Nora Ephron

Four Must-See Christmas Movies of the 1940s

Kathryn McGarr | Posted 12.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Cary Grant, Moss Hart, You've Got Mail, The Shop Around the Corner, Christmas in Connecticut, George S. Kaufman, Nora Ephron, It's a Wonderful Life, The Man Hwo Came to Dinner, White Christmas, Jimmy Stewart, The Bishop's Wife, Christmas Movies, Entertainment News
Kathryn McGarr

The Bishop's Wife is the best Christmas movie ever made because it's the only one with Cary Grant. As a dapper angel at Christmastime, Grant does that marvelous, unattainable Edward Cullen thing, except not as a vampire.

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An Open Letter From One of Your 51 Percent

Ashley Van Buren | Posted 12.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Judd Apatow, Kathryn Bigelow, 51 Percent, Cathy Konrad, Nora Ephron, Michael Mann, When Harry Met Sally, Film, The Sweetest Thing, The Hangover, Movies, Silence of the Lambs, Nancy Pimental, Michael Cunningham, Meryl Streep, The Hours, Jezebel.com, New York Times, Manohla Dargis, Thelma and Louise, Rob Reiner, Entertainment News
Ashley Van Buren

I am one of your 51 percent. And, I am also your colleague. I want to see a reflection of myself on a screen just as much as I want to see my name in the credits.

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Golden Globe Nominations: Reactions From Women Film Writers and Critics

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 12.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: " Nancy Meyers, Bright Star, Jane Campion, Nora Ephron, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Entertainment News
Melissa Silverstein

After the Golden Globe nominations, I reached out to several women who write and think about films to get their sense of the stories that came out of the nominations.

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When Julia Became Julie, Content Lost Its Throne

David Sirota | Posted 12.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Julie and Julia, Nora Ephron, Media News
David Sirota

Publishers didn't call Julie Powell because her blog was so well written or the Internet equivalent of Child's genuine masterpiece, but because the New York Times - by journalistic fiat - had said Julie Powell is now famous and now has a platform.

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"Cleaving: A Story Of Marriage, Meat And Obsession": Julie Powell, 'Julie & Julia' Author, Returns With Meaty Second Book

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Eating Animals, Nora Ephron, Mastering the Art of French Kitchen, Cleaving, Julia Child, Julie Powell, Julie and Julia, Jonathan Safran Foer, Books News

NEW YORK — Julie Powell's new book is not for the squeamish, in more ways than one. It opens with her in the back of a butcher shop, flecked wi...

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Neiman Marcus Goes Budget

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 11.23.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Neiman Marcus, Victoria's Secret, Paul Allen, P. Diddy, Louis Vuitton, Maker's Mark, Goldman Sachs, George Stephanopoulos, Caribbean, Nora Ephron, St. Barts, Bernard Madoff, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Motel Six, Comedy News
Meredith C. Carroll

The extravagant offerings in Neiman Marcus' 83rd annual catalog do not disappoint. Restrictions and exclusions apply to Goldman Sachs employees and anyone named Madoff.

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Getting to know Mary Birdsong and Life in "Ephronia"

Jon Chattman | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Delia Ephron, Women, Jane Lynch, Even Ensler, Broadway, Tv, Musical, Loss-and-What-I-Wore, Nora Ephron, Monologues, Actress, Mary Birdsong, Ephron, Wore, Glee, Cottonhead, Love, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

The actress Mary Birdsong has extensive credits in television, film, and the stage, and is currently appearing in the Ephron sisters' latest work, Love, Loss and What I Wore.

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Women-Made Films Mostly Ignored by the National Film Registry. Why?

