1482 Stories, most recent news story added 1 hour 57 minutes ago
The 1995 World Cup final drew blacks and whites to pull for the primarily white team, which won. It's a natural focal point for Clint Eastwood's 'Invictus.' When President Nelson Mandela strode onto the field at the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup wearing the shirt of the largely white national team, the entire stadium appeared to catch its breath.
Morgan Freeman playing Nelson Mandela in "Invictus" and Penelope Cruz in "Nine" look likely to take home Golden Globes nominations Tuesday along with films "Julie & Julia," "Inglourious Basterds," "The Hurt Locker" and "Up in the Air."
Having 10 best-picture nominees will be something different for the next Academy Awards, but it's nothing new at the Golden Globes.
Disney's groundbreaking "The Princess and the Frog," which features the hit-making studio's first African-American animated heroine, topped the weekend North American box office, according to final industry figures Monday.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Critics couldn’t wait to write about James Cameron ’s 3-D science-fiction epic, “Avatar.” Box-office analysts are convinced audiences will be just as enthusiastic.
South Africa's Greenpoint stadium, which has been chosen to host a 2010 World Cup semi-final, was on Monday declared complete.
The World War II tale "Inglourious Basterds" and the Rome-set musical "Nine" led the contenders for the 15th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards, announced early Monday, with ten nominations each.
The Princess and the Frog had no trouble snatching the crown at theaters this weekend, coasting to the top spot at the box office as family films flexed their holiday muscle.
Academy Awards organizers have shaken up their show by doubling the best-picture category to 10 nominees in hopes of a broader range of films, mainstream movies mixing with the sober dramas that Oscar voters often favor.
Disney's animated "The Princess and the Frog" hopped over feel-good football film "The Blind Side" to take the top spot in North American box office sales in its first weekend in wide release. The No. 3 movie was Clint Eastwood's Nelson Mandela drama, "Invictus."
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- “The Princess and the Frog” was the top film in the U.S. and Canada this weekend with $25 million in ticket sales after Walt Disney Co.
South Africa has wasted resources on next year's soccer World Cup and will be left with stadiums that are no more than white elephants, a critical new documentary says.
The field of contenders for the race to the Oscars takes shape here Tuesday as nominees for the 67th Golden Globes are revealed, offering vital clues to which films may strike awards season gold.
Once the sniggering is over and the king of Norway has had his smoked salmon spit-take toweled off, everyone will realize that giving Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize was an inspired choice.
With 10 Best Picture Nominations, The Field Is Wide Open and Handicappers Are Flummoxed
Posted: Monday, December 14, 2009 10:10 pm | Updated: 11:04 pm, Mon Dec 14, 2009. Having 10 best-picture nominees will be something different for the next Academy Awards, but it's nothing new at the Golden Globes.
Open slideshowAFP/Getty Images
Open slideshowReuters
Open slideshowReuters
Open slideshowReuters
