Angelina Jolie and cast of Netflix's Maria attended a Tastemaker screening

Angelina Jolie and cast of Netflix's Maria attended a Tastemaker screening, which was held at New York's Whitby Hotel. 

Maria's director Pablo Larraín, Angelina Jolie, Alan Cumming, Carla Gugino, Questlove and many more were there.

Maria will be shown first on theatre on November 27, 2024, then on Netflix on December 11, 2024.

Maria will be Larraín's third biopic. Previously were Jackie and Spencer. Maria is based on opera legend Maria Callas’s final days in Paris in the 1970s, before her death at the age of 53.

Angelina Jolie gives advice for those who can't sing

Access Hollywood’s Emily Orozco talked to Angelina Jolie at the premiere of “Maria” on Sept. 29 at the New York Film Festival and she still disbelief as singing was something she was nervous about. 

She also gave advice for those who think they can't sing. She said, "If you can't sing or if you've never tried, just take a class, sing at the top of your lungs at least once in your life".

"You know, just feel it because it's a very free. It gives you so much freedom and connects to yourself in a way that it's very important. It's a release".

Angelina Jolie attended 62nd Annual New York Film Festival with three of her kids

Angelina Jolie attended 62nd Annual New York Film Festival with three of her kids. The event was at Film and Lincoln Center.

She told "Extra" about her children's support for her movie, "Maria", "You know, before you get out in these things, you're as nervous. They just said, 'No matter what, Mom, good luck and we know how hard you work and we love you.' You know, you just have that moment where the people who are with you tell you, succeed or fail, they care about you."

"We all just, you know, said we're gonna have a good time tonight.”

“My boys were with me on set, and they were in the AD department, the photography department. So, it was kind of an amazing thing to have, you know, they don't always... to see you work in this way because it was such a deeply emotional film that I didn't catch it at first... They saw me learn how to sing, they saw me practice, they saw me nervous. They were there the first time I had to do it and I was terrified, and they were there when I broke down crying… So, it was an interesting time for us to kind of get closer in a different way."

"Many of us that have children know you don’t often cry in front of your children or you don’t express certain things in front of your children, so to do that and then tell them it's okay and be there for each other was very special.”

Jolie admitted that her singing got better because of her kids. She tells, “In the beginning, it was more like they were proud of me for trying so hard. It wasn’t that, 'We like your voice,' it was, 'Good for you!' We're proud of you, Mom. We know how hard you're working."

"Then there was a time when they started to say, 'You know actually, you're kind of doing it, Mom!' So they were with me through the times when I was singing loudly in the house and everyone was probably in their rooms thinking, 'Oh, my God.' It's like learning the violin at home."

Angelina Jolie talked to TIME’s Kid of the Year for 2021, Orion Jean about his good deeds

Angelina Jolie talked to TIME’s Kid of the Year for 2021 (interview in 2022), Orion Jean about his good deeds through Zoom, from his home at Mansfield, Texas.

When Orion was just 9 years old, he won a contest and donated his prize money $500 to a local children’s hospital. Apart from that, he also collected and distributed books, meals and toys to those in need.

During interview, he said, “Kindness is a choice and while we can’t force others to be kind, we can be kind ourselves and hope to inspire other people. So many people have great ideas, but never act on them… And I want others to know that they can start today. If there’s an issue or problem or something that they see that they want to solve, all it takes is really just knowing deep down inside that it’s something you care about, and you can go out and get started.”

Angelina Jolie has dropped her legal battle against FBI over Brad Pitt abuse case

Angelina Jolie has dropped her legal battle against FBI over Brad Pitt abuse case on Wednesday, Sept. 25. 

In the legal documents, Jolie claimed that ex husband attacked her in the plane in 2016 and also choked one of their children.

Later in 2016, the FBI closed its investigation with no charges against Pitt and DCFS also concluded its investigation, concluding no findings of abuse.

Jolie's attorney Amanda Kramer tells, "Our client has been seeking such records for years and has been stonewalled and has had to resort to court action to receive those much-needed records." 

Angelina Jolie was in Sudan, meeting refugees

Eventhough Angelina Jolie has resign as a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) but she continues to be a humanitarian activist.

She shared a photo of her with refugees, whom she met in Adré, Chad recently on her Instagram and urged United Nations to "scale up the humanitarian response in Sudan and the region" as the U.N. held its 2024 General Assembly in New York City, with result in actions, not only talking. This is because every hours, lives are as stake.

She tells, "Due to relentless war and violence, Sudan is currently experiencing the largest displacement crisis in the world, with over 10 million people internally displaced and more than 2 million fleeing to neighbouring countries. The situation is also compounded by mass starvation, as approximately 25.6 million people—over half the population—are facing acute hunger".

Mexican singer and composer Ana Bárbara tells her reaction upon meeting Angelina Jolie

Mexican singer and composer Ana Bárbara has the chance to meet movie stars like Demián Bichir, Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September 2024.

Upon meeting Jolie, she shared her feelings, "Angelina Jolie is a great human being. It was an honor to meet her and see this emotional film starring dear friends I esteem and admire, like Salma Hayek and Demian Bichir".