Becoming Mike Nichols

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Becoming Mike Nichols

2016

1h 12m

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Award-winning filmmaker Mike Nichols discusses his life and career with stage director Jack O'Brien.

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Joanne Ostrow

Denver Post

It's not meant to be a complete catalog or chronology. It's a beautiful interview piece with archival photographs and clips that will inform any viewer's appreciation of the performing arts.

Feb 23, 2016

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David Wiegand

San Francisco Chronicle

Every time [director Elaine] May cuts away from Mike Nichols talking, you're impatient for her to get back to him.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 22, 2016

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Matthew Gilbert

Boston Globe

Becoming Mike Nichols will make you want to go back and rewatch Stevens's gorgeous and definitely American film, but only after you've paid a nice, long visit to Nichols's greatest hits.

Feb 22, 2016

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Glenn Dunks

The Film Experience

However, the film feels only half-baked ...[and] ultimately feels like a part one on a much larger work with sequels that never came to pass.

Rated: B-

Mar 30, 2016

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A short but sweet documentary on Mike Nichols.

Rated: B

Feb 28, 2016

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John Fink

The Film Stage

Becoming Mike Nichols may very well become a required text in an introduction to narrative filmmaking course.

Rated: B+

Feb 22, 2016

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Audience Member

Interesting enough but not that much different from Inside the Actor's Studio.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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john m

For any filmmaker, this is essential. And where else are you going to get an in-depth interview with the man himself about making "The Graduate?" It's fascinating all throughout just on the life of him. Yes, he's had some bad movies recently before his death, but none of that matters given the amount he's accomplished in his early career and how eye-opening his process is.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

The early career with scenes & behind scenes looks at Barefoot in the Park, Odd Couple, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Graduate etc.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Douglas McGrath

Director

Mike Nichols

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Jack O'Brien

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Ellin Baumel

Producer

Douglas McGrath

Executive Producer

Sheila Nevins

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Synopsis

Award-winning filmmaker Mike Nichols discusses his life and career with stage director Jack O'Brien.

Director: Douglas McGrath
Producer: Ellin Baumel
Production Co: HBO Documentary Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 12m

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