With American Sniper in the cinemas at the moment, it got me thinking about other films that start with the word ‘American’. Here are my top five.
Tag: Amy Adams
An ode to redheads
“All the action adventure girls have red hair,” he said. “Whenever it is an independent girl, not a sidekick person, when she has her own mind or does as good as the guys, she has red hair.” ― Marion Roach, Roots of Desire: The Myth, Meaning and Sexual Power of Red Hair Ah… the elusive… Continue reading An ode to redheads
American Hustle: another stone cold zinger from David O. Russell?
Big hair, big actors, big performances and small dresses. That’s what you get from this latest offering by writer-director David O. Russell – the man behind award winning films, Silver Linings Playbook and The Fighter. Set in the ’70s and loosely following the FBI Abscam operation, we start with our main character, conman Irving Rosenfeld… Continue reading American Hustle: another stone cold zinger from David O. Russell?