Another giant dies.

The lazy and ignorant media is at it again. Mike Nichols dies and all HuffPost and other news outlets can think to use for a headline is "The Director of  The Graduate Dies". It's not that that popular Hoffman flick wasn't important, it's that these writers are so bloody ignorant they wouldn't appreciate how important and versatile Nichols was. I'm sure they were hit by the "duh" factor and leeched onto the first title that rang a bell. I'm guessing they had no idea that during the past 50 years Nichols has directed many landmark productions including many of Neil Simon's most successful plays such as Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple. His major films include Remains of the Day, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. His achievements on tv included the much awarded Angels in America. I wonder if these obit nitwits know he was married to Diane Sawyer. Then, of course, there was his first brilliant and hilarious entry into the halls of fame, as half of the team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May, who's satirical skits made them the comedy team to imitate but never surpass. Not only is The Graduate not Nichols' greatest achievement, but the very title summons up images of Dustin Hoffman, which makes its choice for Nichols' obituary beyond stupid.