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SXSW Review: 'Short Term 12' A Heartrending, Heartwarming & Authentic Portrait of Life At A Foster Care Facility

  • By Katie Walsh
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  • March 10, 2013 5:00 PM
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It’s Nate’s (Rami Malek) first day at the adolescent foster care facility Short Term 12, and his new coworker Mason (John Gallagher Jr., scruffy and soulful) is regaling the staff with a silly monologue about an unfortunate sharting incident he suffered in the line of duty. It's a funny tale, but it also lays out exactly what kind of people these workers are, willing to forego all bodily comfort in order to make sure these kids are okay. They’re a no nonsense bunch who’ve seen it all and remain unflappable, particularly supervisor Grace (Brie Larson), a steely and impenetrable young woman.
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More: South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival (SXSW), SXSW Film Festival, Brie Larson, Rami Malek, Review, Short Term 12

Benjamin From 'Breaking Dawn' aka Rami Malek Joins Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • June 3, 2011 9:09 AM
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What is this, "The Hunger Games"? We kid, we kid. Frankly, if there is any movie we're happy to see moving forward with more casting it's Paul Thomas Anderson's upcoming untitled Scientology flick, aka "The Master." So let's get to it shall we?
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More: Films, Actors, Untitled Scientology Project, Rami Malek

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