Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa to be elected in a fully-representative democratic election. Before his presidency, he was a prominent anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress...
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Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa to be elected in a fully-representative democratic election. Before his presidency, he was a prominent anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress. After resorting to using guerilla factions to get his message across, the leader was deemed a terrorist and imprisoned for 27 years on Robben Island. He was released in 1990, and since then has been recognized as an international symbol of freedom, receiving hundreds of awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize
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Invictus looks like another film that will be marketed for awards season. Invictus hits theaters on December 11, 2009.
Invictus’ latest game engine offers realistic real-time damage and stunning graphical effects including high dynamic range imaging, bump mapping, dynamic environmental... Read Full Story
Having family in for the holidays? Are they into politics? Rugby? Old enough to remember the 1995 World Cup Championship match? Looking for a team to cheer for? Well if that is what you want, Invictus will give it to you. I really didn't know what to expect when I bought the tickets to see Invictus with my husband last weekend but I certainly didn't expect to "learn" anything...just another sports movie about a team that had already played out history while I was living a very different life... Read Full Story
Invictus Running Time: 2 hrs. 14 min. Release Date: December 11, 2009 Genres: Drama, Adaptation, Biopic and Sports Cast: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Marguerite Wheatley, Tony Kgoroge and Patrick Mofokeng Directed by: Clint Eastwood The true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team, Francois Pienaar, to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid... Read Full Story
I cannot imagine Barack Obama has normal conversations anymore. Undoubtedly he was a master conversationalist at one time in his life but once you become President of the United States the ability to converse on a typical level must get stripped away. I imagine Barack and Michelle ending up in the White House kitchen at 3 in the morning and Michelle saying they should each have a hot fudge sundae and then Barack saying something like, "Until all Americans have hot fudge sundaes made available... Read Full Story
Morgan Freeman playing Nelson Mandela in "Invictus" and Penelope Cruz in "Nine" look likely to take home Golden Globes nominations along with films "Julie & Julia," "Inglourious Basterds," "The Hurt Locker" and "Up in the Air." Organized and chosen by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the Golden Globes will be held in Beverly Hills on January 17; they are traditionally seen as a key indicator in the battle for honors at the Oscars. The excitement starts at 1300 GMT... Read Full Story
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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." Organized and chosen by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the Golden Globes will be held in Beverly Hills on January 17; they are traditionally seen as a key indicator in the battle for honors at the Oscars. The excitement starts at... Read Full Story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nelson Mandela received the touch of "God" -- Hollywood-style -- when Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman prepared to play him in new movie "Invictus." Freeman said he was asked by the 91-year-old former South African president to portray him in the Clint Eastwood-directed film that debuts on Friday and also stars Matt Damon. "I said to him, 'If I'm going to play you, I'm going to have to have access to you. I'm going to have to be close enough to hold your hand... Read Full Story
When South Africa won the 1995 rugby World Cup just after apartheid, the new president Nelson Mandela donned a jersey and won over a sceptical white population in a symbol of unity for the young democracy. South Africa will relive that iconic moment this week as the new Clint Eastwood film "Invictus" premieres in Johannesburg Tuesday, conjuring memories made all the more poignant ahead of the football World Cup here next year. "At first we could not believe it when we saw him," recalled... Read Full Story
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Nothing speaks so dramatically about Clint Eastwood's recent and remarkable burst of creativity as a director of awards-worthy films than the appearance of "Invictus," a historical drama that few if any filmmakers could have launched within the studio system. Here is a movie about Nelson Mandela, South Africa after apartheid and, of all things, the sport of rugby. None is high on any list of topics that studio suits crave, which tend more toward vampires... Read Full Story
From Spain's Princess Letizia to Italy's Mara Carfagna, the game of politics is no stranger to beautiful, powerful women. Following is a list of women whose influence is matched only by their sheer hotness.
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