Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman on Disaster Preparedness

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 08.24.2008 | Green


Josie Garthwaite

Sierra spoke with Freeman about PlanIt Now, a nonprofit he founded after Hurricane Ivan hit Grenada in 2004 that works to help people in the Gulf Coast and Caribbean ready their families and businesses for big storms.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is Bridging Gaps: Past to Present, Harlem to Harvard

Dan Brown | Posted 08.19.2008 | Media


Dan Brown

Renowned professor and author Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has a new project that could be a true gift for raising engagement in African American students. ...

Morgan Freeman Announces Divorce After Car Wreck With Lady Friend

AP | Posted 08.06.2008 | Entertainment


MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Morgan Freeman was discharged Thursday from a Tennessee hospital after the Oscar-winning actor was treated for broken bones and...

Morgan Freeman In Serious Car Accident

AP | HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted 08.04.2008 | Entertainment


JACKSON, Miss. — Morgan Freeman is doing well after surgery to reconnect nerves and repair damage to his left arm and hand following a car wreck...

"The Dark Knight" Already Selling Out Theaters A Week Before Release Date

New York Times | Michael Cieply | Posted 07.09.2008 | Entertainment


"The Dark Knight" just spilled over into early morning. In a frenzy, fans have bought so many late-night tickets for the July 18 opening of the next ...

'WALL-E' And 'Wanted' Win Big At Box Office

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 06.29.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — A lonely little robot made millions of friends during the weekend _ and even outgunned Angelina Jolie. "WALL-E," the Pixar Animat...

Morgan Freeman Returns To Broadway

New York Times | Bruce Weber | Posted 04.20.2008 | Entertainment


ONE night during the rehearsal period for a revival of "The Country Girl," the Clifford Odets show-business drama that has lured him back to the stage...

Ebony and Ivory

Tessa DeCarlo | Posted 02.07.2008 | Politics


Tessa DeCarlo

It's been clear that not least among Barack's many qualifications for high office is now neatly he appears to fit the stereotype of the Redemptive Black Friend.

Rob Reiner Gambles On Old Guys Flick

New York Times | DAVID M. HALBFINGER | Posted 12.24.2007 | Entertainment


Rob Reiner decided he wanted to direct "The Bucket List" after reading just 10 pages into the screenplay, when a character is asked what he's doing in...

Morgan Freeman's Good Life: Boats, A Plane And Working With Jack

USA Today | Scott Bowles | Posted 12.19.2007 | Entertainment


On the night Morgan Freeman thought he might die, he figured he could go out one of two ways. One, he could stay below in the cabin of the sailboat h...

New Jack Nicholson And Morgan Freeman Film "Really, Truly Terrible"

Fox News | Roger Friedman | Posted 12.07.2007 | Entertainment


If chemotherapy, vomiting and long stays in a hospital are your cup of tea, then Warner Bros' "The Bucket List" is for you. Jack Nicholson and Morgan ...

Mandela's Game

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 11.01.2007 | Home


Barry Yourgrau

I watched Live Free or Die Hard on the flight back from Spain to New York just now. Load of dried-up cow pie, I must say. Bruce Willis's head has come...

"Batman" Crew Member Killed

Reuters | Posted 09.25.2007 | Entertainment


A special effects technician involved in the filming of the new Batman movie has died in a car accident, the film's producers said on Tuesday. An inv...