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Famed actor and director Clint Eastwood is being condemned by disabled groups who say his award-winning film, "Million Dollar Baby," perpetuates the view that lives of people with disabilities are not worth living. Eastwood directs the film, in which he also acts, with Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman. It's been identified by critics as a top contender for an Academy Award since Eastwood and Swank won Golden Globes for Best Director and Best Actress. The story about a young female boxer who seeks out an elderly trainer to help her achieve her dream of being the best takes a sudden...

“Million Dollar Baby’s” Multi-Million Dollar Rip-Off By Debbie Schlussel “Million Dollar Baby” will win the Academy Awards. Not because it’s the Best Picture. But because it’s Hollywood’s best political propaganda of the year. More effective than “Fahrenheit 911.” Think “Baby” is about Rocky in a sports-bra—as it’s being marketed? You’ve fallen for the “Million Dollar” lie. What it’s really about, has nothing to do with Rocky Balboa or boxing. That’s just the cover story to suck movie-goers in for a nefarious message. “Baby”—which has critics gushing all over each other—is a two-hour, twenty-minute exercise in subtle and then not-so-subtle left-wing...

A Warner Bros. release presented in association with Lakeshore Entertainment of a Malpaso production. Produced by Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg, Paul Haggis. Executive producers, Gary Lucchesi, Robert Lorenz. Co-producer, Bobby Moresco. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Screenplay, Paul Haggis, based upon stories "Rope Burns: Stories From the Corner" by F.X. Toole. Frankie Dunn - Clint Eastwood Maggie Fitzgerald - Hilary Swank Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris - Morgan Freeman Shawrelle Berry - Anthony Mackie Danger Barch - Jay Baruchel Big Willie Little - Mike Colter Billie "The Blue Bear" - Lucia Rijker Father Horvak - Brian O'Byrne Earline Fitzgerald -...

Director Tom Shadyac began his career with the hit film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (that's right, he and Jim Carrey go way back and apparently work wonders for one another's career.) He followed that project with The Nutty Professor, and then went on to team with Carrey once again for 1997's Liar Liar. Shadyac professes to be a Bible-believing Catholic. He sat down with Christian Spotlight to talk about his latest film, Bruce Almighty, and to share out how he reconciles his spiritual walk with his high-profile profession. Interviewer: Megan Basham, Staff Writer First off Tom, I'd like to know,...

NEW YORK -- Actor Christopher Reeve knows how to get to fellow celebrities. As consultant to the upcoming PBS series Freedom, he wanted well-known actors to provide voices for characters from American history. But if he went through managers, publicists or agents, Reeve knew he'd get some brush-offs. So he wrote to the celebrities themselves. He assembled an impressive list: Jennifer Aniston, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hanks, Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Kevin Spacey, Robin Williams and many others. Reeve, 50, wanted to participate because his half brother, a teacher in rural Vermont, had such trouble...

Actor Morgan Freeman appears intelligent in his movie roles. Appearances can be deceiving. A co-star of Tinseltown's politically correct version of "The Sum of All Fears," he's stirring up a fuss with comments made over the weekend about whether people want to see a movie about terrorism after the attacks of Sept. 11. "We had a trauma, but it's really not a national trauma," Freeman told New York movie reviewer Neal Rosen. "If you were not in New York on Sept. 11, what you saw was an event on CNN." The New York Daily News today printed responses from victims'...

Going pro-Bush in Brazil Morgan Freeman isn’t among Hollywood’s Bush bashers. The “High Crimes” star was in Brazil recently and told people that so far, George W. has been a “perfect president.” The actor met with the Brazilian president and participated in the country’s celebration of African heritage. Freeman opined that black Americans have made strides toward equality. “Our society is gradually improving,” our source quoted him as saying. “We always speak about the duality between whites and Afro-Americans, but it seems to me that the questions now are about the Latinos and Asians. Nobody speaks for them.” Freeman impressed...