MIKE NICHOLS

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BOOKS
New Richard Avedon Bio Provides Sex, Art, Beauty -- And His Affair With Mike Nichols
By Brendan Lemon, Contributor
Brendan Lemon is a journalist, editor, playwright, novelist, a...
'Something Personal' reveals that Avedon and Nichols were lovers for at least two stretches in their lives.
BOOKS
On the Books: The 'Doc' Is In
By Steven Suskin, Contributor
Drama critic
Of course, Simon was always one of the more modest people in the business. His work was so facile that it sometimes seemed
ENTERTAINMENT
Garry Shandling Needs a Proper Send-Off
By David Juskow, Contributor
Freelance writer and all around great guy
On March 24, 2016, Garry Shandling died suddenly of a heart attack. The day of his passing, not many television news feeds had mentioned anything substantial about this comic legend. Unfortunately, other world news had overshadowed the death of a true comic genius.
ENTERTAINMENT
CultureZohn: 'Everything Is Copy'
By Patricia Zohn, Contributor
Culture Columnist, CultureZohn,
Jacob Bernstein's HBO documentary about his mother, Nora Ephron, proves the inside-the-box life is not worth living, as it gives you little material to work with. Probably the most famous Ephron line is "I'll have what she's having." It also sums up how many of us feel about Ephron. I'll have what she's having: the ambition, the wit, the genre-crossing, the credits, the confidence, the recipes, the large and talented circle of friends.
ENTERTAINMENT
Missing Nora Ephron: Everything is Copy on HBO
By Regina Weinreich, Contributor
Author, 'Kerouac's Spontaneous Poetics'
The film's title, Everything is Copy, was a mantra she learned at her parents' knee. Screenwriters, they would wipe away
ENTERTAINMENT
Fond Memories About Mike Nichols From HBOs Documentary Becoming Mike Nichols.
By carolemallory, Contributor
memorist Loving Mailer, Picasso's Ghost
When I reflected upon my friendship with Mike Nichols as I watched the HBO special Becoming Mike Nichols, I was most moved by his comments about directing the final scene of The Graduate.
ENTERTAINMENT
Becoming Mike Nichols, an HBO Master Class in Theater, Film and TV
By Cynthia Dagnal Myron, Contributor
Award-winning former reporter for the Chicago Sun Times and Ar...
On February 22nd, HBO will air Becoming Mike Nichols, a conversation between actor/director/producer Mike Nichols and his friend and colleague Jack O' Brien, which was Recorded only four months before Nichols' death in 2014.
ENTERTAINMENT
Mike Nichols: Beloved American Master
By Regina Weinreich, Contributor
Author, 'Kerouac's Spontaneous Poetics'
When PBS announced their American Masters documentary on Mike Nichols, I was relieved. Like so many admirers of his work, I grieved when he died in November of 2014.
ENTERTAINMENT
Happy 60th Birthday, Whoopi Goldberg! Our Favorite Quotes From The Actress
By Jeryl Brunner , Contributor
Parade.com and Forbes.com columnist and author, ‘My City, My N...
On November 13th, Whoopi Goldberg turned 60. The actress, producer and The View co-host got her first Oscar nomination when she made her film debut in The Color Purple. And she's one of those rare people to have won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, Daytime Emmy, Grammy and a Tony.
CULTURE & ARTS
James Lecesne Shows His Absolute Brightness In His New Play The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey
By Jeryl Brunner , Contributor
Parade.com and Forbes.com columnist and author, ‘My City, My N...
Stepping onto the stage would be transforming for young James Lecesne as he hungered for more. "Theater saved my life," he explains.
ENTERTAINMENT
Final Tour? Chatting With Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil, Jim Ed Brown and Jim White, Plus a Con Brio Exclusive
By Mike Ragogna, Contributor
Trafficbeat Entertainment, Music Biz Vet
****************************** VN: I'm sorry to say I actually don't have anyone like that. I don't listen to a lot of music
NEW YORK
The 24th Annual New York Jewish Film Festival Returns
By Thane Rosenbaum, Contributor
Novelist, essayist, and law professor
Manhattan is an island awash in film festivals. If there are new movies with a thematic niche, chances are there's a film festival with a clever lineup of screenings -- and film junkies lining up outside -- somewhere the city.
