burton films. While he has had plenty of roles since then, he hasn’t been able to escape the shadow of the DC Comics character. The biggest box office hits he has been involved with in the last decade have been animated (“Cars,” “Toy Story 3″), and his last memorable role as a leading man –and maybe only to fans of the horror genre — was in the critically panned thriller “White Noise.”

*Also Read:* TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman Debates Legal, Ethical Issues of Sony Hack on CNN (Video)

Keaton’s decision to take an unconventional dip back into the superhero genre has changed that, though. His performance as a movie star writing, directing and starring in a Broadway play in order to became relevant in pop culture again, as well as admired by the critics, has in fact made Keaton relevant again — and admired by the critics.

Numerous critics associations have named the film and Keaton’s performance as the best of the year. After securing a Golden Globe nomination and Gotham Award, he’s a frontrunner for an Academy Award in the Best Actor category.

*Also Read:* ‘Birdman,’ ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ and ‘Boyhood’ Lead Critics’ Choice Movie Award Nominations

Perhaps what makes “Birdman” so good in the eyes of audiences and critics, alike, is that the story is rooted in a truth every human being should be able to relate to.

“I knew that it’s a film that speaks about that voice that we all have, which always contradicts what we sometimes pretend, or kind of shake because it’s trying to judge us,” Iñárritu said. “So that is the ego that is a very internal process that challenges at every level.”

For Keaton, truth is a key element in comedy, and thinks that’s why the Sony situation is “crazy” enough to be the “ultimate satire.”

“That’s the best satire of all, because it’s actually true,” Keaton said. “You know, the reason ‘Dr. Strangelove’ was so good is because it was based on the insanity.”

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Why the Sony Hack Could Be a Game Changer for Us All

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By Neal O'Farrell, Security and Identity Theft Expert for CreditSesame.com

When Sony announced its most recent hack, the news was greeted with a lot of shrugging, yawning and here-we-go-agains. But maybe even more so this time because in the latest attack against the entertainment giant, we the people were not the target. So there was no trawling through hacker forums in search of kidnapped card numbers. No mass cancellation and replacement of credit and debit cards. And no free credit monitoring, for anyone. Whah!

But then something happened. Something the likes of which we breach-jaded consumers had never seen before. As the hackers started to slowly reveal their hostages, the world began to realize that this one was different. Very different.

It started with the release of some of Sony's biggest upcoming movies - movies that weren't due for release for weeks and even months. The unprecedented release not only took the steam out of the launch of those movies (which will probably hurt their profitability), it also gave an early Christmas present to millions of movie bootleggers.

Sony executives were further embarrassed by the release of detailed information on the costs and profitability for some of Sony's best-known movies of 2013. That was followed by the release of the personal information, including Social Security numbers, of more than 47,000 Sony employees and even some celebrities. The hackers even turned up the humiliation dial by suggesting that employees had the option of personally begging the hackers not to release their personal information.

But Sony's suffering was only beginning, as the hackers slowly released the contents of numerous emails that purport to be between Sony executives and about a variety of celebrities, from Angelina Jolie and Leonard DiCaprio to President Obama.

In previous mass hacks, the theft of email addresses usually meant a higher risk of phishing schemes. In the Sony hack, it involved the release of the contents of email.

Some of the sensitive topics of the released emails included:
· Embarrassing conversations about why actor Jennifer Lawrence didn't get paid as much as her male co-stars in the movie Hustle.· Sony's efforts to hide its involvement with the movie by suggesting it be released under the Columbia Pictures name instead.· Insights into how the movie industry planned to target Google in its efforts to combat online piracy.· Secret plans for new movies and who might star in them, as well as the script for the latest and yet-to-be-released James Bond movie.
And as if the breach and the theft of intellectual property weren't bad enough, Sony and its reputation may never recover from the embarrassment and humiliation of what was in those email conversations.

If this becomes a trend, it could be very worrying for us all. Using hacking as a weapon against a business, through public humiliation, extortion, intellectual property theft and economic harm is a hack that can be tuned for the masses.

