Angelina Jolie celebrated son Maddox's 18th birthday with a trip to Cleveland on Aug. 5. During the visit, Angelina - who recently penned a powerful essay in Elle's September issue - modeled a light brown dress while Maddox sported a t-shirt and baseball cap. The duo joined longtime friend Loung Ung - the author of First They Killed My Father, which inspired Angelina's 2017 film adaption - for a meal while visiting the city.
In a Facebook post, Loung shared details about about her union with Angelina, 44, and Maddox, writing, "We started with lunch at Market Garden Brewpub and a visit to Ohio City Farm/The Refugee Response Program and Cleveland Museum of Art! I met Maddox when he was just a year old and today he turns eighteen and going off to college! So proud! Happy Birthday, Maddox!" She then included two snapshots of the mother-son duo at a restaurant with...
In a Facebook post, Loung shared details about about her union with Angelina, 44, and Maddox, writing, "We started with lunch at Market Garden Brewpub and a visit to Ohio City Farm/The Refugee Response Program and Cleveland Museum of Art! I met Maddox when he was just a year old and today he turns eighteen and going off to college! So proud! Happy Birthday, Maddox!" She then included two snapshots of the mother-son duo at a restaurant with...
- 8/12/2019
- by Brea Cubit
- Popsugar.com
How does one depict a genocide such as that inflicted by the Khmer Rouge on the Cambodian people? Some — such as Rithy Pahn, who used clay figures rather than actors for the reenactments in his Oscar-nominated documentary “The Missing Piece” — would argue that to do so is to empower the perpetrators, to exploit the victims, and potentially to reduce the atrocities to a form of spectacle. And yet, the world must not be allowed to forget. By embracing hand-drawn animation as a tool for tactful re-creation, “Funan” director Denis Do provides audiences a unique window into this relatively under-represented 20th-century horror, one that serves as an act of witnessing even as it avoids directly showing the violence on-screen.
Do’s restraint is an artistic choice, not one forced upon him by censors or producers concerned about reaching the widest audience possible. Even by cutting away from the worst incidents — which include beatings,...
Do’s restraint is an artistic choice, not one forced upon him by censors or producers concerned about reaching the widest audience possible. Even by cutting away from the worst incidents — which include beatings,...
- 10/23/2018
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Nannies, tutors and private international flights: The lives of celebrity kids are luxurious — and costly.
So when Angelina Jolie filed on Aug. 7 requesting a hearing about child support with her estranged husband Brad Pitt, it brought the spending on their six kids — Maddox, 17, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 12 and twins Vivienne and Knox, 10 — to the forefront of their divorce proceedings.
Jolie’s attorney Samantha Bley DeJean asserted in court papers that Pitt “has a duty to pay child support. As of present, [Pitt] has paid no meaningful child support since separation.” The next day, Pitt’s attorney Lance Spiegel responded with a filing stating that the actor,...
So when Angelina Jolie filed on Aug. 7 requesting a hearing about child support with her estranged husband Brad Pitt, it brought the spending on their six kids — Maddox, 17, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 12 and twins Vivienne and Knox, 10 — to the forefront of their divorce proceedings.
Jolie’s attorney Samantha Bley DeJean asserted in court papers that Pitt “has a duty to pay child support. As of present, [Pitt] has paid no meaningful child support since separation.” The next day, Pitt’s attorney Lance Spiegel responded with a filing stating that the actor,...
- 8/15/2018
- by Dana Rose Falcone
- PEOPLE.com
The Hollywood Humanitarian Council [Hhc]: Recognizing Humanitarian Heroes. The Hhc recognizes people and organizations that have contributed to the betterment of their communities and/or society at large in the fields of conflict resolution, environment and disasters, community and human rights activism, education, health, journalism, literacy, philanthropy, politics and poverty. “Humanitarian Certificates of Recognition Tributes,” will be bestowed at the Hollywood Humanitarian Heroes ceremony [Up to 1o Heroes will be recognized]. The Honorees are selected by the Hollywood Humanitarian Council Advisory Committee which highlights, in the online space, global social, political and humanitarian challenges. About Us – News – Donate – Support An Event – How To Help – How To Join The Hollywood Humanitarian Heroes Project was founded by Carlos de Abreu, Internet pioneer, Hollywood Film Awards® founder, live events producer, and “New York Times” bestselling author (“Husband, Lover Spy,” and “Opening The Doors To Hollywood.” Below photos of Carlos de Abreu’s guests at other live events he produces – George Clooney,...
- 3/28/2018
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Hollywood Humanitarian Council Project – Where Stars and Compassion Meet: Highlighting, in the online space, global social, political and humanitarian challenges and recognizing people and organizations that have contributed to the betterment of their communities and/or society at large. About Us – Donate – Support An Event – How To Help – How To Join The Hollywood Humanitarian Council mandate is highlighting/supporting causes through the Facebook.Com/hollywoodnews [over 800,0000 followers], Twitter.Com/hollywoodnews [over 60,000 followers] and http://www.Hollywoodnews.Com website [partner with Google News and IMDb News) which reaches millions of potential viewers. The Council’s Advisory Committee is Chaired by Carlos de Abreu [Internet pioneer, Hollywood Film Awards® founder and live events producer, and “New York Times” bestselling author (“Husband, Lover Spy,” and “Opening The Doors To Hollywood”]. The Hhc Advisory Committee Members include figures in international and domestic politics, business, filmmaking, the media, the arts, and education. Below photos of Carlos de Abreu’s guests at his live events including George Clooney, Richard Gere, Angelina Jolie, Steven Spielberg, Charlize Theron, and former President of East Timor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta. To Contact...
