Sam Berns, an inspiring teen who had the premature aging disorder, progeria, passed away on Jan. 10, just one day before he was to be named honorary captain of his favorite sports team, the New England Patriots. The team honored their superfan with a moment of silence at their Jan. 11 game, and dedicated their victory to him!
Sam Berns, 17, subject of the HBO documentary Life According To Sam, passed away from complications from progeria — a genetic disorder that causes rapid or premature aging and stunted growth — on Jan. 10. The Massachusetts teen was an “unofficial mascot” of his favorite NFL team, the New England Patriots, and the team honored Sam with a moment of silence and had a touching tribute to him after they learned of his passing.
Sam Berns Dies: New England Patriots Dedicate Win To Inspiring Teen With Progeria
Sam died of complications from progeria, but not before making a...
Sam Berns, 17, subject of the HBO documentary Life According To Sam, passed away from complications from progeria — a genetic disorder that causes rapid or premature aging and stunted growth — on Jan. 10. The Massachusetts teen was an “unofficial mascot” of his favorite NFL team, the New England Patriots, and the team honored Sam with a moment of silence and had a touching tribute to him after they learned of his passing.
Sam Berns Dies: New England Patriots Dedicate Win To Inspiring Teen With Progeria
Sam died of complications from progeria, but not before making a...
- 1/12/2014
- by Kristine Hope Kowalski
- HollywoodLife
Sam Berns, a charismatic and inspirational Massachusetts boy with progeria, a rare genetic condition that accelerates the aging process, died Friday after complications from the condition, the Progeria Research Foundation announced. "To me, he was a star," Sheila Nevins, president of HBO Documentary Films, told People on Sunday morning, calling news of Sam's death "devastating." Last October, the cable network aired its film Life According to Sam, and a determined Sam personally attended its premiere showing in New York City - but watched his story unfold onscreen all by himself in an adjoining room. Afterward, a silent Sam walked into...
- 1/12/2014
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
“I’m surprised this hasn’t happened sooner…” No truer words could represent the existence of John Stalberg Jr.’s High School, a film that sat on a shelf following a blistering run at Sundance in 2010, only to be released theatrically, in a very limited fashion, in June of this year. It’s the simple tale of two former friends whose paths have diverged in their later teen years. Henry Burke (Matt Bush) is the soon-to-be Valedictorian of his class, with a promising future awaiting him at M.I.T. Travis Breaux (Sean Marquette) is a burnout who spends more time wiping sharpie marker penises off his face than he does hitting the books. After a pre-school accident lands them together in detention, Breaux convinces Henry that his path to relaxation must go through the forrest of the sticky green, the cannabis sativa. And so they smoke marijuanna, not knowing that tomorrow will bring about a school-wide...
- 9/4/2012
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
[Editor's note: Special thanks to our friend Chase over at Gordon and the Whale for the following reviews]
Splice - Written by Rusty Gordon
Rating: 7.5/10
Writers: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant & Doug Taylor (screenplay), Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant (story) Director: Vincenzo Natali Cast: Sarah Polley, Adrien Brody, Delphine Chanéac
It might be cheap to say that if you enjoy David Cronenberg, you should enjoy Splice (using one man’s art to describe another’s). But there are obvious similarities between Splice and a large body of Cronenberg’s work (if you get the pun, I’m glad that you love Cronenberg too). The big one being a body used to create horror. But in this film, the body was never completely human.
Of course, if Splice was just a straight up rip-off of Cronenberg’s films it wouldn’t work because the two would be too similar. However, Splice director Vincenzo Natali is able to have his own fun while giving a respectful nod to master Cronenberg and his other influences.
Splice - Written by Rusty Gordon
Rating: 7.5/10
Writers: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant & Doug Taylor (screenplay), Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant (story) Director: Vincenzo Natali Cast: Sarah Polley, Adrien Brody, Delphine Chanéac
It might be cheap to say that if you enjoy David Cronenberg, you should enjoy Splice (using one man’s art to describe another’s). But there are obvious similarities between Splice and a large body of Cronenberg’s work (if you get the pun, I’m glad that you love Cronenberg too). The big one being a body used to create horror. But in this film, the body was never completely human.
Of course, if Splice was just a straight up rip-off of Cronenberg’s films it wouldn’t work because the two would be too similar. However, Splice director Vincenzo Natali is able to have his own fun while giving a respectful nod to master Cronenberg and his other influences.
- 2/1/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Rating: 8.5/10
Writers: John Stalberg Jr., Erik Linthorst, Stephen Susco
Director: John Stalberg Jr.
Cast: Matt Bush, Sean Marquette, Adrien Brody, Michael Chiklis, Colin Hanks
High School tells the tale of straight-a, straight-laced student Henry Burke (Adventureland’s Matt Bush). He’s a good kid yet, on one fateful day, Henry makes one wrong move as he reconnects and reminisces with childhood-friend-turned-burn-out-pothead Travis Breaux (Sean Marquette) over a fatty joint. Bad timing for Henry to take up smoking the reefer, as the school’s gestapo, Principal Leslie Gordon (Michael Chiklis), along with the help of Vice PrincipalBrandon Ellis (Colin Hanks), enacts a plan to drug test the entire student body, expelling anyone who fails in hopes to reimage the school after an incident involving a spelling bee and a blazed student. In short, everything is “Phuc-ed.”
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Writers: John Stalberg Jr., Erik Linthorst, Stephen Susco
Director: John Stalberg Jr.
Cast: Matt Bush, Sean Marquette, Adrien Brody, Michael Chiklis, Colin Hanks
High School tells the tale of straight-a, straight-laced student Henry Burke (Adventureland’s Matt Bush). He’s a good kid yet, on one fateful day, Henry makes one wrong move as he reconnects and reminisces with childhood-friend-turned-burn-out-pothead Travis Breaux (Sean Marquette) over a fatty joint. Bad timing for Henry to take up smoking the reefer, as the school’s gestapo, Principal Leslie Gordon (Michael Chiklis), along with the help of Vice PrincipalBrandon Ellis (Colin Hanks), enacts a plan to drug test the entire student body, expelling anyone who fails in hopes to reimage the school after an incident involving a spelling bee and a blazed student. In short, everything is “Phuc-ed.”
Read more on Sundance 2010 Review: High School…...
- 1/29/2010
- by James Wallace
- GordonandtheWhale
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