Brie Larson, Short Term 12 & Don John

Young actress, Brie Larson, appears a tad shell-shocked from her rise to fame. Her bewilderment is understandable after a scene-stealing role as the lusty Cassidy in this summer's hit, The Spectacular Now. Larson discusses her movie Short Term 12, one of this year's best-reviewed independent films, in which she stars as a troubled counselor working with equally troubled, at-risk teens. Also, come September's end, she'll slyly win laughs as Joseph Gordon-Levitt's silent sister in Don John, a comedy about sex addiction.

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