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69th Annual Golden Globes Live Blog
10:58 – YAY! It’s over! The Weekly Movie Newsletter will be up on Monday night and there will be a Movie Podcast up on Tuesday recapping the entire show.
10:57 – Music to tell people to get the hell off the stage count: Ten
10:55 – Keep in mind that I really liked The Descendants, I think this was junk. There were two films that were better.
WINNER: The Descendants Best Picture – Drama
10:49 – I see we’re rewarding mediocrity. I like George Clooney but I don’t think this was even close to his best work. However, considering how this night has been, I just have to shrug my shoulders.
WINNER: George Clooney (The Descendants) Best Actor – Drama
Invictus (Movie Review)
Movie Review
Invictus
2009
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
It would be hard to criticize Clint Eastwood for making a film that lacked philosophical direction but Invictus makes it an easy argument. Despite an excellent performance from Morgan Freeman playing the role of Nelson Mandela, there is little about the movie worth praising. When it comes down to it, the film can’t decide whether it wants to be about politics or if it wants to be about sport. If the intention was to be about the both of them, Eastwood didn’t do a good job balancing between the two.
