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Jack Nicholson

TailSlate’s Top Ten Directorial Debuts (by actors)

by Brian Milinsky

TailSlate has been a fan of Greta Gerwig for a very long time, both as an actress and a writer.  Now her directorial debut film, Lady Bird is in theaters.  So TailSlate decided to take a look at what we … Read more

Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine in 'Blood and Wine'

Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine are electric in ‘Blood and Wine’

by Douglas Strassler

Sometimes an actor can save a weakly-made film. In Bob Rafelson’s 1996 dud Blood and Wine, though, two of the greatest actors of all time, Michael Caine and Jack Nicholson, are left to work overtime. And the results still disappoint.

Shelley Duvall (left), Danny Lloyd and Jack Nicholson head to the Overlook Hotel in 'The Shining'

Overlooking the Self: ‘The Shining’ as an allegory of American Imperialism

by John Capo

The underlying message of Stanley Kubricks classic The Shining is explored by connecting the dots between the film and its message about the United States bloody past with American Indians.

'Something's Gotta Give'

Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton are wonderful together in ‘Something’s Gotta Give’

by Aliza Hausman

Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton are glorious in this romantic comedy about a womanizer and a neurotic playwright who hate each other yet find themselves drawn together.

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