INVICTUS Movie Review

Invictus, one of our top 10 Christmas Movies of 2009, will be released to theaters on Friday December 11, 2009. The movie stars Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, and directed by Clint Eastwood. If you are planning to go see the movie, here are a few reviews from around the web to help you make up your mind.
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Clint Eastwood's Invictus made me ruminate about the difference between great movie-making and great story-telling. I hope to go into that subject at greater length in my blog in the near future.
What struck me about Invictus was that Eastwood - nobody's idea of a flashy or innovative filmmaker - really knows how to tell a story. Eastwood is among the most economical of filmmakers, with little wasted motion and no stylistic flourishes. He's always all about the story, the action - about telling the tale and [...]

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INVICTUS Poem - What Morgan Freeman is Saying In The Movie Trailer

We received some questions on the origin of the words spoken by Morgan Freeman in the trailer for INVICTUS starring Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, and directed by Clint Eastwood.
It turns out that this is a poem from the English Poet William Ernest Henley. It was first published in 1875.
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
According to Wikipedia, this is the story [...]

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INVICTUS Movie Stills with Morgan Freeman & Matt Damon

Check out these new movie stills from INVICTUS with Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar.
Invictus is 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. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match. Invictus is directed by Clint Eastwood.
Invictus will be released to theaters on December 11, 2009.

Source: Yahoo Movies

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INVICTUS TV Spot with Morgan Freeman & Matt Damon

Check out a TV Spot for INVICTUS starring Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, and directed by Clint Eastwood.
Invictus Synopsis: A look at life for Nelson Mandela after the fall of apartheid in South Africa during his first term as president when campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen.
Invictus will be released to theaters on December 11, 2009. Check out the TV Spot below..

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INVICTUS Movie Trailer with Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman

Check out the trailer for INVICTUS starring Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, and directed by Clint Eastwood.
Invictus Synopsis: A look at life for Nelson Mandela after the fall of apartheid in South Africa during his first term as president when campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen.
Invictus will be released to theaters on December 11, 2009. Check out the trailer below..

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INVICTUS Movie Poster with Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman

The official poster from INVICTUS with Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela has just been revealed by Yahoo!. Hopefully we'll get a trailer soon.
Invictus is directed by Clint Eastwood.
Invictus Synopsis: A look at life for Nelson Mandela after the fall of apartheid in South Africa during his first term as president when campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen.
Invictus will be released to theaters on December 11, 2009. Check out the full poster below.

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INVICTUS Movie Picture with Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman

Check out this new photo from INVICTUS with Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, that Yahoo! just put up.
We posted some pictures from the set a while back, but this is the first official picture to be released. It's pretty exciting especially since Invictus made our Top 10 Christmas movies list.
Invictus is directed by Clint Eastwood.
Invictus Synopsis: A look at life for Nelson Mandela after the fall of apartheid in South Africa during his first term as president when campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen.
Invictus will be released to theaters on December 11, 2009.

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Matt Damon in THE HUMAN FACTOR Set Pictures

Update: Invictus (the new name of the movie) has been ranked as the one of the Top 10 2009 Christmas Movies.
Take a look at some pictures of Matt Damon on the set of THE HUMAN FACTOR a new movie directed by Clint Eastwood.
Thanks to TheBadandUgly.com, we get our first look at Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, captain of the South African rugby team.
The Human Factor looks at life of Nelson Mandela (played by Morgan Freeman) after the fall of apartheid in South Africa. The movie takes place during his first term as president when he campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen.
The Human Factor should be released later this year.
Check out more pictures below.

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