Hackers of all types and skill levels may start focusing on hacking to humiliate, embarrass, harass and extort anyone they choose. Your most sensitive emails, text messages, photos and videos could be used to hurt your reputation, humiliate and embarrass you, and even try to force you to pay up in order to kill the threat.

The hackers don't have to target you directly. With so much private information now available on hacker forums, more garden-variety criminals may be tempted to start buying this information and extorting its owners.

And we've already seen small signs of that trend. Like disgruntled spouses breaking into the Facebook accounts of their significant other and posting offensive messages and photos. And doxing has been growing in recent years, where hackers and others will post a wealth of personal information about an individual, often to simply make them afraid.

The impact on business could be significant too. The FBI admitted that the malware used in the attack on Sony was so sophisticated, it would have blown past 90% of security defenses. Which means all kinds of businesses must be worried about this new battle front where not only is their intellectual property the target of attacks, but highly sensitive and potentially embarrassing secrets and internal communications could be exposed to the world.

The torment isn't over for Sony. The hackers behind the humiliation are promising more, hinting at the release of a big "Christmas Gift" that will include more, and even more embarrassing secrets. Rest assured, the hacker world is taking note of how successful these hackers were in breaching and humiliating one of the world's biggest and most respected corporations. We may all be Sonys.This post originally appeared on CreditSesame.com. Neal O'Farrell, Credit Sesame's Security and Identity Theft Expert, is one of the most experienced consumer-security experts on the planet. Over the last 30 years he has advised governments, intelligence agencies, Fortune 500 companies and millions of consumers on identity protection, cybersecurity and privacy. As Executive Director of the Identity Theft Council, Neal has personally counseled thousands of identity-theft victims, taken on cases referred to him by the FBI and Secret Service, and interviewed some of the nation's most notorious identity thieves. Reported by Huffington Post 5 hours ago.

Sony Declined Lionsgate’s Invite for Merger Talks According to Hacked Emails

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New hacked emails from Sony indicate Lionsgate executives had floated the idea of a possible merger with Sony earlier this summer. According to a report from Bloomberg News, Lionsgate vice chairman Michael Burns reached out to Sony CEO Kazuo Hira requesting a meeting, but Hira decline the request for a sitdown.

“Given our entertainment business strategy, I don’t believe a meeting with me would be fruitful,” Hirai wrote. “However we are always interested in the possibility of smart collaboration between studios at the operational level.”

*See photos:* Sony Hack Attack: A Timeline of the Cyberbreach and Leaks (So Far)

Burns also contacted Sony Corp. president Nicole Seligman, according to an email she sent to entertainment division CEO Michael Lynton. She wrote that Burns wanted to “toss around ideas about a possible merger or acquisition.”

*Also read:* TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman Debates Legal, Ethical Issues of Sony Hack on CNN (Video)

Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb had been urging Sony to partially spin off its entertainment business and told Seligman that Lionsgate top brass wanted to meet with Hirai, according to the same hacked email from Seligman to Lynton. Lynton responded that it could be “very disruptive” if the “lionsgate stuff gets out.”

Representatives from Sony and Lionsgate have not yet responded to TheWrap’s request for comment.

*Also read:* Sony Hit With New Class Action Lawsuit Claiming Negligence

Sony’s ongoing cyberattack has disclosed several documents so far, including internal conversations between key figures within the studio. As TheWrap previously reported, both Sony co-chair Amy Pascal and producer Soctt Rudin publicly apologized for the content of leaked emails that included racially insensitive jokes about President Obama.

The studio’s upcoming movie, “The Interview,” starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, has been at the center of the controversy. On Tuesday, hackers threatened to carry out Sep. 11th-like attacks on theaters that screened the movie. ArcLight Cinemas and Carmike Theaters have both announced that they will not premiere the comedy about the assassination of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

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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.

