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Joan Micklin Silver: the Lower East Side, yes; Hollywood, no, and that was Hollywood’s 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 Won’t 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 ...

Joan Micklin Silver, Director of ‘Crossing Delancey,’ Dies at 85 She broke barriers for women, directing seven feature films, including “Hester Street” and “Between the Lines,” as well as TV movies. Joan Micklin Silver in the late 1970s while filming an adaptation of the Ann Beattie novel “Chilly Scenes of Winter.” She had a love-hate relationship with movie studios.Credit...United Artists, via Photofest Published Jan. 1, 2021Updated Jan. 4, 2021 Joan Micklin Silver, the filmmaker whose first feature, “Hester Street,” expanded the marketplace for Am...