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Meryl Streep poses with her Silkwood costar Cher
This just in, courtesy of our friends at AFI: wonderful photos from
the glittery Mike Nichols tribute I wrote about in yesterday’s column.
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Oprah Winfrey, whose presence makes any gathering an Event, chats with Morgan Freeman.
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Actor and director Forest Whitaker shares a smile with director extraordinaire Steven Spielberg
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Julia Roberts may have done great work in Mike Nichols’ Closer, but at the AFI gala she landed the opening spot on the bill.
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Robin Williams was in fine form at the podium.
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…and here’s to you, Simon and Garfunkel.
(Recall that after making their mark on the soundtrack of The Graduate, Art Garfunkel acted in two subsequent Nichols films, Catch-22 and Carnal Knowledge.)
To read more about the entire evening click HERE.