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Rival Studios Fuming at Sony for Not Yanking 'Interview' in Wake of Hackers' Threats, Insiders Say (Exclusive)

Senator Dianne Feinstein on Sony Hack Attack: 'Perpetrators Must Be Brought to Justice' (Exclusive) Reported by The Wrap 4 hours ago.

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt use cyber security to protect kids

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Angelina Jolie goes to great lengths to protect her children when it comes to the Internet. Reported by NY Daily News 4 hours ago.

Sony Entertainment Hack Is A Message To Us All That Internet Privacy Is A Myth

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The hack of computers and emails at Sony Entertainment that began four weeks ago continues to disrupt operations at the entertainment giant. But even more revealing about the hack than even the embarrassing information and emails, is the message it sends to all of us that in this age of the Internet, we are forever reminded that nothing, absolutely nothing, is guaranteed private, and that is a scary thing.

The group Guardians of Peace have claimed responsibility for the hack though there is no real indication of what their motive is. Some speculate it is all about Sony’s upcoming release of the film “The Interview,” starring Seth Rogen and James Franco. The film is about an assassination plot to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea has made it clear it is not happy about the movie’s release and tried to block it. Guardians of Peace have since gone on to threaten 9-11 type attacks on U.S. movie theaters that show the film. In response, some theaters have indeed cancelled showing the movie out of precaution.

So what went from a non-violent computer hack has moved to a real world threat. Authorities however, say there is no evidence that the real world component is credible. But what is definitely real and what has definitely been a nightmare for Sony, and other studios that are bracing themselves should they also become targets, is that the damage to Sony from the hacks has been tremendous and gone beyond embarrassing details like the publishing of salaries that showed women executives making far less money for the same job, or showing how few minorities make up the power and how little they are paid compared to white execs. The damage goes beyond the fall-out from leaked “private” emails between Sony honchos who felt it was OK to tell racist jokes in their emails, including about President Obama, who they speculated must only like the black movies. There were even leaked emails that revealed execs disparaging some of their biggest stars like Angelina Jolie, one calling her a spoiled brat in her email to another exec.

Of course there have been apologies all around with the release of these emails. But apologies for revelations of how you talk when you think no one is listening or reading don’t carry much weight. Guardians of Peace has released 32,000 emails to and from Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton and says there is a lot more interesting revelations to come.

But though reputations can be ruined from these email leaks, never to recover, Sony’s biggest problem will likely be to its bottom line. Former employees are now suing the company for tens of millions of dollars saying the company should have notified employees of the data breach and that social security numbers, salaries and medical records were compromised. Add to that the impact on movie releases and even entertainment creatives choosing to work with other studios rather than Sony due to these revelations and you can see this is a huge financial problem for Sony.

But the lesson for us all out of all this is well beyond Sony. What this hack proves, much like the leak of the celebrity nude photos by different hackers, is that for all the great things we have gained from the Internet and email, we have to accept and admit that true privacy is non-existent in the cyber world. Nothing we do or say in that world is off-limits and safe from prying eyes.

Surely things will change as far as net security is concerned. But for every security fix there is someone that is looking for a way around it. I suppose it is just better that we treat our use of the Internet as if we are operating in the middle of town square, where everyone can see. Because the truth is, it looks like everyone can.

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Jolie, Pitt hired cyber security team for kids

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have hired a cyber security team to monitor the Internet activity of their children. Reported by abc4 3 hours ago.

Angelina Jolie has cybersecurity detail for her kids

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The actress and director of the new film 'Unbroken' has said she has a team to help monitor her kid's activity online. What are the options for parents without the budget for a cybersecurity team? Reported by Christian Science Monitor 1 hour ago.

Angelina Jolie Feels 'Like a Caged Tiger' When She is Acting

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Angelina Jolie Feels 'Like a Caged Tiger' When She is Acting Angelina Jolie looks completely focused on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Rule Breakers 2014 issue, out on newsstands now! Here’s what the 39-year-old actress had to share with the mag: On following her instincts: “There have been times in my career when I’ve gotten bored and sloppy. But I’ve done my best to listen [...] Reported by Just Jared 3 hours ago.

