Casey Affleck to Write/direct Biopic of Baseball Phenom Josh Hamilton

Casey Affleck to write/direct biopic of baseball phenom Josh Hamilton

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The sometime-actor has been hired to write and direct a biopic of baseball phenom Josh Hamilton, who came back from the depths of drug addiction in the early-mid-'00s to become a five-time MLB All-Star with the Texas Rangers (following a single season …
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'Silver Linings Playbook,' Directed by David O. Russell

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Mr. Russell must agree because he has always played with the definition of family, pushing at its normative boundaries with humor and tales of incest, addiction and insanity. Like almost all his features “Silver Linings Playbook” features a large cast …
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The People Vs. the War on Drugs: Filmmaker Tackles the "Predatory Monster"

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Maya Schenwar: "The House I Live In" covers such a massive and complex topic, and you captured that complexity while showing that there is a very clear verdict as to whether or not the war on drugs has worked. Sometimes when …. I'm also speaking in …
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Steve Wilkos : I Don’t Need Your Help 1 – 6 – Saving a life… At only 19 years old, young Jasmine has had four miscarriages as a result of her physically and emotionally abusive boyfriend Tyrone. Tyrone doesn’t deny any of the allegations, and stands by his justification that he’s the man and what he says goes. Jasmine believes there’s hope in Tyrone, but she’s always been afraid to confront him, until today, when Steve helps her take her stand!