http://www.mail.com/people/120286-david-o-russell.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/120286-david-o-russell.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2032102-streets-deserted-uneasy-boston-perseveres.html BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox and the Bruins both scrapped their games. The famous Quincy Market at Faneuil Hall was closed, and there were more pigeons than tourists on City Hall Plaza. Even the Starbucks at Government Center was shuttered. The killing of one suspected Boston Marathon bomber and the manhunt for another brought life in large swaths of the not... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:38:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2032102-streets-deserted-uneasy-boston-perseveres.html 2013-04-19T23:38:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2031882-movie-halted-symphony-delayed-boston-manhunt.html BOSTON (AP) — The manhunt for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing is causing filming on David O. Russell's film "American Hustle" to be suspended. Sony spokesman Steve Elzer said Friday that the film's producers are heeding official requests to remain indoors as a massive manhunt Friday virtually shut down the city and some suburbs. Authorities suspe... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:12:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2031882-movie-halted-symphony-delayed-boston-manhunt.html 2013-04-19T18:12:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1913110-ang-lee-wins-best-director-oscar-life-pi.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ang Lee has won the Academy Award for best director for his "Life of Pi." It's the second Oscar for Lee, who won in 2005 for "Brokeback Mountain." He was also nominated in 2000 for directing "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." He becomes only the 19th director to win the honor multiple times. The other nominees Sunday ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:36:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1913110-ang-lee-wins-best-director-oscar-life-pi.html 2013-02-25T04:36:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1910990-silver-linings-leads-spirit-awards-with-4-prizes.html SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The oddball romance "Silver Linings Playbook" was named best picture Saturday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, Hollywood's last pre-game show before the Academy Awards. "Silver Linings Playbook" led with four wins, including best actress for Jennifer Lawrence and director and screenplay for David O. Russell. Lawr... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:13:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1910990-silver-linings-leads-spirit-awards-with-4-prizes.html 2013-02-24T00:13:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1881162-argo-named-best-film-britains-oscars.html LONDON (AP) — Iran-hostage drama "Argo" continued its journey from awards-season outsider to favorite Sunday, winning three prizes, including best-picture, at the British Academy Film Awards. Ben Affleck was named best director for the based-on-reality story of a longshot plan to rescue a group of American diplomats from Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolu... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1881162-argo-named-best-film-britains-oscars.html 2013-02-10T22:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1881910-winners-2013-british-academy-film-awards.html LONDON (AP) — Winners of the 2013 British Academy Film Awards, presented Sunday: Film — "Argo" British Film — "Skyfall" Director — Ben Affleck, "Argo" Actor — Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln." Actress — Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour" Supporting Actor — Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained" Supporting Actress — Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables" ... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1881910-winners-2013-british-academy-film-awards.html 2013-02-10T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1833346-chastain-films-take-top-2-spots-box-office.html NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Chastain easily outmuscled Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mark Wahlberg over the weekend, topping the box office with both her supernatural horror film "Mama" and the Oscar-nominated Osama bin Laden hunt thriller "Zero Dark Thirty." "Mama" opened well above expectations with a box-office topping $28.1 million for Universal Pictures, acc... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1833346-chastain-films-take-top-2-spots-box-office.html 2013-01-20T20:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1816832-golden-globe-nominees-celebrate-tea-party.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jon Bon Jovi, Hugh Jackman and other Golden Globe nominees celebrated their good fortune with a cup of tea. They were the guests of honor at the annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts annual Awards Season Tea Party at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, where the agenda was merely to min... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1816832-golden-globe-nominees-celebrate-tea-party.html 2013-01-13T03:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1810478-spielbergs-oscars-bigelow-affleck.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Steven Spielberg had a great day at the Academy Awards nominations, where his Civil War saga "Lincoln" led with 12 nominations. It was not so great for Kathryn Bigelow, Tom Hooper and Ben Affleck, whose films did well but surprised — dare we say shocked? — Hollywood by failing to score directing nominations for the three filmm... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1810478-spielbergs-oscars-bigelow-affleck.html 2013-01-10T19:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1811500-oscar-snubs-musical-chairs-directors-seat.html NEW YORK (AP) — In this year's Oscar nominations, the director's seat was the hot seat. In the now heavily analyzed awards season, unequivocal snubs have become less common as the field is more accurately predicted. But on Thursday morning, the motion picture academy provided the genuine article: a somewhat shocking and unexpected brush off to one whom it... