Angelina Jolie Soars As "Maleficent"

On-set of her latest film, Angelina Jolie was spotted dangling from a crane while shooting a scene for "Maleficent" in Buckinghamshire, England on Wednesday (July 11).

Talking to crew members between takes, the "Changeling" actress wore a long brown robe and the trademark horns for her character while hanging in the air in front of a massive blue screen.

In the new theatrical effort, Angelina plays the evil Queen, Maleficent, as the tale of "Sleeping Beauty" is told from her perspective.

Check out more pictures of the actress on-set as she filmed "Maleficent" - which is expected to hit theaters on March 14, 2014.

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Usher Had Plans To Record With Amy Winehouse

'It could have been one of the most incredible records ever,' he says of his attempt to record with Winehouse.
By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by Christina Garibaldi

<P>It's one of the great R&B duets that never was. While Usher was working on his seventh studio album, Looking 4 Myself&#8232;, he was determined to take fans on a musical journey and experiment with sounds&#8232; he'd never explored before.</P><P>So, in addition to teaming up with Diplo for the seductive lead single, "Climax,"&#8232;, as well as EDM giants Swedish House Mafia, Usher said he sought out producer Salaam Remi because he was very interested in doing a song with Remi protege, Amy Winehouse,&#8232; before the singer died unexpectedly died at age 27 in July 2011. "We met and we talked about it for a moment when I saw her," Usher said of a brief sit-down with the troubled crooner to discuss the potential soul summit.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Usher Had Plans To Record With Amy Winehouse" id="vid:789773.id:1686957" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>"There was a few conversations that took place, but we never quite made it to it ... I would have loved it." One of those talks occurred while the unlikely duo were shopping at the ritzy London department store Selfridges. "I was shopping and she was doing some private shopping and she came out and we kind of crossed each other's [paths] and, [I was like] 'Is that Amy Winehouse?' ... And before you know it we talked and exchanged information and I invited her to a show ... and she didn't come."</P><P>Winehouse was out of the country at the time and sent a relative to the gig in her stead, but that missed connection has stuck with Usher to this day. "It could have been one of the most incredible records ever," he said. "A voice like that comes once in a lifetime."</P><P>Usher still wanted to get in the studio with Remi, and though it was a hard time for the producer, the pair met in New York and worked it out. "The style and the sound that we worked, I felt would definitely compliment what he does as a producer and what I have to offer."</P><P>The story that the two explored on "Sins of My Father" was a new one for Usher, who had never spoken about his feelings for his dad in song before. "That was a hard one, but he gave me a palette that really worked."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="'Every Album Should Represent An Evolution,' Usher Says" id="vid:789771.id:1686957" width="415" height="255"></div><p></p>

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