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The movie director David O. Russell was in the South Bronx the other day, working with the Ghetto Film School, a nonprofit that helps teenagers learn the craft of filmmaking. Mr. Russell has been an active adviser to the school ...more
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Director David O. Russell attracts a crowd.
His face may not be as well known as other big league directors and his films may not be released as frequently as the summer blockbuster hit makers, but his appearance at the seventh annual Ghetto Film School spring benefit Tuesday night drew actors, news anchors and celebrities ...more
Greg D’Alba, the chairman of Ghetto Film School and chief operating officer of CNN, told The Observer that his nonprofit’s name was intentional at their spring benefit. “It’s meant not to shy away from the notion of the term ‘ghetto’—to use it in a positive way, a creative and educational way.” ...more
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Three-time Academy Award® nominee David O. Russell wrote and directed Silver Linings Playbook (2012),which was a box office sensation and earned eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay ...more
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Frank Sinatra's baritone slowly fades into a tango, which eventually makes way to the soul music ofStevie Wonder, the frenetic rock of The White Stripes and finally into Dave Brubeck's cool jazz version of the "West Side Story" song "Maria." ...more
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For Bradley Cooper and David O. Russell, Oscar night may be the most important day of the year, but Feb. 7 might hit a close second. The "Silver Linings Playbook" actor and director met with Vice President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday to discuss mental health issues ...more
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In David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook, Pat Solitano returns to his childhood home in Philadelphia years after a violent episode that helped end his marriage and earned him a stretch in a psychiatric hospital. Played by Bradley Cooper ...more
The director's untitled film, formerly dubbed "American Bullshit," stars Christian Bale, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner and Bradley Cooper ...more
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The Glenholme School, a center of Devereux, took center stage the week of the Academy Awards as the cast of Silver Linings Playbook was toasted at a fundraising event to benefit the school ...more
