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BRAD PITT's latest antic on pal GEORGE CLOONEY saw six topless CHIPPENDALES dancers pay the cine brilliant a appointment on Friday (05Dec08).The applied antic was set up afterwards Pitt told allocution appearance host Ellen.

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Brad Pitt extolls virtues of N.O. at film premiere

At the premiere of the expected blockbuster - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - in Harahan Monday night, the stars were out. They were quick to talk about the Crescent City's rise in the movie industry, and how it's setting impacted the film. Brad Pitt plays lead in the film. He and wife Angelina Jolie say the movie thrived because of its location.

"Well it was big tax breaks that brought us here. I mean, that's not my department, but that's what brought us here,” said Pitt. “I'm telling you, it did something else for the film. It suddenly grounded it in a way that wouldn't have worked in other places. You know, there's magic and rhythms to New Orleans, that something mystical could happen here." It was a vibe that was critical for a movie about a man who ages backwards.

"From what I saw visiting the set, just all of the local people from the crew to the actors -- they come with such wonderful commitment and it's also such a creative place," added Jolie. While the city offers charm and mystery to films, the industry brings in much-needed cash to the area. Louisiana has become a major hub for movies -- some have dubbed it "Hollywood South."

And New Orleans is getting a nice piece of the pie. Officials with the city's Office of Film and Video say the metro area hosted more than 20 major movie and television projects in 2008, which brought in budgets of more than $275 million.

Jennifer Day, the film office’s director, says it all adds up to a record-breaking year for films in New Orleans. "That is absolutely back up to any Pre-Katrina levels that existed, and we're hoping to keep up the pace in 2009," Day said. Day cautions, the current economic climate could put a dent in things. But, points to an already healthy slate of projects set for the coming year. Producers for ‘Benjamin Button’ aren't surprised to hear that.

“We’re hoping the legacy that we’ve left here from ‘Benjamin Button’ is reinvigorating the film industry (here), and a place where a lot more movies will be made,” said producer Frank Marshall. "I think it offers an enthusiasm for one. I think there's a tremendous potential crew base here, that can make films and I think that the locations are a wide variety of looks and feeling to such a beautiful city, that it really offers a lot of opportunity," said producer Kathleen Kennedy.

‘Benjamin Button’ was originally scheduled for filming in Boston, but plans changed, and producers say New Orleans gave them exactly what they were looking for.

Brad Pitt is an on-and-off New Orleans resident himself – someone who has become a cheerleader for the city. But ask the actor if he's spreading the word about the city’s place in filmmaking, and he'll tell you, that isn't necessary. "I don't have to speak for New Orleans. New Orleans speaks pretty well for itself as it is," Pitt said.

Brad Pitt And Angelina Have High Hopes For Zahara

Hollywood's hottest power couple are hoping that some day Zahara will take the reigns of a children's health clinic in Ethiopia, the country where she was born.Brad said, "It is our hope when Zahara is older, she will take responsibility of the clinic and continue its mission."

Brad and Angelina generously donated $2 million to the health centre - which helps children with diseases such as HIV/AIDS in September."Our goal is to transfer the success we have had in Cambodia to Ethiopia where people are needlessly dying of tuberculosis, a curable disease, and HIV/AIDS, a treatable disease," Angelina explained.

Brad Pitt goes back to journalism roots for new movie role

Brad Pitt has found the perfect inspiration for his character in the new film where he is playing a Missouri journalisthimself.The Troy star was studied journalism at the University of Missouri as a young man, reports Contactmusic.

Pitts production company, Plan B, has bought the rights to the story of Missouri journalist Linda Trest, who helped break the cover of a drug-busting conman.And with his background in journalism at Missouri, the good-looking actor will certainly be able to relate to Trest’’s character.

According to Hollywood Reporter, Pitt will develop the project with writers David Benioff, Anthony Walton and Andrew Dresher. (ANI)

Brad Pitt: every little trip we make is like a military operation

It won’t come as news to anyone with children but Brad Pitt has revealed that excursions with their six children are a nightmare.Brad and partner Angelina Jolie have six children ranging from seven year old son Maddox to four month old twins Knox & Vivienne, and he told Oprah Winfrey recently:

We don’t just go to the mall [any more]. “It’s like a half-an-hour just to get everyone buckled in and make sure they’ve got their snacks, and Z.Z. [Zahara] has got a blanket and Shiloh’s got her silky.Angie’s militant about it. She’s right on top of it. Thank God, because I’m always forgetting something.

”Wait, did he say Shiloh? Because the two and a half year old little girl doesn’t want to be known as Shiloh any more: “She only wants to be called John. John or Peter. So it’s a Peter Pan thing.

Brad Pitt: New Benjamin Button Posters!

Check out these new promo posters featuring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett for their new reverse-aging love tale, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Thanks, JoBlo

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button opens on Christmas Day and was directed by David Fincher (Zodiac, Seven and Fight Club).

In an early review, Variety says, “Button is imagery wizard David Fincher’s big-canvas play for mass acceptance, and he’s fashioned an effects-laden but character-driven epic that recalls the sweetly doomed, emotional glamour of Hollywood’s golden era.” ARE YOU EXCITED for Benjamin Button???

Brad Pitt Ruffled By Brochure-Biting Bodyguard

It must be hard enough for Brad Pitt, what with the seemingly thousands of paparazzi and fans surrounding him at any given time trying to rip little pieces of his flesh off to sell on eBay-but now he has to watch out for members of his own security detail. At the Monday night premiere of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in Los Angeles, Pitt was grabbed, pushed and spun around by the plainclothes security guard who was supposed to be protecting him.

According to Us Weekly, Pitt had arrived at the Bruin Theatre in Westwood about thirty minutes before the screening, when a horde of paparazzi descended upon him as usual. That's when his security guard, instead of pushing away the shutterbugs, went after the actor, spinning him and pulling him backwards. The strange incident was made even more random as the guard was clutching a brochure for a karate studio in his teeth.