{"id":180,"date":"2011-02-28T03:40:42","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T03:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/catholicsmediaandculture\/2011\/02\/oscars.html"},"modified":"2011-02-28T03:40:42","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T03:40:42","slug":"oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/catholicsmediaandculture\/2011\/02\/oscars.html","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Sheen can’t stop talking; “King’s Speech,” “Of Gods and Men” cop top film awards + the Razzies, Hollywood snubs “Superman” and naming the most-inspirational movie of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charlie Sheen’s goes on an unfortunate interview spree.<\/b><\/a>
\nThe suddenly ubiquitous sitcom star rants to anyone who will listen — dissing
\nhis concerned father in the process and claiming “I am on a drug, it’s
\ncalled Charlie Sheen.” If his intent was to prove he doesn’t have a
\nproblem, he’s failed miserably. Like his father Martin says<\/a>, he needs our prayers. <\/p>\n

The King’s Speech<\/i> garners top awards at the Oscars.<\/b><\/a> Bravo! It’s good to know that Academy voters can still recognize a good movie when they see it. Complete list of Sunday’s winners here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Of Gods and Men<\/i> named Best Picture at France’s Cesar Awards.<\/b><\/a> The French version of the Academy Awards bestows its top honor on the deserving film about Catholic monks facing increasing threats from radical Islamic terrorists during the Algerian Civil War<\/a> of the 1990’s. The movie, BTW, finally opened in the U.S. this past weekend. View trailer.<\/a>  Read my review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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On the other end of the spectrum<\/b>… M. Night Shyamalan<\/a>‘s The Last Airbender<\/i><\/a> was the big “winner” at the Razzies<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Did Hollywood’s liberal bias kill Superman?<\/b><\/a> Fox News’ John Stossel<\/a> makes the case that the pro-choice viewpoint of  the documentary Waiting for Superman<\/i><\/a> was kryptonite to its chances of garnering an Academy Award nomination. Of course, that pro-choice point of view it represented had to do with providing options for low-income parents with children trapped in failing public schools.     <\/p>\n

Critic Evan Derrick chooses the most-inspirational film of the year.<\/b><\/a> The nominees include a gruff marshal, a stuttering king, a toy cowboy, a struggling boxer and a boy and his dragon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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