Morgan Freeman

Mar 21 2013

Hollywood by Choice

Morgan Freeman and Angela Bassett star in a roller-coaster ride of a movie—“Olympus Has Fallen”—in theaters Friday. Olympus is a code name for the White House, and it looks as if terrorists have managed to kidnap the president and take over the White House. Just saying it is such an understatement. When you see the movie, you’ll understand why I’m writing this, because the takeover is mind-blowing. Of course, it would have to be, we’re talking the White House.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Jul 19 2012

He reprises role as Bruce Wayne’s mentor

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy.

Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar winner Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman.

“The Dark Knight Rises” also stars Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy as Bane; Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”) as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
May 17 2012

Hollywood by Choice

For avid moviegoers, this is their favorite time of the year, because we’re in the beginning of the summer blockbuster films. But are there any African American actors and actresses featured in these films? Being a part of a blockbuster film often translates into more work, not necessarily lead roles, but certainly pivotal roles.   

Jun 6 2011

Clint Eastwood, Helen Mirren, Sidney Poitier, among actors to attend ceremony

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—AFI and TV Land announced today that Clint Eastwood, Helen Mirren, Sidney Poitier, Mike Nichols, Matthew Broderick and Rita Moreno are among the luminaries in film who will pay tribute to Morgan Freeman, the 39th AFI Life Achievement Award recipient. AFI will present its highest honor for a career in film to Freeman in Los Angeles at the Sony Pictures Studios. “TV Land Presents: The AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Morgan Freeman” will air on TV Land on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 7 2011

Black like me, some say

To some, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the stars and the moon, the unknown and the seen, has no face, no color, no race, no one image.

But to others, God can be depicted in a photo, a painting, a poem, or a piece of writing.

Artists have created renditions of God in paintings, drawings and sculptures of the Most High in their image. Most notable among them is Michelangelo’s version of such events as the Creation and the Judgment on the Sistine Chapel in 1512, which set the modern trend for evoking the image of God and Christianity.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.