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Oscars, Jessie Maple, Penny Marshall, Sex, Women’s Cinema, Diane Tucker, New Sensations in Sound, Video, Growing Up Female, Guerrilla Girls, Julia Reichert, Nora Ephron, Cristina Cassidy, Where Are Women Directors, Seven Beauties, Women in the Director’s Chair, Jane Campion, Sleepless in Seattle, Warner Bros, Frances Marion, Melissa McEwan, Lost in Translation, Writer’s Strike, Award Season, Mary Ellen Bute, Tom Hanks, Chick Flicks, National Film Registry, Women In  Film and Video, The Piano, Screenplays by Women, Women Film Directors, Women Make Movies, The Big House, Genre Films, Lena Wertmuller, You’ve Got Mail, Debra Zimmerman, Sofia Coppola, Shakesville, Inside DC, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Lists, Entertainment News
Diane Tucker

The situation for women who want to make movies is grim. Despite the fact that film schools graduate as many women as men, just 4% of Hollywood directors are women.

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Rob Fishman

New York Public Library Celebrates Library Lions

HuffingtonPost.com | Rob Fishman | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Sebastian Stan, Literary Lions, Leighton Meester, New York Public Library, Nora Ephron, Public Library, Library Lions, Annie Proulx, Billy Crudup, Nypl, Gay Talese, Nan Talese, Young Lions, Zoe Kazan, Michael Bloombeg, Slideshow, New York News

Last night, the New York Public Library held its annual Library Lions dinner, followed by the Young Lions benefit party. This year, in a break from t...

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What is Work? Gail Collins: When Everything Changed

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

Read More: History, Women's Rights, Ella Baker, Nora Ephron, Civil Rights, Women's History, Little Brown, Ann Richards, American Women, Feminism, Madeline Kunin, When Everything Changed, Gail Collins, Sncc, New Books, Gail Collins New York Times, Gail Collins When Everything Changed, New York Times, Books, Author Interview, Books News
Sharon Glassman

The women in When Everything Changed are gutsy, goal-setting, game-changing, God-chatting, family-loving individuals who share a belief in Change - and an enduring, if irrational love of sexy shoes.

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Bright-Sided: Smart Analysis Or Missing Something?

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Positive Thinking, Bright-Sided, Positivity, Books, Nora Ephron, The Secret, Power of Positive Thinking, Optimism, Book Reviews, New Books, Bright-Sided Book Review, Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed, Poll, Bestsellers, Books News

Barbara Ehrenreich's new book, Bright-Sided, has been the source of a great book review debate recently. Following eye-opening accounts such as Nickel...

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A Julia Child for the 21st Century: Meet Lorna Sass

Kerry Trueman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Julia Child, Vegetarian, Lorna Sass, Pressure Cooker, Vegan, Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron, Julie and Julia, Green News
Kerry Trueman

Meet Lorna Sass, one of America's foremost experts on pressure cookers and whole grains. Think of her as the Ed Begley Jr. of the cookbook world -- a pioneer in the art of low-carbon cooking.

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Julie & Julia: Who's Cooking Now?

Laura Baudo Sillerman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Laura Baudo Sillerman, Films, Nora Ephron, Meryl Streep, Marriage, Cooking, Sex at Midlife, Movie, The Art of French Cooking, Julie Powell, Julie and Julia, Movies, Living News
Laura Baudo Sillerman

This is a note about what happens when a director in her sixties writes and directs a movie, about a young woman questing after the life once led by an older woman.

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Julie & Julia: When the World Writes You Back

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 09.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Blogs, Comments, New Orleans, Publishing, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Julia Child, ReDefine 8/29, Julie & Julia, Julie Powell, Movie, Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron, Food, Amy Adams, Eating Matters, Politics of Food, Cooking, Writing, Julie and Julia, Feminism, Food Politics, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

No matter what twists we see in Publishing 2.0, a love story running through Julie & Julia is that sometimes, after the solitary act of writing, the world writes you back.

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Movie Review: Julie & Julia

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Julia Child, Amy Adams, Julie & Julia Movie Review, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron, Julie Powell, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Julie & Julia is half a good movie. It attempts to meld two books instead of focusing on one of them

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She's Gotta Cook It: Julie & Julia Gets Rich

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 09.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Douglas Adams, The Hours, Stanley Tucci, Talking Heads, Alex Prud'homme, Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron, My Life in France, Julia Child, Scott Rudin, Amy Adams, Bruschetta, Julie & Julia, Doubt, Julie Powell, Cooking Recipes, Cooking, Cooking Tips, Entertainment News
Gregory Weinkauf

if you like food, friendship, romance, sex, comedy, Paris or New York, you'll probably love Julie & Julia.

