Read more Matt Damon stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7873/matt-damon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:56:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73612/the-best-of-cold-war-cinema.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMaybe the reason Betsy Sharkey is feeling nostalgic about Cold War flicks is that the era offered a clear, if flawed, idea that we were the good guys. Regardless, it made for some good movies. The Los Angeles Times critic's faves, by "capricious category": Aliens: With "subtexts rich in what...http://www.newser.com/story/73612/the-best-of-cold-war-cinema.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69857/meatballs-eats-up-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCloudy With a Chance of Meatballs satisfied hungry audiences this weekend, slurping down $30.1 million at the box office, Variety reports. Steven Soderbergh dramedy The Informant! debuted in a distant second with $10.5 million, just ahead of Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself ($10.1...http://www.newser.com/story/69857/meatballs-eats-up-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 14:36:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69853/damons-next-step-directing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwelve years after the breakthrough Good Will Hunting , Matt Damon has become one of Hollywood’s hottest names—and now he plans on cooling off, the Boston Globe reports. “You shoot all day, have dinner and work on a screenplay until midnight and then get up at five and start all...http://www.newser.com/story/69853/damons-next-step-directing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 13:35:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69687/the-informant-is-devilish-fun.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteven Soderbergh's The Informant! puts a comic spin on its serious story of a '90s corporate whistle-blower, say critics, with highly entertaining but sometimes muddled results. Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer : This "truth-based film about a compulsive liar wavers between corporate thriller and screwball comedy," with an outstanding performance from "bewigged...http://www.newser.com/story/69687/the-informant-is-devilish-fun.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 6:13:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69450/douglas-damon-ready-to-kiss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Douglas has some advice for Matt Damon, his soon-to-be co-star—and onscreen lover—in an upcoming film about Liberace. “I saw Michael last night. He comes up and says, ‘Get your Chapstick ready,’” Damon tells USA Today . “It's going to be a great movie,” he adds of the...http://www.newser.com/story/69450/douglas-damon-ready-to-kiss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 11:42:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68818/fattening-up-was-easy-damon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeefing up for his role in The Informant was a breeze, Matt Damon says. "It was very, very easy" to gain 30 pounds, said the now-slimmed down actor, who plays FBI informant Mark Whitacre. "It was very, very fun, probably the funnest time I had working because I didn't have...http://www.newser.com/story/68818/fattening-up-was-easy-damon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 9:39:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46536/years-top-10-moments-of-celeb-activism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s been a big year for celebrity activism—so big that it deserves its own year-end top 10 list, Tina Daunt writes in the Los Angeles Times . Some famous faces that made a difference in 2008: Oprah Winfrey fought hard for Barack Obama, including hosting a traffic-stopping garden party. Norman...http://www.newser.com/story/46536/years-top-10-moments-of-celeb-activism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 11:50:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37447/damon-singer-jean-help-in-haiti.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMatt Damon and singer Wyclef Jean waded through knee-deep flood waters during a tour of decimated Gonaives, Haiti, yesterday to call attention to the widespread suffering that has followed tropical storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike. "I'm speechless, I can't believe it," Damon told the AP. The actor and the Haitian-born...http://www.newser.com/story/37447/damon-singer-jean-help-in-haiti.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Sep 2008 11:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35404/bourne-again-another-damon-daughter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHere’s hoping the Sexiest Man Alive remembers to put the toilet seat down when he’s done. Matt Damon, already the lone male of house, is dad to yet another daughter, reports E! Online. Damon, 37, and wife Luciana announced the birth of Gia Zavala today; she joins Isabella, 2, and...http://www.newser.com/story/35404/bourne-again-another-damon-daughter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Aug 2008 8:16:55 CDT