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Last we heard of the Walt Disney retelling of their animated classic Sleeping Beauty, titled Maleficent, was word back in January that a director had been chosen in Robert Stromberg.
Now comes word that the movie is just about ready to begin production, with filming now scheduled to start in June.
Angelina Jolie stars in the live-action movie, which, as the title indicates, will tell the Sleeping Beauty fable from the point of the villainess Maleficent.
It’s also been reported that Super 8 star Elle Fanning is in talks for the movie, in which she would play the role of Aurora, the princess that would be known as a sleeping beauty.
Director Stromberg makes his directorial debut with Maleficent, but has master of art direction and visual effects for years. Stromberg won art direction Oscars for his work on James Cameron’s Avatar and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. His visual effects work includes Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, The Golden Compass, and HBO series John Adams, The Pacific, and Boardwalk Empire.
Linda Woolverton penned the screenplay.
03/13/2012 12:32 PM
Brad Pitt took some time away from planning his A-list fundraiser for the Make it Right housing project he founded in the Lower Ninth Ward to give an update to WWNO’s Eileen Fleming. In Part 2 of the interview, Pitt continues with his thoughts about the long-term goals of the energy-efficient designs he champions, and if he sees any signs of Katrina fatigue among donors still needed to finish the plan.
Q. You’re moving on to Kansas City, I believe, and to New Jersey and folks are like. ‘Oh no. Is he leaving?’
A. “No. No. No. It’s not moving on at all. It’s things we’re going to be able to do simultaneously. As I said, what we learned here we cannot keep it a secret. It’s too big a news. It can benefit too many people. I mean, imagine if all our homes are built under these mandates. I mean, these are homes that are producing more energy at times than they’re consuming, that are not built with toxic materials, that … the social impact of this neighborhood alone is much more far reaching than we even understand at this point. And we need to share that knowledge. As I’m telling you, this is a very special neighborhood. There’s no other neighborhood like it in the US. And we need to get that message out. But no, we’re not – we’re absolutely not leaving. What’s interesting, though, there are many areas in the US and even globally, that we’re also expanding into Ethiopia doing a TB clinic under the mandates of MIR. But there is money in place in other parts of the world that are already, already have these building plans. And so we can come and say, ‘Let’s do it this way’ with money that’s already allocated. The Ninth Ward was built on literally donations and the kindness of strangers who all felt moved by what we saw after the levee breaks.”
Q. I want to give you a chance to respond to critics who say the houses are too expensive and they’re taking too long. Any thoughts on that?
A. “Well, again, we’re trying to build a new paradigm. And these homes are, of course, the first prototypes are going to be more expensive. And then which each one we build we’re getting the price down, and we knock ‘em down and we knock ‘em down. And I’m telling you, we are building them now at a competitive price. But it’s also – it’s not just dollars for donuts. What you also have to understand is what I was speaking about earlier of the social impact of these kinds of neighborhoods. They don’t contribute to global warming. They don’t pollute the environment. Just the savings in our offcuts on what -- we put very little in the dumpster for landfills, which is very, very expensive and toxic. We’re driving health bills down, which is a burden on all of us, because we all foot that bill. And these homes will last longer. And if there were to be another storm at the degree of Katrina, these homes will still be standing here. They’re rated for that kind of storm, which means repair bills will be less. There is – we have to really do a cost analysis – but there is certainly not a dollar for donuts, so to speak. We’re trying something new so It takes a little longer, but, again, what I think the impact 50 years from now, when we’re building everything this way, we’ll look back and realize the stake we put in the ground was a revolutionary moment. And I believe that.”
Q. So it’s about half-way?
A. Yes. It’s about half-way. But what you have to understand is that price. We’ve driven that price down so low now that we’re replicating these homes, that they’re going to keep going lower and lower.”
Q. You’re an international citizen. You’re around the world. Are you feeling, or are you feeling any Katrina fatigue because it’s been a long time since that storm and other things have happened. Are people tired of hearing about New Orleans in other areas?
A. “No. I don’t think it’s New Orleans specific. I think it’s we’ve been suffering. We’ve had a beleaguered economy and people are in difficult times. We’ve also gone through tornadoes and nuclear reactor-tsunamis and there’s been a lot of catastrophic events since. I don’t see it as fatigue of care and spirit for others. I see it as simply people are depleted in their own lives and having a difficult time on their own. And with the mortgage crisis, until we get this economy back on it’s going to be, you know, it’s going to be slim givings.”
Q. And this project is, what I think you’re saying, is that it’s going to expand internationally as well, and take the technology here and move it to other places?
A. To expand it. To the seed that was planted here, to plant more seeds in other areas, because I am telling you, this is a new paradigm. And there is no reason to build any other way.”
Q. Thank you sir.
A. “Alright. Thanks.”
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03/13/2012 1:07 PM
I danced on stage with Rihanna, shook hands with Kanye, and Sheryl Crow winked at me this weekend.
All I can say is that Brad Pitt made me do it. Well, okay, the real deal: the foundation he started after seeing all the devastation from hurricanes like Rita and Katrina called Make It Right, hosted A Night To Make It Right– a fundraising gala to benefit construction of low income housing in New Orleans—and ALL the stars came out to play for this amazing cause.
If you haven’t heard of Make It Right (MIR), don’t despair, all the details are MIR website.