POST 50
Quotes From Post 50 Celebrities We Lost in 2014
By Pat Gallagher, Contributor
Celebrity/Entertainment Journalist, www.twitter.com/@pat_galla...
Here we are at the end of another calendar year -- 2014. When December rolls around, we tend to reflect on who we've lost in our own personal lives as well as those bigger-than-life mortals we affectionately call: celebrities.
QUEER VOICES
Mike Nichols Saved Our Lives!
By Robert Levithan, Contributor
Psychotherapist, Writer and Expert on vital aging and living w...
Mike was a mensch. He was the wittiest man I ever broke bread with, and he was a quiet philanthropist who saved lives while he was influencing "the American century." He improved the quality of life of countless men and women, many of whom died, but many of whom, gratefully, live on.
COMEDY
Mike Nichols: A Penny for His Thoughts
By Mia Berman, Contributor
Mia Berman is a writer/performer with a humorous, satiric poin...
Nichols' blend of brutality, bite and poignancy was his brilliance, spilling over with insight -- on film, in comedy, on stage, on TV, in love, and in life.
ENTERTAINMENT
Mike Nichols, 1931-2014
By James Campion, Contributor
Editor and Chief - Reality Check News & information Desk
I realize I am merely using the passing of a great artist to gush about my favorite film, but The Graduate was more than that for me.
POLITICS
Sunday Roundup
By Arianna Huffington, Contributor
Founder, The Huffington Post; Founder and CEO, Thrive Global
This week, President Obama announced the temporary halt of deportations for an estimated 4.4 million undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents. It was a welcome, if belated, move for a president who, as of April, had deported 2 million people. One might think Republicans would welcome a policy that keeps families together and rewards hard work. But the move was met with the obligatory threats of shutdowns and impeachment. "In the days ahead, the people's House will rise to this challenge," thundered John Boehner. But, really, all they have to do is what President Obama suggested: simply "pass a bill." If only Congress were as hardworking as the families whose lives their ugly inaction has put into limbo. Meanwhile, we lost Mike Nichols, a man who embodied the American dream: an immigrant who came here to realize his talents and left America better than he found it. Now there's a challenge to rise to.
ENTERTAINMENT
Remembering Mike Nichols, His Insight and His Introduction to Jacqueline Kennedy at El Morocco
By carolemallory, Contributor
memorist Loving Mailer, Picasso's Ghost
In the early seventies I had the honor of dating Mike Nichols. In no way is my remembrance meant to take away from the love he had for the fascinating and the cherished Diane Sawyer who also has been kind to me, but I feel sharing a historic moment about him is important and, sadly so, newsworthy.
SAN FRANCISCO
Week to Week News Quiz for 11/21/14
By John Zipperer, Contributor
Vice president of media & editorial, The Commonwealth Club of ...
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Kristin Chenoweth Remembers Mike Nichols: 'Maybe In Heaven We'll Be Doing A Show'
By Emily Tess Katz
COMEDY
Classic Nichols And May Skits Show Where It All Began For The Legendary Director
By Joseph Erbentraut
All these years later, it’s still every bit as funny. There is also the classic “$65 funeral” skit, as performed here on
ENTERTAINMENT
Watch Meryl Streep, Robin Williams And Other Stars Pay Tribute To Mike Nichols
By Matthew Jacobs
Candice Bergen Julia Roberts Warren Beatty Calista Flockhart Having worked with the crème de la crème of Hollywood (and collected
ENTERTAINMENT
7 Iconic Mike Nichols Movie Scenes To Revisit
By E. Oliver Whitney
From start to finish, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" is a non-stop adrenaline injection of the powerful dynamic between
ENTERTAINMENT
The 3 Mike Nichols Movies You Can Watch On Netflix Right Now
By Christopher Rosen
MEDIA
Journalists Send Love To Diane Sawyer Following Death Of Husband Mike Nichols
By Catherine Taibi
When news of Nichols' death broke Thursday morning, journalists expressed their deep condolences for the veteran journalist's
ENTERTAINMENT
Rita Wilson Riffs on Taking Risks at Café Carlyle
By Regina Weinreich, Contributor
Author, 'Kerouac's Spontaneous Poetics'
Rita Wilson told a funny story about having worked with Bobby Short, resident star singer pianist at this special supper club back in the day. "It was a commercial," she laughed and sang a few notes from the Charlie ad, and we never really met. That was my brush with greatness."
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