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Saturday, September 22, 2018

[NEWS] Justin Says, "Separating from Jennifer Was Gentle Yet Heartbreaking"

In an interview with reporter Christine Burroni of the New York Post, Justin Theroux; screenwriter/actor and current ex-husband to Jennifer Aniston, finally spoke out about the couple's private heartbreaking separation. He says, "There's no bad blood between us. The good news is that was probably the most - I'm choosing my words carefully - it was kid of the most gentle separation, in that there was no animosity." Following the couple's recent split after being married for over two years, he says, "Although we're on good terms, navigating the inevitable perception of it is the exhausting part. Again, neither one of us is dead to the other, neither one of us is looking to throw hatchets at each other," he added. "It's more like, it's amicable. It's boring, but, you know, we respected each other enough that it was as painless as it could be." Still, Theroux blames the media for magnifying his love life woes and single life following the breakup. "These are actually in reality small events that take place," he continued, "but everything can feel like 10 on the Richter scale if you make the headline big enough and salacious enough." After being labeled 'Jennifer's-arm-candy' by the media, with a career shift to mainstream movie roles, he disagrees. "I still don't know creatively if it's [his separation from Jennifer] had an impact. I don't feel like it has." Neither Theroux nor his ex Aniston had been directly romantically linked to anyone since the couple's separation.

Friday, September 14, 2018

[NEWS] Netflix Bought Jennifer's Up-Coming Film 'Dumplin' '

Variety first reported in 2015 that Disney acquired the movie rights preemptively prior to publication of author Julie Murphy's Texas-set novel, which the film is based off of, with producer Michael Costigan set to produce. However, Disney decided not to go ahead with the project. Netflix has bought Jennifer Aniston's comedy 'Dumplin' ', and plans to release the film on the streaming platform later this year in the U.S. and select international territories. It will also be released in select U.S. theaters.

Un-Official 'Dumplin' ' film poster
Directed by Anne Fletcher who brought us films such as ('Step Up', '27 Dresses', 'The Proposal', 'The Guilt Trip', 'Hot Pursuit') now brings us 'Dumplin' ' from a script by Aniston's producing partner Kristin Hahn. The story centers on a confident plump-sized teen girl - named Willowdean Dickson, played by 'PattiCake$' actress Danielle McDonald, nicknamed Dumplin' by her former beauty queen mom Rosie Dickson, played by Aniston, taking a job at the local fast-food joint. Willowdean meets a former jock Bo, played by actor Luke Benward, whom she likes and the feeling seems mutual, but when she begins to doubt herself, she sets out to take back her confidence as well as the respect of her mother by entering a beauty pageant.

music for the movie penned by songwriter Linda Perry and country music legend Dolly Parton
The films soundtrack is brought to you by legendary country music singer Dolly Parton, whose recorded new versions of her songs with collaborations by Sia and Miranda Lambert, in addition to six new original songs co-written by Parton and songwriter Linda Perry.

Friday, September 7, 2018

[NEWS] Jennifer Aniston Is a Member of the AMPAS

Jennifer at the 78th Annual Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), a professional honorary organization, maintains a voting membership of over 8,000 as of 2018. Academy membership is divided into different branches, with each representing a different discipline in film production. Actors constitute the largest voting bloc, numbering 1,311 members (22 percent) of the Academy's composition. For those of you who wonder, "Why is Jennifer at the Oscars? She's never won an Academy Award let alone been nominated for one." We have the answer to your question....she's an official member of the AMPAS (more commonly known as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences), and has been since being cordially invited to do so September of 2007. All AMPAS members must be invited to join by the Board of Governors, on behalf of Academy Branch Executive Committees. Membership eligibility may be achieved by a competitive nomination or a member may submit a name based on other significant contributions to the field of motion pictures. New membership proposals are considered annually. The Academy does not publicly disclose its membership, although as recently as 2007 press releases have announced the names of those who have been invited to join: Aniston was among the 150 inductees, 16 of which were Actors including: Adriana Barraza, Steve Carell, Daniel Craig, Aaron Eckhart, Chiwetel Eijofor, William Fichtner, Ryan Gosling, Jackie Earle Haley, Jennifer Hudson, Danny Huston, Eddie Murphy, Christopher Plummer, James Rebhorn, Michael Sheen and Maribel Verdu. A ceremony was held at the Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California. Aniston has attended several Oscar ceremonies since becoming an AMPAS member including:

left to right: Jack Black, Best Animated Feature Film winner Andrew Stanton & Jennifer

left to right: Jack Black, Best Animated Short Film winner Kunio Kato & Jennifer
2009 Jennifer at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Her, along with actor/comedian Jack Black, introduced the Animation 2008 montage as well as presented two Oscars: the award for Best Animated Feature Film (awarded to Andrew Stanton for WALL-E) and Best Animated Short Film (awarded to Kunio Kato for La Maison en Petits Cubes).

left to right: Jennifer with Channing Tatum presenting the Oscars for Best Costume Design & Best Makeup and Hairstyling
2013 Jennifer at the 85th Annual Academy Awards. Her, along with actor Channing Tatum, presented two Oscars: the award for Best Costume Design (awarded to Jacqueline Durran for Anna Karenina), and the award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling (awarded to Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell for Les Miserables).

left to right: Jennifer, Best Documentary Feature winners Dirk Wilutzky, Laura Poitras & Mathilde Bonnefoy
2015 Jennifer at the 87th Annual Academy Awards. Her, along with actor David Oyelowo, presented the award for Best Documentary Feature (awarded to Laura Poitras, Mathilade Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky for Citizenfour).

[PHOTOS] Alternate 'The Yellow Birds' Film Posters

(alternate 1) 2018 The Yellow Birds film poster

(alternate 2) 2018 The Yellow Birds film poster