This 1971 movie, restored and revived for a week at the IFC Center, offers ample evidence of Elaine May’s screwball genius.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elaine May, the subject of the book "Miss May Does Not Exist," is the rare film legend who has opted out of public life. (CBS ...

Elaine May does not do press. It’s a quirk for which the elusive writer, director, and actor has become notorious; fans can count the number of interviews she’s given over her six-decade-plus ...

Colin Wessman is a Philadelphia-based writer who's trying his hand at freelancing for Collider. He spent several years writing for a video game/education company and even more years writing for the ...

Editor’s note: Elaine May, who starred in the Broadway revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s The Waverly Gallery this past season, is nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. The show itself ...

Her films reveled in the possibility of capturing the spontaneous beauty of improvisation. Elaine May poses for a portrait in a bowling alley in New York City, 1961. In Elaine May’s The Heartbreak Kid ...

According to Deadline, Elaine May is returning to film directing! It was reported that Dakota Johnson told the outlet that she will be in an upcoming film called Crackpot, which Elaine May will direct ...

Comedian Elaine May in a bowling alley on Feb. 4, 1961, in New York City. (Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) When a biographer is confronted with a reclusive or recalcitrant subject, ...

Elaine May, the legendary director of The Heartbreak Kid, Mikey and Nicky, and Ishtar, might finally be making another movie, according to Deadline. The news was buried in a story headlined “Notes on ...

Elaine May, the subject of the book "Miss May Does Not Exist," is the rare film legend who has opted out of public life. (CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images) Elaine May is one of the key architects of ...

At a screening of the gangster tale starring Peter Falk and John Cassavetes, the director recalls her battle with Paramount to get the film released. By Lindsay Zoladz For the brilliant comedian, ...