Brad Pitt Blog and Journals

 

I don't know about you, but Quentin Tarantino is stoked right now!

Why?

His film 'Inglourious Basterds' scooped up 8 Academy Award Nominations!
[Including Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Film]

Do you think 'Basterds' deserves the Gold Statues?

I do!

In times of crisis, the Humanity seems to come out in people, and I love seeing that.
If only we could always feel so giving.

Tons of Celebrities have gotten out the checkbook for Haiti since the Earthquake hit.

The Jolie-Pitts donated $1 Million
Madonna sent in $500,000
Alyssa Milano
George Clooney
Wyclef Jean
and the list keeps getting bigger!

If you feel like I do, which is "I wish I could help but I dont have 500K", then dont fret.
Thanks to Text Messaging you can donate using your Phone.

Texting the word "Haiti" to 90999 sends a $10 donation to the Red Cross.

Texting "Yele" to 501501 makes a $5 contribution to Wyclef Jean's Mission to get help to Haiti.

Send your Texts NOW!

I sent one to each.

$5-10 is way worth helping a fellow human being in need.

When disaster strikes, you can always count on Brad and Angelina to be there!
err... at least send money!

The couple donated $1 million to the emergency medical operation responding to the aftermath of the earthquake.

Jolie said: "It is incredibly horrible to see a catastrophe of this size hit a people who have been suffering from extreme poverty, violence and unrest for so many decades."

Pitt adds: "We understand the first response is critical to serve the immediate needs of countless people who are now displaced from their homes, are suffering trauma, and most require urgent care."

Saints? Or just Good Press?
 

Its that time of the year again where we take a look back and see how much celebs earned!

Good 'ol Forbes did their calculating and came up with:

Taking First Place is Beyonce and husband Jay-Z.
The couple raked in $122 million last year.



In Second Place is Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart with $69 million.

With $55 million, that puts Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Third Place.



Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett-Smith grab Fourth Place with $48 million.

Taking Fifth Place is none other than Posh and Becks.
Victoria and hubby David Beckham earned a total of $46 million.

 

That's right my friends of the Buzznet variety, it will soon be the end f November which means only one thing--

the decade is coming to an end and hasn't it been a crazy one?

Come along the journey as we reminisce the first decade of the 2000's

 

It was a glorious start to the decade--

 

Brad and Jen were still happily married

 

and she had really small boobs - teh fuck?

 

Baywatch was still airing

 

Srsly Mitch Buchannon is so fucking pretty!

 

And Amy Winehouse was still considered a 'living being'

 

 

It was a brilliant start to what was about to become a very memorable decade

 

I remember in 2003 at the start of what I think was grade 1 - couldv'e been grade 2.  I was writing the date at the top of my work book and I wrote 2002 and had to cross it out to write 2003.

That afternoon when I got home, I held a funeral for 2002 because I was going to miss it

 

This is how I feel about this decade

 

There are so many thingS I am going to miss--

 

• My Chemical Romance not being shit
• When school really didn't even matter that much
• Michael Jackson... no, no wait, I HATE HIM
• People saying 'two thousand and nine' because I am seriously going to shoot myself when people start saying 'twenty ten'
• Really lame 2000's jokes

Liana!: Hey why what 2006 scared of 2007?!

Random who just happened to walk by: Urh why?

Liana!: Because 2007 2008 2009

Random who just happened to walk by: Urh... what?

Liana!: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

SEE YOU CAN'T DO THAT NEXT DECADE!

and that will suck *Gerard Helena tear*

 

I will especially miss this decade because well, all of my memories come from this decade

 

Like discovering music, discovering the internet, and getting my thumb stuck in a sit belt so bad that we had to go to a mechanic and get him to grease it out...

 

See it's beautiful times like that when you really know it's been a great decade...

 

But the years went by and Baywatch canceled,

Brad left Jen for Ange,

they tried to send Amy to rehab and we all know how well that ended...

and well...

 

things were kinda ruined... 

