A Movie to Make Us Proud

A Movie to Make Us Proud

Everyone gets to be a movie critic in the days leading up to the award of the Oscars, betting their favorites to win, place or show. Down the home stretch, "Avatar" and "Hurt Locker" battle it out to the finish line. What delicious irony that the "jockeys" were once married to each other.

James Cameron, director of "Avatar," and Kathryn Bigelow, director of "Hurt Locker," have untied the marital knot, but their talents remain locked tightly together.

Hollywood is far from perfect, as you may have heard, but moviemakers push the envelope of popular culture, telling us as...