Elizabeth and Monty opens not with a movie but with an incident. Arguably the most infamous incident of Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift’s relationship: Him lying on the ground in a pool of blood, her in a white satin cocktail dress fishing broken teeth from his throat. Continue reading ELIZABETH AND MONTY: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THEIR INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP
Mike Nichols was a rare one. He began in comedy, moved to the stage, and then made his way to Hollywood, where he forever changed the face of cinema. Sandwiched between the French New Wave and the New American Cinema, … Continue reading Mike Nichols: Five Unforgettable Films from a Master
A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don’t. —Mike Nichols To me writing and directing go hand in hand. You can’t separate the two responsibilities. Writing, from the very beginning of the idea, is like … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 6
I am never quite sure whether I am one of the cinema’s elder statesman or just the oldest whore on the beat. —Joseph L. Mankiewicz Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, February 11, 2013
Michael J. Cinema 