The 10 Best Films of 2012

The 10 best films of 2012

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

Flight – Add this to the short list of films (The Lost Weekend, Days of Wine and Roses, Leaving Las Vegas) that takes an unflinching look at addiction and its consequences. Denzel Washington gives the most courageous performance of the year as a pilot …
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Smith: Katie Hamilton always keeps the faith

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

Her prayers, she said, have brought husband Josh Hamilton, 31, the 2010 AL MVP and five-time All-Star slugger, from the Texas Rangers to the Angels this offseason on a five-year, $ 125 million deal. So Katie, their four daughters – Julia (Shea), 11 …
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Captivating, 'Zero Dark Thirty' the best flim of 2012

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

This low-budget Norwegian character study tracks one day in the life of a drug addict (Anders Danielsen Lie) who has gotten clean and exits rehab trying to start a new life. It's a gritty and authentic portrait of the unseen post-abuse perils that …
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Beyond residential care: Children's homes expand services

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

Arms of Hope — formed with the 2009 consolidation of Medina Children's Home and Boles Children's Home, both in Texas — still houses at-risk children and single mothers and their babies in group homes. But the Texas-based nonprofit also sponsors a …
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