method in madness

I <3 David O. Russell. Back when he was doing "Three Kings" there were rumours about him being a particularly insane director; but the methods speak for themselves. Now there's a little publicity war going on regarding a piece in the New York Times on what it was like to be on the set of "I <3 Huckabees" - I think he comes off as a wonderfully brilliant cad.

Despite all this, I heard from someone in the know that Jon Brion had a particularly wonderful time working on this film.

Mr. Law has decided to take a role offered by Christopher Nolan ("Memento"). At a Hollywood party, Mr. Russell, a lean, muscular 46-year-old with dark, lanky hair, runs into Mr. Nolan and — in full view of the party guests — puts him in a headlock. Wrapping his arm around Mr. Nolan's neck, Mr. Russell demands that his fellow director show artistic solidarity and give up his star in order to save "Huckabees."

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