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BATTLE STATES.(aims of the movies)
Movie disasters (not to be confused with disaster movies) come in many styles. There are the leaden, twelve-footed monsters ("Pearl Harbor," "King Arthur"), the relentless whirligigs ("Men in Black II," the remake of "Planet of the Apes"), the attempts to wash the audience's brains out with pedagogic soap (the collected work of Lars von Trier). And then there's the special case of the film that goes so far into obsession that moviegoers are left staring at the screen in veneration or disbelief. David O. Russell's "I ♥ Huckabees" is definitely one of the latter. It's a comedy of the manic school, in which the characters, skittering along the edges of the frame, ...
- Guess What, I [Heart] I [Heart] Huckabees, David O. Russell's 'Out There'...
- Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY) October 18, 2004 700+ words
...Andrew Sarris David O. Russell's I [Heart] Huckabees, from a screenplay by Mr. Russell and Jeff Baena, displayed...course of the film. Mr. Russell, I deduced later, had...players could devise. Huckabees then emerges in helter...
- What the Huckabees?! David O. Russell's new movie is a strange, frenetic,...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Ansen, David October 4, 2004 700+ words
...recognizable styles, David O. Russell ("Flirting With Disaster...kind "I [Heart] Huckabees," a whacked-out...the giant chain store Huckabees, whose spokesmodel...not the point here. Russell's movie (which he...The trouble is, "Huckabees" doesn't build...
- 'Huckabees' loses redemption fight; Russell's disaster a farce.(SHOW)(MOVIES)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times October 8, 2004 700+ words
...WASHINGTON TIMES "Iu Huckabees," a woefully freakish...farce from David O. Russell, demonstrates that...talking about." Mr. Russell's comic imagination...dead end. "I u Huckabees" is as wrongheaded...STAR TITLE: "I u Huckabees" RATING: R (Frequent...Directed by David O. Russell. ...
- 'Huckabees' is hard to love; David O. Russell's film has big stars but lacks...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor October 1, 2004 700+ words
...with "I [heart] Huckabees." It's a smart...because David O. Russell hasn't yet developed...and more than Mr. Russell is prepared to mold...rewarding movie. Maybe Russell put such hard work into "I [heart] Huckabees" that it became...
- Hearts & minds: a screwball comedy about philosophical crisis, I [love]...
- Magazine article from: Film Comment Smith, Gavin September 1, 2004 700+ words
...provides the basis of Russell's extraordinary...heartfelt I [heart] Huckabees. But this time there is no one-word answer. Russell's protagonist is Albert...conceit, I [heart] Huckabees may sound a bit silly...Malkovich. Indeed, Russell's film, like Three...
- `I (Heart) Huckabees'.
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) October 7, 2004 700+ words
...the way that Huckabees, a chain store...satirist David O. Russell ("Flirting...postulating Russell's Law, that...as he pickets Huckabees to preserve...I (HEART) HUCKABEES 2 stars Produced by David O. Russell, Gregory Goodman...
- When philosophy's a star; 'Huckabees' director seeks absurd.(SHOW)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times October 8, 2004 700+ words
...Schwartzman of the "Huckabees'" script during...along with Mr. Russell to promote the film...their bond. Mr. Russell's hair is just...surely helped "Huckabees," given subsequent...CAPTION(S): "I u Huckabees" considers reality...director David O. Russell. [NO CREDIT]
- Audiences Heart Huckabees! ``I HEART HUCKABEES'' Shatters Records; Film Has...
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 5, 2004 700+ words
...acute accent]I HEART HUCKABEES was directed and co-written by David O. Russell, whose first film...corporate ladder at Huckabees, a popular chain of...girlfriend, the voice of Huckabees, Dawn Campbell (Naomi...the film are David O. Russell, Gregory Goodman...
