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    ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Borrows an Entire Scene From ‘Working Girl’

    Dakota Johnson has inherited her mother Melanie Griffith’s girlish voice and appealing screen presence — and in “Fifty Shades Darker,” she inherits one of her mother’s best speeches. Partway through the “Fifty Shades of Grey” sequel, Johnson’s character, Anastasia Steele, has a bit of dialogue lifted wholesale from the end of “Working Girl,” the 1988 comedy that was Griffith’s big-screen breakout.

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    Mike Nichols Regretted Not Directing 'The Exorcist'

    Looking back on the 40-year film career of legendary director Mike Nichols, it almost seems he could do no wrong. Nichols, who passed away one year ago this November, is the man behind such classics as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate, Carnal Knowledge, Working Girl, and The Birdcage, and was racking up awards well into his 70s. In the October issue of Vanity Fair, which features a collection of reminiscences from Nichols’ famous friends, film and music mogul David Geffen told the

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    'Working Girl' Is a Near-Perfect Movie. So Why Aren't You Totally Obsessed With It?

    In which we discuss why everyone should stop what they're doing and re-watch Mike Nichols's 1988 classic comedy immediately.