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Sarah silverman helps transcend i smile backs addiction movie cliches a portrait of substance abuse that seems alltoosundance, i smile back does have a great turn from sarah silverman. Silverman was actually offered the lead in i smile back as a result of amy koppelman who wrote the book upon which the film is based hearing sarahs prior interview with howard where she talked about suffering from depression and decided to contact her. But unlike, say, meg ryan in when a man loves a woman so prettily plastered youd think booze were a beauty treatment sarah silverman burns through the indie drama i smile back. I smile back serves as a powerful showcase for sarah silvermans dramatic range, but fails to surround her committed performance with a movie worthy of its depth. Silverman turns serious as suburban addict in i smile back a comic on the verge. Jun 01, 2017 carrie battan writes about a speck of dust, sarah silvermans new hourlong standup special, and about how the comedians humor has changed over time. If you or anyone you know is struggling with depression. Now shes using her wit to make sense of the issues facing america. Oct, 2015 sarah silverman is an actress, comedian, and the star of i smile back, out october 23. Oct 10, 2015 sarah silverman talks about dramatic acting, microbudget indie i smile back, and a piece of advice she uses from jack nicholson. Oct 20, 2015 exclusive interview with sarah silverman discussing her new dramatic role as a drugaddicted housewife in the film, i smile back. From the outrageously filthy and oddly innocent comedienne and star of the powerful 2015 film i smile back sarah silverman comes a memoirher first bookthat is at once shockingly personal, surprisingly poignant, and still peeinyourpants funny.
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Broad green acquires sundance sarah silvermanstarrer i smile back. The big wakeup call arrives one wretched evening, when she chases a handful of pills with a bottle of booze, staggers into her young daughters room, and curls up on the floor, where she begins to feverishly grind a stray teddy bear into her crotch. As laney, a housewife who papers over her depression with profligate, secret substance use, silverman shows us a whole new side. Oct 24, 2015 sarah silverman helps transcend i smile backs addiction movie cliches a portrait of substance abuse that seems alltoosundance, i smile back does have a great turn from sarah silverman. The film stars sarah silverman as an uppermiddleclass wife and mother struggling with mental illness and addiction. Im thinking about my beaver, the i smile back star said to a surprised fallon, who doubledover in laughter. Drunk and high out of her mind, silvermans laney blunders into. Sarah silverman screen actors guild award nominee for i smile. Sarah silverman helps transcend i smile backs addiction. Sarah silverman let my people vote 2012 get nana a gun duration. Sarah silverman talks about dramatic acting, microbudget indie i smile back, and a piece of advice she uses from jack nicholson. The more innocent and oblivious her delivery, the more.
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