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‘Hustlers’ writer-director Lorene Scafaria had to do her own dancing to get the film made
5 years ago

‘Hustlers’ writer-director Lorene Scafaria had to do her own dancing to get the film made

LA Times  

“Hustlers” fell apart, for the first time, the day before my 40th birthday. I was sent Jessica Pressler’s brilliant New York Magazine piece, “The Hustlers at Scores,” in the summer of 2016. Movies ‘Hustlers’ director on what Oscars could mean for sex workers At GQ’s Men of the Year party, “Hustlers” director Lorene Scafaria gushed over cover star Jennifer Lopez …

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Jennifer Lopez looks radiant for Q&A screening of Hustlers hosted by Will Farrell in NYC
5 years, 1 month ago

Jennifer Lopez looks radiant for Q&A screening of Hustlers hosted by Will Farrell in NYC

Daily Mail  

With a steady stream of Oscar buzz surrounding her latest film Hustlers, Jennifer Lopez is back in New York for another promotional push for the crime drama film. Leading ladies: Jennifer Lopez suits up as she braves the rain for star-studded Hustlers screening with Constance Wu in New York on Sunday Ladies night: Lopez posed for photographers with Producer Jessica …

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Women at the poles: Rashid Irani reviews Hustlers
5 years, 3 months ago

Women at the poles: Rashid Irani reviews Hustlers

Hindustan Times  

HUSTLERS Direction: Lorena Scafaria Actors: Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu In her most magnetic performance since Out of Sight, Jennifer Lopez portrays the ringleader of a group of pole dancers who fleece Wall Street high rollers of their ill-gotten wealth in this rollercoaster romp. Inspired by a New York magazine article, the true-life tale of strip club employees impacted by the …

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It’s an epic mix of crime drama & stripper movie: \'Hustlers\' director Lorene Scafaria
5 years, 3 months ago

It’s an epic mix of crime drama & stripper movie: \'Hustlers\' director Lorene Scafaria

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: One of most awaited movies of the season, writer-director Lorene Scafaria’s Hustlers, is a comedy-drama that follows a crew of savvy strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. It’s an epic mix of crime drama, stripper movie, and an exploration of the economic upheaval that upended the lives of so many, …

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Inside Jennifer Lopez’s Impressive Pole-Dancing Tutorial In ‘Hustlers’
5 years, 3 months ago

Inside Jennifer Lopez’s Impressive Pole-Dancing Tutorial In ‘Hustlers’

Huff Post  

Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez in "Hustlers." STXfilms There’s no one best scene in “Hustlers.” Can you really say that Usher’s strip-club strut tops Jennifer Lopez dancing to Fiona Apple’s “Criminal”? STXfilms Johanna Sapakie, a choreographer who has a decade of aerial experience in Cirque du Soleil, gave Lopez a “crash course” in “all things pole” to perfect the “Criminal” …

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Hustlers review: A lean, fierce take on female empowerment in a corrupted world
5 years, 3 months ago

Hustlers review: A lean, fierce take on female empowerment in a corrupted world

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. 15 cert, 109 mins “This whole country’s a strip club,” says …

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Hustlers early reactions: Jennifer Lopez gives 'career-best performance' in 'a welcome twist on the crime thriller genre'
5 years, 4 months ago

Hustlers early reactions: Jennifer Lopez gives 'career-best performance' in 'a welcome twist on the crime thriller genre'

Firstpost  

The Jennifer Lopez-fronted Hustlers premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2019 on 7 September. Based on Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine article titled ‘ The Hustlers at Scores', the film follows a group of former strip club employees who band together to scam their Wall Street clients. It can be intimidating for sure, but there’s also a genuine camaraderie between …

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Jennifer Lopez on ‘Hustlers’ Oscar buzz and that showstopping pole dance
5 years, 4 months ago

Jennifer Lopez on ‘Hustlers’ Oscar buzz and that showstopping pole dance

LA Times  

Critics are raving over Jennifer Lopez’s turn as the savvy ex-stripper at the center of a scam ring in “Hustlers,” a performance that launched her into the awards race overnight following Saturday’s Toronto International Film Festival premiere. I’ve done so many movies and I’ve done so many roles that I’ve learned to not do them for anything except that I …

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Review: Jennifer Lopez is a star reborn in ‘Hustlers,’ a smart, bracing tale of strippers turned grifters
5 years, 4 months ago

Review: Jennifer Lopez is a star reborn in ‘Hustlers,’ a smart, bracing tale of strippers turned grifters

LA Times  

The movies have rarely done right by Jennifer Lopez, but the brashly entertaining “Hustlers” isn’t just the exception that proves the rule; it reconfigures her cinematic image with such brazen intelligence and purpose that it seems determined to make up for lost time. You might recognize the song in the background as Fiona Apple’s “Criminal,” whose opening lyrics cheekily sum …

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How Lorene Scafaria’s ‘Hustlers’ turned a tabloid stripper drama into an ode to female empowerment
5 years, 4 months ago

How Lorene Scafaria’s ‘Hustlers’ turned a tabloid stripper drama into an ode to female empowerment

LA Times  

To quote a timeless Janet Jackson jam, as “Hustlers” does in its opening seconds, this true crime stripper drama is a story about control. Producer Adam McKay, whose company Gloria Sanchez Productions developed the project, she said, was supportive of her bid: “He said, ‘I hope Scorsese passes.’” Scafaria eventually won the job and helped convince execs it was a …

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