Brad Pitt Watch

I just put up a great story about how Brad and his brother Doug have donated money to a great charity, there’s more important news - we’ve got new photos of Brad, Maddox and Pax!

Apparently while he flew out on Saturday to head to Cannes, Brad took Maddox and Pax to see Star Trek first!

The actor and two of his beautiful children were photographed taking Maddox and Pax to see the popular film in Long Island on Saturday - I can only assume (and I hate doing that) that he flew out in the afternoon or the evening, because now we’ve got proof that they went to see Star Trek.

Enjoy the new photos guys!!

What were Brad, Maddox, Pax, and the grandparents doing on Saturday? They were being tourists! Brad, Maddox, Pax, and Bill and Jane Pitt were spotted enjoying the world-famous New York/Canadian attraction - Niagra Falls! Photographer James McCoy got some shots, and Maki Becker from Buffalo News was able to get the story on the celebrity family’s visit to Niagra Falls.

The Pitt family was given the star treatment at the Maid of the Mist. When their black SUV with tinted windows was escorted down to the dock about 3 p.m., they were discreetly whisked to the front of the line. The family gathered on the upper deck as bodyguards kept careful watch.

According to the reporter, Brad and the family kept a low profile, with Brad doing most of his hiding underneath a dark sweatshirt:

Pitt managed to keep a low profile by sporting a look closer to that of the Unabomber than a movie star. He wore big, dark sunglasses and a paperboy-style cap with the hood of his oversized black sweat shirt pulled over his head.

I have always thought that, should I run into the family, (yeah, right), I’d never have my camera ready. Apparently I’m not alone!

“He was looking good,” sighed a star-struck Melissa Harris, 17, of Niagara Falls, Ont., as the hunky actor rushed past her. She conceded she was a little chagrined that she didn’t have her camera with her for the celebrity sighting.

I do think, however, that I’d at least see him, or I’d hope to see him, unlike this unfortunate fan:

“Aaaahhhh!” screamed a distressed Raisa Monteiro, 18, a Brazilian exchange student, after learning that she had been on the same boat as Pitt, but hadn’t even caught a glimpse of him.

“Maybe we can find them!” her friends cried, as they frantically tried to figure out where the family had gone.

But by that time, apparently, Brad and his family had gone.

But Pitt was long gone, apparently headed back to Albany. U.S. border officers said the actor was very pleasant as he crossed through the checkpoint at the Rainbow Bridge.

I love these photos! I love seeing the boys in their ponchos and all of them being able to enjoy some family fun together!

See the Photos of Brad and his Boys

This is what happens when I go out on a weekend - the family is sighted! Today Brad, Maddox, and Pax were spotted at a Dunkin Donuts. I’ve been told that it was a Dunkin Donuts near an airport in New York, and that Brad’s parents were there too, but I’ve yet to see photographic evidence of that. If I get some, I’ll definitely post the pictures up!!

These pics, however, are adorable. I love the fact that Pax has lost a tooth! I love when kids lose their teeth and the tooth fairy comes - it’s such a big indicator of how fast they’re growing up! Both boys look great - and, of course, Brad looks great too, as always!

And you’ll notice that he’s still wearing the pink rope necklace!

Enjoy the photos!!

Gah! There are too many new photos to look at! Let’s start with the first story. Brad, Maddox, and Pax were spotted in New York City yesterday evening. The trio of boys went to one of their favorite restaurants: Mars 2112.

According to OK Magazine, the boys were having tons of fun in the game room, playing lots of games and, in particular, Crazy Taxi, Tekken 5 and Madden Season 2. According to witnesses, Maddox and Pax even had their photos taken with some of the employees who walk around in alien costume at the restaurant.

But the sweetest thing was yet to come! Apparently there was a birthday party at the restaurant. Brad decided to crash it! “He just went over to these little boys and asked, ‘Is it someone’s birthday?’” the witness recalls. “One of the kids pointed to his friend and said, ‘It’s his.’ Brad smiled and said, ‘Happy birthday, man!’ to the boy, and before he left he handed him a gift card loaded with credits to play games.”

How sweet! Other witnesses who were in earshot of the family said that Brad calls Maddox “Mad” (like the rest of us do), and he calles Pax “Paxie”. How sweet!

And what was Angelina doing while three of her boys were hanging with Aliens? Working, of course! Angie was once again doing some filming for Salt, and this time she was barefoot, again, on the streets, only this time in NYC! I honestly don’t know how they do that movie magic that they do, because they’ve got her barefoot in Washington DC and now in New York, and I’m guessing that they’re going to be put together seamlessly thanks to movie magic?! THIS will be interesting, won’t it?!

But, as always, Angie is looking flawless. While I’m okay with the blonde wig, I can’t wait to see some of the other looks that Evelyn Salt will have (especially the dark brown wig we saw her with during the first day - she was smoking with that wig on!)

