'Silver Linings Playbook,' Directed by David O. Russell

'Silver Linings Playbook,' Directed by David O. Russell

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His movies embrace different problems and character types — a strung-out drug addict rather than an alcohol-soaked swell — but like the classics of the form, they have zippy, at times breakneck pacing, rapidly fired zingers and physical comedy that …
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An indie on addiction that has some laughs

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Inevitably, addiction movies – whether they're about alcoholics or drug or sex addicts – trace a common arc. The characters pass through the stages of use and abuse, denial and (sometimes) acknowledgment, alienating friends and family along the way.
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Forrest's Fire

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In fact, the famed addiction counselor is the star of a feature documentary that shows a new side of Dr. Drew's favorite wingman: the drug addict rock star. You see, prior to his current … I'm like, “No, I don't go see child movies.” Now that's all …
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Clips: Movies playing this weekend

Filed under: drug addiction movies

In opening scenes of “Flight,” a power-house addiction drama about a hero pilot who also happens to be an alcoholic, Denzel Washington almost makes you have sympathy- for the devil. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, “Flight” lives or dies on … John …
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Drug Addiction – Short video on heroin addiction. Produced by Friedkin Digital for Wiley & Sons, Inc. Part of a companion series for a university level textbook, “Abnormal Psychology” 11th edition by authors Ann M. Kring, Sheri L. Johnson, Gerald C. Davison, & John M. Neale. Additional footage courtesy of Greg Scott Sawbuck Productions DePaul University …dedicated to the memory of his sister, Julie. © Copyright 2009