Invictus

Hal Holbrook Honored at Actors Benefit

Cassandra M. Bellantoni | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Martin Sheen, Hal Holbrook, Actors Fund, Tony Awards, Stephanie Powers, Invictus, Matt Damon, Sean Penn, Ginny Carter, Hereafter, Marilu Henner, Dixie Carter, Juliet Mills, Skirball Cultural Center, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Los Angeles News
Cassandra M. Bellantoni

Hal Holbrook was honored with the Julie Harris Award at the Actor's Fund 15th Annual Tony Award Viewing Party in Los Angeles on June 12.

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Jordan Zakarin

Morgan Freeman Reveals Surprisingly Most Challenging Role

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: The Shawshank Redemption, Morgan Freeman Interview, Morgan Freeman Movies, Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman American Film Institute, Morgan Freeman Clint Eastwood, Invictus, Morgan Freeman Lifetime Achievement AFI, Through the Wormhole, Afi Morgan Freeman, Celebrities, Entertainment News

Hollywood is based on a star system, launching actors to leading men status and then hitching scripts and hopes to their tails. It's how movies get ma...

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HuffPost Premiere: Jesse Harris' 'Little Star,' Plus a Conversation With Kyle Eastwood

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Outlaw Josey Wales, Paul Chambers, Stan Kenton, Regarding Harry, Count Basie, Flags of Our Fathers, Jesse Harris, Manu Katché, Erin Davis, Gran Torino, The Rookie, Invictus, Kyle Eastwood, Yasgur's Farm, Milo Lee, Miles Davis, Mystic River, Monterey Jazz Festival, Valerie Delgado, Clint Eastwood, Till Bronner, Ray Brown, Vince Mendoza, Duke Ellington, Joni Mitchell, Bronco Billy, Motown, Letters From Iwo Jima, Toyin, Camille, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Jazz musician Kyle Eastwood talks his new album, Metropolitain, living in Paris, and doing musical scores for film.

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Movie Review: Hereafter

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cecile De France, Hereafter Movie Review, Clint Eastwood, Nelson Mandela, Jay Mohr, Peter Morgan, Invictus, Matt Damon, Bryce Dallas Howard, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

At the age of 80, Clint Eastwood just keeps pulling surprises out of his back pocket as a director -- the latest being Hereafter, Eastwood's version of a New-Agey entry.

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Soccer Could Save Iraq

Nathan Harden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Asian Cup, Nelson Mandela, Saddam Hussein, Uday Hussein, Iraq, Iraq Football Association, Invictus, Fifa, Shiite, Sunni, Soccer, World Cup 2010, World News
Nathan Harden

All around the world, winning and losing soccer games is a matter of national pride. Believe it or not, that little black and white ball might just be the key to winning the peace in Iraq.

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From the World Expo to the World Cup: Field Notes From the New Economy

Tom Hayes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South Africa, China Economy, World Cup, Francois Pienaar, China Expo, Matt Damon, Invictus, World News
Tom Hayes

I started the week at the World Expo in Shanghai and ended it at the World Cup in Cape Town. Both events offer a spectrum of perspectives on what is really happening in the world economy today.

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The South Africa World Cup: Invictus in Reverse

Dave Zirin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 World Cup, South Africa, Invictus, World Cup, Johannesburg, Danny Jordaan, Fifa, Mandela, Sports News
Dave Zirin

The present situation in South Africa could be called "Invictus in reverse." The coming World Cup has provoked the camouflage of every conflict to present the image of a united nation to the world.

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Talking Freeman and Damon, Mandela and Eastwood -- with John Carlin, Author of Invictus Book

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lionel Messi, South Africa, Clint Eastwood, District 9, Rugby World Cup, Morgan Freeman, Mississippi Delta, John Carlin, Matt Damon, Invictus, Barcelona, Playing the Enemy, Mandela, Entertainment News
Barry Yourgrau

John Carlin is a much accomplished journalist and author who ranked as the dean of foreign correspondents (for the UK Independent) in South Africa dur...

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The Blind Side Wins Big at Movieguide Awards

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beverly Wilshire, Bedford, Sandra Bullock, Gifted Hands, Invictus, Hollywood, Movieguide, The Blind Side, Entertainment News
Mark Joseph

I'm still not convinced that The Blind Side will win an Academy Award, but it is true that it is something of a miracle that it was ever nominated.

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Clint Eastwood Takes 'Invictus' Oscar Snub In Stride

Inside Movies | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clint Eastwood, Invictus, The Oscars, Entertainment News

Was Eastwood disappointed that 'Invictus' was passed over in both the Best Picture and Director categories this year? "No," he told Moviefone. "Loo...

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Invictus Offers Role Models for Leadership

Michelle Lamar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Academy Awards, Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Invictus, Nelson Mandela, Leadership, South Africa, Rugby, Role Models, Apartheid, Parenting Advice, The Oscars, Oscar Nominees, Entertainment News
Michelle Lamar

You need to take your children to see Invictus because it's a story about leadership. American kids need to see an example of what elected leaders are actually supposed to do.

