Fun Fridays – Director’s Favourite Films – David O Russell (and extra more)

Hello Film Doctor friends.

We have officially arrived at the penultimate Fun Friday post for this year.

American Hustle  is ‘hitting town’ today and the Film Doctor team turns to its Director David O. Russell (I Heart Huckabees, The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook) and his list of personal favourites:

• • Blue Velvet (1986, dir. David Lynch)
  • Chinatown (1974, dir. Roman Polanski)
  • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972, dir. Luis Bunel)
  • The Godfather (1972, dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
  • Goodfellas (1990, dir. Martin Scorsese)
  • It’s a Wonderful Life  (1946, dir. Frank Capra)
  • Pulp Fiction (1994, dir. Quentin Tarantino)
  • Raging Bull (1980, dir. Martin Scorsese)
  • Vertigo (1958, dir.Alfred Hitchcock) 
  • Young Frankenstein (1974, dir. Mel Brooks)

..and with the legendary “Anchorman”  returning to the screens (“Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” opened in the UK theaters on 18th Dec 2013) we add a sprinkle of Director Adam McKay–inspired cinematic picks:

• In The Loop (2009, dir. )
• Airplane! (1980, dir. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker)
• W.C. Fields ‘ films
• Albert Brooks‘ films