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Brad Pitt's 'Killing Them Softly' Review Roundup

BY Justine Ashley | November 30 2012 3:02 PM In May, "Killing Them Softly" proved to be one of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival. Now the film, currently in theaters, is earning largely favorable reviews, though some critics feel that the filmmakers could have hammered their points home a little more...softl. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has recieved a respectable 79% rating, based on 149 reviews. Directed by Andrew Dominik, who helmed the underrated "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" in 2007, "Killing Them Softly" stars Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Scott McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn and Ray Liotta. The crime thriller, which centers on the aftermath of a high-stakes poker game gone wrong, is based on the 1974 George V. Higgins novel "Cogan's Trade." Though the book is set in the '70s, the film takes place in post-Katrina New Orleans in 2008. The recession, presidential campaign and election of President Oba...

Brad Pitt Steals The Show In 'Killing Them Softly'

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Picture: Brad Pitt New York Premiere of 'Killing Them Softly' at... Brad Pitt's latest film, the action flick Killing Them Softly , has divided critics so far in recent screenings, however one thing that everyone seems to be able to agree with is that Pitt's performance is well worth the admission fee alone. Director Andrew Dominik's film follows Pitt as the tough-as-nails mob enforcer forced to clean up the mess created by group of small timers following a poorly thought-out heist. Working with the director of The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford for the second time, Pitt and Dominik have once again made a film that hasn't quite won over everyone, yet Pitt has proven to be the one thing that everyone could agree on. One review of the film, by the Associated Press ,highlights Pitt for the ease in which he inhabits his character, describing it as "one of those effortless Pitt performances that exemplify how beautifully he manages to be...

Review: Brad Pitt is smooth, but 'Killing Them Softly' isn't

News reports of economic woes and misbegotten corporate schemes play like a soundtrack in

Nearing 50, Brad Pitt has a new perspective

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolies Wedding: Could it Happen by Christmas?

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Will she be a Christmas bride? Angelina Jolie's long-awaited wedding to Brad Pitt could be happening very soon. The actor has been doing a lot of talking as he promotes his new film, "Killing Them Softly," and the couple's impending marriage has been one of the hot topics. "I am getting more pressure from my kids, and it is something I want to do within their lifetime, but I also feel like the time has come," Pitt recently said of marrying his longtime love. "The time is nigh." (Nigh? Who says "nigh" anymore?) "It's soon," Pitt added. "I got a good feeling about it." The couple's six children - Maddox, 11, Pax, 8, Zahara, 7, Shiloh, 6, and 4-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - have long been asking for their parents to tie the knot. The couple finally caved and got engaged last spring, despite a past pledge of never marrying until "everyone can." But what better Christmas present to give to six kid...

Watch: Brad Pitt on Best Part of Having Children

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Hicks: Brad Pitt says he'll marry Angelina Jolie 'soon'

Brad Pitt says he'll be married soon. I wonder if it will be to that tall woman with all the kids ... . At Monday's New York premiere of "Killing Them Softly," Pitt said his six kids with fiancee Angelina Jolie are really anxious for the two of them to finally get hitched. "I am getting more pressure from my kids, and it is something I want to do within their lifetime, but I also feel like the time has come," the 48-year-old said on the red carpet, according to People.com . "The time is nigh," he added. "It's soon. I got a good feeling about it." The time is nigh? Wasn't that a Blondie song? "We've had a family, we've raised the kids," Pitt said, of Jolie. "I am surprised how much (marriage) meant to me once you had that." Yeah, it really shows -- by how much he hasn't got married the past seven or so years. Pitt is currently reshooting scenes for "World War Z" and recently spent Thanksgiv...

Brad Pitt Spent Thanksgiving With Zombies Rather Than Angelina Jolie And Family

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WENN For most Americans Thanksgiving is a time for family and settling down after a turkey feast, though not for Brad Pitt as he was away from fiancee Angelina Jolie and was fighting zombies on the set of movie 'World War Z' in London. Brad's new movie sees him as the only man who can stop a zombie apocalypse, and as Angie was over in Cambodia with some of the Jolie-Pitt brood Brad completely forgot it was the holidays! The 'Fight Club' actor told People in an interview due to be published next issue: "I didn't know it was Thanksgiving until like midday. Until [the] afternoon," adding, "When you're overseas, they don't celebrate it in England. And [Angelina Jolie] and some of the kids are overseas in Cambodia this week, working on the [The Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation] there". It wasn't until a thoughtful soul brought a hungry Brad some food that he realised what day it was as he said: "It completely escaped me until someone...

Brad Pitt Gives A 'Small Donation' To Southampton General Hospital

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Splash Brad Pitt has done the honourable thing and donated a bit of money to Southampton General Hospital, making less than a dent in his multi-million pound fortune. The 48-year-old Snatch actor made himself a saint amongst the people of Southampton by giving 700 to a fundraising appeal for a neonatal unit at Southampton General Hospital where his pals son, Zachary Gallagher, had spent the first nine weeks of his life. The fundraiser had finished, and I got a phone call from my best friend, who said, We have had a small donation, Zacharys mother, Karley Gallagher, 23, tells PEOPLE . She added: ''I thought she was messing about and was going to say, My dads given you a fiver or something, then she said, Its from Brad Pitt! And after finding out shooting of his new movie World War Z clashed with a fundraising day, Brad made sure organisers didnt lose out on any money by supporters being lured into his filming location instead. Tricia Wilson-Hughes, the event organiser for the ...

