By Simon Miraudo December 11, 2013 Lying is an ugly, grubby business, which is why hair maintenance amongst con artists is so important. David O. Russell’s well-coiffed, supremely enjoyable American Hustle opens with a rotund Christian Bale intricately applying a wig to his scalp, disguising it beneath the few strands of heavily lacquered hair he […]
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Teaser Debut: American Hustle
August 1, 2013 
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The teaser trailer for David O. Russell’s all-star bad-haircutathon, American Hustle, has arrived online. The picture – formerly titled American Bulls**t – tells of a true sting operation of Atlantic City gangsters and corrupt politicians conducted by the FBI. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Jennifer Lawrence all star in the flick. Though […]
Continue readingJennifer Lawrence follows David O. Russell to The Ends of the Earth
February 22, 2013 0 Comments
David O. Russell is hitching his wagon to Jennifer Lawrence’s star, casting her in a third motion picture following their hit collaboration Silver Linings Playbook. It was announced earlier this week that Lawrence would appear alongside her Playbook co-star Bradley Cooper in an as-yet untitled Russell drama about corruption in New York City. According to The Hollywood […]
Continue readingJennifer Lawrence to reteam with Silver Linings Playbook’s David O. Russell and Bradley Cooper
February 18, 2013 0 Comments
Jennifer Lawrence will reunite with her Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Russell for the film formerly known as American Bulls**t. The announcement comes from Deadline, who suggest she will play Christian Bale’s wife in the ensemble flick. Written by Eric Singer, the untitled pic tells of a true sting operation of Atlantic City gangsters and corrupt politicians […]
Continue readingManic depressive dream girl – Silver Linings Playbook review
January 29, 2013 0 Comments
Silver Linings Playbook – Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, and Robert De Niro. Directed by David O. Russell. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The most pleasant surprise in David O. Russell‘s Silver Linings Playbook is that Bradley Cooper is the best thing in it, despite it also featuring such venerable actors as Robert De Niro, […]
Continue readingLouis C.K. in talks for David O. Russell flick
January 14, 2013 0 Comments
Louis C.K. is enjoying a dream run at the moment, earning Emmy awards for his acclaimed show Louie – over which he has complete creative control – and finally breaking into movies in a big way. Though he lost out the lead role in The Descendants to George Clooney, he is set to star in Woody Allen’s upcoming […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Silver Linings Playbook
June 29, 2012 0 Comments
The trailer for Silver Linings Playbook, director David O. Russell‘s follow-up to Oscar winner The Fighter, has arrived online. Bradley Cooper stars as a former teacher released (prematurely?) from a mental institution and into the care of his parents (Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver). He sparks up a relationship with a similarly troubled neighbour (Jennifer Lawrence). Russell adapted […]
Continue readingSee Jacki Weaver as Bradley Cooper’s mum in The Silver Linings Playbook
November 9, 2011 0 Comments
The first images from David O. Russell‘s follow-up to The Fighter, The Silver Linings Playbook, have arrived online. The snaps – collected by Collider at the AFM – give us our first glimpse of Oscar nominated Aussie Jacki Weaver as Bradley Cooper‘s mother. Cooper’s character – Pat Peoples – is a former high school teacher […]
Continue readingCursed Pride and Prejudice and Zombies loses another director
October 31, 2011 0 Comments
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies can’t land a leading lady, and is now searching for a new director after Craig Gillespie bows out after six months with the project. Deadline confirmed the news concerning the plagued production, which has recently seen Blake Lively join the growing list of actresses turning down the role of Elizabeth […]
Continue readingBlake Lively turns down Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
October 5, 2011 0 Comments
The ongoing saga of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies continues as Blake Lively turns down the role of Elizabeth Bennett in the Craig Gillespie adaptation, Hitfix reports. Based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, P&P&Z has undergone a very public pre-production battle; it’s now on its third director, after David O. Russell and Mike White […]
Continue readingJacki Weaver joining Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook?
