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Shia LaBeouf's New Movie Highlights Father's Heroin Addiction Struggle
LaBeouf wrote the screenplay for the semi-autobiographical film while in rehab. Shia LaBeouf’s latest film, Honey Boy, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25 to tell the world the story of the actor’s odd and tumultuous childhood that led to his struggle with addiction and mental illness. LaBeouf is known for his strange… Continue reading Shia LaBeouf's New Movie Highlights Father's Heroin Addiction Struggle
Julia Roberts Shines In Powerful Addiction Drama "Ben Is Back"
Ben is Back follows the Burns family over the course of a turbulent 24 hours as Holly tries desperately to save her son, who’s fresh out of rehab, from danger. Ben is Back is an acclaimed new film about a mother whose son is struggling with opioid addiction. Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges, who play mother… Continue reading Julia Roberts Shines In Powerful Addiction Drama "Ben Is Back"
The Character Without a Credit: Addiction in "Beautiful Boy"
David is desperate to fix Nic. He researches addiction and interviews doctors. He even takes crystal meth to try to better understand. Told largely from the perspective of David Sheff (Steve Carell), the father of 18-year-old Nic (Timothée Chalamet), who struggles with crystal meth addiction, Beautiful Boy is an agonizing film adaptation of memoirs written… Continue reading The Character Without a Credit: Addiction in "Beautiful Boy"
2018 Reel Recovery Film Festival Returns to New York
The fest is the brainchild of Leonard Buschel, founder of Writers in Treatment (WIT), a nonprofit organization that helps alcoholic and addicted writers get clean. Calling all cinephiles! The REEL Recovery Film Festival (RRFF), which is celebrating its 10th year, is back for its 6th Annual New York City Edition. The festival kicks off its public… Continue reading 2018 Reel Recovery Film Festival Returns to New York
Beautiful Boy’s Timothée Chalamet & Nic Sheff Talk Addiction
The duo went on a multi-city tour where they discussed addiction, recovery and their critically-acclaimed film. Actor Timothée Chalamet and author Nic Sheff went on a multi-city tour last weekend to talk about their new film Beautiful Boy. The film is based on the memoir Beautiful Boy by New York Times best-selling author David Sheff,… Continue reading Beautiful Boy’s Timothée Chalamet & Nic Sheff Talk Addiction
Best Indie Films of 2018: The Fix Picks
In early recovery I had moments where I was sure I could not stay sober for one more minute. That’s when my friends offered sound advice: Don’t think, and go to movies. In early recovery I found myself inundated with obsessive worries scurrying around in my head. It was repetitive dark noise that I ached… Continue reading Best Indie Films of 2018: The Fix Picks