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The story of the Tower of Babel turns up in Hebrew and Muslim texts, as well as the Bible, but the basic gist is that men tried to build a stairway to heaven and God subverted them by giving them different languages. They could no longer understand each other, so the whole construction fell apart. It's a powerful myth because it carries so many ideas: that there are two worlds and we got the lesser one; that God is spiteful; that cultural differences are the root of all our woes since then; even that crossing a border without permission will get you in a whole world of trouble. Some scholars believe the tower was in southern Iraq, or in Babylon itself. The tragedy of modern Iraq is never mentioned in this superb new film but I'm sure that's one of the things on the minds of the filmmakers, the same Mexican writer and director team behind Amores Perros and 21 Grams . The story of the tower works so well for what the film is about, which is that the relationship between rich...

Brad Pitt - the hero! Brad Pitt has become a hero after saving a young fan at the Venice Film Festival from the lake. The actor agreed to sign autographs for a group of fans on a boat, when a teenager fell into the water. Brad quickly grabbed the fan and made sure he was safely back on the boat before signing any books. Rawr! How would you like to be the kid that Brad Pitt saved? I’d love to be his damsel in distress! Brad Pitt

Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's latest joint project dropped ahead of schedule. The supercouple welcomed a son and a daughter Saturday evening at the seaside Fondation Lenval in Nice, the actress' obstetrician tells E! News. Twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline were delivered via cesarean section about 6 p.m. local time. "Brad and Angelina are extremely happy and everything went perfectly," Dr. Michel Sussmann tells E! News. "Both of the babies are adorable and in excellent health and everyone's content and getting some much deserved rest. "[Brad, Angelina and the twins] are all tired but very, very happy." Knox arrived first and weighed 5 pounds, per Sussmann; Vivienne followed at 5.02 pounds, per a statement from the hospital. Pitt was on hand to witness the womb exodus, which took place earlier than expected (conventional wisdom had the C-section taking place this Tuesday). Sussmann told the Associated Press the procedu...

Brad Pitt Up for 'Thor' Having portrayed the legendary Greek greatest warrior Achilles in the 2004 epic drama "Troy" probably opens up doors to the celebrated actor Brad Pitt to play superhero in feature film projects. The latest casting report coming from the Marvel's movie projects suggests that the 44-year-old is on the run for the titular character in "Thor". First to break the news on the matter was Latino Review, which stated that Marvel executives have put Pitt's name into the consideration to depict the God of Thunder in the adaptation film. Though said to be eyeing the possibility to hire the former husband of actress Jennifer Aniston, Latino stressed that the offer has yet to be thrown to the star of "Ocean's" franchise. Brad Pitt Up for 'Thor'

Brat Pitt in Berlin German news: goes to Doctor, late dinner with cast Brad Pitt out at dinner last night with his castmates. The German press is closely following Brad Pitt’s every move, but he has only stepped out alone since arriving in Berlin Tuesday afternoon with his family. Angelina and the kids are probably holed up in that giant house. Pitt went to the doctor yesterday - it looked semi-urgent, but he went out afterwards. Brad Pitt went to an orthopedic doctor in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district yesterday. He was seen holding a large envelope on his way in which was presumed to have been X-Rays. It was thought to be urgent as he interrupted a meeting with Quentin Tarantino to go to the doctor, where he was for about a half an hour. Maybe he was just hanging out with Tarantino though and there was an opening at the doctor’s office so he took it. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Buy A $60 Million Chateau As Part Of Their Nesting Process! Brangelina’s ever expanding brood is going to have A LOT more room to play! Expectant parents Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reportedly plunked down a whopping $60 million on a sprawling 1,000-acre estate in the south of France. With 35 bedrooms, plus a vineyard, lake, forest and moat, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh and the soon-to-be-born twins are going to be playing house in high style. “It’s called Chateau Miraval in a village called Brignol, which is near from Aix-en-Provence,” a source told E! News. “And it’s absolutely unbelievable.” There was no immediate comment from the couple’s camp, but, per the insider, “Brad and Angelina are thrilled, they love the place and have already been furniture shopping to fill the place as it’s massive…The whole family can’t wait to move in.” Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie