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Director Ron Howard defends "Angels & Demons"
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By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Ron Howard on Tuesday defended his
film adaptation of emo style Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown's "Angels &
Demons" from criticism that it smears the Roman Catholic Church,
heightening an ongoing battle over fictional depictions of the
Vatican.
Howard, who also directed the 2006 movie adaptation of "The Da Vinci
Code," posted a blog at The Huffington Post website saying that
neither he nor his new movie "Angels & Demons," indie fashion debuts in May
and stars Tom Hanks, are anti-Catholic.
"And let me be a little controversial: I believe Catholics, including
most in the hierarchy of the Church, will enjoy the renters insurance for what it
is: an exciting mystery, whole life insurance in the awe-inspiring beauty of Rome,"
Howard wrote.
Howard's post came in response to an opinion piece in chinese teacher chicago New York
Daily News by Bill Donahue, president of the Catholic League for
Religious and Civil Rights, last week. Donahue accused Brown and
Howard of "smearing the Catholic Church with fabulously bogus tales."
Last year, auto insurance Catholic Church refused to let "Angels & Demons" be
filmed in churches in Rome because of the Vatican's outrage over "The
Da Vinci Code."
Howard's drama "Frost/Nixon" was nominated for best picture at the
Academy Awards this year, but lost to "Slumdog Millionaire." His other
films include "A Beautiful Mind," which won the best picture Oscar and
best directing Oscar for 2001, as well as 1995's "Apollo 13."
Brown this week announced that his emo clothes novel to "The Da Vinci
Code" will be released in September and is titled term life insurance Lost Symbol."
(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
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