The Sessions (movie)

Oscars winners and nominees 2013: Complete list

2013-02-25 11:55:00

Ben Affleck's film "Argo" took the best picture Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. Other marquee winners were Daniel Day-Lewis for lead actor for “Lincoln,” Jennifer Lawrence for lead actress for “Silver Linings Playbook,” and Ang...

'Silver Linings Playbook' wins best feature at Indie Spirit Awards

2013-02-23 15:42:00

David O. Russell's dramatic comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" took home the best feature prize at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday afternoon at a raucous ceremony hosted by Andy Samberg on the beach in Santa Monica. It was a big afternoon for...

The Gold Standard: Bet a penny on Day-Lewis as Lincoln?

2013-01-30 14:12:00

"I am 10 years older than I was a year ago." We believe that's a line Abraham Lincoln said to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the end of "Lincoln." Or it could be something "Lincoln" lead Daniel Day-Lewis wearily muttered during one of the endless Q&As he's done...

For the record

2013-02-16 00:00:00

Flick Picks: The Flick Picks listings in the Feb. 14 Calendar section said that Ben Lewin's "The Sessions" would be showing Tuesday at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica. That screening was the previous Tuesday and has already taken place. Richard...

SAG Awards 2013: The complete winners and nominees list

2013-01-27 21:16:00

Ben Affleck's "Argo," a drama about the Iranian hostage crisis, won the highest acting honor Sunday night at the 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards. The CIA thriller, which won best ensemble cast, also won the directing honor at the Golden Globe Awards two...

SAG Awards 2013: What to look for at the actors' big night

2013-01-27 12:00:00

On Sunday night, it's the actors' turn. Many critics groups and the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. have already weighed in with their favorite films and performances of the year, and now the time has come for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Oscar...

SAG Awards 2013: Watch the Actor statue being made

2013-01-27 09:00:00

Hollywood stars will be out in all their glittery glory when the Screen Actors Guild Awards are handed out Sunday night at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. But did you know the statuette — called the Actor, appropriately enough —...

What time are the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards?

2013-01-26 13:00:00

The on-screen talent of television and film will turn out for the 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. For those watching from home, the red carpet begins at 3 p.m. Pacific (6 p.m. Eastern) and the...

Dialogue: 'Life of Pi'? Oh, for God's sake

2013-01-19 06:45:00

In his recent Calendar article on religiously tinged films ["Faith Makes a Hollywood Comeback," Dec. 30], critic Stephen Farber singles out Ang Lee's "Life of Pi," based on the like-named novel by Yann Martel, from a quartet that includes "Les Mis�rables,...

Oscar nominations: Join our discussion of the Academy Award field

2013-01-10 09:30:00

"Lincoln," "Argo," "Les Miserables" and "Zero Dark Thirty" received multiple nominations for the 85th Academy Awards, as many pundits had predicted, but there were also several surprises on Thursday morning.� What does it all mean? Join Los Angeles...

Oscars 2013: Watch the Academy Award nominations live Thursday

2013-01-10 05:00:00

The nominations for the 2013 Academy Awards will be announced Thursday morning at precisely 5:38 a.m. and 30 seconds (yes, it's that precise). You can watch Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announce the Oscar nominations live above. The event at the...

Oscar nominations 2013: Who are the favorites to win?

2013-01-10 09:05:00

"Lincoln" leads the field. Will its momentum carry through to Oscar wins? Here are the newly revised Gold Standard odds for the post-Ben Affleck/Kathryn Bigelow landscape. PICTURE "Lincoln," 10-9. Nominee kingpin, with nods in all the right...

R; 1:35 running time John Hawkes is wonderful as O'Brien, as is Helen Hunt as the surrogate whose sessions with O'Brien form the crux of the film. The results are extremely moving and, in general, low on egregiously yanked heartstrings or the usual biopic filler.

2012-10-25 08:07:00

This is a case of a movie that could have and should have been better than it was. Despite uniformly excellent performances, "The Sessions" is neither well-written nor well-directed, both reasons that the film has fallen out of the Best Picture discussion. It's only relevant as an acting showcase.

2012-10-25 00:00:00

John Hawkes, recipient of the Hollywood breakout performance award for the film "The Sessions."

2012-10-23 11:03:22