Watch: A Cold-Blooded Brad Pitt Does Very Bad Things in New 'Killing Them Softly' Trailer (VIDEO)

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"Killing Them Softly." Brad Pitt reunites with his director on " The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," Andrew Dominik, for the upcoming crime thriller "Killing Them Softly." If the new trailer is any indication, the film promises to be a heavily stylized riff on a well-worn genre built around another stoic standout turn from the ever-reliable Pitt. Set to open in select theaters Nov. 30 via the Weinstein Company, "Killing Them Softly"centers on a mob enforcer (Pitt) sent to Boston to take out a couple of small-time hoods who robbed a poker game. The film's based on George V. Higgins' 1974 crime novel "Cogan's Trade." READ MORE: It's Official: The Posters For 'Killing Them Softly' Are Among the Year's Best "The screenplay is a treatise on why the tough guys always win in a society invariably set against itself," wrote Eric Kohn in his review out of Cannes, where the film world...

Justin Theroux Demands Jennifer Aniston 'Cut Off All Communication' With Brad Pitt?

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WENN Jennifer Aniston may have remained close friends with ex husband Brad Pitt, despite him leaving her for Angelina Jolie back in 2005, however new reports state that Jen's current fiance Justin Theroux has now asked the actress to 'cut off all communication' with her ex. The showbiz pair haven't seen each other in person since 2009, with Jen backing out of this year's Oscars to 'avoid a run in with Angelina'. However, the Friends actress has been 'in regular contact' with Brad, with the pair apparently texting and calling each other at least weekly. Dad of six Brad, who calls Jen 'a dear friend', was even one of the first to text her congratulations when she announced her engagement to Justin Theroux, 41. However, Justin is apparently 'uncomfortable' with how close the Hollywood couple are. According to Now , "Jen feels she owes Justin if she's going to encourage him to have a baby, so she agreed," says a source. Add...

PopWatch Planner: Liz & Dick, Killing Them Softly and more

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Image Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon Will Liz & Dick reignite Lindsay Lohans career? How hot does Brad Pitt look as a mafia enforcer in Killing Them Softly ? What else is on deck this week in our PopWatch planner? Check it out below! SUNDAY, Nov. 25 Liz & Dick , Lifetime, 9 p.m. Linsday Lohan and Grant Bowler play Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, whose tumultuous relationship defined a Hollywood generation. MONDAY, Nov. 26 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition , ABC, 9 p.m. Ty Pennington and the gang return, with guest-host Jenny McCarthy, to rebuild homes just in time for the holidays. TUESDAY, Nov. 27 Sons of Anarchy , F/X, 10 p.m. If the promo for the penultimate season 5 episode has EWs Mandi Bierly this excited ,imagine how good the entire show will be. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 Christmas in Rockefeller Center , NBC, 8 p.m. Watch the lighting of the world-famous Rockefeller Center tree, with performances by Mariah Carey, Cee Lo Green, Rod Stewart and more. THURSDAY, Nov. 29 Glee , FOX,...

Justin Theroux Demands Jennifer Aniston 'Cut Off All Communication' With Brad Pitt?

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WENN Jennifer Aniston may have remained close friends with ex husband Brad Pitt, despite him leaving her for Angelina Jolie back in 2005, however new reports state that Jen's current fiance Justin Theroux has now asked the actress to 'cut off all communication' with her ex. The showbiz pair haven't seen each other in person since 2009, with Jen backing out of this year's Oscars to 'avoid a run in with Angelina'. However, the Friends actress has been 'in regular contact' with Brad, with the pair apparently texting and calling each other at least weekly. Dad of six Brad, who calls Jen 'a dear friend', was even one of the first to text her congratulations when she announced her engagement to Justin Theroux, 41. However, Justin is apparently 'uncomfortable' with how close the Hollywood couple are. According to Now , "Jen feels she owes Justin if she's going to encourage him to have a baby, so she agreed," says a source. Add...

Brad Pitt is Killing Them Softly with Consecutive Good Films!

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Brad Pitt is making the movie star thing look darn easy. Since he last collaborated with director Andrew Dominik, hes starred in the Coen brothers Burn After Reading, David Finchers The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Quentin Tarantinos Inglourious Basterds , Terrence Malicks The Tree of Life , and Bennett Millers Moneyball. Its been arguably the best stretch of his career, one vacillating between comedy and drama and defined not by summer blockbusters but by provocative director-oriented fare. The bookends to the period are Dominiks The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Killing Them Softly. Things are going great even as Pitt insists that movie-making is not his top priority. Right now, Im just attracted to being a dad, said Pitt in an interview. Film-wise, we get to do this thing and I feel very fortunate to get to do this. So I want to contribute to the art form. I think the films have to speak to our time and be authentic in their approach. Killing The...

Brad Pitt enjoys a ride on a dinghy as he re-shoots scenes for World War Z

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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:12 EST, 24 November 2012 | UPDATED: 17:58 EST, 24 November 2012 Brad Pitt was pictured on Lulworth Cove on re-shooting scenes for his latest flick World war Z on Saturday in Dorset. Brad was joined by members of the cast and crew as they got another day of filming underway. The 48-year-old was seen smiling as he arrived on location via a motorised dinghy. On set: Brad Pitt was pictured filming scenes for his movie World War Z on Saturday in Dorset Arriving in style: Brad was seen on a motorised dinghy as he headed towards Lulworth Cove Wearing a Parker jacket over a burgundy jacket and a heavily padded navy vest, Brad made sure to wrap up warm as he filmed scenes close to the water. Completing his outfit with a pair of jeans as he wore his hair down, Pitt beamed as he chatted away with others on location. The Fight Club actor and his co-stars were also joined on set by their stunt doubles. Helicopter escort: Brad and his co-star are currently re-...