- 3/6/2018
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Best Actress winner Frances McDormand in Best Film winner Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was the big winner at tonight's BAFTAs, with five awards including Best Film and acting gongs for Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell. Guillermo del Toro was named Best Director for The Shape Of Water, Roger Deakins took Best Cinematography for his work on Blade Runner 2049, and fans were thrilled when Get Out lead Daniel Kaluuya won the Ee Rising Star Award.
The Royal Albert Hall Photo: Diliff
Stars wore black to show their solidarity with the Time's Up movement as they attended the ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall. Several took along activists as their companions, helping to draw attention to discrimination and harassment faced by women in other industries, while Angelina Jolie was accompanied by Loung Ung, the woman whose brutal childhood is depicted in First They Killed My Father.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was the big winner at tonight's BAFTAs, with five awards including Best Film and acting gongs for Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell. Guillermo del Toro was named Best Director for The Shape Of Water, Roger Deakins took Best Cinematography for his work on Blade Runner 2049, and fans were thrilled when Get Out lead Daniel Kaluuya won the Ee Rising Star Award.
The Royal Albert Hall Photo: Diliff
Stars wore black to show their solidarity with the Time's Up movement as they attended the ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall. Several took along activists as their companions, helping to draw attention to discrimination and harassment faced by women in other industries, while Angelina Jolie was accompanied by Loung Ung, the woman whose brutal childhood is depicted in First They Killed My Father.
- 2/19/2018
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Best Actress winner Frances McDormand in Best Film winner Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was the big winner at tonight's BAFTAs, with five awards including Best Film and acting gongs for Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell. Guillermo del Toro was named Best Director for The Shape Of Water, Roger Deakins took Best Cinematography for his work on Blade Runner 2049, and fans were thrilled when Get Out lead Daniel Kaluuya won the Ee Rising Star Award.
The Royal Albert Hall Photo: Diliff
Stars wore black to show their solidarity with the Time's Up movement as they attended the ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall. Several took along activists as their companions, helping to draw attention to discrimination and harassment faced by women in other industries, while Angelina Jolie was accompanied by Loung Ung, the woman whose brutal childhood is depicted in First They Killed My Father.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was the big winner at tonight's BAFTAs, with five awards including Best Film and acting gongs for Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell. Guillermo del Toro was named Best Director for The Shape Of Water, Roger Deakins took Best Cinematography for his work on Blade Runner 2049, and fans were thrilled when Get Out lead Daniel Kaluuya won the Ee Rising Star Award.
The Royal Albert Hall Photo: Diliff
Stars wore black to show their solidarity with the Time's Up movement as they attended the ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall. Several took along activists as their companions, helping to draw attention to discrimination and harassment faced by women in other industries, while Angelina Jolie was accompanied by Loung Ung, the woman whose brutal childhood is depicted in First They Killed My Father.
- 2/19/2018
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
“First They Killed My Father,” Angelina Jolie’s gripping drama about a child surviving the Khmer Rouge, is the actress-turned-director’s finest film to date. The movie was rejected by the Oscars, receiving no nominations, though it was Cambodia’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film — a fact that in no way diminishes the artistry and power of the film Jolie crafted from Cambodian author and activist’s Loung Ung’s best-selling memoir of the same name. The story had deep personal resonance; Jolie’s son, Maddox, is Cambodian by birth. The director said she felt a great responsibility to get the story right — not just for her son, but for all Cambodians.
Read More:‘First They Killed My Father’: How Angelina Jolie Captured a Child’s View of War
“When you’re a director, you don’t wanna feel you’ve let down your team, or you’ve let down the country,...
Read More:‘First They Killed My Father’: How Angelina Jolie Captured a Child’s View of War
“When you’re a director, you don’t wanna feel you’ve let down your team, or you’ve let down the country,...
- 1/26/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The Critics' Choice Awards went down on Thursday night and brought out some of Hollywood's biggest names in TV and film. Angelina Jolie brought activist Loung Ung as her special date, while Gal Gadot delivered the most important speech of the night. Get Out finally received the praise it deserves, and Nicole Kidman thanked all of her children when she took home the award for best supporting actress in a movie made for television or a limited series. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! Keep reading to see some of the best moments of the night! RelatedHere Are the 2018 Critics' Choice Award Winners!
- 1/12/2018
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Angelina Jolie turned to one of her favorite designer labels for the Critics’ Choice Awards on Thursday.
The actress, 42, chose a custom Ralph & Russo gown for the 23rd annual show in Santa Monica, California, where her latest directorial project, First They Killed My Father, earned a nomination in the best foreign film category in which Diane Kruger’s In The Fade won.
Jolie’s pencil dress was asymmetrically draped with white silk crêpe and adorned with devoréd ostrich feathers on the bodice. She completed her look with a pair of diamond earrings and a dazzling ring from Neil Lane.
The...
The actress, 42, chose a custom Ralph & Russo gown for the 23rd annual show in Santa Monica, California, where her latest directorial project, First They Killed My Father, earned a nomination in the best foreign film category in which Diane Kruger’s In The Fade won.
Jolie’s pencil dress was asymmetrically draped with white silk crêpe and adorned with devoréd ostrich feathers on the bodice. She completed her look with a pair of diamond earrings and a dazzling ring from Neil Lane.
The...
- 1/12/2018
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Angelina Jolie was a vision in white when she popped up at the Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, CA, on Thursday. The actress stunned in a strappy white feathered dress and had a special date: Loung Ung, the human rights activist who is the subject of her film First They Killed My Father. The ladies appeared to have a blast on the red carpet as they shared a few laughs, held hands, and even showed off their back tattoos for the cameras. It was a big night for both Angelina and Loung, as First They Killed My Father was nominated for best foreign language film. Unfortunately, the movie didn't win, but Angelina did share a handful of adorable moments inside with 7-year-old Brookylnn Prince. RelatedAngelina Jolie and Her Kids Turned This Red Carpet Gala Into a Girls' Night Out...
