The Most of Nora Ephron

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Nora Ephron's son to make documentary about her life". 3 News NZ. April 9, 2013. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013 . Retrieved April 8, 2013.

There are very few writers who can survive the reading of their collected works. Judgments are made, patience tested, fondness has a tendency to wither on the vine. While I would not place Ephron in league with Shakespeare or Pushkin, much like David Foster Wallace, her writing is authentically evocative; she has a fertile mind and a warmly ironic way with words. In fact, I recommend her essays above almost all - and make no mistake, almost all is the nest in which they are housed. Yardley, Jonathan (November 2, 2004). "Nora Ephron's 'Crazy Salad': Still Crisp". The Washington Post. Fans of Nora Ephron’s novels and screenplays will love her candid essays that reflect on her own ups and downs, including menopause, maintenance, and empty nesting. Sleepless': An Affair to Remember: Movie review: Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks shine in Nora Ephron's romantic comedy that almost makes us forget our modern-day cynicism". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 25, 2023. Readers will admire their literary heroine even more when, thanks to The MOST of Nora Ephron, they discover, or are reminded, of the brave positions she took, and of how far her preoccupations and her writing ranged.”—Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books

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I cried. It was great. Also, I didn't know that Betty Freidan became such a fractious and narrow-minded figure in her later years.

Delia Ephron on the Closeness and Complexity of Sisterhood". Fresh Air. NPR. December 9, 2013. Event occurs at 1:18–1:44 . Retrieved December 11, 2013. Interview.Ephron was married for more than 20 years to screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi from 1987 until her death in 2012. The couple lived in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles and in New York City. [ citation needed]

Unlike most compilations, this has an air of autobiography mixed with memoirs, commentary and scripts which make for an interesting view of Nora's life. For those unfamiliar she's renown for writing/directing "Heartburn", "Harry met Sally", "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Julie & Julia" among others. Even if you‘re a long time fan like me, there will be work here that you’ve missed. I own all of Ephron’s book, but had never read her blog. I’d also missed a lot of her early reporting about politics and journalism for venues like “The New York Post” and “Esquire” This collection of interviews dives into the Ephron’s early years as a journalist, but it includes her final interview, a tear-jerking piece originally published in the Believer magazine. Ephron's directorial debut was the film This Is My Life (1992). Ephron and her sister Delia Ephron wrote the script based on Meg Wolitzer's novel This is Your Life. [11] The film is about a woman who decides to pursue a career in stand-up comedy after inheriting a substantial sum of money from a relative. [11] In a conversation released by Criterion Channel between Lena Dunham, and Ephron, she stated "That movie I made completely for Woody Allen." She later stated in the conversation that he saw it and liked it. [23]Nguyen, Hanh (October 31, 2016). " 'Good Girls Revolt': The Women Who Fought for Equality in the Newsroom | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com . Retrieved November 26, 2016. Susan Sarandon pays tribute to Nora Ephron at festival". BBC News. July 8, 2012 . Retrieved July 13, 2020.