Accidental love fields a toplevel cast in a lowlevel comedy that combines the peculiar subjects of a nail in. Russells nailed has finally got a release date six years after its troubled production wrapped only now its called accidental love. Accidental love official trailer 2015 jake gyllenhaal. Accidental love is a comedy about a girl and a guy and how at a proposal the girl gets into an accident and then the guy takes back his proposal and then it turns into this lighthearted political. David o russell s abandoned film nailed reemerges as accidental love. Most widely held works about david o russell david o. Russells accidental love 2008 2015 for the most part, watching a given directors films in chronological order and analyzing them for the purposes of the directors series is an immersive and revealing way to study his or her artistic growth. The movie was previously titled nailed and stars jake gyllenhaal, jessica biel, and james marsden theres a lot of drama surrounding this film production, which was mostly shot back in 2008 before production was shut down due to money issues. Russells political romcom nailed is finally being released under the title accidental love, and a trailer with jessica biel and jake gyllenhaal has been revealed. Russell, politics of love tells the story of a small town waitress biel, who accidentally gets a nail lodged in her head as her boyfriend marsden attempts his marriage proposal.
A trailer for david o russell s wacky political comedy accidental love has been released. Accidental love is presented at an aspect ratio of 1. Technically speaking, and as much as russell would surely like to forget it, the film is at least half his. The incredibly strange story of david o russells nailed. Even before abandoning the troubled movie in 2008, american hustle director david o russell was notorious for onset drama. Joy is the story of a family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes. Starring jessica biel, jake gyllenhaal, james marsden, catherine keener, tracy morgan and james brolin. Russells longshelved political satire nailed will soon get a theatrical release now titled. Squint hard enough and its possible to see the sharper, more inspired comedy david o. Russell under a pseudonym and written by russell, kristin gore, dave jeser, and matt silverstein, from gores novel sammys hill. Russell has achieved a hat trick the likes of which hollywood had never seen. Accidental love, a comedy he began shooting in 2008 under the. Caught in a love triangle held together by a nail, will she listen to her head or her heart.
The movie was previously titled nailed and stars jake gyllenhaal, jessica biel, and james marsden. Second opinion accidental love 2015 flickering myth. Russell photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. David owen russell is an american film writer, director, and producer, known for a cinema of intense, tragicomedic characters whose love. Russells relationship with wahlberg that was formed during the making of three kings and i heart huckabees helped him secure directorial duties for the wahlbergstarring vehicle the fighter 2010, the story of a boxer. Russell eyes april start for new film with bale, robbie, and jordan. Russells and his seven and a half films aby bakergetty images. Russell learned about gfs in 2002, from two students who introduced him to joe hall, president of ghetto film school.
Jessica biel and jake gyllenhaal in accidental love. The accidental love saga takes in oscarnominated director david o russell, dodgy financiers, multiple production shutdowns, cast walkouts. Russell new film will star bale, robbie, and jordan. Russell on allmovie a waitress starts behaving strangely after she. The film stars jessica biel, jake gyllenhaal, catherine keener, james marsden, tracy morgan and james brolin.
Russell dodged a bullet by not having his name on this desperate, scenerychewing, intolerably preachy disaster, one that shouldve remained dead and buried after production was halted for the last time five years ago. Silver linings playbook 2012 written and directed by. Russell but credited to stephen greene after russell decided to remove his name from the film. The only reason to willingly subject yourself to accidental love is morbid curiosity. The accidental love saga takes in oscarnominated director david o russell, dodgy financiers, multiple production shutdowns, cast walkouts and questionable name changes. David owen russell is an american film writer, director, and producer, known for a cinema of intense, tragicomedic characters whose love of life can surpass dark circumstances faced in. A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to washington, d. Among his notable movies are three kings, i heart huckabees, the fighter, silver linings playbook, and american hustle. Russells 2008 political satire, nailed, endured a painstaking production process. Russell, american film director and screenwriter whose career spanned from quirky, offbeat early films to awardwinning ensemble pieces. Russell celebrity profile check out the latest david o. Alternating between ghastly and gorgeous, the rightsholders for nailed werent able to salvage a consistently appealing presentation out of what david o. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
David o russells lost film nailed should have stayed lost. The salvaged footage of david o russells adaptation of kristin gores novel about an idealistic aide working on healthcare reform is a real mess. David owen russell is an american film writer, director, and producer, known for a cinema of intense, tragicomedic characters whose love of life can surpass dark circumstances faced in very specific worlds. Accidental love the accidental romance series book 1 by mia ford 4.
Russells original social commentary, but the film wastes its potential on annoying slapstick set pieces. Hes sometimes notorious for losing his cool during production, particularly during the filming of three kings where he nearly got into a brawl with george clooney, and. David o russells lost film nailed should have stayed lost even before abandoning the troubled movie in 2008, american hustle director david o russell was notorious for onset. Russell movie coming out this weekend, the one without his name on it. Biel would play sammy joyce, a socially awkward smalltown receptionist who has a nail accidentally shot into her head by a clumsy workman, eliciting wild sexual urges. Accidental love is a 2015 american romantic comedy film directed by david o. Nonetheless, there are much worse movies out there given wide distribution, a fact that along with low expectations should somewhat cushion the. Theres a lot of drama surrounding this film production, which was mostly shot back in 2008 before production was shut down due to money issues. It was made but is now disowned in 2008 by oscarnominated director david o. Done right, films like these can be hilarious, but when theyre not, they come across as tineared and woefully fatiguing. Russell, accidental love tells the story of a small town waitress biel, who accidentally gets a nail lodged in her head as her boyfriend marsden attempts. Now dubbed accidental love, the satire will be released theatrically in february david o. With his last three movies, writerdirector david o.
Mar 20, 2015 accidental love appears to have hints of david o. American hustle director david o russell took his name off this goofy, goodhearted but chaotic political satire which he shot way back in 2008 between i hea. Lets ignore accidental love when discussing david o. Hes sometimes notorious for losing his cool during production, particularly during the filming of three kings where he nearly got into a brawl with george clooney, and i heart huckabees, where he got into screaming matches with lily tomlin videos of those ended up online.
Russell but credited to stephen greene after russell decided to. As everyone else will tell you and as foretold from its troubled production and untimely release, accidental love is a bad movie, something director david o. David o russells lost film nailed should have stayed lost even before abandoning the troubled movie in 2008, american hustle director david o. Russell is on the board of ghetto film school gfs, an organization that was founded in 2000 to educate american storytellers. Russells own version of the two russells theory this camp asserts that second russell is a more emotional and mature filmmaker than. After her fiance james marsden calls off their engagement, she falls into the arms of a supportive senator jake gyllenhaal. Jake gyllenhaal, jessica biel, james marsden, paul. Jan 07, 2015 accidental love official trailer 2015 jake gyllenhaal, jessica biel romantic comedy movie hd. Russells romcom, the life of a waitress jessica biel turns topsyturvy when an accident leaves a nail lodged in her head. The film we must now call accidental love now bears no credit for russell. Russell is attached to direct and cowrite the screenplay with al gores daughter, kristin gore. The legend of ron burgundy, the fighter, silver linings playbook, i heart huckabees. David livingstongetty images entertainmentgetty images.
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