Tony was friends with a famous makeup artist named John Chambers and knew it was a viable prospect for movie people to be traveling around, checking out different locations. He came up with an idea no one else would ever have thought of–Ben Affleck

Beyond the Hills, Highlight of Cannes and N.Y. Film Fests, will be released by Sundance Selects

From a filmic point of view, the story seemed too sensational, too melodramatic and too mainstream, considering the thousands of pages that had already been written about it on the Internet. But I continued to follow what happened to the people involved in the story during their trial and after they were convicted.

In these few weeks of shooting we got to kind of hold hands and go into this totally un-chartered territory.  I felt so lucky to be working with somebody whose talent is shining so radiantly at you–Helen Hunt

Based on the poignantly optimistic autobiographical writings of California–based journalist and poet Mark O’Brien, THE SESSIONS tells the story of a man who lived most of his life in an iron lung who is determined – at age 38 – to lose his virginity.   With the help of his therapist and the guidance of his priest, […]