Oscars
RNS Oscars: 10 movies from 2020 with spiritual angles you may have missed
By RNS staff — April 23, 2021
(RNS) — These films caught hold of some truth about faith or glimpsed the spiritual in the stories they told.
MPAC Hollywood Awards to feature ‘The Mauritanian’
By Joseph Hammond — March 3, 2021
(RNS) — 'The Mauritanian' is based on the true story of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who spent 14 years in the prison facility before his release.
Interfaith film misses Oscar, but raises hope in Africa
By Lauren Markoe — March 5, 2018
(RNS) — It spreads a message that many Africans say is too rarely heard: that people from different religious groups on the continent can be each other's heroes.
Is Mel Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ good for the Jews?
By Yonat Shimron — November 23, 2016
(RNS) Embedded in the film are several small acts of reconciliation from Gibson toward the Jewish people.
‘Son of Saul’ actor on God, faith and Auschwitz
By David Tereshchuk — February 28, 2016
(RNS) Hungarian actor Geza Rohrig was no ordinary actor among Oscar contenders. He is a poet, novelist and teacher -- and most of all an Orthodox Jew.
‘Spotlight’ was just nominated for 6 Oscars. But will journalists dig up the next faith scandal? (COMMENTARY)
By Bill Tammeus — January 15, 2016
(RNS) The diminution of investigative reporting places a deeper responsibility on faith communities to seek out the truth and to insist on transparency from authorities.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: The real Philomena
By Sally Morrow — March 3, 2014
The movie “Philomena" was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture, at the Academy Awards on Sunday (March 2). The real Philomena Lee, played by Judi Dench in the movie, speaks with Religion & Ethics Newsweekly about her journey.
Not your mother’s morals: An interview with Jonathan Fitzgerald
By Jonathan Merritt — March 19, 2013
At 31, Jonathan Fitzgerald has become one of the most thoughtful cultural observers among a rising generation of Christians. Here, he talks about his new book, morality, pop culture, and whether he believes God is “still important” today.
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