Robert Gillings

America was introduced to Angelina Jolie way back in 1995’s Hackers. As a sharp, rebel computer expert, Jolie got a lot of geeky hearts thumping. A few more lesser known and TV movies later, Jolie burst into the mainstream with back-to-back hits, Bone Collector and Pushing Tin. Then there was the arthouse flick, Girl Interrupted, that established Jolie’s acting cred. Jolie returned to her geektastic roots playing the lead role in the video game movie, Tomb Raider and its sequel Cradle of Life. For the next decade and a half, Jolie made movies and tabloid headlines. One of the undisputed “sexiest” people in Hollywood, time and again, Jolie eventually matched up with another “sexiest” actor, Brad Pitt. Her acting success continued, with a series of roles that stretched Jolie while staying true to the fans that brought her to the dance way back in ’95. Voice acting in Shark Tale and Kung Fu Panda, as well as voice and motion capture for Beowulf, was interspersed with susp

The past quarter has offered differing paths for two major international oil companies. ExxonMobil showed what is for them a rare earnings slip. A result made even more surprising by the fact that they were the only international oil producer to show a drop.