So many photos for our Saturday enjoyment guys - have fun!

I have a horrible problem - I’m bad with numbers! It takes me forever to remember a series of numbers. For instance, when we moved into our home here, it took me a full month to remember the new number (even though I specifically had them give me an easy-ish number to remember). This is why I actually set my computer calendar to give me alarms for the birthdays of Brad and his family - I just can’t remember them off of the top of my head! Then I realized that maybe others couldn’t remember their birthdays either, so I figured what better way for us all to remember than to have them in a list?

Brad Pitt’s Birthday - December 18, 1963 (he’s currently 45)
Angelina Jolie’s Birthday - June 4, 1975 (she’s currently 33)
Maddox Jolie-Pitt’s Birthday - August 5, 2001 (he’s currently 7)
Pax Jolie-Pitt’s Birthday - November 29, 2003 (he’s currently 5)
Zahara Jolie-Pitt’s Birthday - January 8, 2005 (she’s currently 4)
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt’s Birthday - May 27, 2006 (she’s currently 2)
Knox Jolie-Pitt’s Birthday - July 12, 2008 (he’ll be a year old this summer)
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt’s Birthday - July 12, 2008 (she’ll be a year old this summer)

And there you have it! All of the birthdays and ages for the Jolie-Pitt family! So next up is Shiloh in May - I can’t believe she’ll be 3!

And for those who wanted a few photos of Brad this past weekend, here you go! (by the way, did you know that it’s awful hard to dig up new sexy photos of him that I haven’t already used? I guess that makes sense, considering that it’s been 3 years since I’ve been running this site - wow! Three years already?! Suddenly I feel old…)

Angie and Brad snuck out of LA and into New York - they were seen bringing all of the bigger kids to see The Little Mermaid last night! And it looks like they had a great time! Pax is sucking on a drink and Shiloh looks a little tired, but happy. Princess Zee looks the most tired (and is giving the paparazzi her famous evil eye).

That’s one big advantage that the family will have while they’re hanging out in New York City for Angelina’s movie - the ability to go out and see these types of amazing cultural things. I’m sure the kids will enjoy the shows and will love doing all the fun touristy things that you can do in New York!

More photos of the family at The Little Mermaid below!

So here’s one photo of Brad and Pax in Vegas (I think this is the right one - there are lots of fakers out there today). According to the main gossip sites, Brad, Maddox, and Pax were in Vegas to have fun and “be manly men”. They apparently checked into the Hard Rock Hotel and someone said they spotted three Wii’s being delivered to the room (why would they need three? One for Brad and the boys, one for the security guards - who gets the third one?!).

I also read that Brad took the boys to the 200th Anniversary of the Cirque de Soleil show KA. According to the sources, Pax fell asleep and Brad carried him out (give me a collective “awwww” please).

Meanwhile Angelina was spotted today going to work! She’s in the preliminary stages for Salt, and I believe that today they did head shots - but I could be wrong. Photos of her from today are below!

X17 posted late last night that they have photos of Brad, Maddox, and Pax in Las Vegas! According to them, the three boys headed into the desert for a little bit of “man fun”, and they claim to have the exclusive photos of the trip.

I’m keeping an eye out this morning, but so far I see no photos. The minute I do, I’ll have some up for you!

I’ve rounded up a few more photos of the family at the airport in Japan, and I noticed something right off. We all know that Brad and Angelina like to hand clothes down from child to child, and it looks like they’re continuing to do that - take a look at Shiloh’s jacket!

The picture of Pax wearing this same jacket is from September of 2007 - wow, has he grown up a lot! I love the fact that Brad and Angie hand the clothes down from child to child, but I’m extremely curious as to how they do it! I mean, do they keep the clothes in one specific house? I’ve got two kids and I am forever torturing them by making them try on clothes to see what fits and what doesn’t. How do Brad and Angie keep the sizes on all the kids straight?!

The photos that we’ve all been looking for are here! Brad, Angelina, and the children arrived in Japan just a short bit ago and apparently the Japanese paparazzi caught them. I’m glad that they get to have time alone, but I’m so excited that we finally get to see the children again! They look so big!! Maddox looks like he’s just so “cool”, and Shiloh is getting so big!

And, of course, Knox and Vivienne are amazing. Vivienne looks just like Shiloh, and I absolutely adore the little hat that Knox is wearing - while I’m not a huge fan of the hat itself, I think it’s absolutely adorable that he matches daddy!

More photos as I find them! I’m so excited about seeing the kids that I’m just about jumping out of my skin!!

Update: more photos of the family!

I can’t believe that Pax is five already! Time flies!

A very, very happy birthday to dear Pax. I hope he has an absolutely fabulous birthday filled with tons of goodies and tons of attention from mom and dad!

