by Sean Axmaker | May 4, 2016 | Home Viewing, Reviews, What's Hot
David O. Russell wrote (or rather, rewrote) Joy (Fox, Blu-ray, DVD, 4K UltraHD) for Jennifer Lawrence, who he directed to an Academy Award in Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and an Oscar nomination in American Hustle. Lawrence score another nomination for Joy, based on...
by Sean Axmaker | May 20, 2015 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
American Sniper (Warner, Blu-ray, DVD, VOD) – For the past couple of decades, one-time screen superstar Clint Eastwood has been more active behind the camera than in front of it, plugging along with his old school filmmaking with a consistency that is hard to match....
by Sean Axmaker | Mar 18, 2014 | Home Viewing
American Hustle (Sony, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD, VOD, On Demand) was this year’s Oscar bridesmaid with ten nominations and no wins. No shame in that for it is an entertaining, energetic, and very clever take on the real-life Abscam sting operation put in motion...
by Noah Walden | Jan 16, 2014 | Awards, News
12 Years a Slave, Gravity and American Hustle led the way in nominations. See who else is in the running. Best picture Captain Phillips Gravity 12 Years a Slave Philomena American Hustle Her Nebraska The Wolf of Wall Street Dallas Buyers Club Best Director Steve...
by James Rocchi | Jan 7, 2014 | Interviews, Podcast
Eric Singer, the co-writer of American Hustle (alongside director David O. Russell) joins The Lunch Podcast this week; after dining at Hugo’s in West Hollywood, Singer and host James Rocchi discussed everything from his childhood cinema ‘gateway...
