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Amazon Rethinks Weiner, Russell Series Over Weinstein Ties
Amazon Rethinks Weiner, Russell Series Over Weinstein Ties
Amazon Rethinks Weiner, Russell Series Over Weinstein Ties
It’s hard to chart where exactly the ousting of Harvey Weinstein will lead next, but it certainly calls into question a number of Weinstein company projects. Two such Amazon outings are now “reviewing” Weinstein involvement, potentially setting back Matt Weiner’s The Romanoffs and a new David O. Russell-Robert De Niro drama.
Mark Wahlberg and David O. Russell To Film Father Stu Movie
Mark Wahlberg and David O. Russell To Film Father Stu Movie
Mark Wahlberg and David O. Russell To Film Father Stu Movie
David O. Russell has been quiet about his next big-screen feature, preoccupied with a TV series he’s working on with Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore. But it looks like we won’t have too long to wait to see his name in the multiplex once again, as Mark Wahlberg revealed in a Facebook Live chat earlier today that he was teaming up again with Russell for a biopic about Father Stu.
Jennifer Lawrence Was So Close to Being in ‘The Hateful Eight’
Jennifer Lawrence Was So Close to Being in ‘The Hateful Eight’
Jennifer Lawrence Was So Close to Being in ‘The Hateful Eight’
Jennifer Lawrence’s newest starring vehicle, the Joy Mangano sorta-biopic, sorta-a-bunch-of-other-movies-smashed-together Joy, went into wide release over this past weekend only to meet with a spate of middling reviews. Lawrence’s unquestioning and absolute allegiance to director David O. Russell would appear to suggest that audiences can look forward to lots more pictures in the vein of the not-quite-there Joy, the not-quite-there American Hustle, and the not-quite-there Silver Linings Playbook. But hop one parallel dimension over, and Lawrence is currently being showered with praise for one of her most memorable, risky roles in a film that’s generated quite a bit of awards buzz.
‘Joy’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence Is Totally Miscast in This Business Biopic
‘Joy’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence Is Totally Miscast in This Business Biopic
‘Joy’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence Is Totally Miscast in This Business Biopic
Jennifer Lawrence was 24 when she shot Joy. Her character, Joy Mangano, was 34 when she invented the Miracle Mop and became one of the first stars of the QVC network. This fact remains inescapable throughout Joy. Lawrence remains watchable in Joy because, as one of our best young actors, she can’t help but be watchable. But she’s totally miscast as a divorced mother of two who’s been repeatedly beaten down by life’s disappointments. This part was meant for the Jennifer Lawrence of a 2025, not the one of 2015.

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