LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - America's foster care system is the unlikely setting for a love story in "Short Term 12," an independent film that examines a young couple's relationship amid the troubles, ...

Now and then, a kid makes a run for it. In “Short Term 12,” Destin Daniel Cretton’s low-key, high-emotion indie about a foster-care facility for at-risk teens, there are periodic efforts to escape. A ...

The actress Brie Larson, perhaps best known for her roles in 21 Jump Street and United States of Tara, is having quite a summer. Last weekend, she received the best actress award at the Locarno Film ...

Brie Larson, 23, gives a performance in new indie Short Term 12 that's wonderfully nuanced. The Oscars should keep her in mind. In Short Term 12, out in theaters right now, Larson plays Grace, a ...