"American Hustle" bases its story as loosely as Cooper's root perm on the Abscam stings of the 1970s, in which the FBI taped congressmen taking illegal payments via a fake sheikh and conman Melvin ...

American Hustle director David O. Russell responds to Jennifer Lawrence's essay: I support her and all women 'New Yorker' writer sues team behind 'American Hustle' ...

“American Hustle” may not be the odds on favorite (or maybe it is), but its status in the top three contenders is much more valuable than when “Silver Linings Playbook” found itself in a ...

Extravagant hair, eccentric costumes and truly fine acting adorn “American Hustle,” David O. Russell’s follow-up to his smash hit “Silver Linings Playbook,” fusing 1970s grit with camp ...

American Hustle is an interesting target for a libel lawsuit, because while it was loosely based on true events, the filmmakers purposefully maintained the film’s distance from truth.

That movie, of course, is David O. Russell ’s “ American Hustle,” a collection of flamboyant 1970s caricatures run amok: so much hairspray and polyester, it makes your brain hurt — and ...

To costume designer Ellen Lutter — who worked on the 1998 disco-era flick “54,” about the nightclub — authenticity is beside the point in period movies such as “American Hustle ...

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American Hustle Has Nothing To Say (And That’s Okay) David O. Russell is more about entertainment than statement, but his films still matter. Michael Atkinson January 13, 2014 ...

With 10 Oscar nominations, “American Hustle” is tied with “Gravity” for having the most nods for one production. Russell said that he’s proud of the recognition the film has garnered.

Tim Grierson, Screen Daily: “American Hustle is a movie about the guises we wear to construct new, better versions of ourselves, so it’s fitting that director David O. Russell’s conman ...