If Kim Jong Un Just Hacked Aaron Sorkin, the World Just Got a Little More Dangerous

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I am a big, fat Aaron Sorkin fan. There. I said it. I don't feel like that needs to be defended.

Not only have I got The West Wing virtually memorized, I come from a family that's got The West Wing virtually memorized. I have taken to the internet comments sections to defend him from the avalanche of often unfair criticisms thrown at him, and, it seems, no other contemporary television writer.

Rightly or wrongly, people don't watch Sorkin shows. They internalize them. That's not something that happens to a Breaking Bad, The Wire or Mad Men or their writers.

This week Sorkin's in the news for the op-ed he penned for The New York Times, slamming news outlets for publishing emails gleaned from the hacking of Sony Pictures. Much of it is just gossip.

Beyond being a Sorkin fan, I'm also a former foreign correspondent and international television news freelancer.

Predictably, some news outlets and the internet at large has fought back against Sorkin's charges that they were "morally treasonous and spectacularly dishonorable" by publishing the leaks. They argue, for the most part, that the leaks are culturally relevant. And since the information's already out there, why not publish it?

But that reaction sidesteps Sorkin's central point.

North Korea, a rogue state with a nuclear weapons program the rest of the world has spent years trying to curtail -- that periodically threatens Japan by lobbing a missile toward it -- is believed to be behind the Sony hack. (The missiles have never been armed with an actual warhead.)

Of course, it's murkier than that. The hack was carried out by a group called "Guardians of Peace." North Korea denies it's behind the group that's angry at the upcoming release of the Sony Pictures film, The Interview, about an assassination plot against Kim Jong Un. But that denial comes after several threats made against Sony, including calling the release of the film "an act of war" and threatening "resolute and merciless response."

Go ahead and Google the term, "Six Party Talks." Stopping North Korea from nuking someone has probably been the single most unified diplomatic effort of the past decade plus. Russia, China, the US, Japan, South Korea are all trying to contain North Korea -- and we know how often Russia, China and the US play on the same team.

(A quick aside: It's wrong to conflate the Sony hack with the NSA scandal, in which Edward Snowden is considered by many to be a heroic whistleblower. In a democracy, the government is supposed to be transparent and accountable to the people. It's not supposed to be using illegal surveillance against them. The individual - or the company - is entitled to privacy. That's the Fourth Amendment.

"Outing" our elected officials for alleged crimes or systematic wrongdoing is whistleblowing. Hacking a private entity's emails is not. There's a double-standard here, precisely because, in a democracy, there's meant to be. )

If indeed it was North Korea that hacked Sony Pictures?

This is a massive cyber-crime carried out by a pariah state against a US company.

By releasing the material in the hacked emails, all the media outlets who participated may have just done Kim Jong Un a massive favor.

Kim Jong Un is an international punchline. People don't take the threat North Korea presents in the region quite simply because he is so wacky. (Full disclosure: I've "written funny" about North Korea, too.)

Sony of course, has to take a share of the blame, because that is exactly what they banked on by making a stoner movie about James Franco and Seth Rogen assassinating him. Oh, that wacky Kim Jong Un! He'll sell tickets.

But imagine for a moment if a US company were hacked by another rogue state demagogue - one who doesn't serve as comic relief. Russia's Vladimir Putin. Ayatollah al-Khameini in Iran. Or Syria's Bashar al-Assad.

Then would everyone think it's so funny if Western media outlets did their bidding?

Assad's bombing Syrian school children with chlorine bombs, but that's not what's important here. Did you hear what Scott Rudin thinks about Angelina Jolie?

Vladimir Putin blew a commercial airliner out of the sky, but we'll go ahead and help sabotage the US company he's pissed at. Maybe next time it'll be a defense contractor!

North Korea hacked a US company while remaining a serious threat against our ally, Japan, while at the same time starving and terrorizing its own people! Aaron Sorkin likes Tom Cruise!

What's potentially going on is bigger than Sony, Sorkin, Jolie, Pascal, Rudin, et al.