Mr. Pitt leaned on his natural affection for both people and architecture and found 21 internationally renowned architects willing to donate iconic designs to revamp the lower 9th ward, which was all but wiped out by the hurricanes a few years ago.
Benjamin Moore has been working with Make It Right since the beginning, donating environmentally respectful paint for all the houses being built– exterior and interior! Its one of the most meaningful projects I’ve witnessed. We offer palettes for homeowners to choose from that are trend forward and still include the mighty and beautiful N’Awlins culture of embracing color.
I’m also working on the next generation of exterior and interior color palettes for these homes and had the chance to share it with Brad and Make It Right. They are as passionate about the impact of color as we are! Can color define a region, a city, or even a neighborhood?
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Genre: Drama Price: $17.99 Rental Price: $3.99 Release Date: December 23, 2011
Set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War in the '90s, this provocative new film follows a Serbian man and a Bosnian woman who fall in love on the brink of the terrible armed conflict that tears their world apart. Although separated by the war along ethnic lines, they are fatefully reunited when she becomes a prisoner in a camp he oversees. Despite the most challenging circumstances imaginable, their relationship continues to evolve. But can their bond survive the horrific war aswell as the dangerous cat-and-mouse games they themselves initiate? © 2011 GK Films, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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03/13/2012 7:23 PM
Credit: Reuters/ Mark Dye
By Jonathan Allen
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey | Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:30pm EDT
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The defense wrapped up its case on Monday in the gay bullying trial of a former Rutgers student accused of spying on a sexual encounter between his roommate, who later committed suicide, and another man.
Dharun Ravi, 20, told a judge that he would not testify in his own defense at the trial, which now moves to closing arguments on Tuesday.
"It's my decision, yes," Ravi told the judge after the ninth and final defense witness testified.
Ravi is charged with 15 counts of invasion of privacy, witness and evidence tampering and bias intimidation, which is a hate crime, in Middlesex County, New Jersey Court. If convicted, he faces 10 years in prison.
His freshman roommate, Tyler Clementi, 18, jumped off the George Washington Bridge on September 22, 2010 after learning Ravi, using a webcam, covertly saw him kissing another man and appeared to encourage others to watch.
Ravi is not charged in Clementi's death, which drew national attention after it was widely portrayed as a consequence of bullying.
Prosecutors accuse Ravi of intimidating Clementi and spying on him because he was gay. Ravi's lawyer says it was simply childish behavior by an immature first year college student, but not criminal.
Among the nine defense witnesses to testify were seven character witnesses who said they never heard Ravi make a disparaging remark about gays, an investigator from the prosecutor's office and a detective from campus police.
One of the last people to see Clementi alive, the other man in the sexual encounter who said they met through an online gay social network, was among two dozen witnesses to testify for the prosecution.
(Editing By Barbara Goldberg and Paul Thomasch)
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It’s not every day you get to fix Brad Pitt’s collar, lint George Clooney’s lapel, and take scissors to Jane Lynch’s blouse. Lucky Avo Yermagyan, the L.A. stylist was approached by Oscar-winning writer Dustin Lance Black and asked to dress the cast of his Prop 8 play, “8." A courtroom drama in the truest sense, the play was a reading of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial, which Prop 8 opposition tried to keep out of the public domain.
Here, Yermagyan talks about suiting the A-List cast, 22 actors including Kevin Bacon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Martin Sheen, John C. Reilly and Dustin Lance Black himself, for the historic, one-night only performance at the Wilshire Ebell theatre earlier this month.
So, what designers did you call upon to dress this stellar cast, Avo?
Perfectly-tailored suits were a must for the performance and designers were beyond supportive in providing us with looks for the evening—we had looks by Tom Ford, Giorgio Armani, John Varvatos, Hackett London, Y-3, as well as up-and-coming designers, District Homme, Jacob Holston and Smythe. The cast kindly brought some of their personal pieces of clothing too.
It was a dream come true, styling Brad Pitt. I must say that it is a surreal experience to style a man who epitomizes “star”. He was a perfect gentleman, professional, kind, and an absolute pleasure to style. He was wearing a gray three-piece suit and blue shirt by Tom Ford, along with a striped red, white, & blue tie by Reiss. A three-piece suit is a must-have staple in any stylish man's closet.
Martin Sheen, Christine Lahti, Jamie Lee Curtis, & Chris Colfer were so awe-inspiring, their heartfelt performances had the entire wardrobe department in tears backstage. And when we realized that Barbra Streisand was in the audience—game over.
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03/13/2012 9:11 PM
BREAKING: Paramount has shaken up its release schedule.
They have moved the Marc Forster-directed zombie apocalypse saga World War Z into middle of summer 2013. That film stars and was produced by Brad Pitt, based on the Max Brooks novel.
Please note the following updates to Paramount’s release schedule:
WORLD WAR Z,previously scheduled for December 21, 2012, will now open on June 21, 2013 (wide).
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03/14/2012 8:49 AM
And it looks like Paramount have been examining their release schedule in a big way, with the announcement, via Box Office Mojo, of three high-profile shifts in one evening. Perhaps the biggest is "World War Z," the Marc Forster-directed adaptation of Max Brooks' fictional oral history of a zombie apocalypse, which has become a tentpole picture starring and produced by Brad Pitt. The film was originally set to open on December 21st, 2012, but the studio have set the film back by exactly six months, and it'll now open on June 21st, 2013, head to head with Pixar's "Monsters University."
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