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   John Hawkes: Hopeful, but Ready for Backlash and (Maybe) Permanent Back Pain

   7:00 am 10/22/2012

   • by Jordan Zakarin

   The Oscar nominee transforms entirely, taking on the role of a disabled man looking to lose his virginity.Read more

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   Helen Hunt, Star of 'The Sessions,' Wants to Be Sex Positive

   9:31 am 10/19/2012

   • by Jordan Zakarin

   "Sex is never perfectly elegant: The light isn’t just right, the underwear doesn’t fall on the floor perfectly, the hands don’t clutch, and you don’t come at the same time -- it’s all bullshit," the actress explains.Read more

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3. 'The Sessions' Trailer

   11:25 am 10/10/2012

   • by David Simpson

   John Hawkes and Helen Hunt star in Ben Lewin's drama about a a man in an iron lung who seeks a professional sex surrogate in order to lose his virginity.Read more

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   How to Laugh At (Or, With) Disability: Ben Lewin and 'The Sessions' Take an Unusual Journey

   8:28 am 10/9/2012

   • by Jordan Zakarin

   The writer/director of the Sundance hit talks to THR about his film's cringe factor and the unlikely tale, on screen and off.Read more

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   Todd McCarthy's Sundance Wrap: Why the 'Beasts' Rule

   11:30 am 1/30/2012

   • by Todd McCarthy

   THR's film critic on the triumph of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," Spike Lee's belly-flop and the sad glut of crass sex comedies at Park City.Read more

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   The Sessions: Film Review

   7:27 pm 1/23/2012

   • by Todd McCarthy

   UPDATED: John Hawkes stars in a surprisingly accessible drama about an adult trying to lose his virginity while confined to an iron lung. Read more

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