Matt Damon

Invictus: Done the Eastwood Way

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 12.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: South Africa, Clint Eastwood, Nelson Mandela, Unification, Matt Damon, Rugby, Invictus, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

Most of us know little to nothing about the sport of rugby, but that is not an impediment to enjoying this film. If you can appreciate Mandela's dream of unity, you will enjoy this film.

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Invictus Kicks Off New Campaign for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.14.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Freedom of Assembly, Larry Gross, Morgan Freeman, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, Invictus, Rent Control, Bonnie Abaunza, Nobel Peace Prize, Matt Damon, Nobel Laureate, Desmond Tutu, Mary Wald, Los Angeles, Pacific Design Center, Education, Hunger, Human Rights, Coalition for Economic Survival, West Hollywood, Tiger Woods, Freedom, Udhr, TheCommunity.Com, Discrimination, Healthcare, Los Angeles News
Linda Milazzo

Los Angeles gets a bad rap. It's assailed for being shallow and rarely acknowledged for its good heart. But Los Angeles has a huge heart - at the center of which is pulsating non-stop activism.

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Invictus and Global Warming

Jurriaan Kamp | Posted 12.13.2009 | Green

Read More: John Kerry, Rugby, Copenhagen 2009, Hermann Scheer, Morgan Freeman, Nelson Mandela, Joe Lieberman, Climate Change, Invictus, Matt Damon, Global Warming, Green News
Jurriaan Kamp

The movie Invictus is a lesson in statesmanship. Nelson Mandela withstood vested interests and built a new nation. That's what leaders need to do in response to the challenge posed by global warming.

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Stars Turn Out To Honor Producer Weintraub In LA

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 12.11.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Matt Damon, Unicef Ball, Larry David, Jerry Weintraub, Los Angeles News

BEVERLY HILLS, California — The A-list dinner party drew top performers and singing legends. George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bruce Willis, Larry Da...

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Pitt, Clooney, Jolie, Crawford, Damon & More At Celeb Bash (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Muhammad Ali, Brad Pitt, Slideshow, Angelina Jolie, Alyssa Milano, Cindy Crawford, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jerry Weintraub, Entertainment News

(AP Article, Scroll down for HuffPost slideshow) BEVERLY HILLS, California -- The A-list dinner party drew top performers and singing legends. Georg...

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The People Speak: When Television Makes History

Dave Zirin | Posted 12.09.2009 | Media

Read More: John Legend, Josh Brolin, Right Wing Media, Matt Damon, The People Speak, Marisa Tomei, Howard Zinn, Barack Obama, Media News
Dave Zirin

The People Speak is more than just must-see-TV. It is nothing less than the life's work of Howard Zinn brought to life by some of the most talented actors, musicians, and poets in the country.

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Movie Review: Invictus an Unexpected Mandela Tale

Marshall Fine | Posted 12.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: South Africa, Clint Eastwood, Nelson Mandela, Rugby World Cup, Invictus Movie Review, Morgan Freeman, Apartheid, Matt Damon, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

The film is about a chapter of sports and international political history that few outside of South Africa would be aware of. In most ways, it's a standard underdog tale, but this one comes with a difference.

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The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Worst Person Who Ever Lived Makes for a Great Biography

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 12.07.2009 | Books

Read More: Lesbians, Thrillers, Patricia Highsmith, Fiction, Bestsellers, Jews, Holocaust, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Talented Mr. Ripley, Books News
Jesse Kornbluth

She drank a quart of gin a day. She considered robbery worse than murder. No wonder Joan Schenkar begins The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith like this: "She wasn't nice."

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Pilgrim's Progress: 10 Reasons to be Thankful for New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Hbo, New Orleans, Brad Pitt, Kermit Ruffins, Sandra Bullock, Rebirth, Thanksgiving, Harry Shearer, Matt Damon, Dr. John, Levees, Nonprofits, Charity, Harry Connick Jr., R.E.M., Branford Marsalis, Nomrf, Sustainability, Bobby Jindal, Neil Abramson, Joseph Cao, The Princess & the Frog, Living News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

I was taken aback when a CNN commentator conjectured that New Orleans residents are now looking for their "Pound of flesh." Our diaspora is not Shakespeare's Shylock character.

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Expect to Hear Much More from Allison Moorer

Michael Bialas | Posted 11.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Steve Earle, Cd, Matt Damon, Bob Dylan, New York City, John Hiatt, Country, Nashville, Emmylou Harris, Howard Zinn, Lyle Lovett, Folk, Allison Moorer, History Channel, Bruce Springsteen, Cayamo, Home News
Michael Bialas

Allison Moorer has signed a deal with Ryko Records and will be releasing Crows, her seventh studio album, on February 9, 2010, almost two years after Mockingbird, her most recent release.

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If You Watch The Preview for Invictus, You'll Read The Book

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 10.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Rugby, World Cup, Clint Eastwood, Video, Morgan Freeman, Invictus, Matt Damon, Entertainment News
Jesse Kornbluth

In our country, hate sells. Even the idealists among us must be wondering if the idea of brotherhood can compete against it. Well, it can. It did in South Africa.

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Safe Drinking Water: A New Cause that Needs Continued Support

John Sauer | Posted 10.19.2009 | Impact

Read More: Children, Diarrhea, Causes, Health, Water, Celebrities, Sanitation, Global-Water-Crisis, Live Earth, Matt Damon, Jessica Biel, Impact News
John Sauer

Providing safe drinking water to those who need it is a hot cause right now. But will this"buzz" result in substantially more people getting access to water and sanitation?

