Life Isn't Everything: Mike Nichols, as Remembered by 150 of His Closest Friends.
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it was ok
There is a giant hole in the middle of this book. Three guesses, and the first two don't count. It is believable that Nichols had 150 close friends, but not that you would attempt to remember him without getting Elaine May on record. It is difficult to understand his comic sensibility without her take on it, and as far as what made him such a good director, well, that remains a mystery. The reminiscences of actors are uniformly laudatory, and while I am impressed that Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson thought Nichols was a terrific director, that aspect of his talent --- perhaps his main talent --- remains a mystery to me. It probably didn't hurt to get terrific scripts like The Graduate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Angels in America, but Nichols made his share of stinkers as well. Wolf, anyone? Still, it was an entertaining read. Like being at an A-list cocktail party.
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