Movie Reviews and Previews Olivia Wilde after DWD ELLE Magazine has released their annual Women in Hollywood issue, with eight different covers featuring eight women who have made an impact in the industry this year. Among them are Michelle Yeoh, Sigourney Weaver, Issa Rae, Anne Hathaway, Selena Gomez, Ariana DeBose, Zoë Kravitz, and Olivia Wilde. During her interview By Lainey • Oct 14, 2022 11:29 am
Timothy Olyphant Timothy Olyphant appears David O. Russell’s new movie, Amsterdam, held its premiere last night in Los Angeles. Timothy Olyphant showed up looking like the cool teacher at the prep school. David O. Russell is on my no-fly list, but I will observe all these new photos of Timothy Olyphant, because he is By Sarah • Sep 19, 2022 01:43 pm
Douchebags Intro for July 8, 2022 Dear Gossips, I made a mistake yesterday. A mistake not of willfulness, but of carelessness, thoughtlessness. In writing about David O. Russell’s new movie, Amsterdam, I said that despite knowing he’s an asshole to work with—he famously berated Lily Tomlin on set and got so intense with By Sarah • Jul 08, 2022 09:05 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Dammit, David O. Russell Dammit, David O. Russell, every time I am ready to quit you—or remember that time you cursed out national treasure Lily Tomlin—you reel me back in, or at least make me forget how convinced I am that you’re a raging asshole. I mean, I am CONVINCED, but By Sarah • Jul 07, 2022 11:26 am
Maple Leaf Jennifer Lawrence and David O Russell: Muse and Director David O Russell was featured at the Tribeca Film Festival Talks Directors series on Saturday in a discussion with Jennifer Lawrence. He’s directed her in three films: Silver Linings Playbook, for which she won the Best Actress Oscar; American Hustle, for which she was nominated for an Oscar; and By Lainey • Apr 29, 2019 02:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Director dick measuring The Hollywood Reporter has released their directors roundtable, which includes Tom Hooper, Danny Boyle, David O. Russell, Ridley Scott, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Quentin Tarantino. That’s quite a mix of people, several of whom have reputations for being, let’s call it “exacting” in their process. Hooper and Boyle By Sarah • Dec 11, 2015 12:36 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Lawrence is going back David O Russell’s Joy screened in LA and NYC this weekend as Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper joined their director to promote the film and raise its award season profile. Joy’s been on the contender list for months now, because the combination of David O Russell, Jennifer Lawrence, By Lainey • Nov 30, 2015 09:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Lawrence, Lady Boss The first trailer for David O Russell’s upcoming JOY, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, and Bradley Cooper – the team he assembled for Silver Linings Playbook, which earned all kinds of nominations – was released this morning. As you know, David also previously directed Jennifer in American Hustle. While she By Lainey • Jul 15, 2015 10:23 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Lawrence: screaming matches and a hot bodyguard TMZ reports that David O Russell was screaming and cussing at Jennifer Lawrence on Tuesday in Boston, on the set of Joy. It’s their third collaboration. She’s been nominated for an Oscar the previous two times they worked together (Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle). David apparently also By Lainey • Feb 27, 2015 11:23 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Oscar Lawless That didn't work, did it? You groaning? Sorry. Jennifer Lawrence was photographed in Boston yesterday on the set of Joy, her latest collaboration with David O. Russell. The last two times she worked with him she was nominated for Oscars. You think this will be three? Well not By Lainey • Feb 20, 2015 11:43 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jake & Mrs Timberlake: from Nailed to Accidental Love Back in 2008, Jake Gyllenhaal and then Jessica Biel were working on a film called Nailed, directed by David O Russell. They had to shut down production because they financing fell apart. David O Russell ended up stepping away from the project, going on to work on The Fighter and By Lainey • Jan 06, 2015 10:49 am
Jennifer Lawrence Intro for January 15, 2014 Dear Gossips, Oscar nominations come down tomorrow morning. Some are predicting that 12 Years A Slave could be up for as many as 13 awards. Gold Derby thinks it’s between that film, American Hustle, and Gravity – and that if Hustle comes through in all 4 acting categories, it could By Lainey • Jan 15, 2014 09:34 am
BAFTA 2013 The Best Loss Face of the season Emmanuelle Riva has made it a 3-way. It’s officially a 3-way race for Best Actress Oscar. As I’ve mentioned a few times already -- click here and here and here to review -- a few experts had been predicting an Emmanuel Riva “steal” for weeks as they were By Lainey • Feb 11, 2013 01:46 pm
Girly Throw Downs They’re speaking Again, again, again, again, again... Put a proper gossip in the control room at these award shows and they’d be even more entertaining because they’d cut to the shots we all want to see. Like I would have wanted to see George Clooney’s face when David O By Lainey • Jan 11, 2013 01:18 pm