- 1/12/2018
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
We don't get to see much of Angelina Jolie outside of award season, but when she does make an appearance on the red carpet, she doesn't disappoint. After attending the Golden Globes with eldest son Pax as her date, Angelina made a radiant appearance at the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala with daughters Shiloh and Zahara in tow. Joining the adorable trio was American human-rights activist Loung Ung, who also hit the Golden Globes red carpet with Jolie over the weekend. Despite 2017 being a turbulent year for the family, and Shiloh still recovering from a snowboarding-induced broken arm, the actress and her daughters chose the glitzy night to continue their long tradition of turning red carpet events into girls' nights out.
- 1/11/2018
- by Florie Mwanza
- Popsugar.com
Family night out! Angelina Jolie stepped out Tuesday evening with two special people by her side, children Zahara and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt. The trio was all smiles at the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York City, where Jolie is set to accept the Freedom of Expression Award for First They Killed My Father. The A-list movie star looked particularly elegant in a black sheer gown, while Zahara, 13, and Shiloh dressed for the occasion in black suits. The 11-year-old wore a sling on her right arm, a result of a snowboarding injury, People reports. According to the outlet, Shiloh broke her arm last month on a family vacation but is "fine." Loung Ung, who penned...
- 1/10/2018
- E! Online
Angelina Jolie must be drinking from the fountain of youth. The 42-year-old actress stunned on the red carpet at the HFPA and American Cinematheque's Golden Globe Foreign Language Nominees Series Symposium in Hollywood on Saturday. Angelina's film First They Killed My Father, an adaptation of the memoir written by Loung Ung, was nominated for best foreign language film at the 2018 Golden Globes. The Oscar winner, who had a busy 2017, posed for photos with Loung and the film's producer Rithy Panh before arriving at the prestigious ceremony with her 14-year-old son, Pax, as her date on Sunday night. See more photos of Angelina celebrating her film at the symposium ahead. RelatedYes, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie Were Breathing the Same Air at the Golden Globes...
- 1/8/2018
- by Terry Carter
- Popsugar.com
Angelina Jolie's date to the 2018 Golden Globes was none other than Pax Jolie-Pitt! The A-list actress' 14-year-old son joined Jolie on the red carpet, where they posed for a Kodak moment we'd like to suggest snags a spot on the famous family's mantle. The duo showed their support for the Time's Up movement by dressing in black, Angelina elegant as always in a chiffon gown with a feathered cape and Pax in a classic tux. Angelina's movie First They Killed My Father is nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category, and the woman who penned the novel the film was based on, Loung Ung, also joined her on the red carpet. Pax is one of Angelina and Brad...
- 1/8/2018
- E! Online
Angelina Jolie hit the red carpet of the 2018 Golden Globes with her 14-year-old son, Pax.
The 42-year-old actress wore a sheer black gown featuring long sleeves adorned with feathers at the annual awards show, while Pax looked dapper in a black suit. Jolie styled her hair in an elegant updo, and wore diamond drop earrings to complete the look.
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The Time's Up movement was felt throughout the red carpet on Sunday, with the majority of actresses -- and actors --wearing black to support the movement. In October, Jolie told The New York Times that disgraced studio mogul Harvey Weinstein made unwanted advances towards her during the release of Playing by Heart in 1998.
“I had a bad experience with Harvey Weinstein in my youth, and as a result, chose never to work with him again and warn others when they did,” Jolie told the newspaper in an email. “This behavior towards...
The 42-year-old actress wore a sheer black gown featuring long sleeves adorned with feathers at the annual awards show, while Pax looked dapper in a black suit. Jolie styled her hair in an elegant updo, and wore diamond drop earrings to complete the look.
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The Time's Up movement was felt throughout the red carpet on Sunday, with the majority of actresses -- and actors --wearing black to support the movement. In October, Jolie told The New York Times that disgraced studio mogul Harvey Weinstein made unwanted advances towards her during the release of Playing by Heart in 1998.
“I had a bad experience with Harvey Weinstein in my youth, and as a result, chose never to work with him again and warn others when they did,” Jolie told the newspaper in an email. “This behavior towards...
- 1/8/2018
- Entertainment Tonight
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, suffered a broken collarbone on Dec. 29 while on a family vacation in Lake Tahoe, a source tells Et.
But, it appears Shiloh is on the mend. On Sunday, Shiloh was spotted in Los Feliz, California, with her left arm in a sling. She was accompanied by her brother, Knox, as the two stepped out for a casual day of shopping. Et has reached out to Jolie’s rep for comment.
Meanwhile, Jolie was all smiles at the HFPA and American Cinematheque’s Golden Globe Foreign Language Nominees Series Symposium at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on Saturday.
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Jolie, who was celebrating her movie, First They Killed My Father, which is nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at Sunday’s Golden Globes, was joined by Loung Ung, who also co-wrote the film, and producer Rithy Panh. The 42-year-old actress also participated in a panel to discuss...
But, it appears Shiloh is on the mend. On Sunday, Shiloh was spotted in Los Feliz, California, with her left arm in a sling. She was accompanied by her brother, Knox, as the two stepped out for a casual day of shopping. Et has reached out to Jolie’s rep for comment.
Meanwhile, Jolie was all smiles at the HFPA and American Cinematheque’s Golden Globe Foreign Language Nominees Series Symposium at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on Saturday.