Looks like the family chose to stay in the states during Halloween, got all dressed up, and went trick-or-treating!! Apparently Angelina and Brad were able to take the children around to get tons of candy on Halloween night.

According to Star, Maddox dressed up as a marine with a helmet, Shiloh dressed up as a sheriff, and Zahara wore a Jolly Green Giant outfit. And apparently someone was quick enough to snap a picture of Zahara and Brad trick-or-treating! I know how sensitive some people are about the paparazzi invading the privacy of the children (and I don’t blame them), so I’m putting this photo underneath the cut so that those who do not care for these kinds of pictures won’t be offended.

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Some of the photos of Angelina Jolie and her children in the W Magazine photo spread have been released and these photos are amazing! The magazine also has a little story about how the photography session came to be…

Brad Pitt’s project for W actually sprang from a conversation W’s Creative Director Dennis Freedman had with another photographer, Bruce Weber. Freedman had been mulling over how to show anything new about one of the most photographed women in the world and Weber pointed out that, in his opinion, the best pictures of Elizabeth Taylor were taken by her third husband, Mike Todd.

“I was surprised that Brad accepted the challenge,” says Freedman of Pitt’s enthusiastic response. “Last time we collaborated, I was struck by his sensitivity to the subtleties of photography. I knew that he possessed a highly tuned critical eye and would be very demanding of himself. Still, I wasn’t prepared for the beauty and intimacy of the images he made of Angelina and the children.”

For a hobbyist, Pitt certainly knew what he wanted. He was determined to shoot Jolie with Kodak Tech Pan film, which hasn’t been manufactured for four years. Photo Editor Nadia Vellam located 40 rolls of the stuff on eBay, which a courier then hand-carried to Pitt in Provence, France, where the couple have been hiding out since June. A week later Pitt called; he needed more film. Vellam’s first source was tapped out. She finally tracked down a guy who offered her 30 rolls-in Israel. She then had mere hours to find someone in Tel Aviv who could get on a plane to France with the film that very day. Pitt also wanted to try a specialized film used in World War II-era movies. That was a no-go. One of Vellam’s sources instead recommended Ilford to achieve the same romantic, grainy quality. Assistant Bookings Editor Will Higdon-Sudow hopped a flight with it and made the handoff in a hotel lobby. The results speak for themselves.

Enjoy the photos!

One thing that a reader noted that I didn’t (I was trying to get the pics uploaded so fast I didn’t take a minute to truly look at them) is that the kids are all wearing their PJ’s. This is rule #1 as a parent: if you’re going to be traveling for a long time, put the kiddos in their PJ’s. They’ll not only be more comfortable, they’ll fall asleep a lot easier, making travel more simple for everyone involved.

And it looks as though the kiddos were only woken up a short time before they landed, as they’re still a big groggy. Hopefully they were able to get into the van and fall back asleep, but if they’re anything like my kids, probably not.

A little peek into the car seat and you can see one of the twins…oh so cute!

I absolutely love this video of Angelina and Brad getting the kids off of the plane and into the van - they do it so quickly! No wonder there are very few pictures of them getting on and off a plane - they’ve got it down to a science! First Angie exits with Shiloh, Zahara, and Pax, and at the same time an airport engineer grabs the bottom of the car seats for the twins to get them installed in the van. Then Angie goes back to help Brad get Vivienne and Knox out, and then Mr. Independent Maddox comes out of the plane last. The whole thing takes less than 2 minutes on this video (they may have edited a few moments out, but I’m sure it wasn’t that much).

Enjoy the new pictures and video, and as an update on the contest, I can now tell you that it will feature not one but two prizes and will begin right here at BradPittWatch.com on Monday, October 13th!

So here’s the story - I spent quite a bit of time in the last few days downloading, editing, and uploading photos. Angelina and Brad were everywhere! Today my daughter’s preschool class was headed to the apple orchard to pick some apples for a field trip, and since you have to cross the border into Canada to get there, I went along with her (I would’ve gone along anyway). I figured, while I was gone, that nothing very exciting would happen with the Jolie-Pitt clan.

I was wrong!

Angelina and Brad arrived in Nice, France a short time ago. They’re already nestled snugly back in their villa. I can’t keep up with them! Let’s take a look at the last week or so:

Nice to Germany
Germany to New York City
New York City to New Orleans
New Orleans to Nice!

Wow! They’ve always been a busy couple, but wow! In the gallery below are a few photos of the couple and some of the kiddos exiting the plane.

Also in the gallery is a little umbrella war that went on between Maddox and Pax yesterday. It’s too cute! My favorite photo of the war is this one:

I think Brad has been teaching Pax how to fight!

I DID have a big announcement for today but because of all of the business with the family, it’ll keep until tomorrow!