Harvey Weinstein’s odious Oscar push
I was rooting for Silver Linings Playbook for Best Picture the other night as suspected I might when I reviewed it last year. It’s probably not quite typical Best Picture quality, but then I would argue neither is Argo. I have to tell you though, when I learned about producer Harvey Weinstein’s efforts to get [...]
Chris Jollay · Tuesday, February 26th, 2013· Tags: Argo, Aurora shooter, Bradley Cooper, Brave, Center for American Progress, David O. Russell, Django Unchained, Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood and gun control, Jamie Foxx, Joe Biden, Leo DiCaprio, Michelle Obama, Obama Hollywood donors, Obama Oscar dress cost, Silver Linings Playbook, SLP Oscar push, Stephanie Cutter, The Dark Knight Rises, Vulture, Weinstein political influence · 2 Comments »
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‘Silver Linings Playbook’ is comedy gold
Count me amongst those that wouldn’t mind seeing Silver Linings Playbook sneak out a win for Best Picture at the Oscars next year. It’s that enjoyable a movie. It’s one of those rare ones where the dialogue is so good, at least in the first half, that you hang on virtually every word. It’s comic gold, [...]
Chris Jollay · Saturday, November 17th, 2012· Tags: Anupam Kher, Bradley Cooper, Chris Tucker, David O. Russell, Ernest Hemingway, Goodfellas, Jackie Weaver, Jennifer Lawrence, John Ortiz, Julia Stiles, Ma Cherie Amour, Paul Herman, Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook review, Stevie Wonder, The Fighter, The Hunger Games, Three Kings · 1 Comment »