comment #1

Cadavra says ...

Damn! I was positive she was gonna name the kids Jumanji and Zathura.

comment #2

Josh Massey says ...

They're in a wildly different circumstance than 99.999999% of the world, though. I bet the importance of 35 rooms paled in importance to the security and privacy such a large estate could provide. And trust me, their security detail is likely larger than anybody but the President's. Sadly, too, that's probably justified with the paparazzi and everyday crazies who track their every move.

So you've got Pitt and Jolie, the kids (who don't always share bedrooms), the assistants, the security, the nannies, the chef(s), the vineyard workers (likely kept in a completely separate wing), rooms for guests - add all of this up, and the 35 rooms start looking less and less vacant.

comment #3

Rod32303 says ...

Really good points, Josh. And maybe some of those rooms will be classrooms since some of the kids...all but the twins, really, are at the age where learning occurs. Maybe they won't buy the place, too, but none of us...NONE of us knows what it must be like to be them, not to mention their kids, with the thousands offered for just one shot. 99% of the world doesn't have photographers lurking and aiming. I would also hope that some of Pitt's, and to a certain extent Jolie's modest beginnings would be remembered as they now raise children. So far, they seem to be doing okay.

comment #4

Daniel Tayag says ...

On a lighter note, Edelstein slams the Dark Knight: http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/48514/

comment #5

iamwhoiam says ...

I find them to be disgusting. I'm already done with Angelina Jolie, after the abomination called "Wanted" (Does she needs the money that much that she made a movie glorifying weapon? Isn't she the UN ambassador to Africa or something? Wasn't she AGAINST land mines? Fucking hypocrite). They're as ugly as they're pretty.

comment #6

JCEFalconi says ...

Yeah I am with Iamwhoiam, I too think that there's not even the subtlest difference between an image projected on a screen telling a story set in a comic book world and impoverished and constantly civil waring Africa, none at all. And even if there was, IT'S A TERRIBLE EXAMPLE; why, who is going to take responsibility when 12 year olds with AK47's start bending bullets and defying the laws of physics!

comment #7

jimjonesiii says ...

exactly falcone, exactly.

comment #8

corey3rd says ...

the fact that Brad is trying to rebuild New Orleans while Angelina wants us to make sacrifices for the sake of those less fortunate makes them being residents of a French chateau with all these rooms makes them as annoying as Brad's hat.

comment #9

cleopatrajones says ...

Damn, you all must be bored on a Sunday. It's pretty simple folks. It's their money and they can spend it any way they like. Caring for others via donating time and money does not require one to live in poverty. I never hear anyone berating George Clooney for flying to the Sudan with a news crew and then immediately turning around and returning to his villa, his boats, his cars, and his bought women.

comment #10

Redbull38 says ...

I think it's funny how everyone wants to have (and has) a saying on Jolie and Pitt's life. I don't see that with other actors.

It's their money, they should be able to use it how they feel like it. Oher actors have mansions, yachts, islands... and i don't see no one using them as an example and saying that "99% of the world lives in a world of limits and natural proportion."

For years Jolie gives a third of her income to charity. I just read a couple of days ago that just in 2006 the Jolie-Pitt foundation gave 8 million dolars to several organizations.

I also read that they have a house in the jungle of Camboja where they don't even have a bathroom and they stay there sometimes.

So i think it's save to say that they are setting a good example for their kids and the kids can see and live in both worlds.

comment #11

Redbull38 says ...

iamwhoiam

It's a movie... she's acting... it's make belive.

It's has nothing to do with her role has UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Her role as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador is to bring awareness to the refugees issues. She has been doing for the last 7 years.

And for the last 7 years she also has been giving a third of her income to several humanitarian orgnizations.

comment #12

D.Z. says ...

"I'm talking about passing along decent values to your kids."

How is hooking up through cheating a decent value? And while we're at it, making out with your brother...

Redbull: "It's their money, they should be able to use it how they feel like it."

Technically, it's his money, and she's just the gold-digger in the relationship...

comment #13

Mjs says ...

I guess the people that spend their time berating these two believe their own shit don't stink.

If your life was under a microscope, how good would you look? If you had tens of millions of dollars, and spent a lot of time and effort trying to help those less fortunate, would you live in a trailer park, or would you want to live in nice places?

It's real simple. None of us would hold up under all that scrutiny, none of us would look perfect all the time. None of us could please all the people, all the time.

comment #14

cinefan says ...

Yeah, D.Z., another spot-on observation - Angelina Jolie is a real gold-digger desperately in need of cash: http://www.kineda.com/fabulously-rich-and-famous-angelina-jolie/. I myself would love to be that hard-up for money.

comment #15

Redbull38 says ...

D.Z
Do you know who is paying for the house?
And what "gold-digger"? Jolie has her own money.

comment #16

Edward says ...

DAYWATCH was very interesting; I haven't seen NIGHTWATCH. If I was offered a role in a film by this director I'd jump at the chance to work with him. You can't blame Jolie for the way the film turned out.

comment #17

Adonis says ...

This is one of Wells' most ill-researched, stupid threads yet... I guarantee they give a larger portion of their income to charitable causes then he does. Guarantee it.

What was Gruver's comment in the Where is Matt vido: "to the stone-throwers, haters, and the like" ?

Sigh.

comment #18

Chicago48 says ...

If angie has been giving 1/3 of her income to charity....then we can expect a few more babies for a few more years because it seems that's the only way they're making money....call me cynical....but there's a bidding war for pictures and it's up to $15million....is it coincidental that this is the year to have more babies so you can fund your charities?....plus they just sold their NO home for about double what they paid for it....these two are very smart business people.

comment #19

funkyfeet says ...

Chicago48
Where are you getting your info from? Angelina makes $10-15 million per film; Brad somewhere in the $15-17 million range. Plus he owns Plan B. Neither Pitt nor Jolie are hard up for cash. We all should be so lucky. Jolie has been donating money before she had babies and I'm betting this will continue even after the last baby leaves the nest. Also they did NOT sell their NO home that was gossip garbage. http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2008/06/contrary_to_rumor_jolie_and_pi.html

comment #20

Nate Ford says ...

Who fucking cares

comment #21

Chicago48 says ...

Funky: Excuse-me! But it does look like that's all they're doing is having babies to get the $$Millions....at least Halle Berry had the good taste not to put her baby on the cover of a mag cover....and I'm not sure about those $$mil that they're getting per picture. He hasn't had a hit since -- well, since when was the last time? I think they're probably getting back-end $$ and low end upfront wages. It always looks good to say someone is getting $10mil a picture, but if we believe what Nicole Kidman stated, she gets her money on the back end.

In any event, the baby making is bringing in more money than almost anything else they're doing....correction -- they also have endorsement deals.
Call me cynic.

comment #22

cinefan says ...

He hasn't had a hit since -- well, since when was the last time?

4 out of his last 6 films have grossed over $100 million domestically and the other two were critical successes (Babel, Assassination of Jesse James...) so I think his recent track record is actually pretty good.

comment #23

D.Z. says ...

cinefan: You're right. She's really rolling in it, after Sky Captain and "A Mighty Heart". Soon, she'll be in Kidman territory.

Redbull: I imagine the house is being paid for with whatever's left of Brad's alimony.

Chicago: Pitt probably made money on Ocean's 13, but that may not count, since that was a sequel. Otherwise, he pretty much lost his marketability after he ditched Jen. First Jesse James, now Benjamin Button. His career's going down for the opposite reason of Tom Cruise, which is that he's trying to pretend he's not an egotistical a-hole.

comment #24

Josh Massey says ...

Seriously. Fuck that guy for starring in movies like Jesse James and Benjamin Button when he could be making the easy bank with Mr. and Mrs. Smith II and the latest Peter Segal classic.

What an asshole.

comment #25

vp19 says ...

Knox and Vivienne? By Hollywood standards, those names are downright normal. ("Knox" is a bit unorthodox for a first name, but not ridiculous, and "Vivienne"? Are Brad and Angelina fans of '30s actress Vivienne Osborne?)

comment #26

D.Z. says ...

Josh: No, I just think he's an a-hole, because he cheated on his wife, and he because bought his own hype.

comment #27

cinefan says ...

D.Z.: You're right, she's really rolling in it, after Sky Captain and "A Might Heart". Soon, she'll be in Kidman's territory.

That's excellent territory to be in: http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_slide_19.html

Here's a helpful hint: you might want to actually do some research before you get the urge to write something else stupid and inaccurate.

comment #28

D.Z. says ...

cinefan: That's not really an impressive net worth, considering how overpaid she's been over the years.

comment #29

cinefan says ...

So what is an impressive net worth then if $60 million is total crap? $100 million? 200 million? I guess Julia Roberts, by your definition, is a total loser because she's only worth $140 million? I'm not sure what planet you live on but I do wish you luck getting back to planet Earth.

comment #30

supertaster says ...

You nailed it, Wells.

comment #31

funkyfeet says ...

Chicago48, you've probably been called a hellava lot worse than a cynic. Your rant does not take away from the fact that both Pitt and Jolie are individually wealthy and with their combined wealth could both stop working tomorrow, keep donating and still live the life you could only dream of. It does not take away the fact that before the tabloid obsession with celebrity children both Pitt and Jolie, respectively, were involved with worthwhile causes and each was very generous with his/her money.

As cinefan already pointed out Pitt's box office record speaks for itself and I would rather watch Pitt continue to star in and produce films such as Jesse James, Babel, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, God Grew Tired of Us, and A Mighty Heart and never again have a box office hit. The older he gets the better film choices he makes.
So no I won't excuse you because in my opinion your only blowing hot air to try to cover up the fact that you're being called out for your ignorance and it burns your butt.

comment #32

D.Z. says ...

cinefan: Nope. Roberts accumulated all that dough on her own, not because of her stupid antics with her brother, Billy Bob, and Brad.

comment #33

cinefan says ...

As far as I know, Nicole Kidman never performed any "stupid antics" with her brother, Billy Bob, or Brad.

comment #34

MisterSalty says ...

Well, at least they're not fat.

comment #35

nola says ...

Why hate? We have no idea what type of parents they are.

And to say there are having kids for money...ha. please. don't you remember brad pitt saying over a decade ago he wanted a large family?

Look they are not perfect but from what I do know of them (from people who actually know them) is that they do give away money that never makes the press.

I have a friend who worked at Plan B. and as someone who has worked at a talent driven production company, I'm telling you, bosses like Brad are rare. It's a great place to work, the employees are actually paid well and he is involved in the day to day of the company.

comment #36

Mjs says ...

DZ does not believe the things he says. I don't believe a word of it. No adult is that stupid. There are people that I disagree with very strongly, but they aren't stupid, we just have differing opinions. DZ is either stupid, or a complete troll.

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

comment #37

JBF says ...

DZ: You're right. She's really rolling in it, after Sky Captain and "A Mighty Heart". Soon, she'll be in Kidman territory.==========================================================================================
Funny thing, I thought WANTED, Angelina latest film just crossed the 100 Mil mark and it made already more than 175 Mil around the world, silly me, we all know all female actors can make those numbers easily. Roll eyes.==============================================================================================

DZ: Pitt probably made money on Ocean's 13, but that may not count, since that was a sequel. Otherwise, he pretty much lost his marketability after he ditched Jen.
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DZ, Brad Pitt is getting the best roles of his career in the last years, and his profile never looked better, Babel, Benjamim, working with Terrence Malick, Tarantino. The only person that lost her marketability was Aniston herself, her next projects all look awful, she is back at forgettable chick flicks, she is almost 40 and in a few years she will be gone. Everybody in Hollywood knows that

comment #38

D.Z. says ...

JBF: It used to be that she'd be the star in these action films. Now she's the supporting character. As for Aniston, she looks pretty good for 40, and she's doing more than just chick flicks, while Brad's just doing vanity projects.

comment #39

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