DECEMBER 2010 | VOLUME 11 | NUMBER 12 if looks could kill AngelinA Jolie Talks The Tourist Inside JEFF BRIDGES MARK WAHLBERG Paul giamatti STEPHEN DORFF PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40708019 NEW LOOK, NEW FEATURES. FAMOUS IS NOW CINEPLEX MAGAZINE Project1:Layout 1 10/25/10 11:26 AM Page 1 CONTENTS Never ask DECEMBER 2010 | VOL 11 | Nº12 COVER STORY “where’s that guy from?” 40 GLAM GLOBETROTTER Even Angelina Jolie admits . jaunting across Europe again dressed in couture for The Tourist was fun. Now she just hopes the movie’s as Welcome to Mobile Paradise. Upgrade to the hottest new smartphones much fun for viewers. 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We cannot be responsible for your time, film, proofs, stock, or printing loss due to error. EDITOR’S NOTE PUBLISHER SALAH BACHIR EDITOR MARNI WEISZ DEPUTY EDITOR INGRID RANDOJA ART DIRECTOR TREVOR STEWART ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR ALIZA KLEIN DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION SHEILA GREGORY CONTRIBUTORS MATHIEU CHANTELOIS, BOB STRAUSS, KEVIN WILLIAMSON ADVERTISING SALES FOR CINEPLEX MAGAZINE AND LE MAGAZINE CINEPLEX IS HANDLED BY CINEPLEX MEDIA. HEAD OFFICE 416.539.8800 VICE PRESIDENT ROBERT BROWN (EXT. 232) VICE PRESIDENT, SALES REMEMBER JOHN TSIRLIS (EXT. 237) DIRECTOR OF SALES, CINEPLEX MAGAZINE LORELEI VON HEYMANN (EXT. 249) DIRECTOR, SALES CINDY FROST (EXT. 254) DIRECTOR, SALES ZOLTAN TOTH (EXT. 233) ACCOUNT MANAGERS WHEN? JENNA PATERSON (EXT. 243) I was working on a headline for our Angelina Jolie story, and this strange line popped into my head: CORY ATKINS (EXT. 257) “Angelina, what’s come between us?” MICHAEL VAN ZON (EXT. 241) ED VILLA (EXT. 239) What did it mean? Even stranger, I was pretty sure that what had come between Angelina and I was, SHEREE MCKAVANAGH (EXT. 245) “the magic and the mystery of love.” DIRECTOR, MEDIA OPERATIONS Ah, right. e year was 2001 and a musician-turned-actor-turned-musician-again by the name of CATHY PROWSE (EXT. 223) Billy Bob ornton had released a song in honour of his ladylove, wife Angelina. He was an odd southern QUEBEC 514.868.0005 eccentric with one great movie to his name. She was an up-and-coming starlet with a penchant for Goth DIRECTOR, SALES Bank anywhere with makeup, her pet rat, knife play and wearing a vile of her husband’s blood around her neck. Angelina and SOPHIE JODOIN (EXT. 222) ACCOUNT MANAGER ® Billy Bob seemed so well matched in their absurdity. 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