Nora Ephron

The daughter of author/screenwriters Phoebe and Henry Ephron, Nora Ephron was educated at Wellesley. She first made her mark as humorist, satirist, and dead-on parodist in book form (Crazy Salad) and...
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05/18/1941
New York, NY
  • 'Julie & Julia' and Boeuf Bourguignon Feeding
    By: Lien Ta July 10, 2009 10:31am EST
    Boeuf Bourguignon, a stew of, um ... AMAZING beef braised in red wine, is something chef Julia Child was awesome at whipping up. And I know this because 'Julie & Julia' (in theaters Aug. 7) told me so.
  • Lucky Numbers Review
    By: Erika Milvy November 04, 2008 12:48pm EST
    Small town, stand-up citizens turn into small time crooks as palsy-walsy weatherman John Travolta and crafty Lotto girl Lisa Kudrow scheme to rig the state lottery but are met with a blizzard of bad luck.
  • Meryl Streep to Star As Celebrity Chef Julia Child
    By: WENN.com Source November 02, 2007 5:37am EST
    Oscar winner Meryl Streep is set to cook up a storm with her latest movie role--as celebrity chef Julia Child.
  • In Her Shoes Review
    By: Mike Szymanski October 07, 2005 12:39pm EST
    For the guys, this movie may be just as painful as going shoe shopping with a lady friend. Yet, it's refreshing to see Shirley MacLaine still has a bit of Irma la Douce left in her. Maybe she could keep the cast at her retirement community and do Cocoon: The Next Generation.
  • Bewitched Review
    By: Kit Bowen June 24, 2005 6:14am EST
    Watching Nicole Kidman fly around on a broom is one thing, but if you're looking for a little renewed magic, Bewitched unfortunately isn't it.
  • Tribeca Film Fest Winners Announced
    By: Guylaine Cadorette May 12, 2003 12:12pm EST
    Winners of the second annual Tribeca Film Festival were announced at the Stuyvesant High School Auditorium in Tribeca Sunday, with French director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi taking the prize for emerging narrative feature filmmaker for her Italo-French comedy, It Is Easier for a Camel.
  • News, Feb. 26: Dionne Warwick Claims Drug Bust a Frame-Up, Pam Anderson To Host CMT Awards, "M: I3" Gets New Director, More...
    By: Leigh Johnson February 26, 2003 11:21am EST
    Hollywood.com's news roundup for Feb. 26, 2003, featuring Dionne Warwick Claims Drug Bust a Frameup, Pam Anderson To Host CMT Awards, "M: I3" Gets New Director and More
  • News, Feb. 25: Busta Rhymes' SUV Shot At; Jackson Back in Court, More…
    By: Kit Bowen February 25, 2003 10:07am EST
    News, Feb. 25 Busta Rhymes' SUV Shot At; Michael Jackson Back in Court George Harrison Princess Diana Daniel Day-Lewis Rebecca Miller Peter O'Toole Julie Christie Brad Pitt Orlando Bloom Wolfgang Petersen Troy Rob Lowe Danny DeVito Nicole Kidman Nora Ephron
  • 'Blair Witch' Not So Scary
    By: Martin Grove July 23, 2001 9:52am EST
    Insiders thought they knew "Witch" movie would top the Halloween weekend chart, but it turned out to be "Meet the Parents" and not the "Blair Witch" sequel. Universal's PG-13-rated blockbuster comedy "Meet the Parents" was still meeting and greeting moviegoers in first place in its fourth week with a hefty estimated $15.06 million (-6%) at 2,647 theaters (+28 theaters; $5,690 per theater). Its cume is approximately $100.0 million, heading for a domestic theatrical gross $130-150 million. "Parent
  • BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES FOR NOV. 3-5, 2000
    By: Martin Grove May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    "Charlie's Angels" kicked off to a divine, butt-kicking $40.5 million, sending weekend ticket sales soaring about 37% over last year. Columbia's PG-13 action adventure comedy had been a high flyer on Hollywood's advance radar screen with insiders anticipating a $25-30 million opening. Instead, "Angels" arrived to a spectacular, record-setting ESTIMATED $40.5 million at 3,037 theaters ($13,335 per theater). "Angels" had the highest per-theater average for any film playing in wide or lim