Jolie’s tyke sports Mohawk

Angelina Jolie’s son Maddox had a case of the blues when he accompanied his famous mom to a film premiere in Venice, reports Hellomagazine.com. But the youngster wasn’t feeling downhearted – he was simply showing off an eye-catching new hairstyle.

The 4-year-old was sporting a blue spiky Mohawk at the screening of the animated adventure “Shark Tale.”

“Maddox is going to watch the film with me and afterwards I’ve promised him a long boat ride,” said Jolie, the voice behind Lola in “Shark Tale.”

The pair were joined by about 6,000 movie fans in St. Mark’s Square, where the film was projected onto a giant inflatable screen.

“I’m just thrilled to be here,” Jolie said. “It really doesn’t compare to any premiere or award ceremony there has been before.”

Meanwhile, Jolie – the star of “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” – is learning to fly and has bought an airplane, reports MSNBC.com.

“She travels around a lot, including in Third World countries,” a source said. “Piloting her own plane could be very convenient for her.”

Kidman agrees with Bacall

Nicole Kidman has thanked veteran movie star Lauren Bacall for telling the world she is not an acting legend, reports Ananova.com.

Bacall – who appears with Kidman in the new movie “Birth” – took offense to journalists describing Kidman as a legend during a news conference last week at the Venice Film Festival.

“She’s not a legend,” Bacall snapped. “She’s a beginner. What is this legend? She can’t be a legend – you have to be older.”

Kidman couldn’t agree more. “I was thrilled that she dismissed the legend stuff,” she said. “To put me into a category I don’t belong burdens me with responsibility I don’t want. I telephoned Lauren and thanked her for saying that. She always calls it like it is and that’s a reality check I adore.”

Grandmaster Flash on list

NEW YORK (AP) – Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five are among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – the first rap artists to get that distinction – joining U2, Randy Newman and the O’Jays on the ballot.

Getting his start as a DJ at Bronx parties in the late 1970s, Grandmaster Flash later joined with the Furious Five for the social commentary of “The Message” and “White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It”).

Other nominees include blues guitarist Buddy Guy, rockabilly pioneer Wanda Jackson, rock band the Pretenders, soul singer Percy Sledge, “Centerfold” singers the J. Geils Band and the late country singer Conway Twitty.

Previous nominees on the ballot: the Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, the Stooges, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Gram Parsons.

Singers of “Back Stabbers” and a string of other soulful hits, the O’Jays had their chart heyday in the 1970s. A singer of satirical songs like “Short People,” Newman is now one of the Hollywood’s most successful composers of movie music.

Musicians, industry professionals and journalists vote, and results of the 20th annual election will likely be announced in December.

Artists are eligible to be inducted into the Rock Hall after at least 25 years have passed since their first record was released.