Monday, December 29, 2014

When Mike Nichols Fired Robert De Niro



When Mike Nichols Fired Robert De Niro: Excerpt from 'De Niro: A Life'


Robert De Niro was initially cast in Mike Nichols' "Bogart Slept Here," but the film never got off the ground and the material was later reworked to become Neil Simon's "The Goodbye Girl" starring Richard Dreyfuss. Read the full story below in this excerpt from Shawn Levy's new book, "De Niro: A Life."

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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

THE FIRST WOMAN ON FILM (1894)

CARMENCITA—THE FIRST WOMAN ON FILM (1894)

When Spanish dancer Carmencita brought her saucy act to Edison’s lab, she became the first woman ever to appear in front of a motion picture camera.


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Monday, December 22, 2014