The first trailer is out for Salt starring Angelina Jolie.  This movie looks pretty entertaining if you’re into the CIA agent accused of being a spy type of plot.  It’s so tempting to say that Salt is a movie that’s peppered with action.  So.  Tempting.

I think the tentative release date for this flick is July 23, 2010 which makes you wonder:  How good can a movie be if the marketing blitz for a 2010 mid-summer release begins before Thanksgiving of the previous year?  Angie better hope that reptile jewelry line takes off!

A publicist from Women’s Wear Daily sent me a very serious and earnest email today alerting me to the new Asprey jewelry collection with pieces that are designed by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.  All the pieces, including a baby spoon that costs $525, have a snake motif.

And I’m sitting here in my living room looking at the pictures of this hellacious, hideous collection and all I can think is this:  ”The people at Asprey – one of the most world-renowned purveyors of fine jewelry – really thought it would be a good idea for the two most infamous cheaters to hook up on a movie set and ditch their spouses since Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (ironically, against the backdrop of Cleopatra … asp anyone?), to design a line of jewelry centered around snakes?  Snakes?  Snakes.

Ever since Jon Voight went on Access Hollywood back in 2001 and made a tearful plea for his daughter, Angelina Jolie, to get help for her “serious mental problems”, the two have been out of contact. Obviously feeling betrayed, Angelina cut her father out of her life all together and dismissed his claims by saying that he was the one who needed help. Basically, they were the original Michael and Lindsay Lohan.

Jon has made many public statements about how horrible the estrangement from his daughter has been, but Angelina maintained that it was in the best interest of her and her children to continue to stay cut off. According to Jon, she finally has changed her stance.

“We’re in touch, but not regularly.  We love each other and that’s the most important thing,” he said in a recent statement. He also claimed that Angelina was the first one to reach out and that, although they don’t speak often, they both know that maintaining a relationship is important. “Angie made the initial contact.  Brad [Pitt] has been supportive- a key factor in her reaching out.”

I’m thinking that Jon is just looking for some press and that Angelina is more than busy with her family and career. Whenever Jon gets press these days, it’s because he’s speaking out about his daughter in the press, something that I’m sure will continue to keep the two of them apart. Given the nature of their estrangement, I’m sure that every time he mentions her name, he decreases the odds of those phone calls ever becoming regular.

Brad Pitt and Angelina appeared in love and very much together last night, at yet another premier of Inglourious Basterds.  I’ll be so happy when this movie fades into obscurity so I can stop having to concentrate so hard on spelling the title correctly.

Anyway, Angelina was there wearing a non-color (shocker) and I was amused to see that a majority of the red carpet photos are of Angelina posing alone with Brad cast over to the side.  His movie.  His premiere.  Her moment to shine.

Someone stole three boxes of dresses from Angelina Jolie’s stylist.  The suspect was later found zonked out in an alley. He reportedly examined the loot he grabbed, realized it was just a bunch of dresses for Angie and immediately fell asleep out of boredom due to the lack of creativity and imagination.  Okay, I’m kidding about that.  The criminal is still at large.  

So if you see some madman running down the street with a bunch of black, beige and navy, high-neck maxi dresses slung over his arm, call the cops!

It’s hard to believe that a full year has gone by since the Brangelina twins were born. Or does it seem like it’s been way more than a year? I don’t know. I change my mind every thirty seconds. But Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon turned one today, and I’m pleased to see that we’ll still worshiping non-Jolie-Pitt deities. It’s just a matter of time, though, before these children grow up and become a religion. A beautiful, pouty-lipped religion.

Out of respect for their generous donation, I declined to use the term “Brangelina” in my headline. You’re welcome, Jolie-Pitts. That’s what a million bucks buys you in this economy.

The patrons saints of everything shelled out the $1M to the U.N. to help survivors of the violence in Pakistan. Over 2 million Pakistanis have been driven from their homes this year by fighting between government troops and Taliban militants in the northwest of the country.

Angelina was also present at the World Refugee Day ceremonies in DC today. She spoke at the event, getting choked up herself. She said of the refugees: “Most of all they are survivors … They are the most impressive people I have ever met.”

Missing from the ceremonies was Hillary Clinton, who fractured her elbow when she fell on her way to the White House, and scheduled host Anderson Cooper, who apparently couldn’t get a flight out. Ann Curry filled in.