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Matt Damon Says Nelson Mandela Great Political Leader of His Lifetime

Fox News - Fri Dec 11, 9:58 am ET

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

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So-so 'Invictus' leaves no sports cliché unturned
Detroit Free Press - Fri Dec 11, 3:43 am ET
Predictable and manipulative, "Invictus" is a movie Clint Eastwood could have made in his sleep.
Top things to do in Fort Collins: A three-day weekend
The Fort Collins Coloradoan - Fri Dec 11, 12:01 pm ET
Finally, the weekend is here, and it's just in time for warmer weather. Here's a list of top events and activities to consider during your free time.
Generation adidas reflects on South Africa trip
Major League Soccer - Fri Dec 11, 11:59 am ET
For Patrick Nyarko and his mates on Major League Soccer's Generation adidas team, their South Africa excursion has been an experience that has surpassed their wildest dreams.
South Africa trip enhances Hall's rookie year
Major League Soccer - Fri Dec 11, 11:59 am ET
It has been a season of firsts for Red Bulls rookie Jeremy Hall. The defender navigated his way through a tricky first season that saw New York post the worst record in the league.
Africa tour a life lesson for KC youngsters
Major League Soccer - Fri Dec 11, 11:58 am ET
Roger Espinoza and Chance Myers are not in Kansas anymore. The two spent the majority of the past two weeks traveling around South Africa as part of the Generation adidas tour.
CinePhillyist Reviews ... Invictus
Phillyist - Fri Dec 11, 4:24 pm ET
Invictus is best appreciated as a sports movie. Falling in the middle of the jock flick continuum (we position it closer to Hoosiers than Rocky V ), the film celebrates the transcendence of teamwork. And it does it well. What it doesn't do is offer as compelling a study of South Africa post-apartheid as the previews seemed to indicate. The title, Invictus , is taken from a 19th century poem by ...
US bid committee states its case
Major League Soccer - Fri Dec 11, 11:58 am ET
Some two decades ago, the U.S. Soccer Federation bid for and won the right to host the 1994 World Cup after convincing FIFA to award the world's greatest sporting event to the country to help raise the awareness of the sport. Now the soccer boot is on the other foot.
FIFA holds meeting on notorious Robben Island
Major League Soccer - Fri Dec 11, 11:57 am ET
Perhaps someone such as former MLS deputy commissioner Ivan Gazidis could truly understand the significance and symbolism of the FIFA Executive Committee holding a meeting on this island that has nothing but a notorious history.
AP-PM Prep-Segue
FOX 11 Tucson - Fri Dec 11, 4:17 pm ET
! SEGUE ! BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- Anika Noni (ah'-NEE'-kuh NOH'-nee) Rose "couldn't even breathe" when she was cast as the voice of Tiana, Disney's first black princess in "The Princess and the Frog." She started to cry.
Walt Disney's "The Princess And The Frog" Should Top Eastwood's "Invictus"
INO News - Fri Dec 11, 11:26 am ET
(RTTNews) - With a wide release around 3,400 theaters, "The Princess and the Frog" is in good position to become the first classically animated Disney release to top the box office charts since "Tarzan" a decade ago.
Brad, Angelina Party With Muhammad Ali
Extra TV - Fri Dec 11, 11:12 am ET
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were the life of the party at a Thursday night charity event.
Weekend Movie Forecast: Invictus Vs. The Lovely Bones
Gothamist - Fri Dec 11, 3:29 pm ET
Click on the film stills for more details on reviews on this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which also include Invictus ; The Lovely Bones ; A Single Man ; Slammin' Salmon ; My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? ; Yesterday was a Lie ; Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year ; Black Christmas ; You Can't Take It With You ; and Don't Look Back .
AP-AM Prep-Segue
FOX 11 Tucson - Fri Dec 11, 4:18 am ET
! SEGUE ! LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Morgan Freeman could hardly have been surprised when Clint Eastwood cast him as Nelson Mandela in "Invictus." After all, Mandela himself had said back in the 90s that he wanted Freeman to play him if a movie was ever made about his life.
Movie Review: 'Invictus' Another Winner for Eastwood, Freeman
HispanicBusiness.com - Fri Dec 11, 10:57 am ET
Who knew that Clint Eastwood had such an inspirational movie as 'Invictus' in him.
Nobel-Winning Obama Defends War In Call For Peace
NPR - Thu Dec 10, 9:33 pm ET
Wartime US president picks up his peace prize