CANADA: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie hit the red carpet in Tornoto to promote his latest film about an American outlaw, Jesse James

Jetsetting couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie hit the red carpet in Toronto on Saturday (September 8, 2007) for the premiere of Pitt's latest film, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." Hundreds of fans lined up outside the theater to get a glimpse of Hollywood's leading couple, who took their time as they signed autographs and walked the red carpet talking to reporters. Jolie recently returned from a trip to Iraq, where she traveled to appeal for more international support for the millions of people uprooted by war and violence. But the actress says it is still hard for her to talk about the experience, which she is still absorbing and trying to understand. "I just feel like I don't have the right words to put together that situation. I'm still trying to understand so much in my head and I'm talking to experts and I'm trying to learn more so I can better understand the situation. But I will be speaking privately in Washington about my experiences and what I witnessed." The actress, who has been to more than 20 countries since becoming a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency six years ago, visited a makeshift camp housing 1,200 people in Iraq and spent hours speaking with Iraqis now living in Damascus. One thing Jolie wasn't shy about -- how she feels about her boyfriend Brad Pitt's accomplishments as an actor. The Oscar winner says she is "very proud" that Pitt won the Venice film festival's Best Actor award, for a movie she likes "very much." In "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," Pitt plays the legendary bandit who was gunned down by a member of his own gang. In the movie, James becomes too consumed by his notoriety -- writers hyping his every move and fans and friends hanging on -- to keep a level head. Pitt says he was pleasantly surprised by the Venice film festival's nod to "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." The actor told Reuters he is proud of the work Jolie is doing and her recent trip to Iraq, but says he is concerned for her safety at times. "Of course I do, you know she's the mother of my children. And of course she means the world to me. But I also know she's got a good instincts, she's a strong, intelligent woman. And we make sure we do all the homework to make sure she's as safe as possible. And I know she'll make the call if she feels danger. But that fear can't keep you away from the bigger picture and the huge need that that trip stated. I was really excited for her and I thought it was an important trip." At a press conference earlier in the day, Pitt told reporters he could "understand the surface similarities" between James' life and his own as an international movie star. The A-list actor says he "was surprised to see how much a tabloid quotient of media was around at that time. Still operated by sensationalism and complete fabrication beyond the facts. It was curious to me to see that not much has changed to see besides quantity." "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," hits theaters in North America on September 21st.

ITN Source | September 12, 2007

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