Everything Is Copy

2016

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HBO Documentary Films | Release Date: March 11, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: A look at the life and work of writer/filmmaker Nora Ephron.

Director: Jacob Bernstein and Nick Hooker

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 89 min

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David Wiegand

Apr 11, 2016

Jacob Bernstein’s documentary about his mother, Nora Ephron, is unbearably funny for much of the way, and then it is sad, but bearably so because Everything Is Copy is about one woman’s realization that some things in life are more than material for her writing. Read full review

Leah Greenblatt

Mar 28, 2016

Copy celebrates a brilliant storyteller and her lacerating wit...but also recalls a woman who could be bossy, presumptuous, and sometimes mean. To the end, though, she was adored. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Mar 17, 2016

Digging into the psychological space between her wildly public life and intensely private death, Everything Is Copy is a pickle slathered in whipped cream. Just like its subject. Read full review

Robert Abele

Mar 10, 2016

It's a fitting tribute to the influential journalist-essayist-filmmaker: insightful about the life of a successful writer, engaging about how a smart modern woman navigated the world, but also quizzical about how Ephron was as a daughter, sister, wife and mother. Read full review

Nick Schager

Mar 10, 2016

Anything but a morose tale of a bright light snuffed out far too soon, Bernstein’s documentary is an inspiring heartstring-tugger. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Mar 10, 2016

Beautifully captures the distinctive wit of its subject. Read full review

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Brent_Marchant

Mar 22, 2016

A fun and lively tribute to Nora Ephron, one of our most insightful writers and underrated filmmakers, lovingly compiled by her son, Jacob Bernstein. This made-for-HBO documentary delivers consistently from start to finish, featuring candid interviews with her collaborators, friends andA fun and lively tribute to Nora Ephron, one of our most insightful writers and underrated filmmakers, lovingly compiled by her son, Jacob Bernstein. This made-for-HBO documentary delivers consistently from start to finish, featuring candid interviews with her collaborators, friends and family, as well as those who observed and chronicled her colorful and storied career. Essential viewing for her fans and an informative portrait for those unfamiliar with her work.… Expand

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