Angelina Jolie to shoot film on Bosnian war

Updated on : Friday, July 16, 2010

LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie is planning to direct her first film in the Balkans. She will also play a leading role in the movie, a love story set in the Bosnian war.
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Jolie will visit Serbia in August to discuss planning of the film and scout locations, local media reported.

In the film, a Muslim woman is raped by a Serb at the beginning of Bosnia's bloody 1992-1995 war. But they eventually fall in love and go together through horrors of the war in which more than 100,000 people were killed.

Jolie is a goodwill ambassador for the UN refugee agency UNHCR. She and her husband Brad Pitt visited the Balkans in April, taking a short vacation in Montenegro and visiting refugee camps in Bosnia.

Angelina Jolie in Paris

Updated on : Friday, February 26, 2010

PARIS: Thousands of onlookers stopped in their tracks and hundreds of cell phones clicked photos of Angelina Jolie as filming of The Tourist moved into one of Paris's busiest landmarks.

Traffic at the iconic Gare de Lyon train station came to a halt as Jolie, dressed in her chic costume, navigated crowds, scanned the departures list and hurried to a platform.

Between takes during the 90-minute shoot, the actress, 34, smiled and called "Bonjour!" to the crowd.

Afterward, Jolie proceeded to an apartment for the afternoon shoot and then had lunch with sons Maddox and Pax.

Angelina ‘overshadowed’ St. John fashion brand

Updated on : Saturday, January 9, 2010

LOS ANGELES: Actress Angelina Jolie, the former face of U.S. luxury knitwear maker St. John, "overshadowed the brand", the label's chief told an industry publication as the company unveiled its new look.

St. John this week launched a new spring 2010 print advertising campaign starring British model Karen Elson, 30, a redhead who is married to White Stripes singer Jack White.

Absent from the promotion, was Hollywood superstar Jolie, 34, who was hired by St. John as its public face in 2005.

Jolie's departure had been announced in June 2008.

St. John chief executive Glenn McMahon told Women's Wear Daily she "overshadowed the brand. We wanted to make a clean break from actresses and steer away from blondes and cleanse the palette."

Separately, McMahon said in a statement that "we needed to show a modern point of view of St. John. We are evolving the brand."

During the years that Jolie promoted the company's fashions, she became one of the most recognizable and sought-after celebrities in the world through her romance with actor Brad Pitt, their six children, and her charity work in Africa and other countries.

Angelina ‘Beauty icon of the decade’

Updated on : Wednesday, December 30, 2009

LONDON: Angelina Jolie has been named the Beauty Icon of the Decade in a new poll in the U.K. The multi-award winning actress is ahead of Brad Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston in the list.

Health and beauty retail chain Superdrug asked 3,000 people in the new survey, which sees the "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" Star the envy of women around the world.

Commercial Director for the company, Steve Jebson, told a UK-based newspaper, "Angelina Jolie is not a conventional beauty but her strong character shines through her fabulous features to give her a unique standing in the beauty world."

He added that while Jolie, 34, is famous for her sultry pout, her figure and long thick lustrous hair are what make British women envious.

Scarlett Johansson, who was named Beauty Icon of 2008, is at sixth place, while Beauty Icon of 2009, Cheryl Cole, is at fifth.

Also included in the list are Beyonce (8th), Halle Berry (10th), Megan Fox (16th), and Charlize Theron (20th).

Top 20 beauty icons of the decade:

Angelina Jolie
Jennifer Aniston
Kylie Minogue
Catherine Zeta Jones
Cheryl Cole
Scarlett Johansson
Keira Knightly
Beyonce Knowles
Liv Tyler
Halle Berry
Kate Winslet
Myleene Klass
Kelly Brook
Nigella Lawson
Kate Beckinsale