Joan Micklin Silver: the Lower East Side, yes; Hollywood, no, and that was Hollywoodâs loss By Ty Burr Globe Staff,Updated January 7, 2021, 2:48 p.m. Email to a Friend Joan Micklin Silver's 1977 film, "Between the Lines," included in its cast Lindsay Crouse (left) and Jeff Goldblum.Midwest Films Wonât you raise a glass and sit a little shiva for Joan Micklin Silver, who died Dec. 31, at 85? A barrier-breaking filmmaker, she directed three of the finest movies of the late 1970s, one late-1980s romantic comedy that looks better with every passing year, and a little-known gem that was among HBOâs very first original films.