Nicole Holofcener
Nicole Holofcener on Her Leading Ladies and Why You’ll Never Catch Her Yelling on Set
Nicole Holofcener makes films that are about the high drama and inherent comedy in everyday life. The writer-director has long turned what could be seen as a plot point in a larger story — a best friend moving in with a fiancé (Walking and Talking) or a husband lying about liking his wife’s first novel […]
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Nicole Holofcener on Saying Yes to Ben Affleck, No to Reese Witherspoon and the WGA Deal “Mess”
Nicole Holofcener (Walking and Talking, Friends With Money) on Wednesday entertained attendees of a Czech film festival, discussing, in a Q&A, her collaborations with such stars as Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as well as losing out on directing Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde. Holofcener has been busy in the Czech spa town of Karlovy […]
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Viggo Mortensen, Daniel Brühl, Clive Owen to Receive Karlovy Vary Film Festival Honors
Viggo Mortensen, Daniel Brühl and Clive Owen will receive Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) honors at the Czech fest’s 58th edition this year. Organizers revealed on Wednesday that actor-director Mortensen will receive the KVIFF President’s Award on opening night, June 28, and also present his feminist western The Dead Don’t Hurt, which he wrote and directed, […]
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Team Break Down Fallout From “Betrayal”
[The following story contains spoilers from You Hurt My Feelings.] When Julia Louis-Dreyfus heard the concept behind her new movie You Hurt My Feelings, it immediately resonated with her. The project, from writer-director Nicole Holofcener, with whom Louis-Dreyfus worked on the 2013 film Enough Said, follows Louis-Dreyfus’ author character, Beth, as she’s working on a […]
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‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reteams With Nicole Holofcener for Funny Look at Honesty in Relationships
Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins and Arian Moayad also star in this witty comedy about the little crises in a self-acknowledged narcissistic world of New York City privilege.
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Sundance: Michael J. Fox Grabs Mic to Praise Nicole Holofcener’s ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ During Audience Q&A
After the final credits rolled and Nicole Holofcener had taken her place onstage inside Park City’s Eccles Theatre alongside stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies, the veteran filmmaker had a specific vision for how to frame what came next. Much like her films. She made a point of calling herself “old school” by skipping an […]
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Eve Hewson of ‘Bad Sisters’ to Be Honored at the Oscar Wilde Awards (Exclusive)
Eve Hewson, the Irish actress now starring alongside Sharon Horgan on the dark Apple TV+ comedy Bad Sisters, will be saluted at the 17th annual Oscar Wilde Awards in March, it was announced Monday. Hewson will receive the Wilde Card Award, which event organizer Trina Vargo, president of the US-Ireland Alliance, notes is used “to […]
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Final Draft Awards: Guillermo del Toro, Jane Campion, Jeymes Samuel Among 2022 Honorees
The 17th annual Final Draft Awards took place Wednesday with a virtual ceremony, during which filmmakers Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog), Guillermo del Toro (Nightmare Alley), Nicole Holofcener (The Last Duel) and Jeymes Samuel (The Harder They Fall) earned honors for their screenwriting. Television honorees included Dopesick creator/showrunner Danny Strong and Yellowjackets creators […]
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Final Draft Awards: Jane Campion and Guillermo del Toro Tapped for Honors
Jane Campion, Guillermo del toro, Nicole Holofcener and Jeymes Samuel, writers of standout 2021 films, as well as Danny Strong and the husband-wife team of Bart Nickerson and Ashley Lyle, writers of standout 2021 TV programs, will receive special honors at the 17th annual Final Draft Awards, it was announced by Final Draft, a Cast […]
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‘The Last Duel’ Clip Flaunts Ridley Scott’s Grandiose Epic
An extended clip for The Last Duel dropped Tuesday, showing that audiences are in for an epic tale, which only Ridley Scott could deliver with such grandiose storytelling. The nearly five-minute look at the 20th Century Studios film shows 14th century knight Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) and his former squire Jacques Le Gris (Adam […]
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Jodie Comer and Adam Driver in Ridley Scott’s ‘The Last Duel’: Film Review | Venice 2021
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck also star in this historical drama of dishonor and bitter justice in late 14th century France, which they co-wrote with Nicole Holofcener.
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Shelley Surpin, Entertainment Attorney and Indie Film Producer, Dies at 72
Shelley Surpin, the entertainment lawyer who produced a half-dozen movies and championed such independent filmmakers as Allison Anders, Nicole Holofcener and Gregg Araki, has died. She was 72. Surpin died Friday in Santa Monica of complications from a stroke, her law firm, the Century City-based Surpin, Mayersohn & Coghill, announced. Surpin was a producer on […]
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