Gia, one of Angelina Jolie’s first major roles is getting re-released. Gia tells the true story of Gia Carangi, a lesbian supermodel who got addicted to heroin, and contracted AIDS from a shared needle. Gia died at the age of 26, and Angelina was all of 22 years old when she made the film. It was actually one of the first things I ever saw Angelina in - and she’s very, very good in it.

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Angelina ended up winning a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance, and the film won an Emmy for the best made-for-television film. I think the “re-release” hype is all about it being on High Definition now, and the fact that there are some vague promises of the lesbian love scenes (with Lost’s Elizabeth Mitchell!) being “uncensored”. In any case, it’s a good movie, and it’s worth a rental for those who haven’t seen it.