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‘Becoming Mike Nichols’ Presents an Enjoyable Conversation About the Director’s Early Years

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Christopher Campbell
Feb 22, 2016
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In a way, Becoming Mike Nichols isn’t much more than the equivalent of an Inside the Actor’s Studio episode for directors. And yet it’s still far more enjoyable and focused than a lot of biographical documentaries. The 70-minute feature consists primarily of an interview between Mike Nicholas, mere months before he died, and theater director Jack O’Brien

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