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Moneyball

Star-studded baseball film mired in clichés and with scenes that fall flat

8 Nov 2011

(12A) 133min Moneyball is a baseball movie that aims for universal appeal by casting Brad Pitt as a maverick general manager, having climactic scenes revolving around a strained father/daughter relationship, and in its strongest moments, being about…

Brad Pitt bans kids' computers

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29 Oct 2011

Brad Pitt hid his children's computers because he thinks they spend too much time playing video games. The 'Moneyball' actor - who raises Maddox, 10, Pax, seven, Zahara, six, Shiloh, five, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with partner…

World War Z wraps up in Glasgow; where does that leave the Cinema City?

What next for the west coast filming hotspot?

19 Sep 2011

The production of World War Z, an adaptation of Max Brooks’s best-selling account of a zombie apocalypse, brought parts of Glasgow to a well-documented standstill last month. With the City Chambers standing in Philadelphia’s City Hall, Glasgow finally…

Brad Pitt wants Paddy's story on the big screen

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16 Sep 2011

Brad Pitt wants to turn 'Big Brother' winner Paddy Doherty's life story into a film. The Hollywood actor first saw Paddy on reality series 'Big Fat Gypsy' weddings and is intrigued by his Irish traveller lifestyle and his history as a bare-knuckle…

The reviewers reviewed: Terence Malick's The Tree of Life

What we said, and they said, about the Brad Pitt-starring Canne-divider

21 Jul 2011

The Tree of life What we said: ‘The result is a sprawling, sometimes unfathomable epic on the endless conflict between "the way of nature and the way of grace".' The List What they said: ‘Cinema that’s thinking big. [Director Terrence] Malick…

World War Z to be filmed in Glasgow with locally-sourced zombies

Brad Pitt star in Max Brooks zombie adaptation

19 Jul 2011

The streets of Glasgow will no doubt be a little quieter with the onset of the Edinburgh Festival this August. All that is about to change this year with parts of the city centre undergoing a transformation into a post-apocalyptic 'zombie land' for the…

The Tree of Life

Terrence Malick's sprawling epic a sermon urging re-engagement with spirituality

17 Jun 2011

(12A) 138min Terrence Malick often seems to be the last apostle of rugged individualism still at work in the American film industry. He painstakingly crafts films that are symphonic in structure with the character of poetic, intensely personal…

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie love couples' yoga

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12 Dec 2010

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's relationship has been transformed by couples' yoga. The Hollywood stars - who raise six children together, Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, Zahara, five, Shiloh, four, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - have been…

Angelina Jolie dreams of move to Africa

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5 Dec 2010

Angelina Jolie wants to move to Africa in the future. The 'Tourist' star - who raises six children, Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, Zahara, five, Shiloh, four, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with her partner Brad Pitt - plans to move her brood…

Megamind

DreamWorks' latest sports parent-pleasing rock tunes but let down by 2D characters

30 Nov 2010

(PG) 95min Following on from this year’s other super-villain cartoon Despicable Me, DreamWorks’ Megamind does at least boasts an original premise and it is this: what would happen if Lex Luthor actually succeeded in killing off Superman? Or rather…

Brad Pitt's Shiloh shopping spree

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26 Feb 2010

Brad Pitt reportedly spent $10,000 on clothes for his daughter. The actor - who raises six children with partner Angelina Jolie - took his eldest girls, Zahara, five, and Shiloh, three, to the Bonpoint collection of children's boutiques in Paris for…

Brad Pitt's Venice home

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17 Feb 2010

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are moving to Venice for three months. The Hollywood couple and their six children - Maddox, eight, Pax, six, Zahara, five, Shiloh, three, and 19-month-old twins Vivienne and Knox - arrived in the Italian canal city…

Brad Pitt gets tree-rrific gift

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11 Feb 2010

Angelina Jolie has bought Brad Pitt an olive tree for Valentine's Day (14.02.10). The actress - who raises six children with Brad - will surprise him on the romantic day with the 200-year-old plant, which cost £12,000, for their French home, the…

Brad Pitt helped by mother

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26 Jan 2010

Brad Pitt's mother is desperately trying to help save her son's relationship with Angelina Jolie. Family counsellor Jane Pitt - who is famously close to Brad's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston - is keen for the couple to repair their five-year union for the…

Brad Pitt will not split

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25 Jan 2010

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are not heading for a split, sources close to the couple have claimed. Friends of the pair - who have been dating for five years and raise six children together - insist "everything is fine" between them and branded…

Brad Pitt splits from Jolie?

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24 Jan 2010

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reportedly visited divorce lawyers to help them separate. The pair - who aren't married, but have been dating since 2004 and raise six children together - are believed to have signed legal documents earlier this…

Brad Pitt helps foster kids

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28 Dec 2009

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donated $100,000 to two US foster care homes. The Hollywood couple - who raise six children together - gave the American SOS Villages in Florida and Illinois the Christmas present after being impressed by the work they…

Brad Pitt's $6.8m charity donation

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24 Nov 2009

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donated $6.8 million to charity last year. It has been revealed the Hollywood couple - who raise six children together - gave away the giant sum of cash to several different charities last year after raising the money…

Brad Pitt chooses kids over cash

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19 Nov 2009

Brad Pitt reportedly turned down $5 million for a public appearance to spend time with his children. The 'Burn After Reading' star had been due to attend the Grand Prix Ball Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on October 31, but failed to show…

Inglourious Basterds - Quentin Tarantino interview

15 Aug 2009

The sixth film by Quentin Tarantino has been a long time coming. Tarantino began writing his World War II men-on-a-mission adventure Inglourious Basterds more than a decade ago. Unable to finish it, he put the script aside and instead made the two-part…

Inglourious Basterds

15 Aug 2009

Quentin Tarantino’s much talked about men-on-a-mission WWII movie has been a long time coming, but now his sixth feature (originally inspired by the 1978 film of almost the same name) is here and it’s great. Brad Pitt’s Lieutenant Aldo Raine and his…

Brad Pitt no 'pretty boy'

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10 Aug 2009

Quentin Tarantino says Brad Pitt is not a "pretty boy" anymore. The 'Inglourious Basterds' director says the film's star has become a "man" with it reached the zenith of his career. Quentin said: "What's really cool about Brad right now is that…

Brad Pitt was 'doughnut' on drugs

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6 Aug 2009

Brad Pitt says drugs turned him into a "doughnut". The 'Inglourious Basterds' actor realised he had to move out of Hollywood when his marijuana use began to get heavier and he started isolating himself away from his friends. He admitted to Parade…

Brad Pitt missed out on Time Travel

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6 Aug 2009

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were being lined up to star in the 'Time Traveler's Wife' - before their split. The former couple - who separated in January 2005 before finalising their divorce in October 2005 - would have been ideal for the lead…

Brad Pitt to retire?

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3 Aug 2009

Brad Pitt has hinted he wants to quit acting. The 45-year-old actor - who raises six children with partner Angelina Jolie - feels he has achieved almost everything he wants to do in his career and doesn't believe there are as many possibilities for…