Christopher Polk/Getty Images
Jolie, who was celebrating her movie, First They Killed My Father, which is nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at Sunday’s Golden Globes, was joined by Loung Ung, who also co-wrote the film, and producer Rithy Panh. The 42-year-old actress also participated in a panel to discuss...
- 1/7/2018
- Entertainment Tonight
Angelina Jolie had quite a squad for her night out in New York City on Saturday, but all eyes were on her special guests: son Maddox and daughter Shiloh.
The group, which also included First They Killed My Father author Loung Ung, film director Rithy Panh and composer Him Sophy, posed for photos before attending Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia at Bam (Brooklyn Academy of Music).
The 42-year-old actress wore a beige trench coat. Shiloh, 11, donned a white shirt and black trousers, while Maddox, 16, picked up his own simple outfit with a black scarf.
The show combined the Metropolis Ensemble,...
The group, which also included First They Killed My Father author Loung Ung, film director Rithy Panh and composer Him Sophy, posed for photos before attending Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia at Bam (Brooklyn Academy of Music).
The 42-year-old actress wore a beige trench coat. Shiloh, 11, donned a white shirt and black trousers, while Maddox, 16, picked up his own simple outfit with a black scarf.
The show combined the Metropolis Ensemble,...
- 12/17/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Angelina Jolie was glowing as she attended the Light After Darkness: Memory, Resilience and Renewal in Cambodia discussion at the Asia Society in NYC on Thursday. The actress stepped out in a slinky navy gown and velvet robe as she made her way into the event, where she spoke on a panel with activist and First They Killed My Father author Loung Ung. It's been a whirlwind year for Angelina, who has traveled the globe with her and Brad Pitt's six children while promoting her Netflix film based on Loung Ung's book. Most recently, she gave an impassioned speech at THR's Women in Entertainment luncheon and honored those who "refuse to be intimidated" and who "are fighting so that others may one day have the freedoms we now have." Related9 Angelina Jolie Moments From 2017 That Will Make You Wonder, "How Does She Do It All?"...
- 12/15/2017
- by Brittney Stephens
- Popsugar.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its nominees for this year’s best foreign language film, yet one film that many had expected to see on the list was conspicuous by its absence: the Angelina Jolie-directed docudrama “First They Killed My Father”. “First They Killed My Father”, based on Loung Ung’s memoir of the […]...
- 12/15/2017
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Today, we launch Indiewire’s annual IndieWire Awards Season Spotlight series, presented by Xfinity. We’ve recognized many of the great films produced in 2017 across two dozen candid video interviews. The IndieWire team talked to a fantastic range of talent, including Golden Globes and SAG nominees Gary Oldman and Saorise Ronan, Gotham Awards winners James Franco and Timothee Chalamet, and Globes-nominated filmmakers Angelina Jolie and Guillermo Del Toro. Over the next month, we’ll unveil them all.
Read More:Sofia Coppola on the Dangerous Femininity of ‘The Beguiled’: Awards Season Spotlight Profile
In addition to our sponsors at Xfinity, major thanks to our production team who include Adrien Fulle and Holly Dillon from the Variety Content Studio, IndieWire Awards editor Anne Thompson, and Nikki Ganz and Jackson Stahl from Nik & Jax Productions.
Read More:Jason Mitchell on the Extreme Empathy of ‘Mudbound’: Awards Season Spotlight Profile
The full...
Read More:Sofia Coppola on the Dangerous Femininity of ‘The Beguiled’: Awards Season Spotlight Profile
In addition to our sponsors at Xfinity, major thanks to our production team who include Adrien Fulle and Holly Dillon from the Variety Content Studio, IndieWire Awards editor Anne Thompson, and Nikki Ganz and Jackson Stahl from Nik & Jax Productions.
Read More:Jason Mitchell on the Extreme Empathy of ‘Mudbound’: Awards Season Spotlight Profile
The full...
- 12/14/2017
- by Dana Harris
- Indiewire
Angelina Jolie’s fourth directorial effort, First They Killed My Father, has the unique distinction of being Cambodia’s entry into the Academy’s Foreign Language Film competition this year, giving Jolie — who holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and Cambodia — an unusual position in this year’s race. Jolie and her co-writer Loung Ung visited last month’s 7th annual Deadline’s The Contenders all-day awards-season event at the DGA Theater to talk about their film (as part of N…...
- 12/7/2017
- Deadline
Track my film passions of the past year and the result is this list. These are the films that wowed and moved me, that turned me into a rabid champion, that gave me hope that brilliant cinematic storytelling — and a rebel spirit — is alive and well. It turned out to be a strong year for women directors (five), romances (three), World War II dramas (two), Angelina Jolie movies (two), animation (one), and documentaries (one).
See More:The Best Movies of 2017, According to IndieWire Critic Eric Kohn 12. “The Breadwinner” (GKids)
Directed by Nora Twomey of Cartoon Saloon (“The Secret of Kells”) and executive produced by Angelina Jolie, Irish-Canadian “The Breadwinner” is based on Deborah Ellis’s Ya novel about 11-year-old Parvana (voiced by Canadian actress Saara Chaudry), a strong-willed Afghan girl who disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family and save her father under threat from the Taliban.
See More:The Best Movies of 2017, According to IndieWire Critic Eric Kohn 12. “The Breadwinner” (GKids)
Directed by Nora Twomey of Cartoon Saloon (“The Secret of Kells”) and executive produced by Angelina Jolie, Irish-Canadian “The Breadwinner” is based on Deborah Ellis’s Ya novel about 11-year-old Parvana (voiced by Canadian actress Saara Chaudry), a strong-willed Afghan girl who disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family and save her father under threat from the Taliban.
