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Matt Damon Says Nelson Mandela Great Political Leader of His Lifetime

Fox News - 36 minutes ago

Damon plays rugby team captain Francois Pienaar in Clint Eastwood's Nelson Mandela film, "Invictus."

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'Princess' primed to wear box office crown
Entertainment Weekly - Thu Dec 10, 8:28 pm ET
By Nicole Sperling Nicole Sperling forecasts a solid if not spectacular opening weekend for well-reviewed animated film
Reviews: a fairy tale, a rugby match, Orson Welles and more
The Oregonian - 46 minutes ago
This week's new releases in Portland-area movie theaters.
Review: 'Invictus'
Calendarlive.com - Thu Dec 10, 10:11 pm ET
In this stirring film, Clint Eastwood recounts the true tale of Nelson Mandela and his plan to use rugby to unite his nation.
With 'Invictus,' Clint Eastwood scores again
New Orleans Times-Picayune - 1 hour 20 minutes ago
Soccer drama, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, shows the healing power of sports
Opening This Weekend: Matt Damon Gets in a Scrum for Morgan Freeman, Peter Jackson Rattles The Lovely Bones and Tom ...
The New York Observer - 1 hour 23 minutes ago
A pair of Oscar winning directors debut new films this weekend, but all anyone really wants to talk about is the King of the World. Thanks to some embargo-breaking reviews, the first (and second and third) word on James Cameron's Avatar has finally reached the masses. And, apparently, it's better than it looks! (Be honest, the ad campaign for this thing has been terrible.) In fact, some critics ...
'Invictus' hero recalls day Mandela transformed South Africa
CNN - Thu Dec 10, 8:36 am ET
Francois Pienaar was the "big blonde son of apartheid," a white South African who grew up dreaming of glory on the rugby field.
Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 8:28 am ET
US President Barack Obama on Thursday accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, paying tribute to activists who have taken on governments around the world while uncomfortably acknowledging his role as a leader at war.
Movie projector: 'Princess and the Frog' and 'Invictus' will need strong word of mouth
Los Angeles Times - Thu Dec 10, 7:25 pm ET
Walt Disney Studios' first hand-drawn animated feature in six years probably won't rival the debuts of any recent Pixar or DreamWorks computer-generated hits, though it is sure to top the box office this weekend.
'Invictus' movie review: Powerful acting outweighs flaws in post-Apartheid tale
The Star-Ledger - Thu Dec 10, 4:58 pm ET
ASSOCIATED PRESSMorgan Freeman, left, as Nelson Mandela, and Matt Damon, as Francois Pienaar, star in Clint Eastwood’s uplifting “Invictus.” ‘It matters not how strait the gate/How charged with punishments the scroll/I am the master of my fate/I am the captain...
Review: 'Invictus' narrows its viewpoint
San Francisco Chronicle - Fri Dec 11, 3:49 am ET
Invictus RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Drama. Starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Directed by Clint Eastwood. (PG-13. 134 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Morgan Freeman has become such a notable and noble presence in American film that it would seem almost as...
Obama hails nonviolence practiced by Gandhi, King
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 7:36 am ET
President Barack Obama says the nonviolence practiced by such leaders as Gandhi and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. should be a guiding force.
Obama at Ceremony in Oslo to Accept Nobel Prize
New York Times - Thu Dec 10, 7:21 am ET
Nine days after announcing a major intensification of the war in Afghanistan, President Obama arrived is Oslo Thursday to formally accept the peace prize.
Obama Nobel Speech to Address Peace in Time of War (Correct)
Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 6:53 am ET
(Corrects spelling of Mother Teresa seventh paragraph.)
Wartime US president picks up his peace prize
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 6:45 am ET
A wartime president being honored for peace, Barack Obama said Thursday that criticism of his Nobel prize as premature might recede if he advances goals such as a nuclear-free world and tackling climate change.
Filmmakers Continue to Be Fascinated By Apartheid
The Lakeland Ledger - Fri Dec 11, 12:27 am ET
By LEWIS BEALE NEWSDAY Ever since 1948, when South Africa's racially segregated policy of apartheid was introduced, filmmakers have been fascinated by the brutality of its methods, the resistance movement that sprung up to combat it and the individuals on both sides who fought for their beliefs - no matter how twisted. And even though the 1994 election of Nelson Mandela...