Polish Writer/Director Ben Lewin worked as a lawyer in Australia during his youth. His breakout feature is based on the life of Berkley-based poet and journalist Mark O'Brien (John Hawkes) who spent the greater part of his life in an iron lung and experienced a sexual reawakening in his 30's. Helen Hunt plays The Sessions (formerly The Surrogate and Six Sessions), a woman he hires to help him realize his life-long dream of experiencing sexual intimacy and learning to live within his body. [Pictures via EW, IndieWire & Access Atlanta]
Producers: Doug Blake, Judi Levine, Stephen Nemeth. Film Editor Lisa Bromwell has an extensive background in television. Australian Cinematographer Geoffrey Simpson worked on last year's Sleeping Beauty. Production Designer John Mott worked on Atlas Shrugged: Part I and the TV show Jericho. Set Decorator: Sofia Jimenez. Costume Designer Justine Seymour. Composer Marco Beltrami (nominated for The Hurt Locker and 3:10 to Yuma).Fox Searchlight acquired the film during Sundance for $6M, but no release date has been set yet.
Aggregate of ReviewsTHR: Under the right marketing campaign, this could be the feel-good hit of the year. MVP's: Hawkes, Hunt.
The Guardian: Much more sophisticated than it looks on paper. MVP's: Hawkes.
Hollywood.com: Inspirational and realistic. MVP's: Best Picture, Hawkes, Hunt.
IndieWire: Impressed with the leads, but found the story too saccharine. Could be a tough sell, especially with abundant nudity. MVP's: Hawkes, Hunt.
Christian Cinema: Spoke highly of Hawkes, but was restrained in its true feelings to the film. MVP: Hawkes.
Collider: Inspirational story that is only sometimes inspirational: MVP's: Hawkes, Hunt.
CinemaBlend: Unconventional film about the handicapped. MVP's: Hawkes, Hunt.
FilmSchoolRejects: Honest and humorous; only one to mention Hunt's distracting accent. MVP: Hawkes.
Flixist: Charming, and not maudlin at all. MVP's: Hawkes.
Doddle: Outstanding. MVP's: Director, Screenplay, Hawkes, Hunt.
HitFix: Loved it. MVP's: Hawkes, Hunt, Bloodgood.
GeekTyrant: Liked it. MVP's: Hawkes, Macy.
Also on the Radar:
Anna Karenina Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild The Bourne Legacy The Dark Knight Rises Dark Shadows Django Unchained Gangster Squad Great Expectations The Great Gatsby The Hobbit Hope Springs The Hunger Games Hyde Park on the Hudson Lawless Lincoln Lola Versus Lovelace Low Life Magic Mike The Master Les Misérables Life of Pi Moonrise Kingdom People Like Us Prometheus To Rome with Love Ruby Sparks Savages Seeking a Friend for the End of the World The Silver Linings Playbook Smashed The Surrogate Trouble with the Curve Won't Back Down
The Avengers The Amazing Spider-Man Men in Black III
The Avengers The Amazing Spider-Man Men in Black III
On a related, or not entirely unrelated note, I was approached by talented artist Peter Kim who composed this graphic celebrating the life and accomplishments of Stephen Hawking, a man with big dreams who reached beyond his physical limitations:
Created by: OnlinePhD.org
And, because he's an inspiration in more ways than one, in keeping with the theme of this blog:
I could take a page out of this pimp's book. Seriously.
[Picture vis Dlisted]
0 comments:
Post a Comment