- 12/1/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Track my film passions of the past year and the result is this list. These are the films that wowed and moved me, that turned me into a rabid champion, that gave me hope that brilliant cinematic storytelling — and a rebel spirit — is alive and well. It turned out to be a strong year for women directors (five), romances (three), World War II dramas (two), Angelina Jolie movies (two), animation (one), and documentaries (one).
See More:The Best Movies of 2017, According to IndieWire Critic Eric Kohn 12. “The Breadwinner” (GKids)
Directed by Nora Twomey of Cartoon Saloon (“The Secret of Kells”) and executive produced by Angelina Jolie, Irish-Canadian “The Breadwinner” is based on Deborah Ellis’s Ya novel about 11-year-old Parvana (voiced by Canadian actress Saara Chaudry), a strong-willed Afghan girl who disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family and save her father under threat from the Taliban.
See More:The Best Movies of 2017, According to IndieWire Critic Eric Kohn 12. “The Breadwinner” (GKids)
Directed by Nora Twomey of Cartoon Saloon (“The Secret of Kells”) and executive produced by Angelina Jolie, Irish-Canadian “The Breadwinner” is based on Deborah Ellis’s Ya novel about 11-year-old Parvana (voiced by Canadian actress Saara Chaudry), a strong-willed Afghan girl who disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family and save her father under threat from the Taliban.
- 12/1/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
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Loung Ung was 5 years old in 1975 when the soldiers marched into her city. "That day, they were smiling," says the human rights activist. "People were screaming, 'The war is over! The war is over!' I didn't know we had been in a war. But they were wearing black shirts and pants, and that was different for us because Cambodia is a very colorful culture; we'd wear bright colors. My first thought was, 'If they are so happy, why are they all in black?' "
Ung found out quickly enough, much to her regret, as these seeming liberators...
Loung Ung was 5 years old in 1975 when the soldiers marched into her city. "That day, they were smiling," says the human rights activist. "People were screaming, 'The war is over! The war is over!' I didn't know we had been in a war. But they were wearing black shirts and pants, and that was different for us because Cambodia is a very colorful culture; we'd wear bright colors. My first thought was, 'If they are so happy, why are they all in black?' "
Ung found out quickly enough, much to her regret, as these seeming liberators...
- 11/22/2017
- by Stephen Galloway
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This story about Angelina Jolie and “First They Killed My Father” first appeared in the special foreign-language issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine. Angelina Jolie is not the only director in the Oscar foreign-language race who was not born in the country her film is representing, but she’s certainly the most famous one. An American who was granted Cambodian citizenship more than a decade ago for her humanitarian work in the country, Jolie returned there to make “First They Killed My Father,” a brutal but beautiful film that recounts the story of Loung Ung, who was five years old when her.
- 11/20/2017
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
When Angelina Jolie needed a new cinematographer on the eve of shooting “First They Killed My Father” (Netflix), Cambodia’s Best Foreign-Language Oscar entry, the director called on the Dp she wanted in the first place: Oscar-winner Anthony Dod Mantle (“Slumdog Millionaire”). It turned out to be a trial by fire of the most creative kind.
Based on the celebrated memoir by Loung Ung, who, with her family, was forced into a work camp by the Khmer Rouge at the age of five, the historical thriller was shot totally from her perspective.
“I only had three days of prep and the first background action had a crowd between 400 and 600 extras,” said Dod Mantle, who’s presenting the film this week in competition at the 25th Camerimage festival in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Capturing Her Pov
Shooting with the Sony F55 with lots of hand-held and Steadicam shots, Dod Mantle first learned to...
Based on the celebrated memoir by Loung Ung, who, with her family, was forced into a work camp by the Khmer Rouge at the age of five, the historical thriller was shot totally from her perspective.
“I only had three days of prep and the first background action had a crowd between 400 and 600 extras,” said Dod Mantle, who’s presenting the film this week in competition at the 25th Camerimage festival in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Capturing Her Pov
Shooting with the Sony F55 with lots of hand-held and Steadicam shots, Dod Mantle first learned to...
- 11/13/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
“Shitty is shitty,” new Academy governor Whoopi Goldberg told me of the vote to expel a member for the second time in AMPAS’ 90-year history. As everyone in Hollywood struggles to keep their head straight amid a flood of sexual harassment scandals, this year’s crop of Oscar contenders braved Hollywood and Highland traffic snarls to charm a room full of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) members, including the 54 Governors who voted for this year’s five Honorary Oscars, presented at the 9th (untelevised) Governors Awards.
Behind the scenes, Oscar campaigners had pushed their clients as presenters. Clearly, it was a no-brainer to put Jennifer Lawrence (“mother!”) on stage to present to her “Hunger Games” costar Donald Sutherland (“M.A.S.H.,” “Klute,” “Don’t Look Now”), who never scored one Oscar nomination. “It’s odd that he never won an Oscar,” said Lawrence, thanking him for his generosity and...
Behind the scenes, Oscar campaigners had pushed their clients as presenters. Clearly, it was a no-brainer to put Jennifer Lawrence (“mother!”) on stage to present to her “Hunger Games” costar Donald Sutherland (“M.A.S.H.,” “Klute,” “Don’t Look Now”), who never scored one Oscar nomination. “It’s odd that he never won an Oscar,” said Lawrence, thanking him for his generosity and...
- 11/12/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
“Shitty is shitty,” new Academy governor Whoopi Goldberg told me of the vote to expel a member for the second time in AMPAS’ 90-year history. As everyone in Hollywood struggles to keep their head straight amid a flood of sexual harassment scandals, this year’s crop of Oscar contenders braved Hollywood and Highland traffic snarls to charm a room full of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) members, including the 54 Governors who voted for this year’s five Honorary Oscars, presented at the 9th (untelevised) Governors Awards.
