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Angelina Jolie and 'Changeling' survive a scary Halloween

On the eve of Halloween weekend, things looked eerie for Angelina Jolie's "Changeling" and her hope to get back in the Oscar derby for the first time since she won best supporting actress of 1999 for "Girl, Interrupted."

Last year Angelina Jolie got great reviews for "A Mighty Heart," but it bombed at the box office and she ended up getting snubbed by the academy despite receiving nominations from the Golden Globes, SAG, Critics Choice and Indie Spirit Awards.

Traditionally, Halloween weekend is a lousy time to open a movie wide, especially if the holiday falls on a Saturday. "Changeling" had another problem. It's widely perceived as a chick flick that dating couples might skip in favor of more cross-gender crowd pleasers like "High School Musical 3," "Zach and Miri Make a Porno" and "Saw V."

But "Changeling" beat the odds and had the highest per-screen average of all pix in theaters this past weekend — $5,085 — and exceeded box-office projections, bringing in $9.4 million. One third of its audience was male (that's pretty good) and exit polls showed a high number of viewers ranking it "excellent" and saying that they'd definitely recommend it to others.

But now here's the really scary part of this Halloween Hollywood story. Some media are straining to portray "Changeling" box-office performance as a big disappointment.Strangely, Hollywood Reporter Risky Biz blogger Steven Zeitchik writes, "Outside of the flop 'A Mighty Heart,' 'Changeling' is Jolie's lowest weekend total for a wide opening since the 'Original Sin'/'Life or Something Like It' days of the early '00s. True, it is a more much prestige-y film than, say, 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.' And Halloween did take a toll. But not blowout numbers. Eastwood followed a similar trajectory — 'Changeling' trumped the late '90s/early '00s openings of tepidness like 'Blood Work' and 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.' But the tally came in lower than the first wide weekends of his last three English-language directorial efforts — 'Flags of Our Fathers,' 'Million Dollar Baby' and 'Mystic River."

That's true, but those films all opened on weekends that were more box-office friendly, calendar wise, and they had strong appeal to both male and female moviegoers.Zeitchik insists that film critics don't like "Changeling," which also isn't quite truth. It's received great reviews from the L.A. Times, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone and Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times. Sure, some critics weren't enthusiastic, but it hasn't suffered many slams like Manola Dargis' nuclear strike in the New York Times. Most reviews are certainly respectful.

'Punk Kid' Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is "just a punk kid with tattoos".The 'Changeling' actress - who has three-month-old twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, biological two-year-old daughter Shiloh and adopted children Maddox, seven, Pax, four and three-year-old Zahara with partner Brad Pitt - claims becoming a mother has not tamed her rebellious streak.

She said: "I don't walk around feeling I need to apologise or explain myself. I am still, at heart - and always will be - just a punk kid with tattoos."The 33-year-old actress - who is adamant she will never hide things from her children - has already spoken about the world's conflicts to her young brood.

Angelina said: "Listen, my kids play video games. I let them play with toy soldiers. We don't take war and violence lightly, but we don't hide it from anybody. We say, 'Mommy and Daddy have movies where we play these characters, but there's real death and violence in the world.' "

The star also revealed she has an unusual way of picking the films she will appear in.She added to Harper's Bazaar magazine: "I tell stories that are about the type of woman I'd want to meet. The type of woman where I think, even if they are silly characters I've played, like in 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider', there is something about her that will be fun for my daughters to see one day."

Angelina Jolie, Berry 'Hottest Mums'

Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry are among the Hottest Mums in Hollywood, according to a new list.

The actresses - who both gave birth earlier this year, Angelina to her fifth and sixth children with Brad Pitt in August, while Halle had her first child in March - join a host of star beauties in the list compiled by FoxNews.com.

Tomb Raider star Angelina made eleventh place for "her amazing ability to balance being an activist, movie star and mom", while Halle came second as she "just seems to get better with age".Other entrants in the list, which was topped by blonde US TV presenter Kelly Ripa - who has three children with husband Mark Consuelos - included country singer Faith Hill in third place and new mother Jessica Alba, who was fourth.

Demi Moore, who has three daughters with ex-husband Bruce Willis, was the oldest mother on the list, with Fox saying the 45-year-old star has "redefined the meaning of hot in your 40s".

Supermodels Cindy Crawford and Heidi Klum made sixth and seventh places respectively, with the rest of the list made up by actress Isla Fisher, who has a daughter Olive with Sacha Baron Cohen, Nicole Richie who gave birth to daughter Harlow, her first child with Joel Madden, in January - and mother-of-two Gwen Stefani.

Angelina Jolie: For Your Viewing Pleasure

Choosing not to release any part of its Angelina Jolie interview before the magazine hits newsstands on Thursday, Harper's Bazaar UK has opted to simply unveil the cover shot instead.

Which is certainly OK with us since, given the stunning nature of this pic, they may have put out the best part of the issue anyway.

Sure, we're kind of intrigued by what Angie has to reveal in the upcoming story, but we doubt it'll be as good as what we imagine she's saying right now with that come-hither stare.

Imran-Minissha Spotted Getting Up, Close And Intimate!

The latest youth icon Imran Khan, who is already dating Avantika Malik for six years now, was recently spotted getting overfriendly and intimate with actress Minissha Lamba in Bandra. According to our source, the couple has been seen hanging out together a lot many times post ‘Kidnap’ release. The two were seen giving each other company at a recent Diwali bash too and went for a quiet dinner at Olive's later that night.

"Imran Khan was driving his much talked about white BMW around with Minissha on Sunday night. Both looked very happy and appeared to be enjoying a great conversation. He would say something and that would send her into a laughing fit. Finally, after a couple of rounds on Carter Road, Imran headed to Olive restaurant and bar to have a quiet dinner with Minissha in the front seat”, the source revealed.

When the two met at the Diwali Mela, Imran reportedly came up and grabbed her from behind. He then gave Minissha a tight hug and as they began to chat, their strong chemistry was much more than visible. At the show, after exchanging friendly gestures, both posed for various pictures together, and as soon as the event got over, they sneaked out quietly in Imran's car.

Imran seems to be surely moving ahead the personal and professional ladder!