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The Forgotscars: Honoring the Oscar Snubs

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: District 9, Inglourious Basterds, Avatar, Oscar Nominations, A Single Man, Oscars, Invictus, Forgotscars, Alec Baldwin, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Academy Award Nominations 2010, Oscar Nominations 2010, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

When the Oscar nominations were announced this morning there were several key omissions. No Julianne Moore? No Samantha Morton?

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Clint Eastwood's THREE Premiere Dates: Wife Dina & Daughters Morgan & Francesca (PHOTO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clint Eastwood, Morgan Eastwood, Dina Ruiz, Invictus, Celebrity Kids, Francesca Eastwood, Entertainment News

Clint Eastwood grinned ear-to-ear at the London premiere of "Invictus" Sunday night with three lovely ladies on his arms, wife Dina, their daughter Mo...

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Metrophobia: Are We Afraid Of Poetry?

Kim Rosen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mary Oliver, Performing Arts, Slam Poetry, Swine Flu, Pandemic, June Jordan, Invictus, Poetry Out Loud, Def Jam, Poetry, Metrophobia, Rumi, Saved by a Poem, Kim Rosen, The Millions Poet, Poem, Health, Healthy Living News
Kim Rosen

For the last few generations, our nation has managed to marginalize poetry, an art that is and always has been central to the species.

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Invictus: Done the Eastwood Way

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

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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HuffPost Weekend Box Office in Review: Avatar Crosses $400 Million U.S.

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sherlock Holmes, Twilight Saga, Daybreakers, Invictus, Crazy Heart, Scott Mendelson, Movies, New Moon, Box Office, Youth in Revolt, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Leap Year, Reviews, 3d, Nine, News, Avatar, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

With $1.33 billion in the worldwide bank, Avatar is just over $500 million away from breaking Titanic's seemingly unsinkable $1.8 billion record.

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Nelson Mandela Was a Man of Poetry

Tim Giago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clint Eastwood, Invictus, Indian Reservation, Mandela, Poem, Morgan Freeman, Books News
Tim Giago

The poem that inspired Mandela was "Invictus," by the English poet William Ernest Henley, and it was in a book of poetry I read as a young boy living on a very poor Indian reservation.

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Invictus Needs to Get Real

Esther Iverem | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William Ernest Henley, Nelson Mandela, Invictus, Robbins Island, Morgan Freeman, Entertainment News
Esther Iverem

Despite the regal performance by Morgan Freeman, it may be difficult for those who fought for South Africa to see Invictus as anything other than a diversion from the true gravity of this history.

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A New Year and a New Way to Embrace Life's Uncertainty

Kari Stoever | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Neglected-Tropical-Diseases, Nelson Mandela, Gulf War, United-States-Marine-Corps, Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, New Year's Resolution, Victor Frankl, Coping, Invictus, Marine Corps, Desert Storm, Healthy Living News
Kari Stoever

The great paradox is that every choice is a thousand renunciations. Are you aware of what you are choosing or failing to choose today?

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Invictus and Global Warming

Jurriaan Kamp | Posted 05.25.2011

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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You Are The Author Of Your Own Story

Jen Grisanti | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Blind Side, Change, Inspiration, Positivity, Writing, Invictus, Screenwriting, Intention, The Future, Healthy Living News
Jen Grisanti

The start of a new decade is filled with positive aspirations. It is about THINKING BIG and putting a plan/goal/strategy into play. It is a time of rebirth and letting go of what was.

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Dan Brown, Mitch Albom, Bestselling Authors Pick Books To Give

msnbc.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Bill Bryson, Vogue, Juliet Naked, Illustrated Books, Tuesdays With Morrie, Cookbooks, Invictus, Holiday News, Bestsellers, Avedon, Coffee Table Book, Wimpy Kid, Gilead, Gourmet, John Grisham, Julia Child, Dracula, Mitch Albom, Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Andre Agassi, Marilynne Robinson, Dan Brown, Video, Books News

Bestselling authors recommend their favorite books: Dan Brown, Jeff Kinney, Mitch Albom and more tell us which books--non-fiction, novels, cookbooks, ...

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Invictus Translation: Obama Needs Rugby

Pamela Ezell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South Africa, Clint Eastwood, Nelson Mandela, Films, Morgan Freeman, Apartheid, Invictus, Barack Obama, Movies, Entertainment News
Pamela Ezell

I wonder why there hasn't been more in the popular culture linking the two leaders -- Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela -- and their transcendent personal histories.

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Will South Africa's ANC Remain Unconquered?

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, South Africa, Clint Eastwood, Rugby, Jacob Zuma, Nelson Mandela, HIV Testing, Springboks, Zimbabwe, Morgan Freeman, Thabo Mbeki, William Ernest Henley, Invictus, Robert Mugabe, World News
Chelsea-Lyn Rudder

No longer a revolutionary party, the future of the ANC depends on its ability to facilitate healthy economic growth and to manage the expectations of the post-apartheid generation.

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