I saw “American Hustle” on the morning of Dec. 3, as the New York Film Critics Circle were voting on their year-end prizes. As I entered the theater, the film had already won the group’s ...

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" 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 ...

1. American Hustle is only the second film since Reds (1981) to score nominations for best picture, best director, best adapted or original screenplay and in each of the four acting categories.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"American Hustle" is the story of the duo, who were forced to work with the feds to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians. The David O. Russel film sports an all-star cast, also ...