Mike Nichols
  • Morgan Freeman honored with AFI Life Achievement Award

    ...acting in the movies." Last year's winner was Mike Nichols. The AFI ceremony will air as a special on TV Land...it Hollywood's A-List turns out to celebrate Mike Nichols at annual AFI tribute 'RED' premiere: Willis......

  • Don't count on that Cher musical just yet

    ... -- Matt Donnelly Twitter.com/MattDonnelly Photo: Cher at the American Film Institute's tribute to Mike Nichols on June 11, 2010. Credit: Getty Images Get more music headlines from the Ministry of Gossip....

  • Many movies travel 'Rocky' road by including iconic songs

    ...1967, AFI No. 6): Paul Simon originally titled this "Mrs. Roosevelt" (as in Eleanor) when director Mike Nichols heard it and thought it would be perfect for his movie ... just with a name alteration to "Mrs. Robinson" to......

  • 'Faces of America'

    ...arrested for trying to get into his own house - helps a number of familiar faces, from Meryl Streep and director Mike Nichols to Eva Longoria and figure-skating icon Kristi Yamaguchi , trace their genealogies in this documentary......

  • 'My Dad' Bumps 'Baby Borrowers' at NBC

    ...and executive produces with Mark Burnett ( "Survivor" ), Howard T. Owens ("American Gladiators") and Mike Nichols (" Victoria Beckham : Coming to America"). Burnett is also behind "Amne$ia," a game show ......

  • 'War' Backers Lack Will to Succeed

    ...Crile, who profiled the congressman on "60 Minutes," but it was a while back now, and by the time I saw director Mike Nichols ' film version, taken from Aaron Sorkin's script, I had little memory of specific episodes and juicy interludes......

  • Clay Aiken's Heading to Broadway

    ...glorious voice. Turns out he is an excellent comic actor and a master of character," original "Spamalot" director Mike Nichols said in a release. "People will be surprised by his wide ranging talent, since the first impression is of great......

  • George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio May Head 'North'

    ...version of "Farragut North" (the title refers to a Washington, D.C. Metro stop) will be directed by Mike Nichols . There's some question as to when either busy actor would be able to get around to making this movie. Clooney......

  • Julia Roberts Honored by Cinematheque

    ...the parents of twins Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter, 2. Roberts next stars opposite Tom Hanks in Mike Nichols ' " Charlie Wilson's War ," scheduled for release on Christmas Day....

  • Julia Roberts Welcomes Baby Boy

    ...Rain." Roberts won a best actress Oscar for "Erin Brockavich." She next stars opposite Tom Hanks in Mike Nichols ' " Charlie Wilson's War ," scheduled for release on Christmas Day....

  • Roberts Pregnant Again

    ...Three Days of Rain." Roberts won a best actress Oscar for "Erin Brockavich." She's been shooting the Mike Nichols film "Charlie Wilson's War" and plans to produce and star in "The Friday Night Knitting Club," based......

  • Adams Goes to 'War' With Hanks

    ...drama set to star Tom Hanks . The Universal project was written by Aaron Sorkin and will be directed by Mike Nichols . It focuses on Texas congressman Charlie Wilson (Hanks), a liberal lawmaker who worked the system......

  • 'Rumor Has It ...'

    ...It is not. It wants to be a kind of sister picture to it -- a companion piece that reflects the plotline of Mike Nichols ' seminal 1967 film through a contemporary sensibility that incorporates the impact of the original film on two generations......