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Tag: david o. russell

visuals

Philadelphia Freedom: SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Relax…sit down…have a bowl of raisin bran…

Posted on June 2, 2017July 1, 2017
reviews

JOY

A cheap reminder of something real brings David O. Russell’s winning streak to a screeching halt.

Posted on January 7, 2016September 28, 2019
trailers

Better Version of Me: JOY Trailer

We’re getting the band back together…

Posted on July 26, 2015August 5, 2015
award talk

Trophies (Oscar Predictions – Best Director & Best Picture)

For the first time in the fourteen years I’ve been Oscar-watching, the top races come with something different: Uncertainty

Posted on March 1, 2014March 5, 2014
reviews

AMERICAN HUSTLE

We all want a taste of the finer things. Few are willing to work for it; many are willing to hustle for it.

Posted on December 20, 2013February 28, 2014
trailers

Hustle and Cuss: AMERICAN HUSTLE Trailer

If we’re making TIFF wishlists for titles still to come, this is really high on mine.

Posted on August 1, 2013August 5, 2013
award talk

Gold on The Shore (Oscar Predictions – Best Director & Best Picture)

And then there was one…

Posted on February 23, 2013February 28, 2013
reviews

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

We’ve all been there. We’ve all known people who have been there. So it should be unsurprising that the honesty, humour, and manic energy that comes with feeling damaged would make for one of the year’s best films.

Posted on November 21, 2012December 10, 2015
festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF

Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2012 pt. iv

Talkin’ The Week That Was with Lindsay as TIFF 2012 coverage concludes.

Posted on September 17, 2012September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, TIFF

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Plays TIFF 2012

Curiously, a big glossy studio offering stands as one of the best selections on my festival slate so far.

Posted on September 12, 2012September 14, 2012
festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF

Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2012 pt. i

Talkin’ SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK with Jess Rogers as TIFF 2012 coverage begins.

Posted on September 10, 2012September 11, 2012
trailers

Don’t Tell Me – SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Trailer

One more blind sale for you before the insanity begins next week…

Posted on August 29, 2012September 17, 2012

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