But in reality, I've always liked Angelina better, Amy Winehouse is pretty luls and I'm incredibly awesome

 

So I guess everything worked out for the best...

 

 

except that baywatch was canceled... I love that show...

 

But did we not all enjoy the ride, because I sure as hell did, and I hoped you guys did too, and if not... you smell

 

So if you've actually made it this far into the blog and haven't yelled at me for being a bumhole whose waisted your time, then first of all let me congratulate you

and then secondly say 

Happy 2000 decade!!!!

 

Now I really want to hear from yous all, are you going to miss this decade? what will you miss? are you excited for next decade? do you hate Michael Jackson too?

 

Your mom's a hamroll, Liana -]

 

So!  I am sitting here at home, super duper bored, and I thought i would do a little photo comparison of once favorite couple Jennifer Anniston and Brad Pitt, to the Jen and Brad of our time!

i miss these days :(  
at least now i have these two:

that's hot.

 

anyways, there was my little dedication to love. haha.

love and rock n roll,

dani

Hanna Beth & Trace Cyrus ^^ they were so beautiful together,i love them.

Audrey Kitching & Brendon Urie,gorgous...I really loved them!

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie,no words for them *___*

 

Adam Brody & Rachel Bilson,the sweetest

and now some pics photoshopped about kaulitz twins!..hope U like 'em :D

Lafee and Bill Kaulitz by amber(a fan)

Alissa Frenk and Tom Kaulitz *.* super cute together .by mary(a fan)

Girl and Tom...This one sucks, how is photoshopped!?(by her own)

Anabel Frenk and Bill Kaulitz,so lovely together by mary (a fan)

Which one do you like more from the real boyfriend+girlfriend?

And from the photoshopped?

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in the next journal i'll post zac efron with photoshopped girls,(famous and not),and other famous star in love that i like :D stay tuned!

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Read Fitzgerald's Original Story

Directed by David Fincher

Original Story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Starring:

Brad Pitt (Benjamin)

Cate Blanchett (Daisy)

Julia Ormand (daughter)

Before launching into a nit-picking, plot questioning critique of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I wanted to share some theatre observations, as well as acknowledge several of the film's merits. The original short story was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the movie's screenplay (long held by Ray Stark) had been purchased and directed by David Fincher.

I purposely went to the 4:30 viewing at Colosseus Cinema on Boxing Day, during a hefty snow storm, with the smug assumption I'd have the theatre to myself. Well, apparently everyone felt smug that day as the theatre was packed and I was just able to grab the last few seats. I understand The Curious Case... had just opened the day previous, but I hadn't anticipated this faithful attendance.

While watching this movie, I mentally hummed the chorus to The Faces' song, Ooh La La. I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger. Benjamin Button represents those "What ifs..." we all experience from time to time, while reminiscing those mistaken beliefs of our youth. A brief yearning to go back in time, yet still be empowered with current knowledge.

After viewing "The Curious Case..." I was unable to gauge any kind of audience reaction, as this movie threw a blanket of silence on everyone, myself included. I have never attended a show where the audience didn't verbally assess the experience on their way out. If quiet introspection was capable of sound, like a car horn, our exiting would be akin to a New York Taxi Drivers' convention. A cacophony of deep thought.

Both the book and the movie version of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button contain the line "I was born under unusual circumstances..." and that is where the similarities end. I readily admit that I understand the purpose of the differences as I am not fond of Fitzgerald's main character.

We all hate getting older, but who would actually want to get younger as they progress through life? To be have the agonies of painful adolescence ahead of one? The powerlessness and dependency of early childhood, while cognizant of the lifetime one has experienced? No thanks. Yet that is what Brad Pitt has managed to portray to viewers, while maintaining a thoughtful and quiet acceptance of his situation.

I have glanced through critics' reviews of the movie, and I am confused by their disregard of the glaring discrepencies between the book and the movie. I will volunteer to point at the elephant in the room because, after all, he's huge!

