Dear Academy: Here’s A Challenge.
A Challenge To Filmmakers To Make and Promote Family-Friendly Movies that Can Win Oscars.The nominations for the 85thAcademy Awards were announced Thursday morning. The biggest takers were Lincoln with 12 nominations and Life of Pi with 11 nominations. Les Miserables and Silver Linings Playbook came in third with eight nominations. But, where are the family films? Dr. Ted Baehr, founder and publisher of Movieguide®, points out that Les Misérables is the only movie that borders on being family-approved, but most parents would still refrain from taking children to see it. Or even