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In 'Julie And Julia,' Ephron Writes Marriages That Work

nytimes.com | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 09.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Film, Julie and Julia, Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron, Entertainment News

NORA EPHRON is nothing if not direct. Just try to tiptoe around asking this question: Could she have written and directed a movie like "Julie & Julia,...

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Today In HuffPost New York

Dan Collins | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York

Read More: State Senate, Besty Carter, Nora Ephron, Chuck Schume, Joel Klein, Sheryl Mccarthy, Governor David Paterson, Alfred Gingold, New York, Peter Mehlman, Lenore Skenazy, Charles Schumer, Clara Hemphill, Frank Serpico, Huffington Post, Huffington Post New York, Ellis Henican, Ron Kuby, New York News
Dan Collins

Once again today all eyes will turn to Albany and we'll be bringing you every new, exciting moment of dysfunction. And please, check out our bloggers

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Depictions of Julie & Julia Years Apart Show Their Differences

Danny Groner | Posted 07.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Culinary, Ambition, Books, Quarterlife Crisis, Culinary School, Movies, Blogs, Dreams, Amanda Hesser, Nora Ephron, Cooking, Meryl Streep, Julie/Julia Project, Julia Child, Amy Adams, Julie & Julia, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julie Powell, Entertainment News
Danny Groner

After seeing Julie & Julia I decided to read what was written about Julie Powell back when she was still actively engaged in her project.

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Nichols Looks Back at the Birth of "The Graduate," Redford's Screen Test for it

Jane Levere | Posted 07.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Buck Henry, Mike Nichols, Elaine May, Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron, Robert Redford, The Graduate, Moma, Dustin Hoffman, Vietnam, New York-New York, Entertainment News
Jane Levere

Baby boomers aren't the only ones who wax nostalgic about The Graduate -- Mike Nichols and Buck Henry did it too at a MOMA retrospective of Nichols' career.

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What Happened to My Waistline?

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 06.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Menopause and Dieting, Aging, Metabolism, Diet, Women's Health, Nora Ephron, Menopause, Living News
Dr. Jon LaPook

As menopause approaches, hormonal changes alter a woman's appearance. I talked with two gynecologists who explained increased belly fat and give advice on how to recover a trim waistline.

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Stop the Music

Nora Ephron | Posted 05.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Susan Boyle Singing, Susan Boyle, Tina Brown, Nora Ephron, I Dream to Dream, Nora Ephron Susan Boyle, Les Miserables, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Entertainment News
Nora Ephron

The worst thing about Susan Boyle -- and there are several, but I'm going to deal with only one -- is that she sings that horrible song.

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Why I Love Twitter (Right Now) More than Facebook

Tamar Chansky | Posted 05.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Cognitive Dissonance, Google, Tim Armstrong, Tinyurls, Commercials, Aol, Twitter, Nora Ephron, Self-Improvement, Wrinkles, Facebook, Tweets, Media News
Tamar Chansky

The same cyber detectives who have spied on me on facebook will no doubt be deployed to the new Twitter. It'll become a writ-small version of the invasive infomercials that plague late night television.

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My New Play: Like the Vagina Monologues but Without the Vaginas

Nora Ephron | Posted 03.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Theatre, Loss and What I Wore, Plays, Love, Nora Ephron, Nora Ephron Play, Samantha Bee, Entertainment News
Nora Ephron

Love, Loss and What I Wore is a series of pieces performed by five wonderful actresses, all about clothes we've loved and the memories they trigger. And our mothers, our mothers, our mothers.

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Thinking About Bill

Nora Ephron | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palin Sarkozy, Bill Kristol, Nora Ephron, Bill Kristol Palin, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Nora Ephron

There are rumors that the New York Times is not going to renew Bill Kristol's contract. I just pray they're not true.

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