May 24, 2013

Louis Bardo Cheers on Mom’s ‘Blind Side’ Inspiration

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*During Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII, Sandra Bullock and her son Louis Bardo showed their support for Baltimore Ravens‘ offensive tackle Michael Oher — whose journey was chronicled in her film “The Blind Side.” Bullock — who nabbed an Oscar for her role as Oher’s no-nonsense adoptive mom Leigh Anne Tuohy — and her preschooler joined [...]




‘Blind Side’ DVD Pulled From Christian Store over Racial Slur

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  *Two years after the home video release of “The Blind Side,” one of the nation’s leading Christian retail chains has come under fire for pulling the PG 13-rated DVD from its shelves due to profanity and the use of a racial slur. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The Oscar-winning film was removed from LifeWay [...]




Michael Oher: The ‘I Beat the Odds’ Interview with Kam Williams

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*Michael Oher was born on May 28, 1986 in Memphis, Tennessee, where he negotiated a perilous path through the foster care system, experiencing periods of homelessness. He eventually attended Briarcrest Christian School and met Sean and Leigh-Anne Tuohy, who became his adoptive parents. His inspirational story is the subject of Michael Lewis’ book, The Blind [...]




I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness to ‘The Blind Side’ and Beyond

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“I didn’t write this book just to revisit The Blind Side… I want to help separate fact from fiction. After the movie came out, there were a lot of people asking me if my life was exactly how it was shown on screen. Obviously, the moviemakers have to make artistic choices to tell the story…but [...]