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Hirsch kudos honor Miller brothers, Masada

Org lauds media portrayals of people with mental illness.

Filmmakers Logan and Noah Miller and Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada were among the honorees Friday at the 15th annual Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services Erasing the Stigma Leadership awards luncheon.

The kudos recognize individuals whose work has helped raise awareness of the effect that mental illness and substance abuse have on not only the individuals who suffer from the diseases but also on the entire family, the Didi Hirsch foundation.

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Sleeper spotlight: "Touching Home"

The story behind the making of Touching Home is almost as compelling as the film itself.

That’s no slight against the movie, released Jan. 4 on DVD. But the tale of two brothers, Noah and Logan Miller, practically bum-rushing acclaimed actor Ed Harris into co-starring in their project – and him accepting! – is the stuff of movie lore.

The film itself got overlooked over the past few months...

Read more: What Would Toto Watch?

Access Hollywood Live: Dave Karger recommends "Touching Home" DVD

Entertainment Weekly senior writer Dave Karger stops by Access Hollywood Live to chat about the hits and misses at the holiday box office. Also, Dave highly recommends Ed Harris’ new film, Touching Home, which is being released on DVD.

Watch the video: Access Hollywood (Review of Touching Home can be seen starting at the 1:14 remaining mark of the video.)

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LA Times: Logan & Noah Miller defy odds in making 'Touching Home'

The new indie drama Touching Home, arriving at Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on Friday, is unlikely to register more than a blip at the box office. Starring Ed Harris as a man who wrestles with sobriety and compulsive gambling as he labors to raise two sons, the film hasn't been generating the level of reviews that art-house releases must have to flourish; in limited rollout from upstart distributor CFI Releasing, Touching Home has grossed just a little more than $100,000 over the course of several months in a handful of cities.

But the film represents something that's always refreshing — and constantly rare — to see in Hollywood: filmmakers whose passion repeatedly defied the laws of show business physics...

Read more: Los Angeles Times