{"id":10385,"date":"2012-02-24T17:10:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T22:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=10385"},"modified":"2013-05-10T15:25:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T19:25:02","slug":"the-oscars-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2012\/02\/24\/the-oscars-2012\/10385\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion, Spirituality, and the Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/02\/religionandthemovies-banner.jpg\" alt=\"religionandthemovies-banner\" width=\"636\" height=\"175\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10416\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s Oscar time, and as the Academy Awards are handed out this weekend, revisit our archive of interviews and stories about such recent films as <em>The Tree of Life<\/em>, <em>Higher Ground<\/em>, <em>The Way<\/em>, and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/july-8-2011\/the-tree-of-life\/9110\/\">The Tree of Life<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Director Terrence Malick\u2019s new movie \u201cThe Tree of Life\u201d is a meditation on traditional Christian questions about evil, suffering, grace, and beauty, says Calvin College professor of English Roy Anker. Watch our interview with him about the film.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/october-14-2011\/the-way\/9706\/\">The Way<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Actor Martin Sheen says his new movie about the Camino de Santiago is ultimately about \u201ca journey of the spirit as well as the flesh\u201d as well as a search for ritual and transcendence.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/october-7-2011\/higher-ground\/9668\/\">Higher Ground<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Writer and author Frederica Mathewes-Green comments on Vera Farmiga\u2019s latest film, \u201cHigher Ground,\u201d which also marks Farmiga\u2019s d\u00e9but as a director. The actress plays Corinne,  a woman who struggles with faith, doubt, and conservative evangelical Christianity.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/by-topic\/father-james-martin-sj-of-gods-and-men\/8533\/\">Of Gods and Men<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Father James Martin, SJ, culture editor of America magazine, shares his thoughts about the movie \u201cOf Gods and Men,\u201d the story of a community of Trappist monks in Algeria who have close relationships with their Muslim neighbors but who must decide whether to stay or leave when they are threatened by Islamic militants. The movie is based on the book \u201cThe Monks of Tibhirine\u201d by John Kiser.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/by-topic\/cathleen-falsani-true-grace-in-true-grit\/8260\/\">True Grit<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Watch Cathleen Falsani, author of \u201cThe Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers,\u201d discuss the movie \u201cTrue Grit.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Oscar time, and as the Academy Awards are handed out this weekend, revisit our archive of interviews and stories about such recent films as <em>The Tree of Life<\/em>, <em>Higher Ground<\/em>, <em>The Way<\/em>, and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2012\/02\/24\/the-oscars-2012\/10385\/\" class=\"more\">More <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":17618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[814,10089,9637,7528,6818,10375,10115,9056],"class_list":["post-10385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-film","tag-higher-ground","tag-of-gods-and-men","tag-oscars","tag-religious-movies","tag-the-tree-of-life","tag-the-way","tag-true-grit","topics-literature-and-the-arts"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Religion, Spirituality, and the Movies | February 24, 2012 | Religion &amp; 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