Teamsters Local 25 president Sean O'Brien announced the beneficiaries of the 5th Annual Light Up The Night, A Gala for Autism, which was held in April in Boston. On May 24, at a reception in Medford, Mass., ...more
There’s nothing superstitious, however, about Russell’s recent run of success. American Hustle, which arrived on Blu-ray on Tuesday, was his biggest box-office hit of his career. The star-studded 1970s period piece about a married conman (Christian Bale) and his lover (Amy Adams) ...more
In five years of covering the Oscar trail, from inaugural screenings and audience-buzz-building at film festivals like Sundance, Cannes and Toronto, to the many parties that precede and follow the Academy’s coronation, I’ve learned a great deal ...more
In one arm, he carried a bouquet of plum- and cream-colored flowers. In the other, he held a framed photograph of the actress Amy Adams, a star in “American Hustle,” ...more
David O. Russell digs into a large canvas tote bag, yanking out books, CDs, notepads and pens, straining the seams of his black three-piece suit (one of five identical J.Crew suits he wears each day) ...more
Filmmaker David O. Russell first talked with Fresh Air's Terry Gross back in 1994, and two decades later, he tells her: "It's taken me 20 years since I first spoke to you to really make the films that I think I was meant to make. ...more
On an unseasonably warm November day in a cozy corner of the Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca, the director David O. Russell was speaking confidingly over coffee. Soon, his new movie “American Hustle” would arrive on the awards circuit ...more
Yes, both "Silver Linings Playbook" and "American Hustle" earned Best Picture nominations as well as nods in all four acting categories. Yes, David O. Russell is behind both, and they feature much of the same cast. Yes, Jennifer Lawrence is just as hot as she was last year ...more
