Mike Nichols RIP

RIP

... and he managed to get a great performance (the only one?) out of Elizabeth Taylor.

Here's an obituary and some more stuff with clips:

http://fridaynightboys300.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/mike-nichols-rip.html

 

Marsha must be devastated.

 

An actor's director, for sure. Brings out the best in them. Gonna miss this genius immensely.

 

On top of everything else he did, Nichols discovered and launched the career of the great Whoopi Goldberg. She was a NYC street performer and he wound up producing/directing her Broadway one-woman show for which she won a Tony Award...RIP, Mr. Nichols...

 

Absolutely loved who's afraid of Virginia Woolf. RIP

 

liked his work. R.I.P.

 

The Graduate is a great film. Means something different to me every time I see it.

 

I hope someone says that about me one day, well except the part about ABC.

 

Wow! I love his work and I hope I live to be 83. RIP Mr. Nichols!

 

I'm a fan of the comedy work he did with Elaine May, and of course his iconic films....Graduate, Virginia Woolfe, Carnal Knowledge, Silkwood. A pioneer. Rest in peace , Mike Nichols.

 

Any commentary tracks with him other than Virginia Woolf?

 

RIP. I always loved Nichols and May. This one is pretty dated, but anyone who remembers using a payphone should get a kick out of it.

 

His film Closer holds special memories for me, the first film I watched with my future wife.

 

In honor of the passing of Mike Nichols, I am reminded of the DVD commentary to "Catch-22", which is interesting and funny and informative and unique and what have you...Nichols and Soderbergh's joyous conversation makes my day.



The above clip is not with commentary but is more than compensated with Bob Newhart and Norman Fell.

I look forward, one day hopefully, to it's Blu-Ray release.

 

Loved the commentary on this. It's interesting that Nichols owns up to his perceived failures with the film, including the casting of Arkin (Nichols says he now thinks the film would have worked better with a "warmer" actor like Dustin Hoffman in the lead). And it would be great on Blu-ray, because even the DVD looks very nice

 

I loved Arkin in the lead This movie creeped me out when it first came out.

 

Alan Arkin is my favorite thing in Catch-22 I think for the warmer touch he was offset by all the other characters Art Garfunkel especially. I like the fact that Arlin was the only sharp guy there who realized how insane things were. If Dustin Hoffman had played the role he would've been reaching for pathos And more empathy frrom the audience through his suffering. everything that's going on is so horrible I don't want to get pulled in more emotionally into that movie. I love Arkin in catch 22. He makes it the comedy it is for me the maudlin parts later in the film Are just too much.

 

I think he would have appreciated it.

 

In a movie house. He had "Betrayal" on Broadway last fall. On stage this is the guy who directed the original Broadway cast of "The Odd Couple" and "Spamalot," as well as "Hurlyburly", "Death of a Salesman" and "Uncle Vanya."