variety.com - 11/27/2009
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A Warner Bros. release presented in association with Spyglass Entertainment of a Revelations Entertainment/Mace Neufeld and Malpaso production. Produced by Clint Eastwood, Lori McCreary, Robert Lorenz, Neufeld. Executive producers, Morgan Freeman, Tim Moore, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum. ...
newsweek.com - 11/26/2009
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newsweek.com —
Film opens Dec. 11: A number of sports
movies have one-word titles ( Rocky , Hoosiers ),...
but they're not usually in Latin. Clint Eastwood's Invictus is not your ordinary sports movie, though it comes to a rousing climax at the 1995 Rugby World Cup ...
Movie Review: Clint Eastwood's 'Invictus' | Newsweek ...
huffingtonpost.com - 11/27/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
During the opening moments of director Clint Eastwood's
Invictus , when Nelson Mandela (played by Morgan Freeman)...
is inaugurated as president of an after-apartheid South Africa, it dawned on me, it was a bigger twist of fate for Mandela to be ...
Pamela Ezell: Invictus Translation: Obama Needs Rugby
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What Kind of "Good"?
Hollywood Elsewhere —
What Kind of "Good"? " Invictus is a very good story very well told," writes Variety 's Todd McCarthy . Wait a minute...a "good story"? The use of this term at the beginning of an important review of an end-of-the-year film by a major director calls for a full examination of its meaning. I've seen Invictus myself and on a certain level McCarthy is right. The story of South African president Nelson Mandela ( Morgan Freeman ) using the symbolism of sport -- i.e., urging unanimous and fervent support of the all-white Springboks rugby team in their goal of winning the 1995 ...
Invictus, “Extraordinary Late-Career Run” for Eastwood
Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown —
The usually curmudgeonly Todd McCarthy has been won over by Invictus:
Once again in his extraordinary late-career run, Eastwood surprises with his choice of subject matter, here joining a project Freeman had long hoped to realize. In fact, the filmmaker has frequently dealt with racial issues in a conspicuously even-handed manner, most notably in “Bird,” and his calm, equitable, fair-minded directorial temperament dovetails beautifully with that of Mandela, much of whose daily job as depicted here consisted of modifying and confounding the more extreme views of many of his countrymen on both side ...
Early word on 'Invictus'
MovingPictureBlog —
I think "politely respectful" might be the best way to describe the first reviews of Clint Eastwood's Invictus, a movie that, for the past several months, has been hyped by many pundits and prognosticators as sure-fire Oscar-bait. Were those predictions -- many of them issued even before Eastwood actually began filming on location in South Africa -- premature? Well, tell me what you think after reading this, this and this. ...
Early Buzz: Clint Eastwood’s Invictus
/Film —
The first reviews of Clint Eastwood’s new film Invictus have begun to appear online. The story tells the “inspiring true story” of how the newly elected President Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s underdog rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match, to help unite their country. But will Invictus be in the running come awards season? Lets take a look at some quotes from the first reviews.
The Hollywood Reporter: “A ...
Oscar Futures: Up in the Air Touches Down
Vulture —
... UP: Clint Eastwood, Invictus. Some nice embargo-breaking reviews and a Best Director award from the NBR make Invictus sound like something the Academy will like way better than Gran Torino. ...
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getthebigpicture.net 12/11/2009 —
Invictus
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atomicpopcorn.net 12/11/2009 —
Clint Eastwood’s Invictus is just about what you would except from an inspirational sports story. But, as a film involving Nelson Mandela and the unification/healing of South Africa, it falls unfortunately short.
Eastwood is a ‘classical’ director in most every respect, ...
REVIEW: “Invictus” (**)
incontention.com 11/30/2009 — There’s really no arguing the fact that South Africa’s victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup was an inspirational moment of collaborative triumph for a country healing the wounds of the past. The occasion was an against-all-odds statement ...
New “Invictus” Photos
filmofilia.com 12/4/2009 — Our Movie Photo Gallery has been updated with new photos from “ Invictus ,” starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman. You can check out bigger versions of each by clicking them below.
Director CLINT EASTWOOD and MATT DAMON on the set of Invictus
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Review: Invictus
filmschoolrejects.com 12/11/2009 —
Invictus carries with it all the tenable characteristics of a movie destined for critical lauding. Its director, Clint Eastwood, has encountered an unprecedented late-late-career revival in which each of his releases (and he makes a lot of films very quickly) are met with such hot ...
Invictus -- Film Review
hollywoodreporter.com 11/27/2009 — 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 ...
Unreal Movie Review: Invictus
unrealitymag.com 12/16/2009 —
Invictus is the first in a forthcoming crop of Oscar hopefuls to be released this month, and if you don’t believe me, it’s by Clint Eastwood, stars Morgan Freeman and is about millions of people overcoming racism. Throw in Meryl Streep and you might as well just cancel the whole award show. ...
Preview: Invictus
heyuguys.co.uk 12/6/2009 —
In the 1950’s, a western TV show called Rawhide hit US airwaves. One of several series about the old west, it captivated adults and children alike. Rawhide featured an ensemble cast of largely unknown actors, including a young man named Clint Eastwood. Eastwood had appeared in TV and ...
New Photos & Clip from Clint Eastwood’s Invictus
heyuguys.co.uk 12/4/2009 — With the end of the year approaching and new media being released for films next year, I find myself really looking forward to 2010. One of the movies that I’m looking forward to is Invictus which stars Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman and is directed by Clint Eastwood.
Invictus tells the ...
Warner Plans Massive Clint Eastwood DVD Collection —
The Wrap RSS 11/30/2009
By the Hollywood Reporter Clint Eastwood fans just might feel the hyphenate has made their day when Warner Home Video announces Monday plans for an Eastwood DVD collection of virtually unprecedented scope.
Priced at $179.98, the 19-disc ...
Eastwood practices fiscal discipline —
Variety.com 11/30/2009
Clint Eastwood: Museum of the Moving Image Honoree: Child of Depression applies lesson to directing -- To be a successful director in Hollywood, you need talent; a vision; a knack for picking the right material and projects and stars; and all the ...
Eastwood's youth wave surges —
Variety.com 11/30/2009
Clint Eastwood: Museum of the Moving Image Honoree: Next generation of actors praise director's technique -- Dirty Harry as a gentle, sensitive mentor? Well, that's how a generation of young actors sees the gruff, grizzly, monosyllabic guy.
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