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Mike Nichols

  1. book excerpt
    Mike Nichols’s HeartburnAfter directing Nora Ephron’s divorce movie, his own breakup — and breakdown — turned out to be around the corner.
  2. hunter’s line readings
    This One Line From Closer Plays on a Loop in My HeadI wish I could say such a thing, so sexy, so faux clever! It sets all my synapses ablaze.
  3. Elaine May Will Direct the PBS ‘American Masters’ Documentary on Mike […]Get ready to revisit the work of comedy duo Nichols and May early next year. According to Entertainment Weekly, PBS announced today that the […]
  4. The Comedy Legends We Lost in 2014We lost several funny people of note in 2014, but the year was a real doozy for comedy legends in particular, including writer/directors, TV […]
  5. movies
    Working Girl Made Corporate Climbing Look GoodMike Nichols’s 1988 movie still resonates today — for better or worse.
  6. Remembering Mike Nichols the Performer As you no doubt already heard, yesterday marked the passing of a man the media has aptly named an “entertainment icon” by the name of Mike […]
  7. Direction and Misdirection: An Appreciation of Mike Nichols, 1931–2014“Two countries, three names, four wives, innumerable lives.”
  8. obit
    Frank Rich Remembers Mike NicholsLooking back on a career like few others.
  9. vulture lists
    8 Great Mike Nichols Movies (and 4 Wonderful Comedy Sketches)A career long and wide.
  10. the other woman
    RIP, Mike Nichols and His Dangerously Stylish Mrs. RobinsonA fashion icon for the ages.
  11. r.i.p.
    Film, Theater, and Comedy Legend Mike Nichols Dead at 83Director of The Graduate and EGOT winner.
  12. Bill Hader Cried When He Met Mike Nichols Here’s the latest episode of Conan’s web series Starstruck, in which famous people tell stories about times they met other famous people and […]
  13. theater
    Photos: Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig RehearsingThey will star in a Mike Nichols production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal.
  14. The Lost Roles of ‘The Graduate’ “Lost Roles” is a weekly column looking at “what might have been” in movie and TV comedy, exploring alternate casting possibilities that […]
  15. Watch Judd Apatow Ask Mike Nichols for Advice Judd Apatow sat down last month at the Museum of Moden Art for a public chat with beloved filmmaker Mike Nichols (The Graduate, The Birdcage), […]
  16. theater review
    Mike Nichols’s Staggering New Death of a Salesman Goes Back to the SourceStarring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield.
  17. psh
    Philip Seymour Hoffman to Do Salesman on BroadwayHe’ll reprise the role he played in high school.
  18. exclusive
    Gandolfini, Streep in Therapy With Seymour Hoffman?With Mike Nichols directing.
  19. the industry
    Industry, Bacon, Footloose, Patton OswaltPlus: Chris Rock takes on Kurosawa for his next remake.
  20. the industry
    Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, and Jonah Hill to Fight Crime, Each OtherPlus: Finally, a ‘White Chicks’ sequel.
  21. the industry
    Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau Are Going to Be So Sick of Each OtherPlus: Yep, they’re doing a new ‘Melrose Place.’
  22. gossipmonger
    Justin Long Rebounds With Kirsten DunstDrew Barrymore’s ex gets a new blonde, or at least some publicist says. Plus, ‘Maxim’ tries to reconcile with Sarah Jessica Parker, Jimmy Kimmel says something sincere about Sarah Silverman, and more breakups and makeups, in our daily gossip roundup.
  23. the take
    Will ‘The Country Girl’ Be a Hit or a Flop? Either Way, Michael Riedel’s CoveredRiedel, happily for the rest of us, is one of the few entertainment writers who just puts into print the stuff everyone is talking about.
  24. gossipmonger
    Eric Nederlander Just Can’t WinBroadway scion Eric Nederlander is divorcing his second wife just seven weeks after having a daughter with her. Theodora Richards is now vice-president of creative direction at some jeans company. Maxim gave Nas’s new album two and a half stars despite the fact that it’s not even done yet. (They did the same thing to the new Black Crowes record.) Grey’s Anatomy star Sara Ramirez flipped out at a midtown bar after a female fan chatted up her boyfriend. Lorne Michaels is in talks with a major Vegas casino to create a live SNL revue starring former popular cast members.
  25. kudos
    Oscar Futures: Does ‘Into the Wild’ Have a Shot?A handful of Screen Actors Guild Award nominations make Sean Penn’s film a player again.
  26. kudos
    Oscar Futures: Does ‘Into the Wild’ Have a Shot?A handful of Screen Actors Guild Award nominations make Sean Penn’s film a player again.
  27. gossipmonger
    ‘Gossip Girl’ Star Chace Crawford Apparently Not Worried About His TruckAt the memorial service for former movie critic Joel Siegel, ABC anchor Charles Gibson noted that the Jewish Siegel sent the best Christmas cards. Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford got cozy with a “rude and nasty” Carrie Underwood at Marquee and a party at Soho Grand (not “Chance” Crawford, as reported by “Page Six”). Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. dined at Gemma and drank at the Rose Bar in the Gramercy Park Hotel. Cindy Adams claims that members of John Edwards’s camp are “profoundly worried” about the recent allegations that Edwards strayed on his wife. David Lauren and Lauren Bush arrived via motorcycle to the Domino Bazaar Saturday.
  28. the industry
    Leonardo DiCaprio and Jake Gyllenhaal Chase the Same RolePlus industry news on Will Smith, Michael Mann, and Captain Kirk.
  29. the industry
    Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, Reunited and It Feels So GoodPlus industry news on Natalie Portman, Mike Nichols, and that racist bastard Tintin.
  30. vulture lists
    15 Most Dynamic Duos in Pop Culture HistoryWho are the best buddies of all time — in movies, literature, TV, and music?