Aging Women: Movies' Golden Oldies

Director Nancy Meyers' Something's Gotta Give targets this rich demographic and hits paydirt. Sexist Tinseltown should take note
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By Thane Peterson

You know a trend is afoot when an actor like Jack Nicholson, at age 66, is getting naked all the time. Last year in About Schmidt, he made waves (so to speak) by yukking it up with Kathy Bates in a hot tub. The critics went on and on about how gutsy it was for a couple of aging, overweight actors to do a nude scene.