Behind the scenes, Oscar campaigners had pushed their clients as presenters. Clearly, it was a no-brainer to put Jennifer Lawrence (“mother!”) on stage to present to her “Hunger Games” costar Donald Sutherland (“M.A.S.H.,” “Klute,” “Don’t Look Now”), who never scored one Oscar nomination. “It’s odd that he never won an Oscar,” said Lawrence, thanking him for his generosity and...
Behind the scenes, Oscar campaigners had pushed their clients as presenters. Clearly, it was a no-brainer to put Jennifer Lawrence (“mother!”) on stage to present to her “Hunger Games” costar Donald Sutherland (“M.A.S.H.,” “Klute,” “Don’t Look Now”), who never scored one Oscar nomination. “It’s odd that he never won an Oscar,” said Lawrence, thanking him for his generosity and...
- 11/12/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Director Angelina Jolie wanted audiences watching First They Killed My Father, based on Loung Ung's memoir set during the Cambodian genocide, to see through the eyes of a child — young actress Sareum Srey Moch, who gives a remarkably expressive performance as Loung.
In the words of its Oscar-winning cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle (Slumdog Millionaire), the Netflix film, Cambodia's foreign-language Academy Award entry, is "an attempt, as full-on as possible, to project how a child will perceive these incidents around her, which were everything from beauty and happiness in the beginning to unadulterated chaos and darkness. That's the psychology behind...
In the words of its Oscar-winning cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle (Slumdog Millionaire), the Netflix film, Cambodia's foreign-language Academy Award entry, is "an attempt, as full-on as possible, to project how a child will perceive these incidents around her, which were everything from beauty and happiness in the beginning to unadulterated chaos and darkness. That's the psychology behind...
- 11/9/2017
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One of the few benefits of the frenzied awards race is Hollywood’s outpouring of materials associated with the contenders. Perhaps the biggest perk is the release of full scripts one is able to download legally, directly from the studios.
Currently available are The Big Sick, I, Tonya, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), The Lost City of Z, Mudbound, mother!, Okja, and more. Check back for some of our favorites and/or highly-anticipated scripts, such as Phantom Thread, Call Me by Your Name, A Ghost Story, Lady Bird, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Get Out, The Post, The Florida Project, and more.
We’ll be updating this post as these and more arrive over the coming months, so bookmark the page, but one can check out everything thus far below (right click and save to download, or open in your browser by clicking the titles...
Currently available are The Big Sick, I, Tonya, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), The Lost City of Z, Mudbound, mother!, Okja, and more. Check back for some of our favorites and/or highly-anticipated scripts, such as Phantom Thread, Call Me by Your Name, A Ghost Story, Lady Bird, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Get Out, The Post, The Florida Project, and more.
We’ll be updating this post as these and more arrive over the coming months, so bookmark the page, but one can check out everything thus far below (right click and save to download, or open in your browser by clicking the titles...
- 11/7/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The 21st Annual “Hollywood Film Awards” brought together Hollywood’s elite to honor the year’s most talked about, and highly anticipated, actors, actresses, films and those who help bring them to life. The awards ceremony, celebrating its 21st anniversary as the official launch of the awards season®, was hosted by actor and comedian James Corden, and took place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, on November 5, 2017. In its 21-year history, more than 120 of the “Hollywood Film Awards” honorees have gone on to garner Oscar nominations and/or wins. Above, Allen Shapiro, CEO, Dick Clark Pro., Carlos de Abreu, Founder/Executive Producer, Janice de Abreu, Co-Founder,Pete Hammond, journalist, Deadline.com This year’s ceremony benefited Mptf, which supports the entertainment community in living and aging well, with dignity and purpose, and in helping each other in times of need. The show was filled with humor, excitement, and intimate moments,...
- 11/7/2017
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Angelina Jolie made a stunning appearance at the Hollywood Film Awards in La on Sunday night. After walking the red carpet in a silver satin wrap gown from Jenny Packham, the Oscar winner was joined onstage by American-Cambodian activist Loung Ung, author of the memoir First They Killed My Father, which Angelina adapted into a feature film this year. The two accepted the award for Hollywood foreign language film thanks to their work on the project, which is currently streaming on Netflix. RelatedThe Heartwarming Way Angelina Jolie Makes Sure That Her Kids Never Worry About Her It's been a big year for Angelina, who also debuted the film The Breadwinner and made a handful of public outings with her six kids, whom she shares with estranged husband Brad Pitt. She has also kept up with her philanthropic work; in February, she delivered a heartfelt speech at Geneva's Un Office, and...
- 11/6/2017
- by Brittney Stephens
- Popsugar.com
Angelina Jolie knows a thing or two about gold. After all, she has two Academy Awards and three Golden Globes to her name, among a slew of other statuettes. But why go for the gold when silver looks oh so good?
The 42-year-old actress went full glam while attending the Hollywood Film Awards on Sunday. She donned a silver silk gown with velvet waist belt from Jenny Packham’s AW17 Catwalk Collection, accenting the look with a bold red lip and matching nails.
The mother of six wore her brunette hair in loose waves and accessorized with a stunning diamond necklace.
The 42-year-old actress went full glam while attending the Hollywood Film Awards on Sunday. She donned a silver silk gown with velvet waist belt from Jenny Packham’s AW17 Catwalk Collection, accenting the look with a bold red lip and matching nails.
The mother of six wore her brunette hair in loose waves and accessorized with a stunning diamond necklace.
