Norman Jewison Could (and Did) Do It All

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( remembrance [Norman Jewison Could (and Did) Do It All]( There are contortionists who can’t fold themselves into as many different shapes as the late Moonstruck director did during his career. Photo: Everett Collection Artists of every stripe like to say that the work is what matters to them. But in the case of Norman Jewison, who died Monday at 97, it was really true. If you watch a clip reel of great moments from the first century of cinema, you’ll see Jewison’s work referenced again and again, and be surprised to realize how many great films he made, and in how many modes. The swooningly romantic scene in 1987’s Moonstruck where Nicolas Cage tells Cher that we are here to ruin ourselves and love the wrong people and die and that the storybooks are bullshit, then implores her to come upstairs and get into his bed? Norman Jewison directed that. The scene in the racially explosive 1967 southern gothic mystery In the Heat of the Night where Sidney Poitier’s police detective Mr. Tibbs gets slapped by a rich white man and slaps him right back? Norman Jewison. The formally daring sequence in The Hurricane where the protagonist Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, wrongly imprisoned for murder, cracks during solitary confinement, and different sides of his personality argue with each other, and it’s shot and edited as if there are multiple Denzel Washingtons in the cell making eye contact with each other? Same guy. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 60% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Death and Other Details: [Dying for Information]( • The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City: [Mean Girls]( • The Trust: [Reformed Tricksters]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Well, Looks Like Country Music Isn’t Doing Dry January At least, Chris Young and Elle King aren’t.]( By Justin Curto [Don’t Come for the Housewives, Honey The Traitors’ oversimplified gamers-vs.-non-gamers divide overlooks what the best Bravo stars to ever do it are capable of on an individual level.]( By Olivia Crandall [The Sultan of Swing Returns Mark Knopfler has a new song, newer riffs, and no headbands.]( By Devon Ivie [Jon Stewart Is Returning to The Daily Show He’ll be behind the desk once a week to see the show through the 2024 election season.]( [Hillary Clinton Pokémon-Goes-Off on Barbie Snubs Everyone needs to Greta grip!]( By Rebecca Alter [Could the Fugees Founding Member Actually Get a Retrial? During a three-day hearing earlier this month, a federal judge just wanted to know why Michel’s former lawyer was so bad.]( By Michael Ames [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 23-Down, Four Letters: Any “Taylor’s Version” album Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images, David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images, Britta Pedersen/picture alliance via Getty Images A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved