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Monday, November 9, 2015
Jolie Pitt turns grief over mom’s death into ‘By the Sea’
LOS ANGELES — “By the Sea” is a very personal film for Angelina Jolie Pitt — and not just because it reunites her onscreen with her husband, Brad Pitt. It’s not even because she wrote, directed, produced and stars in the film. “By the Sea” is personal because it was inspired by the grief of losing her mother in 2007, Jolie Pitt said Thursday at the film’s premiere, AFI Fest’s openingnight gala at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre. She started writing when she was missing her mother, without knowing exactly what she was creating.
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Angelina Jolie, left, and Brad Pitt arrive at the 2015 AFI Fest opening night premiere of “By The Sea” on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in Los Angeles.
“When you write something from a blank page, it’s very hard to say, ‘This is important,’ because you don’t know: It’s your own life. It’s your own depression. It’s your own questions about your mother. Grief. Where to put your pain,” Jolie Pitt said. “For me, it was important to try to do it. And it was important to try to do it for my mother. It was important for myself. And it was wonderful to work with Brad, and for us to be able to get through it together, because we tested ourselves to see if we could do something like this together.” “By the Sea” is a slow, quiet drama about a wealthy American couple on a French seaside retreat. Roland (Pitt) is there to write, but mostly just ends up drinking. Vanessa (Jolie Pitt) is there to relax, but ends up grumping around and popping pills. They avoid each other and their relationship is clearly strained. Their dynamic begins to change when they befriend (and secretly spy on) a newlywed couple on their honeymoon. The camera lingers on Roland’s lean frame and Vanessa’s face and figure. As in 2005’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” the two stars play a married pair facing serious relationship challenges. Only this time, the actors relied on the strength of their real-life relationship to do it. “It’s really no different than trying to get the kids to bed at night,” Pitt said.” I mean, you know, it’s a tag team, Ultimate Wrestling kind of endeavor. And here on set, again, we’re working together and solving problems and making the thing work and figuring it out. And there’s just a great collaboration. She’s just, she’s my wife.” As for being directed by his spouse? “She’s very decisive. She’s really intuitive,” Pitt said. “Her instincts are really good with stories. So, I really trust her when she redirects a scene.” Jolie Pitt loved working with her husband, too. “You’re going to have a long life ahead of you and you’ve got to shake it up and, sometimes, it’s really wonderful to test yourselves, to push each other,” she said. I talked to (actress) Gena Rowlands. She was talking before, and how she and (director-husband) John (Cassavetes) (would) take the rubber band and you stretch it as far as you can. And this is a part of marriage and this is wonderful. So, that I loved. And that was what we did.” “By the Sea” opens in theaters Nov. 13. (ap)
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen launches photo book in Brazil
SAO PAULO — Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen has launched a book of over 300 photographs spanning her 20-year career just months after retiring from the catwalk. Fan Marcelo Spencer says he arrived at midnight to be first in line for Friday’s debut in Sao Paulo and get his copy of “Gisele” signed by the supermodel, who retired in April. Spencer says Bundchen treated him “very well” and wrote a simple dedication inside: “To Marcelo, handsome, blond, tall and thin. From your diva, Gisele.” The Portuguese-language version of “Gisele” sells for either $500 or $925 for the deluxe edition. (ap)
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Presidents of China, Taiwan meet for 1st time, shake hands
SINGAPORE — The leaders of China and Taiwan met Saturday for the first time since the formerly bitter Cold War foes split amid civil war 66 years ago, and though no concrete agreement resulted, both hailed the meeting as a sign of a new stability in relations.
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Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen poses for pictures with her book, titled Gisele Bundchen, dedicated her 20-year modeling career, prior to signing autographs in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, left, shake hands at the Shangri-la Hotel on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, in Singapore. The two leaders shook hands at the start of a historic meeting, marking the first top level contact between the formerly bitter Cold War foes since they split amid civil war 66 years ago.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou came together on neutral ground in the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore, walking toward each other in a hotel ballroom in front of a backdrop of yellow — a traditional color of Chinese emperors. The two men smiled broadly as they shook hands for more than one minute, turning slightly to the side to accommodate a host of photojournalists in the ballroom. No national flags were present — a necessary work-around to overcome China’s refusal to recognize Taiwan’s sovereignty or its government’s formal legitimacy — and the two men were referred to merely as “Mr. Xi” and “Mr. Ma” to further reduce the chances of bruised sensitivities. In brief opening remarks in front of reporters before going into a closed-door meeting, Xi said, “History will record this day.” He alluded to China’s longcherished goals of unification with Taiwan, saying, “We are one family,” and “No force can pull
us apart.” Ma said, “Both sides should respect each other’s values and way of life,” while adding that relations between the sides were “the most peaceful and stable they have ever been.” When they split in 1949, both sides aspired to absorb the other, with each claiming the mantle of the only legitimate government of all of China, Taiwan included. Communist Party-ruled China still demands that Taiwan eventually be unified with the mainland, by force if necessary, while many citizens of democratic Taiwan increasingly prefer to simply maintain the separate status the island has carved out over more than six decades. News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.
Challenges to Balinese culture
Youth need to learn how to be Balinese
CHALLENGES to the task of safeguarding and passing on Balinese ideals to the younger generation are becoming increasingly diverse. although it seems like it would be easy to identify the challenges and take them on, the reality is that young Balinese are becoming
‘foreigners’ in their own land and Balinese people in general are being marginalized by the forces of modernization and tourism. Palm-leaf manuscript researcher, Sugi Lanus suggests that young people be encouraged not to get dissolved into foreign cultures. “Go back to being Balinese and develop your village as the last fortress that guards the land
of Bali,” he advised. Lanus who often speaks at international youth seminars, also believes that in order to remain competitive, young people in Bali need to seize employment opportunities in Bali, have the courage to open businesses in their villages and to become suppliers for the growing needs of the tourism industry. “Entrepreneur-
ship should be encouraged in villages and young people need to find the courage to participate in developing rural enterprises instead of settling for the apparent comfort and dazzle of being a hotel employee,” he said. Continue to page 2 Foreigners ...