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Tag Archives: mike nichols
Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Aaron Sorkin (Based on the book “Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History” by George Crile) Mike Nichols’s final film. OK but really saved by Hoffman’s supporting performance. Miss him … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Drama, War
Tagged 2007, aaron sorkin, adaptation, afghanistan, amy adams, antonia van drimmelen, arms dealer, biography, bombs, charlie wilson, charlie wilson's war, cia, cocaine, comedy, congress, congressman, drama, drugs, emily blunt, gary goetzman, guns, history, james newton howard, john bloom, john slattery, julia roberts, las vegas, middle east, mike nichols, military, money, ned beatty, nevada, philip seymour hoffman, politician, politics, rebels, rizwan manji, russia, soviet union, stephen goldblatt, texas, tom hanks, true story, war, weapons
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Closer (2004)
Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Patrick Marber (Based on the play by Patrick Barber)
Posted in Drama
Tagged 2004, adaptation, affair, antonia van drimmelen, author, car accident, cary brokaw, chat room, clive owen, closer, dancer, divorce, doctor, drama, england, europe, internet, john bloom, john calley, jude law, julia roberts, london, love, marriage, married, mike nichols, natalie portman, online, patrick marber, photographer, photography, sex, stephen goldblatt, stripper, writer
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What Planet Are You From? (2000)
Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Garry Shandling & Michael Leeson and Ed Solomon and Peter Tolan (Story by Garry Shandling & Michael Leeson) Working my way through Mike Nichols’s filmography. This is definitely a low point.
Posted in Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Tagged 2000, aa, airplane, alcoholics anonymous, alien, annette bening, baby, ben kingsley, bernie brillstein, brad grey, camryn manheim, caroline aaron, carter burwell, child, comedy, danny zorn, earth, ed solomon, f.a.a., garry shandling, greg kinnear, harmony smith, j.c. mackenzie, jane lynch, janeane garofalo, john goodman, judy greer, linda fiorentino, love, marriage, married, michael ballhaus, michael leeson, mike nichols, neil machlis, nora dunn, octavia spencer, penis, peter tolan, pregnancy, pregnant, richard jenkins, Richard marks, romance, romantic comedy, sarah silverman, sci-fi, science fiction, sex, space, wedding, what planet are you from, What Planet Are You From?, willie garson
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Primary Colors (1998)
Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Elaine May (Based on the novel “Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics” by Joe Klein as Anonymous)
Posted in Comedy, Drama
Tagged 1998, adaptation, adrian lester, affair, allison janney, anonymous, arthur schmidt, bill maher, billy bob thornton, campaign, charlie rose, comedy, dianne ladd, drama, elaine may, election, emma thompson, geraldo rivera, governor, james earl jones, joe klein, john travolta, kathy bates, larry hagman, larry king, maura tierney, michael ballhaus, mike nichols, mykelti williamson, paul guilfoyle, political campaign, politician, politics, president, primary colors, rob reiner, ry cooder, scandal, sex, tony shalhoub
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Gilda Live (1980)
Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Anne Beatts & Lorne Michaels & Marilyn Suzanne Miller & Don Novello & Michael O’Donoghue & Gilda Radner & Paul Shaffer & Rosie Shuster & Alan Zweibel
Posted in Comedy, Documentary
Tagged 1980, alan zweibel, anne beatts, broadway, cheryl hardwick, comedian, comedy, documentary, ellen hovde, father guido sarducci, gilda live, gilda radner, howard shore, lorne michaels, lynzee klingman, marilyn suzanne miller, marvin hamlisch, michael o'donoghue, mike nichols, muffin meyer, paul shaffer, performance, ron delsener, rosie shuster, saturday night live, snl, stasge, ted churchill, theater, theatre, variety show
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Wolf (1994)
Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick
Posted in Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Tagged 1994, allison janney, career, christopher plummer, cop, david hyde pierce, david schwimmer, detective, douglas wick, drama, editor, eileen atkins, elaine may, ennio morricone, full moon, giuseppe rotunno, horror, investigation, jack nicholson, james spader, jim harrison, jon, kate nelligan, manhattan, michelle pfeiffer, mike nichols, moon, murder, new york, new york city, nyc, om puri, police, publisher, richard jenkins, rival, rivalry, romance, sam o'steen, thriller, werewolf, wesley strick, wolf, wolves
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Regarding Henry (1991)
Director: Mike Nichols Writer: J.J. Abrams (as Jeffrey Abrams)
Posted in Drama
Tagged 1991, annette bening, bill nunn, brain, brain damage, bruce altman, donald moffat, drama, family, giuseppe rotunno, hans zimmer, harrison ford, hospital, injury, j.j. abrams, james rebhorn, jeffrey abrams, john leguizamo, lawyer, mike nichols, new york, new york city, nyc, office, physical therapy, rebecca miller, regarding henry, rehab, sam o'steen, scott rudin, shot, therapist, therapy, work, wound
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Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Carrie Fisher (Based on the novel by Carrie Fisher)
Posted in Comedy, Drama
Tagged 1990, acting, actor, actress, adaptation, addict, addiction, annette bening, carly simon, carrie fisher, cch pounder, celebrity, comedy, conrad bain, daughter, dennis quaid, detox, drama, drug addict, drugs, fame, famous, gene hackman, george wallace, hollywood, john calley, mary wickes, meryl streep, michael ballhaus, mike nichols, mom, mother, oliver platt, overdose, postcards from the edge, rehab, richard dreyfuss, rob reiner, sam o'steen, shirley maclaine, steven brill, ted raimi
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Working Girl (1988)
Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Kevin Wade
Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagged 1988, affair, alec baldwin, assistant, boss, business, comedy, deal, douglas wick, drama, executive, harrison ford, joan cusack, kevin spacey, kevin wade, lovce, manhattan, melanie griffith, michael ballhaus, mike nichols, money, new york, new york city, nora dunn, nyc, oliver platt, olympia dukakis, philip bosco, ricki lake, romance, sam o'steen, secretary, sigourney weaver, working girl, zach grenier
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