His long collaboration with Nancy Meyers produced a string of hit movies, including “Baby Boom” and “Father of the Bride,” ...

Benjamin Dove is a story of a group of friends who form their own little round table of knights. The first thing they see in the morning is what they are to be called. Benjamin saw a dove first ...

A lexicographer discusses language, especially slang; a few archival educational-film clips divide the topics. Images and stories mix with facts and philosophical reflection. The usually private ...

This film is an egghead pic that doesn't quite come off. Yarn has a strong, imaginative idea but tails away inconclusively and falls between two stools, not quite arty, not quite commercial.

Charles Shyer, the Oscar-nominated writer and filmmaker known for classic comedies like "Private Benjamin," "Baby Boom ...

Shyer’s breakthrough arrived three years later as co-writer for “Private Benjamin,” teaming up with Harvey Miller and Nancy Meyers, who he married the same year. The 1980 film starring ...

It was a year that shattered a presidency. For Jimmy Carter, the 12 months that culminated in the 1980 general election were marked by economic turmoil, international humiliation and a political ...

(Hallie Meyers-Shyer via AP) Charles Shyer, the Oscar-nominated writer and filmmaker known for classic comedies like “Private Benjamin ... % wrong on this one.’” The movie became one of the biggest ...

In 1977, he received his first feature film credit for Smokey and the Bandit starring Burt Reynolds. He later teamed up with Nancy Meyers and Harvey Miller to cowrite 1980’s Private Benjamin ...

Charles Shyer’s career gained recognition thanks to his collaboration with Nancy Meyers and Harvey Miller on the screenplay for Private Benjamin (1980). The film, directed by Howard Zieff, featured ...