E.L.D. Cornerstone.  Life in words & pictures

May 1, 2015

Morgan Freeman says his new film "Five Flights Up," about the media speculation that occurs after a Muslim man's truck is stopped on a bridge, mirrors the recent events in Baltimore, but he isn't impressed with how cable news has covered the unrest. "Isn't that always happening?" Freeman said to the Daily Beast. "Look at MSNBC, Fox News and CNN. Go between those three. There's a take, there's a take and there's a take. It's just commentary. CNN wants to be pure news, but the others are just commentary. They're just commenting on things."