It is unfortunate that the first fail of Clint Eastwood’s acclaimed career as a director would come by way of a heartfelt message that chronicles the journey of an iconic spokesperson for peace. All ...

Aside from Morgan Freeman, who makes a fabulous Nelson Mandela, there’s this to savor about Invictus, a rosy tale of racial reconciliation neatly wrapped in a triumphalist sports movie: The film is ...

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 ...

I am the captain of my soul. During his years of imprisonment on Robben Island, when apartheid reigned in South Africa, Nelson Mandela found inspiration in those words. They are words from "Invictus," ...

Clint Eastwood's latest movie Invictus, which sees Morgan Freeman fulfil a long-held ambition to play Nelson Mandela, recounts South Africa's remarkable home turf victory at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

Clint Eastwood has had a remarkable run of films of late. Starting with the great MYSTIC RIVER in 2003 and continuing at an impressive one-film-a-year clip with MILLION DOLLAR BABY, FLAGS OF OUR ...

This is a movie that should have worked. After all, it’s got all those crowd-pleasing, made-for-the-Oscars ingredients: Uplifting sports biopic showcasing a little known—and fascinating—piece of ...