Benjamin Button had the misfortune (or to some, good fortune) to be born an old man. Our character enters this world as a baby, albeit an arthritic, slow moving, cataract impaired newborn. The movie dramatically shows Benjamin being rejected by his father (after his mother dies during his birth) and subsequently abandoned. The book has Benjamin being emotionally abandoned, but nonetheless, remaining at home where his old-man behaviours are a source of embarrassment to his father who constantly demands that Benjamin behave more child-like.

Aside from peripheral characters entering and leaving Benjamin during his formative years (which helps explain his varied education and philosophies) the book and movie differ in many other areas. The most serious digression from the original is in Benjamin's aging process. Fitzgerald has his protagonist born with an 85 year-old's thoughts, behaviour and attitude whereas Fincher's movie has the character physically representing an 85 year-old, but mentally on par with a newborn. As the book-Benjamin becomes more immature, in keeping with his age defying appearance, the movie -Benjamin becomes more worldly and wise while physically regressing.

I understand the reasoning behind Pincher's version of Benjamin Button's aging. Overall, Fitzgerald's original character is not a likable guy; meanwhile there's something bittersweet in watching movie-Benjamin experience his first drink, first love, etc. as an 18 year-old man housed in the body of a 65 year-old senior. Movie-Benjamin is more appealing to the average viewer than 7 year-old, book-Benjamin smoking cigars, cursing, and leering at woman.

The movie contains a few changes that I didn't understand as necessary. Why is Benjamin abandoned at an old folks' home in the care a single, financially strapped, black woman (Taraji P Henson)? Henson delivers an outstanding performance as Benjamin's adoptive mother, Queenie, but how necessary was this change to the story's telling? I am grateful for the entertainment of the old folks' home setting as it allowed for a nice introduction to the developing love story between Daisy (Cate Blanchett) and Benjamin (Brad Pitt).

As well, some of the seniors residing alongside Benjamin at the home, provided the much needed comic relief during an otherwise somber movie. For example, the comedic, intermittent presence of 'The General' whose self-introductory line to Benjamin is consistently, "Did you know I've been struck by lightning 7 times?" We are then given a visual of The General being struck.

I wondered if the writer(s) felt Benjamin wouldn't have been able to explore his 'firsts' during early manhood if his parents were around, or more vigilant? (However, that implies adoptive/foster parents are less aware of their children's behaviour or whereabouts.) As well, why couldn't his movie father have maintained the book's hardware business? Why did the movie allow a simplistic 'button manufacturer' family business? As well, if they wanted Benjamin to be perceived as an abandoned orphan, why reintroduce his father (aside from to explain an inheritance)? Finally, although less melodramatic, the movie's ending would be equally touching to view baby-Benjamin nestled in bed, near his Nana in the home of his son, Roscoe (book), than in the arms of his lover, Daisy (movie). I will admit I was sucked into the movie's predictable moment when infant Benjamin and aged Daisy lock eyes, and exchange a fleeting moment of complete recognition and love. Like a silent farewell. So corny, yet so wonderful, necessitating the folded arms, stare-at-the-ceiling-and-blink-rapidly, stance.

I have always enjoyed Brad Pitt's acting yet I sympathize with him as his undeniable good looks immediately discount any acting talent he possesses; forcing him to work three times harder than the likes of Tom Hanks, Sean Penn, or Jack Nicholson. Cate Blanchett is a perfect counter-partner for Pitt, visually and in spirit and timing. The make-up/ visual effects artists responsible for the characters' aging demonstrated remarkable talent, as they allowed us to witness the characters realistically age, or de-age in Benjamin's case. Daisy gracefully ages from the feisty, stunning dancer to a bedridden senior resisting removal from her hospital care during the Hurricane Katrina disaster.Julia Ormond's character (as Benjamin's and Daisy's daughter) was so milquetoast, she could have been invisible. She was simply the vessel whose questions allowed Daisy to recollect and share her untold youth. Throughout the flashbacks of Daisy's recollections, I had difficulty determining which time period showed Pitt's and Blanchett's characters as they are in reality. The make-up effects should merit an Oscar nod.

I suppose, in order to make money, it was decided that The Curious Case... should evolve as a love story, one which supports the "love can surpass both time and age" rather than keep with F. Scott Fitzgerald's razor-sharp, sardonic look at society's celebration of youth, and open disdain towards aging. If that story had been kept, there wouldn't be much to love as book-Benjamin figuratively holds a mirror up to a class-conscious society, thus reflecting the absurdity of placing importance upon appearance and material accumulation. Both the book and the movie do drive home the importance of character. It's what inside that counts. Movie-Benjamin has 'character' in spades.

I enjoyed the movie, just as I enjoyed the short story (see link to story above), and I am grateful that never the two did meet. The two versions are so vastly different; combined, it couldn't have worked. Perhaps someone will come forth with a modified 3rd version; one which nicely melds the original and movie version. I have heard there is another story out which offers more depth to Fitzgerald's original plot. Perhaps this is the third view I am searching for. It is also titled the The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and is written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir (with illustrations by Kevin Cornell).

For scenic views, Pitt's and Blanchett's artistically balanced acting, masterful make-up (10/10), and for allowing Benjamin to be portrayed as a likable character, I give the movie 8.5/10.

I went to go see the new Brad Pitt movie... The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons

I LOVED THAT MOVIE...im glad i didnt go see the Unborn or whatever that shitty horror flick is with the creepy twin trying to kill its sister

ANYWHO

greatest movie...if i loved it...you'll love it...im a tough critic when it comes to movies and this one was really good

I wish my life was interesting ...i mean interesting enough for someone to make a movie about me *sigh* i can only hope..

Anyways

go see it now!

its great.

Excellent acting, and interesting topic...its like The Big Fish meets Forrest Gump meets another movie that i cant think of right now.

.....Did i ever tell you about how i got struck by lightening 7 times?

 

And Some Dance.

 

Peace&Love

Steph

alright so, heres the thing guys. I haven't wrote in a really longgg time cause of school, and and i have this crazy new schedule that im trying to catch up on but I'm back ! Schools out, well for a while now, and i've been trying to enjoy my time before febuary comes and well. you know, school, stress, and more stress.

I recently i saw Benjamin button, (amazing movie). I'm pretty sure many of you guys have seen it, cause um. two words- Brad Pitt.

and i also saw the day the earth stood still. two really great movies and i completely recommend you guys to watch it !

I've been reading eclipse as well ! its been taking over my life. i used to be one of those people who wondered why twilight was getting so much hype. i actually told my friend i thought there was crack in the book cause people couldn't stop reading it. anyways, I'm so engraved in the book it's not even funny. I'm completely in love with Bella and Edward although Jacob, my friend, he's gotta go.

don't worry, i won't spoil anything for anyone who hasn't read it to where i am, but sooo read it ! I'm trying to bypass Eclipse so i can get started reading Breaking Dawn.

Happy New Year, by the way. Completely forgot to say that. I had so much fun, i went with my friends from school to this place called Cafetasia down in soho on 8th street, and it has all this tai food. They have really good food there and it's not all that expensive. For those who haven't been there before, just imagine a high end cafeteria, minus the crappy food. Everyone had that typical new year glow on their faces, and it was obviously packed like crazyy. After that, we went to see the ball drop in times square, it was extremely packed as usual but so worth it.

It pretty much looked like that, now just imagine me being one of those people down there ! Although a freezing version because i had my new years dress on, forever 21- amazing, i'll try to get a picture soon on it, it's so cute. anyways, and i had flats in 10 degrees weather. Felt like 1 degree, i swear i've never been that cold- but really worth it. It was really great though, i had such an awesome time. I haven't had any time to think about my new years resolutions yet.. which i should totally get on that, but i promise when i come up with one I'll tell you !

Any ideas? What are your New Years Resolutions?

xoxo, jillian