Stanley Donen visits town this week during a retrospective at Harvard Film Archive Oct 4, 2009
His partner is Elaine May ... Stanley Donen, the inscription reads, If lost, please return to Elaine May. (Boston Globe)
'Birdie' almost went bye-bye before debut Sep 30, 2009
After flailing about for a few months with several book writers (Elaine May didn't show up after the first meeting), they finally got together with Michael Stewart, with whom they'd written revues at a summer camp. Their first draft was about a girl trying to lose her virginity. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Film reviewer turns camera on peers Sep 6, 2009
At some point, Elaine May and Walter Matthau might have been good to play them. Mark Feeney can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
Mickey Moore's magic carpet ride (2) Jul 10, 2009
""Elaine May [the director] is a lovely woman," Moore said, referring to the director of the 1987 film starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman that received scathing reviews upon its release. "I have no other comment. "Moore doesn't get out to the movies too much these days. There's not much out there he thinks is very good. He dismissed any lack of recognition accorded to second unit directors, a position he occupied for so many years. (A second unit crew films shots such as scenery, crowds... (Malibu Times, CA)
The director, the killer and the classic buffoon Apr 1, 2009
"Except perhaps The Birdcage [the 1996 remake of La Cage Aux Folles]. That was very well done, but Mike Nichols is a great director, and Elaine May is a very good writer. "When Billy Wilder remade Buddy Buddy it was his worst film. He was my hero. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
