Oscar Contenders Won’t Pack Same Box-Office Punch as Last Year’s Crop
This year’s crop of potential Best Picture contenders will have a hard time living up to last year’s nominees at the box office. To be fair, last year was exceptional: six of nine Best Picture nominees...
View ArticleChristian Bale, Amy Adams Plot Their Best Con Ever in New ‘American Hustle’...
Christian Bale and Amy Adams are two hustlers trying to survive, while Bradley Cooper is an FBI agent hustling for respect in the second theatrical trailer for director David O. Russell’s latest Oscar...
View Article‘Monuments Men’ Gets February 2014 Release; ‘American Hustle’ Moves Up a Week
George Clooney’s World War II drama “The Monuments Men” will be released on Friday, Feb.7, 2014, an individual familiar with the situation told TheWrap Thursday. Also, Sony has moved up David O....
View ArticleDavid O. Russell to Receive Special Tribute at AFI Fest
David O. Russell will receive a special tribute at the 2013 AFI Fest, the American Film Institute announced Thursday. The director of “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Three Kings” will sit down for a...
View Article‘American Hustle’ Sneak Peek: Christian Bale’s Comb-over, Amy Adams’ Cleavage
David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” is one of the last major players in this year’s awards season to be unveiled publicly, but an audience at the AFI Fest in Hollywood got a look at the first six...
View ArticleJennifer Lawrence Blows Up a Microwave, Curses Out Christian Bale in...
Get More: Movie Trailers, Movies BlogJennifer Lawrence plays a wife who learns about the risks of putting metal in a microwave the hard way in a new clip from David O. Russell’s upcoming drama,...
View ArticleJennifer Lawrence Isn’t Scared, She Just Wants a Drink in New ‘American...
Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) is not short on confidence in the new TV spot for “American Hustle.” “We were the best,” the con man’s voiceover opines to open the clip. The 32-second spot from Sony...
View ArticleJennifer Lawrence Steals the Show in ‘American Hustle’ First Screening
“American Hustle,” the David O. Russell film that has been considered a possible last-minute spoiler in this year’s awards race, was unveiled to Oscar watchers on Sunday in Santa Barbara and in Culver...
View Article‘American Hustle’ Review: It’s Grifters vs. Feds in David O. Russell’s Sexy,...
I am loath to compare any movie to Martin Scorsese’s 1991 masterpiece “GoodFellas,” one of the most singularly vibrant films in the history of cinema. In the case of “American Hustle,” however, I will...
View Article‘American Hustle’ Reviews: Do Critics Think David O. Russell’s Latest is...
David O. Russell is returning audiences to the days of disco with “American Hustle” and critics are hailing the tale of grifters, feds and dirty pols as a cinematic treasure. The film, which just won...
View ArticleChristian Bale, Bradley Cooper Are Ruining the Country in ‘American Hustle’...
Christian Bale thinks Bradley Cooper is ruining America by busting corrupt politicians in a new clip from director David O. Russell’s “American Hustle.” Bale plays a con-man, alongside his British...
View Article‘American Hustle’ Cast to Be Honored by Palm Springs Fest
Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremy Renner will receive the Ensemble Performance Award for their work in David O. Russell’s “American Hustle,” the Palm Springs...
View Article‘American Hustle’ and ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Hit Box Office in Heat of Awards Race
With the Oscar race heading into the home turn, frontrunners “American Hustle” and “Saving Mr. Banks” make their box office debuts Friday. At the same time, “Inside Llewyn Davis” will be trying to...
View Article‘American Hustle’ Style Revealed: How Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale Got...
During a critical moment in “American Hustle,” Irving Rosenfeld, the wickedly effective con man at the center of the new caper film, advises FBI Agent Richie DiMaso that the key to a successful swindle...
View ArticleInside ‘American Hustle’: David O. Russell Takes His All-Star Cast on Wild...
This story first appeared in OscarWrap: Nominations Preview There’s never been a film quite like “American Hustle.” The bellbottoms, big hair, coke snorting and propulsive pop soundtrack evoke earlier...
View Article‘American Hustle’: Expansion Explosion Bodes Well at Box Office (Video)
Bilbo vs. Ron Burgundy was the marquee battle at the box-office this weekend, but it was the performance of Oscar frontrunner “American Hustle” that caught the eye of industry observers. While “The...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes of ‘American Hustle’: Christian Bale, Amy Adams on Art of...
It’s no secret why Hollywood’s best actors want to work with director David O Russell. A year ago, the cast of Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook” earned nominations in all four acting categories at...
View ArticleDirectors Guild Nominations: Steve McQueen, Alfonso Cuaron, David O. Russell,...
Steve McQueen, Alfonso Cuaron, David O. Russell, Martin Scorsese and Paul Greengrass have been nominated for the top feature-film award by the Directors Guild of America, the DGA announced on Tuesday....
View ArticleJennifer Lawrence Wins 2 Years In a Row: ‘Don’t Ever Do This Again’
Jennifer Lawrence won a Golden Globe last year for “Silver Linings Playbook,” but that didn’t make her acceptance speech this year any easier: Lawrence earned the Best Supporting Actress prize for her...
View ArticleDavid O’Russell Apologizes For Comparing Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘Hunger Games’...
“American Hustle” director David O. Russell has apologized for “a stupid analogy” when he compared Jennifer Lawrence’s “Hunger Games” commitments to “12 years of slavery” last week. “Clearly, I used a...
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