#Elaine May
Elaine May to Be Honored by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) is paying tribute to the work of actress, filmmaker, and comedy icon Elaine May. According to Deadline, the two-time Oscar nominee will receive...
NYC’s Film Forum to Host Tribute to Elaine May
New York City cinema Film Forum will pay special tribute to actress-comedian-filmmaker Elaine May during its upcoming “FAR-OUT IN THE 70s: A New Wave of Comedy, 1969-1979” film series....
Joan Allen on Her Personal Connection to “The Waverly Gallery” and Working with Elaine May
When Joan Allen received the script for Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Waverly Gallery,” she was eager to sign on to the project. It had been some time since her last appearance on Broadway in the...
Elaine May Film Series to Screen in London
Elaine May’s filmography is being revisited. London’s Badlands Collective is hosting “Painfully Funny: The Complete Directorial Works of Elaine May,” a series celebrating...
Watch: Critics and Cinephiles Pick Top 20 Films Directed by Women for Fandor Video Essay
Critic and filmmaker Scout Tafoya asked over 50 film writers and cinephiles to name their ten favorite women-directed films. The resulting Fandor video essay counting down the resulting top 20 is a...
Trailer Watch: Elaine May’s PBS Portrait of Director Mike Nichols
One of Mike Nichols’ best-known collaborators has helmed a documentary about the Oscar-winning director and one of his most beloved films. Elaine May has directed an "American...
Elaine May to Direct Mike Nichols Doc
Elaine May has signed on to helm a PBS documentary about Mike Nichols, the Oscar-winning director of “The Graduate” and her old comedy partner. May will revisit Nichols’ career — which...
Seeking Our Story: Living Comedy with Elaine May’s ‘The Heartbreak Kid’
Elaine May traveled and told stories on the Yiddish theater circuit evenbefore she was born. In 1932, Jack and Ida Berlin welcomed baby Elaine inPhiladelphia, PA. After Jack’s untimely passing in...
Nancy Meyers to Direct Her Daughter Haille’s Screenplay
Sorry for being a little late on this but I love this story so I wanted to make sure I shared it. Nancy Meyers whose last film was It’s Complicated will direct her daughter Hailee Meyers...