The 30-year-old film Working Girl (1988) is a feminist fable directed by Mike Nichols, written by Kevin Wade, and starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver at their best. The film has this amazing opening sequence where the camera follows … [Read more...]
#VanitysFair: Tippi Hedren Poses with Daughter, Melanie Griffith & Granddaughter, Dakota Johnson
You might have known that these three woman are related. Many do not. In honor of her new memoir, screen icon Tippi Hedren (The Birds) posed with her daughter, Melanie Griffith (Working Girl) and granddaughter, Dakota Johnson (50 Shades of Grey). [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Sigourney Weaver
September 8, 1949 -Sigourney Weaver was named Susan, but at 14 years old she decided to change her name to Sigourney, chosen from a minor character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The … [Read more...]
#HollywoodRoyalty: Grandma Tippi Hedren, Mom Melanie Griffith & Daughter Dakota Johnson, All Stars
There are lots of dynasties in Hollywood; the Arquettes', the Bridges', the Hustons'... they all all share the same last names but Tippi Hedren, her daughter Melanie Griffith … [Read more...]
RIP: Mike Nichols
Aw, this one IS sad. Acclaimed film and theater director and all-around great guy, Mike Nichols is dead. He died suddenly on Wednesday. He was 83. ABC News president … [Read more...]