Elaine May Archives | Talkhouse

Dangerous Business: On Loving Elaine May and Ishtar

By Mark Cira | March 3, 2021

By Mark Cira | March 3, 2021

Dangerous Business: On Loving Elaine May and Ishtar

Canadian filmmaker Mark Cira traces his long, complicated relationship with May's famously derided comedy back to his anarchist teen years.

Why I Keep Returning to Mikey and Nicky

By Jesse Noah Klein | September 26, 2017

By Jesse Noah Klein | September 26, 2017

Why I Keep Returning to Mikey and Nicky

Director Jesse Noah Klein on the continuing power of Elaine May's underseen classic, and its influence on his film We're Still Together.