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Matt Damon Narrates Video Against World Hunger

Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Hunger, Secretary of State, Poverty, World Hunger, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Matt Damon, World Food Day, State Department, Impact News

The U.S. State Department released a video narrated by Matt Damon in late September to YouTube, describing the world food crisis and how global climat...

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Watching The World's Water Quality And Quantity

Lissa Coffey | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Population, Lissa Coffey, Global, Water Pollution, Water, The Giving Life, Sustainability, Conservation, Crisis, Green Living, Matt Damon, Pollution, Sanitation, Living News
Lissa Coffey

According to the World Health Organization, approximately 884 million people are without adequate drinking water, and 2.5 billion people are without adequate water for sanitation.

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Has Obama Hurt Michael Moore's New Film?

Randy Shaw | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Capitalism: A Love Story, Matt Damon, Michael Moore, Barack Obama, Entertainment News
Randy Shaw

Has the popular anger that fueled attendance at Moore's anti-Bush administration films diminished with Obama's election?

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Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Are Related

AP | Posted 10.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Entertainment News

BOSTON — It seems Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are more than childhood pals and Hollywood collaborators. According to the New England Genealogica...

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Matt Damon, Your Buddy Mayor Bloomberg Is a Hypocritical Drug Warrior

Tony Newman | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Legalizing Marijuana, Drug Policy Alliance, Marijauna, Mayor Bloomberg, Drug War, New York Mayoral Election, War on Drugs, Matt Damon, Racial Profiling, Hypocrite, Weed, New York News
Tony Newman

What may not be clear to Matt Damon, an admitted marijuana user, is that despite the mayor's "moderate" reputation Bloomberg is a full-fledged, drug warrior.

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Matt Damon Tells Adrian Grenier To Go F**k Himself & Other Fake Celebrity Freak-Outs (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 11.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Tom Green, Michael Cera, Eminem, Video, Slidepoll, Celebrity Freak Outs, Fake Celebrity Freak Outs, Celebrity Meltdowns, Matt Damon, Celebrity Flip Outs, Tracy Morgan, Jim Breuer, Comedy News

With the release of Matt Damon's fake flip-out to promote the upcoming finale of "Entourage," we here at HuffPost Comedy thought we'd collect other in...

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Matt Damon To Adrian Grenier: 'Go F*** Yourself' (VIDEO)

Posted 11.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Television, Adrian Grenier, Video, Matt Damon, Entourage, Matt Damon Adrian Grenier, Matt Damon Adrien Grenier, Matt Damon Entourage, Matt Damon and Adrian Grenier, Comedy News

While shooting a PSA for his clean water organization OneXOne, Matt Damon lost his cool and went on an F-bomb heavy tirade against Adrian Grenier. 'D...

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Matt Damon Talks Water.org At Clinton Global Initiative

people.com | Stephen M. Silverman | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green

Read More: water.org, Clinton Global Initiative, Matt Damon, Green News

The star, 38, announced Tuesday at the launch of the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative that Damon's non-profit group, Water.org, would help provide clean...

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New York, New York: My Kind of Town

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Clinton Global Initiative, United Nations General Assembly, Iranian Opposition, Barack Obama, Matt Damon, United Jewish Appeal, Haiti, water.org, Iran, Iranian Election, World News
Reporters Uncensored

It won't surprise Ahmadinejad that the largest gathering of Iranians in exile in thirty years will be waiting for him here in New York City with green bandanas -- but the sight of rabbis next to them might.

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Matt Damon's Commitment to Bill Clinton

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: 2009 Clinton Global Initiative, Global Health, Matt Damon, Development, water.org, Water and Sanitation, Haiti, World News
Katherine Gustafson

As good as his movies are and as dazzling as his hundred-watt smile is, the best thing about Matt Damon is that he just announced that his non-profit, Water.org, will provide clean water to 50,000 people in Haiti.

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Mayor Bloomberg, The King Of Obscure Endorsements

Huffington Post/AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Bradley Tusk, Carmen Pacheco, Jorge Posada, Matt Damon, Mayor Bloomberg, Tim Gunn, Bloomberg Campaign, Matt Damon Bloomberg, Bloomberg for Mayor, Leonard Nimoy, Whoopi Goldberg, Cherry Jones, Neil Simon, New York Mayor Bloomberg, New York News

NEW YORK — Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg is likely to set another spending record in this year's mayoral race, but he appears to be aiming...

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Matt Damon Eats Ben Affleck To Gain Weight For The Informant!

The Hollywood Ham | Posted 11.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Good Will Hunting, The Informant!, The Informant, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Satire, Comedy News
The Hollywood Ham

"What, would you rather me eat Casey Affleck?" Damon asked. "Let's get serious."

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Matt Damon Vs. Guillermo: Round Two (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 11.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Late Night Shows, Video, Guillermo, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Guillermo Matt Damon, Guillermo the Informant, Guillermo Bourne Ultimatum, Joel Mchale, Matt Damon, The Informant, Guillermo Diaz, Comedy News

In a continuation of what may be our favorite late night feud of all time, Guillermo (aka Jimmy Kimmel's parking lot security guard) and Matt Damon we...

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