June 24, 2001 - US Weekly quotes Angelina talking about childhood aspirations, "When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers, I kind of wanted to be a vampire."

June 24, 2001 - Angelina Jolie and brother James Haven Voight are shown here outside of the premiere for Tomb Raider. US Weekly reports Angelina climbed over barricades to pose for photos and sign autographs for 1000s of fans that were gathered for the premiere. Angelina admitted, "When people come out and they're rooting for you, that's what we all need to do OK in life. It's a great feeling to be loved."

June 24, 2001 - Angelina Jolie tells Megastar, "Can you imagine that, Lara Croft as a lesbian? That would be a shock for the boys playing with their joysticks in their bedrooms around the world." Read more.

June 23, 2001 - Angelina Jolie talked to Esquire on the effects of her bungee jumping scenes in Tomb Raider on her privates saying, "After a week it got a little sore, so the stunt crew made me a fur-lined harness. It was a joke, but I'm taking it home and I'll see what Billy and I can do with it."


June 20, 2001 - IMDB reports Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton have an electric chair in the dining room of their new home. Angelina explained the chair saying, "In [Tomb Raider], Lara has an electric chair in her bedroom, which is my own personal little thing I thought she should have. Billy did a film where he played a barber and was electrocuted. So there's probably going to be a barber's chair at one end of the dining room and an electric chair at the other."

June 20, 2001 - Angelina Jolie dismissed the thought that the recent move of women in action films was socially motivated saying, "I don't think it's any great movement in society. One type of thing works, so you start to do more and more of them. I think it's just how Hollywood works." Read more.

June 20, 2001 - Angelina Jolie skyrocketed up the Lycos 50 this week to #6, making her the most searched for actress on the net for the week. Read more.

June 20, 2001 - CNN.com has an audio review (a negative one) of Tomb Raider by reviewers Peter Travers and Lisa Schwarzbaum. Check it out here.


June 19, 2001 - IMDB reports Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie have secretly renewed their wedding vows in a ceremony in their kitchen, where the two cut each other's fingers and sucked each other's blood. Their ceremony was conducted by a Church of Enlightenment minister.

June 19, 2001 - Thanks Tuesday. Angelina Jolie talked to Margy Rochlin of the New York Times. Check out the article on abstract art message boards.

June 18, 2001 - Tomb Raider came in at #1 on at the box office with a weekend tally of $48.2 million, trouncing Disney's Atlantis which took in $20.4 million.

June 18, 2001 - PageSix.com reports while critics generally trashed Tomb Raider many praised Angelina Jolie's performance. "Angelina was an absolutely superb choice," said Rob Friedman, vice chairman of the motion-picture group at Paramount, which released Tomb Raider. "She was amazing in the role and worked harder than any person I've ever seen in physical fitness and on the set." Read more.

angelina jolieangelina jolieJune 17, 2001 - An amazing auction featuring an actual facial mask for Angelina Jolie is up for bids on ebay. Currently bid at $151.50, the mask, item 1437894737, concludes bidding today.

June 16, 2001 - The New York Post's Liz Smith said Friday, "If I see one more magazine cover with Angelina Jolie posed showing something she should probably keep private and with the word 'SEX' emblazoned in the headline, I may go bonkers."

June 16, 2001 - Harry of Ain't it Cool News is blasting Tomb Raider saying the film "is a classic example of complete ignorance in action and serial storytelling." Read more.

June 16, 2001 - Angelina Jolie tells the London Telegraph she wore a padded bra for Tomb Raider saying, "Look at her breasts, they’re ridiculous. I’ll make it real simple for you. I’m a 36C. In the game she’s a double D. In the movie she’s a D. We split the difference."

June 16, 2001 - Foxnews.com reports on Lara Croft and Tomb Raider with quotes from Angelina. Check it out here.

June 15, 2001 - MSNBC's Jeannette Walls reports Angelina Jolie's breasts as Lara Croft were of paramount importance during the filming of Tomb Raider as director Simon West claimed, "There were some long discussions about the breasts since they’re such a complete part of Lara’s persona and we had to make all sorts of decisions about them."

June 15, 2001 - Foxnews.com's Roger Friedman blasted Tomb Raider saying the movie "is simply the work of people who wanted that Indiana Jones feeling, without having a feeling for it. Please: Go to a barbecue, read a book, learn to scuba. But stay far, far away." Read more.