Author: Joe Allen

Joe Russo, alongside his brother, Anthony, has made some of the most successful movies ever made. Now, he’s offering his theory as to why those blockbuster films don’t do better with awards bodies. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Russo explained that he thought Harvey Weinstein is part of the reason blockbusters are now overlooked at the Oscars. “He vilified mainstream movies to champion the art films he pushed for Oscar campaigns,” Russo said. “Popular films were winning Oscars before the mid ’90s, then Weinstein started mudslinging campaigns…It affected how audiences view the Oscars, because they’ve not seen most of…