Mastodawn

I was underwhelmed by Elaine May's film "Mikey and Nicky", though it's something of a cult favourite, so it took me a while to return to her work. I'm glad I did:

"A New Leaf" and "The Heartbreak Kid" are comedy gems, somehow both goofy and darkish, and filled with great performances – by Walter Matthau, May herself, Jeannie Berlin (May's daughter), Charles Grodin...

Well worth seeking out if you haven't seen them.

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QuirkyFilms Feb 16

#BehindTheScenes
#TheHeartbreakKid (1972)
A newlywed man on his honeymoon has second thoughts about his marriage and falls for a different woman.

Director #ElaineMay watching on as a scene is shot.

French Cinema & Subtitles Feb 1

🎬 The Birdcage (1996)

A hugely successful American remake of the classic French farce *La Cage aux Folles* (1978), itself based on Jean Poiret’s 1973 play, and the later sequels *La Cage aux Folles 2* and *La Cage aux Folles 3*. Mike Nichols’ film brings the story to Miami with Robin Williams & Nathan Lane navigating love, acceptance, and politics with big laughs and heart.

#TheBirdcage #LaCageAuxFolles #Comedy #LGBTQCinema #ClassicRemake #Farce #MikeNichols #ElaineMay

Rob Christopher Jan 22

3 things about Elaine May’s A NEW LEAF [1971]

1. Two or three times a week.
2. “Marriage? You mean to a woman?”
“Yes, sir. That is what I had in mind. It’s the only way to acquire property without labor.”
3. Lost frond.

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Valtagliaferri Nov 16

La #commediadelladomenica è il #film #ericcalasposoelammazzo di #elainemay #waltermatthau #unofilm #cinema #unocinema #recensioni #filmastodon

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DORO Aug 5, 2025

I could watch this film again and again if I wasn’t so devastated afterwards, Elaine May’s existential and heartbreaking masterpiece about friendship and masculinity, Mikey and Nicky. I’m always in awe of her direction and the superb performances by long-time personal friends John Cassavetes and Peter Falk. The film was shot entirely at night and the grain is crazy, but this is New Hollywood, so we don’t care.

#MikeyAndNicky #ElaineMay #JohnCassavetes #PeterFalk #FilmMastodon #CineMastodon