September 27, 2011 0 Comments
Oscar nominated Animal Kingdom star Jacki Weaver is in negotiations to join David O. Russell‘s follow-up to The Fighter, The Silver Linings Playbook. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Weaver would play the mother of star Bradley Cooper in the offbeat romantic comedy. Cooper’s character is a former high school teacher who has recently been released […]
Continue readingBrad Pitt needed for All You Need is Kill
September 26, 2011 0 Comments
It’s a good time to be Brad Pitt (of course, it’s probably always a good time to be Brad Pitt). Not only did his passion project Moneyball open solidly over the weekend in the States, he’s being touted for a Best Actor Oscar nomination. He might also get a nod for The Tree of Life, […]
Continue readingChris Tucker to make movie comeback
September 8, 2011 0 Comments
Does anyone remember Chris Tucker? The Hollywood Reporter confirms the motor mouthed comedian, who hasn’t acted in four years, is considering returning to the big screen in David O. Russell’s The Silver Linings Playbook. Tucker was last seen as Detective Carter in Rush Hour 3 opposite Jackie Chan, and considering his rather limited film work […]
Continue readingLimitless director taking on Uncharted
July 8, 2011 0 Comments
Limitless director Neil Burger will take the director’s seat recently vacated by David O. Russell on the adaptation of the video game Uncharted. According to Variety, Burger will write and direct the project for Sony. It is unknown if Mark Wahlberg will still star as hero Drake, considering his close relationship with Russell. Discuss: Still interested […]
Continue readingBrad Pitt and David O. Russell tackling The Mission
June 30, 2011 0 Comments
Oscar nominated director David O. Russell (The Fighter) and Brad Pitt are being courted by Warner Bros to join The Mission, according to Deadline. The picture would tell the true story of the six-year mission in which covert American and Colombian operatives freed 15 hostages from a guerilla group in the jungle. That premise brings […]
Continue readingDavid O. Russell no longer directing Uncharted
May 27, 2011 0 Comments
Oscar-nominated director David O. Russell (The Fighter, Three Kings) will no longer direct the film adaptation of the popular video game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. The news comes from Deadline, although no reason for Russell’s exit has been mentioned. It is unknown if frequent Russell collaborator Mark Wahlberg still remains attached to play Drake. Fans of the video […]
Continue readingDavid O. Russell is Nailed to a project he’d rather forget
March 8, 2011 0 Comments
After seeing production on his film Nailed shut down nine times due to finance and post-production issues, David O’Russell had all but given up hope for the project. But, according to Deadline, the film had a recruited screening this week. Good news? Could have been, only it was incredibly underhand and no one informed the […]
Continue readingThe Jess Lomas Book Club: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
March 2, 2011 1 Comment
The Jess Lomas Book Club: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies *Welcome to a brand new feature in which literary connoisseur Jess Lomas examines the upcoming book-to-film adaptations worth keeping an eye on!* Did you watch the Oscars? Did you see Colin Firth accepting his first Academy Award for Best Actor in The King’s Speech? I […]
Continue readingSequel to The Fighter in the works?
March 2, 2011 1 Comment
O.K., it’s not often we discuss throwaway comments made on the red carpet, but this one seemed too good to pass up. At the Academy Awards, Mark Wahlberg revealed to Extra that he is interested in making a sequel to The Fighter. The David O. Russell-directed feature picked up two Oscars at the ceremony, for […]
Continue readingInterview: David O. Russell; director of The Fighter.
February 15, 2011 2 Comments
Interview: David O. Russell; director of The Fighter. By Simon Miraudo. David O. Russell emerged in the 1990s as one of the most exciting young filmmakers of his generation. He spent a decade refining his craft – culminating in the masterpiece Three Kings – and then found himself in ‘director jail’ for much of the […]
Continue readingPride and Prejudice and Zombies scores ANOTHER director
February 10, 2011 0 Comments
First it was David O. Russell. Then it was Mike White. Now, it looks as if Lionsgate’s long-delayed adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies will be helmed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl, Fright Night). The script, penned by Russell, has set tongues wagging, but the studio has been unable […]
Continue readingMark Wahlberg to star in Uncharted
November 25, 2010 4 Comments
Mark Wahlberg – continuing his ongoing tour of bristling honesty – has revealed to MTV he will star in David O. Russell‘s upcoming adaptation of the video game Uncharted. Wahlberg told Josh Horowitz that he was definitely involved in the project, presumably as treasure hunter Nathan Drake. He also confirmed the heretofore too-good-to-be-true rumour that […]
Continue readingPride and Prejudice and Zombies scoops brainy director
November 17, 2010 0 Comments
Braaaaaaaaaaaains… Ah, we mean good news for zombie and classic literature fans alike! According to Deadline, Mike White has signed a deal to direct the adaptation of bestselling genre mash Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Zombies are the latest hot property, with Twilight’s Edward and Bella about to tie the knot and get even more […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Fighter
September 16, 2010 0 Comments
The trailer for David O. Russell‘s boxing flick The Fighter has arrived. It has long been considered a leading Oscar contender, and the trailer does nothing to dispel that assumption. The film tells the tale of real life fighter “Irish” Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his troubled older brother and trainer Dickie Eklund (Christian Bale). […]
Continue readingPride and Prejudice and Zombies scores a director
December 15, 2009 4 Comments
source: pajiba.com Three Kings director David O. Russell has signed on to direct the feature film adaptation of Seth Graham-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, according to Pajiba. Last week we reported that Natalie Portman had signed on to star in the film as feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet. Graham-Smith’s novel takes Jane Austen’s classic novel […]
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