In Hollywood circles, it appears, this scandal is resonating exactly like the junior high school cafeteria it sounds like. In cultural circles, yes, there's some validity to questions being raised about race and gender issues by the people who control so much of what we consume in the life-imitating-art-imitating-life ellipsis.

In security circles, cyber-crime has analysts scared to death. (It comes at roughly the same time a computer glitch in the UK shut down airspace over London. What if that were hackers?) If a rogue state was behind the Sony Pictures hack - and the source of the hacking goes unexamined by those who share that material - then yes, the world just got a little bit more dangerous, not just for Hollywood big-wigs, but for everyone. Reported by Huffington Post 2 hours ago.

Denzel Blacklisted! Sony Execs Warned Not To Cast Washington In Big Flicks Because Black Leads ‘Don’t Play Well’ — Latest Shocking Email Leak

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After President Obama, Kevin Hart, and Angelina Jolie, came under fire from racist Sony executives, RadarOnline.com has learned that Denzel Washington is the latest target to be… READ ON Reported by Radar Online 3 hours ago.

Angelina Jolie on Directing Brad Pitt in By the Sea: "A Therapist Would Have a Field Day"

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Brad Pitt and the kids celebrate - Angelina Jolie won't cook Christmas dinner

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Brad Pitt and the kids can celebrate - Angelina Jolie says she won't be cooking Christmas dinner and she's sure her family will be pleased. The 39-year-old actress, who has six children... Reported by The National Ledger 26 minutes ago.

Angelina Jolie On Her Film's 'Unbroken' Hero: 'He Was Truly A Great Man'

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Louis Zamperini was an Olympian before he enlisted in World War II and became a prisoner of war. Jolie says he told her to "make a film that reminds people that they have greatness inside themselves." Reported by NPR 20 minutes ago.

Angelina Jolie and Shiloh feature in The Hollywood Reporter

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Angelina Jolie, the “rule breaker” covers the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter, the issue that members of the Academy will have during the holiday break. It’s a very strategic, very fortuitously timed release. Because it’s been kinda sh-t for the Jolie the last week or ... Reported by Lainey Gossip 19 minutes ago.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Hired a Cyber Security Team for Their Kids

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Hired a Cyber Security Team for Their Kids Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been pretty honest about their “old school” ways when it comes to technology.  They don’t use Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and Jolie (though she’s good at taking selfies) says she’d rather write things down in a notebook than on internet for the world to see. So when it comes...Read more» Reported by Celebuzz 1 day ago.

Universal Pictures and the USO Salute America’s Service Heroes, and Create Red Carpet Moments at “Unbroken” Premiere in Hollywood

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Film strikes a chord with military non-profit, which shares a personal story of perseverance, resilience and military service

Arlington, VA (PRWEB) December 17, 2014

In homage to the life and legacy of American hero and former Olympian Louis “Louie” Zamperini, and all of those who have served our nation, Universal Pictures partnered with the USO and invited five local troops to attend last night’s “Unbroken” premiere at The Dolby Theater in Hollywood, CA. The service heroes represented each branch of the Armed Forces and were honored with an opportunity to walk the red carpet, screen the epic drama and attend the film’s star-studded after party. Four of the five of the service members are also local volunteers at the Bob Hope Hollywood USO center at LAX – the center’s only military volunteers. Among Universal’s special guests were Captain Alvin Tat of the U.S. Air Force, Staff Sergeant Blake E. Sistrunk of the U.S. Army, Petty Officer 3rd Class Lisa Rogers of the U.S. Coast Guard, Sergeant Frank Velazquez of the U.S. Marine Corps and Petty Officer 1st Class Allan Ferraris of the U.S. Navy. ***USO photo and video link below***

Last month, in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the USO’s Every Moment Counts campaign, Universal pledged its support of the national initiative and vowed to help create, share and support #USOmoments that matter for our nation’s troops. In a show of its commitment, Universal generously co-branded the “Unbroken” red carpet with the USO free of charge. Among those who took time out to create a special moment for the troops was actor Brad Pitt, who shook their hands and expressed his thanks.

Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces “Unbroken,” an epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero, Army Air Corps bombardier Louis “Louie” Zamperini, who survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash during World War II—only to be caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a series of prisoner-of-war camps. The film opens in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day.

“We are so honored to have been joined by members of the USO for the premiere of ‘Unbroken,’” said Doug Neil, Universal’s executive vice president of digital marketing. “Louie was an American hero whose life was driven by honor and patriotism, and the participation of his fellow troops in last night’s celebration means so much to all of us who have been touched by his extraordinary life.”

Universal’s “Unbroken” strikes a chord with the USO, who found a personal connection with the new film. The USO recently sat down with Brigadier General (ret.) and Executive Vice President for USO Operations, Programs & Entertainment John I. Pray, Jr., who shared his father’s experience as a POW in Japan during World War II. Captured while defending a battalion in the Philippines in 1942, the late Colonel John I. Pray, Sr. endured three and a half difficult years in a prison camp before reuniting with his wife in 1945. Connecting through letters and surviving off the bonds of his fellow brothers in arms, Pray, Sr. lived a life of service and went on to retire from the U.S. Army many years later.

“Universal's enthusiastic support for our troops and the USO has been absolutely incredible,” said Pray. “It is an honor for us to be a part of such a powerful film like 'Unbroken.' While it is a story about the past -- what our servicemen and women did to protect our country during WWII -- it allows audiences to draw parallels to what generations of these amazing men and women have continued to do to defend this great nation. And while the circumstances have been different, it is that same unshakeable belief in our country that drives our servicemen and women, and their families today."

Over the days and weeks prior to the film’s release, Universal and the USO urge the general public to join them in honoring WWII veteran and POW survivor Louie Zamperini by sharing their own “I Am Unbroken” story on Facebook using the #IAmUnbroken hashtag. For more information about the Every Moment Counts campaign, visit USOmoments.org or join the conversation on Facebook or Twitter using #USOMoments. To obtain red carpet USO photos from the premiere visit http://bit.ly/1z5lVt4.

The Bob Hope USO provides USO services and programming to members of the military and their families from throughout Southern California. They operate four airport centers at LAX, Ontario International Airport, Palm Springs International Airport and John Wayne Airport in Orange County, as well as provide USO programming and outreach at military installations throughout the region. The Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX supports more than 70,000 troops and military families annually, and boasts 230 USO volunteers, to include Universal Picture’s special guests Captain Alvin Tat, Petty Officer 3rd Class Lisa Rogers, Sergeant Frank Velazquez and Petty Officer 1st Class Allan Ferraris. To learn more or to volunteer visit http://www.BobHopeUSO.org.

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About the USO
The USO lifts the spirits of America’s troops and their families millions of times each year at hundreds of places worldwide. We provide a touch of home through centers at airports and military bases in the U.S. and abroad, top quality entertainment and innovative programs and services. We also provide critical support to those who need us most, including forward-deployed troops, military families, wounded warriors, troops in transition and families of the fallen. The USO is a private, non-profit organization, not a government agency. Our programs and services are made possible by the American people, support of our corporate partners and the dedication of our volunteers and staff.

In addition to individual donors and corporate sponsors, the USO is supported by President’s Circle Partners: American Airlines, AT&T, BNSF Railway, Clark Construction Group, LLC, The Coca-Cola Company, Grand Canyon University, JCPenney, Jeep, Johnson & Johnson, Kroger, Northrop Grumman Corporation and TriWest Healthcare Alliance and Worldwide Strategic Partners: BAE Systems, BIC, The Boeing Company, ConAgra Foods, FedEx, Harris Teeter, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Corporation, Procter & Gamble, TKS Telepost Kabel-Service Kaiserslautern GmbH & Co. KG and Wawa Inc. We are also supported through the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-11381). To join us in this important mission, and to learn more about the USO, please visit uso.org. Reported by PRWeb 1 day ago.

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