- 11/6/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
The 2017 awards season officially kicked off on Sunday with the star-studded 21st Annual Hollywood Film Awards.
Late Late Show host James Corden presided over the ceremony, which brought together some of the biggest names in show business who turned out to celebrate the first awards show on the road to the Oscars.
Among the A-listers honored at the black tie event, held annually at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, were Angelina Jolie, Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Kate Winslet, Allison Janney, Jake Gyllenhaal, Martgot Robbie, Harrison Ford and Shailene Woodley, among many others.
This year's ceremony benefited the Motion Picture and Television Fund, which has long served to help and support the health and human service needs of those in the entertainment industry.
News: 'The Big Sick' Cast, Jamie Bell to Be Honored at 2017 Hollywood Film Awards
Jolie and Loung Ung were honored with the Hollywood Foreign Language Film Award for First They Killed...
Late Late Show host James Corden presided over the ceremony, which brought together some of the biggest names in show business who turned out to celebrate the first awards show on the road to the Oscars.
Among the A-listers honored at the black tie event, held annually at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, were Angelina Jolie, Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Kate Winslet, Allison Janney, Jake Gyllenhaal, Martgot Robbie, Harrison Ford and Shailene Woodley, among many others.
This year's ceremony benefited the Motion Picture and Television Fund, which has long served to help and support the health and human service needs of those in the entertainment industry.
News: 'The Big Sick' Cast, Jamie Bell to Be Honored at 2017 Hollywood Film Awards
Jolie and Loung Ung were honored with the Hollywood Foreign Language Film Award for First They Killed...
- 11/6/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The 2017 awards season officially kicked off on Sunday with the star-studded 21st Annual Hollywood Film Awards.
Late Late Show host James Corden presided over the ceremony, which brought together some of the biggest names in show business who turned out to celebrate the first awards show on the road to the Oscars.
Among the A-listers honored at the black tie event, held annually at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, were Angelina Jolie, Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Kate Winslet, Allison Janney, Jake Gyllenhaal, Martgot Robbie, Harrison Ford and Shailene Woodley, among many others.
This year's ceremony benefited the Motion Picture and Television Fund, which has long served to help and support the health and human service needs of those in the entertainment industry.
Late Late Show host James Corden presided over the ceremony, which brought together some of the biggest names in show business who turned out to celebrate the first awards show on the road to the Oscars.
Among the A-listers honored at the black tie event, held annually at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, were Angelina Jolie, Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Kate Winslet, Allison Janney, Jake Gyllenhaal, Martgot Robbie, Harrison Ford and Shailene Woodley, among many others.
This year's ceremony benefited the Motion Picture and Television Fund, which has long served to help and support the health and human service needs of those in the entertainment industry.
- 11/6/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
dick clark productions announced today that Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie, and author-activist Loung Ung will receive the “Hollywood Foreign Language Film Award,” at the 21st Annual “Hollywood Film Awards” for their critically-acclaimed film First They Killed My Father, which has been selected by Cambodia’s Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film. Jolie also directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Ung, who also serves as executive producer and whose gripping memoir the film is based upon. Loung was five years old when the Khmer Rouge came to power, and the story is told through her eyes, from 1975 through 1978, depicting the indomitable spirit and devotion of her family as they struggle to stay together. Acclaimed Cambodian director and producer Rithy Panh, who is himself a survivor of the Khmer Rouge, and produced First They Killed My Father together with Jolie said, “We are grateful for this recognition by the Hfa.
- 11/2/2017
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
"An unambiguous triumph." Netflix has debuted a second trailer for Angelina Jolie's latest film First They Killed My Father, which is already playing in cinemas and on Netflix now. They're hoping to drum up extra buzz and bring attention to this film, even though it's already available on Netflix. The full title for the film is First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, based on the book written by Loung Ung, who also co-wrote the script with Jolie. It tells the story of the deadly Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, which was the corrupt Communist Party that lead the Cambodian genocide. The authentic cast includes Sareum Srey Moch, Phoeung Kompheak, and Sveng Socheata. The film received some rave reviews out of the Telluride Film Festival, and it looks like a very powerful, historic drama. It's worth a look. Here's the second trailer (+ poster) for Angelina Jolie...
- 9/25/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Angelina Jolie just got more good news about her new film “First They Killed My Father,” which opened on Sept. 15 to rave reviews. Cambodia is submitting the Netflix release, which chronicles the horrific childhood of Loung Ung under the deadly Khmer Rouge of the 1970s, for Oscar consideration as Best Foreign Language Film. There […]...
- 9/18/2017
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Angelina Jolie is basking in a standing ovation at Telluride after the first screening of “First They Killed My Father.” It’s the film she wanted to make: Based on the 2000 memoir of Loung Ung, who was five when the Khmer Rouge forced her family into work camps, it required a $24 million budget, a 60-day shoot, a two-hour, 16-minute cut. The only place she pitched the film is the only one who would let her make it: Netflix.
“She had a very specific view of the story she wanted to tell,” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. “It’s very traditional. It’s just as resource-intense to make a small film as a big film, where there isn’t much infrastructure in Cambodia. It would have been difficult to get made anywhere, with all local talent. It all pays off on the screen.”
While Jolie’s film may be traditional in some ways,...
“She had a very specific view of the story she wanted to tell,” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. “It’s very traditional. It’s just as resource-intense to make a small film as a big film, where there isn’t much infrastructure in Cambodia. It would have been difficult to get made anywhere, with all local talent. It all pays off on the screen.”
While Jolie’s film may be traditional in some ways,...
