Among its many virtues, “Silver Linings Playbook” provides student actors with a wide range of exceptional performances, from lead to cameos, to learn from. The film’s writer-director, David O. Russell, has an unusual gift for creating acutely believable, strongly motivated and empathetic characters.
Daniel Day Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence win best actors in the 85th Academy Awards.
Hollywood’s glitziest night is under way as Academy Awards nominees in their finest gowns and tuxes hit the red carpet for Sunday’s show, with nominees Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams and Charlize Theron among the more statuesque arrivals.
Will it be a night of two Js—Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain—at the Golden Globe Awards this Sunday, Jan. 13 at the Beverly Hilton?
“I’m young so I still have that meltdown potential,” Jennifer Lawrence said during our recent interview at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. “Stay tuned,” she added.
The irony in Jennifer Lawrence’s life is that at age 14, she knew acting was what she was meant to do and she would be good at it.
