I barely know how to work GAF but she's full of shit about not knowing how to work e-mail.
Yeah it's clearly just a joke.Why do people take that line so literally?
It sounds like this dude is just an asshole man.
Yeah it's clearly just a joke.
I don't doubt he is. In any passion driven industry you will find strong personalities.
You two should probably familiarize yourselves with David O. Russell. This isn't just some random episode of professional disagreement. Russell is infamous for being extremely combative and vitriolic on set. That isn't even some Hollywood insider secret. Everyone knows he's a prick; they work with him in spite of his antagonistic personality.
Jonathan Alter, in an e-mail from the recent Sony leak:
"I know [Russell is] brilliant but we have someone on our show who worked closely with him on American Hustle, Alter began. And not only are the stories about him reforming himself total bullshit but the new stories of his abuse and lunatic behavior are extreme even by Hollywood standards."
Ok. But as I said earlier, JLaw is big enough now to be selective. She still chooses to work with him.
I barely know how to work GAF but she's full of shit about not knowing how to work e-mail.
Yeah, this is David O's thing. Along with the infamous Clooney debacle, he got into an obnoxious screaming-and-pissing match with Lily Tomlin on the set of I Heart Huckabees, as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SG43wa7Alo
Yeah she's gotten an Oscar and two nominations from his films. For whatever reason the Academy really likes Russell so I'm not surprised big name actors want to work with him despite his awful attitude.
Yeah, this is David O's thing. Along with the infamous Clooney debacle, he got into an obnoxious screaming-and-pissing match with Lily Tomlin on the set of I Heart Huckabees, as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SG43wa7Alo
David O has severe mental issues but he makes good movies.
How can a director get away with treating an A-List star like that? Who holds more "clout" in this kind of situation?
I like the fighter but his output has been pretty mediocre after I heart huckabees
I don't get how critics and oscars fall all over these recent films of his
The Academy loves him because critics love him. Since 2010, he's made The Fighter (91% RT), Silver Linings Playbook (92% RT) and American Hustle (93%), and they have all been determined as great pieces of cinema in the court of public opinion.
JLaw and Cooper pretty much owe their "serious yet critical acclaimed" acting careers to him.
I like the fighter but his output has been pretty mediocre after I heart huckabees
I don't get how critics and oscars fall all over these recent films of his
Being rich doesn't make being abused at work ok. I'm aware she talked the incident down but I'm talking about the sentiment that being rich=ok to be treated like shit.Who cares. She can go cry into her millions of dollars. Wheres that woody harrelson gif where hes wiping away tears with a wad of cash lol.
He's gotten both JLaw and Bale their Oscars.
Who cares. She can go cry into her millions of dollars. Wheres that woody harrelson gif where hes wiping away tears with a wad of cash lol.
She was nominated for Winter's Bone too. Better performance in that as well imo.Bale was a fantastic, well-known and highly respected actor before he began working with Russell though. Lawrence really only had Winter's Bone. Cooper will probably win an Oscar eventually if he sticks with Russell.
They're agreeable, inoffensive.
Unless it has Joaquin PhoenixThey're also Capital A ACTING Showcases, which tend to do well with awards voters.
Unless it has Joaquin Phoenix
Cracks me up when he reenters from the door. You hear him cursing as he loops around the set.
He's an asshole who makes Oscar bait films, period.
Creative types are always under pressure and stressed out. I'd say this comes part and parcel with the industry and I don't think it's necessarily reflective of who that person really is. Though, of course everyone has a bad day every once in a while, making someone cry crosses the line, so if that happened, shame on Russell, he should apologise for that.
a major exec for Fox was reamed out by David because she was trying to defend the line producer who David wants to fire
That's why I really like him. I'd feel like doing the same if I were a great actor.He talked shit about the awards season. His fate was sealed.
The most shocking part of this thread is that no one on GAF likes David O. Russell movies.
I think they're pretty good.
The most shocking part of this thread is that no one on GAF likes David O. Russell movies.
I think they're pretty good.