David O. Russell

Director · Producer · Writer

Chat Room: David O. Russell

Chat Room: David O. Russell

[Joy] is a story that spans 30 years, a big family with a woman at the center of it all. There are elements of The Godfather, a woman who was going to become a power and in some respects is made by the people surrounding her. The people who were her loved ones could also become obstacles to her dreams—but both the good and the bad spurred her on...more

Ode to Joy

Ode to Joy

A film with no romance, no explosions, no outer space ... "Joy" is a movie about a mop.

But not just any mop -- the Miracle Mop!

The title character is played, miraculously, by Jennifer Lawrence, who this past week received both an Oscar nominationan and a Best Actress Award at the Golden Globes, where she thanked someone special: Joy Mangano, the real-life Joy, whose life story is told in this mostly-true modern-day Cinderella tale....more