The NFL Network scheduled an interview last Friday with Silver Linings Playbook stars Bradley Cooper and Chris Tucker, as The Weinstein Company pic centers on a Philadelphia Eagles-loving family with football as a central theme. But the league-owned network pulled the segment at the last minute, saying the film’s gambling content wasn’t a proper fit (co-star Robert De Niro as Cooper’s father runs a small bookie operation that takes bets on NFL games). Harvey Weinstein cried foul (using the “c” word — censorship) and tells Reuters TV (see the full interview, which includes talk about Seal Team Six, here) that he still thinks the NFL blew the call:
Harvey Weinstein Tackles NFL Network’s ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Snub: Video
By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday November 29, 2012 @ 1:47pm PSTTags: Harvey Weinstein, NFL Network, Silver Linings Playbook, The Weinstein Company
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Faux victimization out of the entertainment industry? Never.
He’s right though. Great sports movie with characters all sports fans and their families will recognize as their own independent of the great themes the film exhibits and explores. DeNiro, Jennifer Lawrence just great (when isn’t she?) – Bradley Cooper the best work he’s ever done; he even gets DeNiro’s cadences down. (Jacki Weaver also great.) Don’t forget to market it to the ladies though big guy. It’s a chick flick sports movie with a fresh twist and perspective. Women and young girls will love it. Genuine laughs throughout, me included, in a sold-out theater.