- 9/18/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Angelina Jolie is basking in a standing ovation at Telluride after the first screening of “First They Killed My Father.” It’s the film she wanted to make: Based on the 2000 memoir of Loung Ung, who was five when the Khmer Rouge forced her family into work camps, it required a $24 million budget, a 60-day shoot, a two-hour, 16-minute cut. The only place she pitched the film is the only one who would let her make it: Netflix.
“She had a very specific view of the story she wanted to tell,” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. “It’s very traditional. It’s just as resource-intense to make a small film as a big film, where there isn’t much infrastructure in Cambodia. It would have been difficult to get made anywhere, with all local talent. It all pays off on the screen.”
While Jolie’s film may be traditional in some ways,...
“She had a very specific view of the story she wanted to tell,” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. “It’s very traditional. It’s just as resource-intense to make a small film as a big film, where there isn’t much infrastructure in Cambodia. It would have been difficult to get made anywhere, with all local talent. It all pays off on the screen.”
While Jolie’s film may be traditional in some ways,...
- 9/18/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Angelina Jolie’s “First They Killed My Father” has been officially submitted by Cambodia to the Oscars’ Best Foreign Language Film category, where the dark Netflix drama has become the latest of almost 50 films to enter the race. Jolie’s film was made in Cambodia with an all-Cambodian cast, and contains virtually no English dialogue. It is based on the memoir by Loung Ung, who was a child when the brutal Khmer Rouge regime took control of her country. She and her family were driven from their comfortable home in the city and moved to a work camp in the country.
- 9/18/2017
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Update, writethru after Sunday 11:01 Pm exclusive: Angelina Jolie's First They Killed My Father has been set as the Cambodian submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Deadline reported late Sunday night that confirmation of the selection was imminent, and early Monday morning the Cambodia Oscar Selection Committee made it official. The Netflix title, directed and co-written by Jolie, is about author and human rights activist Loung Ung's life under the rule of…...
- 9/18/2017
- Deadline
Ahead of its release on Netflix, the streaming service has dropped an inside look at “First They Killed My Father”. The Netflix original film, based on the memoir by Cambodian author Loung Ung is directed by Angelina Jolie and debuted at Tiff earlier this week. Related: Angelina Jolie On The Past Year: ‘I Have Had My […]...
- 9/15/2017
- by Aynslee Darmon
- ET Canada
First They Killed My Father Netflix Director: Angelina Jolie Written by: Loung Ung, Angelina Jolie based on Loung Ung’s book Cast: Kompheak Phoeung, Soceata Sveng, Dara Heng, Chenda Run, Kimhak Mun, Sreyneang Oun, Sothea Khoun, Nika Sarum, Nita Sarun, Sreymoch Sareum Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 9/14/17 Opens: September 15, 2017 Barry Goldwater, a (thanksfully) […]
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- 9/15/2017
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Will wonders never cease. A film about Cambodia told from a Cambodian perspective instead of through the heroic intervention of white outsiders. Yes, that's Angelina Jolie behind the camera, as director and co-writer, but First They Killed My Father, subtitled "A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers," steadfastly honors its first-person account. The film takes the point of view of Loung Ung (newcomer Sreymoch Sareum), who was only five years old when the Communist Khmer Rouge entered the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh in 1975, brutally executing fellow Cambodians with ties to the...
- 9/15/2017
- Rollingstone.com
“Commendable” feels like a backhanded way to compliment a movie, but for better or worse, it suits “First They Killed My Father.” An adaptation of Loung Ung’s memoir of the same name, Angelina Jolie’s film tells an important story, detailing the devastating reign of the Khmer Rouge through the eyes of a young girl. But in between its unsparing depiction of both Cambodia’s vast beauty and its history of brutality, Jolie’s latest can’t quite decide how glossy or graphic it wants to be, ultimately settling for alternately sobering and pretty but less emotionally effective than visually.
- 9/15/2017
- by Todd Gilchrist
- The Wrap
Angelina Jolie knows how to go with the flow.
The actress and director, whose new movie for Netflix, First They Killed My Father, debuts on Friday, chatted with AP at the Toronto International Film Festival about the challenges of dealing with red-carpet premieres with six kids in tow.
“The reason I was a little late is they made me change,” Jolie, 42, said with a smile. “They thought what I was wearing was too revealing.”
At least they’re past the diaper stage. “I actually went to a premiere once with pee on me,” Jolie says. “It was when the kids...
The actress and director, whose new movie for Netflix, First They Killed My Father, debuts on Friday, chatted with AP at the Toronto International Film Festival about the challenges of dealing with red-carpet premieres with six kids in tow.
“The reason I was a little late is they made me change,” Jolie, 42, said with a smile. “They thought what I was wearing was too revealing.”
At least they’re past the diaper stage. “I actually went to a premiere once with pee on me,” Jolie says. “It was when the kids...
- 9/14/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
The most remarkable thing about First They Killed My Father is how quiet it is. Angelina Jolie’s film—about the Khmer Rouge regime that killed one quarter of the population of Cambodia between the years of 1975 and 1979—is based on a memoir by human-rights activist Loung Ung, who was 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge…
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- 9/14/2017
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
It looks like filmmaking runs in the family, with Maddox Jolie-Pitt following in the footsteps of his celebrity parents Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. In the new film about the Khmer Rouge genocide, First They Killed My Father, Jolie-Pitt earned his executive producer credit by sitting in on meetings, prepping for shoots and reviewing dailies. However, he was not alone in the creation of the movie based on family friend Loung Ung's memoir, with his mom in the director's chair and his 13-year-old brother Pax Jolie-Pitt working as a set photographer. And in his first major interview, the 16-year-old revealed what it was like to work with his mother on the project. "[She's] fun, funny, and easy to...
- 9/13/2017
- E! Online
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