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1811500-oscar-snubs-musical-chairs-directors-seat.html 2013-01-10T16:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1811058-list-85th-annual-academy-award-nominations.html Complete list of 85th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday: 1. Best Picture: "Amour," ''Argo," ''Beasts of the Southern Wild," ''Django Unchained," ''Les Miserables," ''Life of Pi," ''Lincoln," ''Silver Linings Playbook," ''Zero Dark Thirty." 2. Actor: Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"; Hugh Jackman, "Le... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1811058-list-85th-annual-academy-award-nominations.html 2013-01-10T13:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1808286-nominations-british-academy-film-awards.html LONDON (AP) — Nominees in major categories for the British Academy Film Awards, announced Wednesday: —Film: "Argo," ''Les Miserables," "Life Of Pi," ''Lincoln," ''Zero Dark Thirty" —British Film: "Anna Karenina," ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," ''Les Miserables," ''Seven Psychopaths," ''Skyfall" —Director: Michael Haneke, "Amour"; Ben Affleck, "Argo"; ... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1808286-nominations-british-academy-film-awards.html 2013-01-09T08:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1806852-spielberg-earns-11th-directors-guild-nomination.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg has extended his domination at the Directors Guild of America Awards, earning a nomination Tuesday for his Civil War epic "Lincoln" to pad the record he already held to 11 film nominations from the guild. Also nominated were past winners Kathryn Bigelow for her Osama bin Laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty"; Tom Hooper for... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1806852-spielberg-earns-11th-directors-guild-nomination.html 2013-01-08T19:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764410-salmon-fishing-where-globes-snubs-surprises.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is known for what you could call a certain quirkiness in its selection process. Any group that would see fit to nominate "Patch Adams" and "The Tourist" for best picture certainly marches to its own beat. But in the nominations announced Thursday, the Golden Globes didn't throw too many wrinkles into... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764410-salmon-fishing-where-globes-snubs-surprises.html 2012-12-13T20:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763974-list-nominees-golden-globe-awards.html Nominees for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.: MOTION PICTURES — Picture, Drama: "Argo," ''Lincoln," ''Life of Pi," ''Django Unchained," ''Zero Dark Thirty." — Picture, Musical or Comedy: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," ''Les Miserables," ''Moonrise Kingdom," ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," ''Silver Lining... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763974-list-nominees-golden-globe-awards.html 2012-12-13T15:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760992-lincoln-les-mis-playbook-lead-sag-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Civil War saga "Lincoln," the musical "Les Miserables" and the comic drama "Silver Linings Playbook" boosted their Academy Awards prospects Wednesday with four nominations apiece for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. All three films were nominated for overall performance by their casts. Also nominated for best ensemble cast were the I... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760992-lincoln-les-mis-playbook-lead-sag-awards.html 2012-12-12T15:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756524-zero-dark-thirty-lincoln-afi-top-10-list.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty," Steven Spielberg's Civil War epic "Lincoln" and Christopher Nolan's superhero tale "The Dark Knight Rises" are among the American Film Institute's top-10 movies of the year. Also on the AFI top-10 announced Monday: Ben Affleck's Iran hostage-crisis drama "Argo;" Benh Zeitlin... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756524-zero-dark-thirty-lincoln-afi-top-10-list.html 2012-12-10T19:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1754922-amour-takes-top-prize-la-film-critics.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The French-language drama "Amour" was chosen as the year's best film Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, whose prizes are among a flurry of year-end honors that help sort out the Academy Awards race. Among the group's other honors, the 1950s cult drama "The Master" earned four awards: best director for Paul Thomas Anders... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1754922-amour-takes-top-prize-la-film-critics.html 2012-12-09T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1746128-nbr-awards-zero-dark-thirty-best-film.html NEW YORK (AP) — Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" continued to gather awards momentum as the National Board of Review named the Osama bin Laden hunt docudrama the best film of the year. The board is the second notable group to name "Zero Dark Thirty" best film, following the New York Film Critics Circle. The two early awards suggest the film may be the... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1746128-nbr-awards-zero-dark-thirty-best-film.html 2012-12-05T20:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1734484-football-fans-close-up-silver-linings.html NEW YORK (AP) — In David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," Bradley Cooper plays an unstable former teacher trying to improve himself after exiting a mental institution. When his character, Pat Solitano, consults his otherwise level-headed psychiatrist Dr. Cliff Patel (Anupam Kher) on whether a Philadelphia Eagles' jersey is appropriate attire for a dinner party, Patel ... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1734484-football-fans-close-up-silver-linings.html 2012-11-30T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1726680-moonrise-silver-linings-lead-spirit-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The oddball romances "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Silver Linings Playbook" picked up five nominations each Tuesday to lead the Spirit Awards honoring independent film. Both films are competing for the best-picture prize at the Spirit Awards, one of Hollywood's first big announcements on the long road to the Oscars. Also competing for best pi... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1726680-moonrise-silver-linings-lead-spirit-awards.html 2012-11-27T19:48:00Z