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Well folks, here’s Meryl Streep’s Oscar nomination for next year. August: Osage County will continue the grand prestige picture tradition of bringing together a group of distinguished white people to affect Southern drawls and yell at each other.
And what a group of distinguished white people! I won’t bother to restate the list of names that you can see on the film’s poster. Although I will draw attention to one name in particular: Benedict Cumberbatch. | Full Story
Ewan McGregor has been named as the latest addition to the already stellar cast of August: Osage County, according to a recent article by indiewire.com.
Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts have already been reported to be onboard the Weinstein Co. film, which is an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by Tracy Letts.
An official press release states “Ewan McGregor will play Bill Fordham, estranged husband of Barbara (Roberts) and son-in-law of pill-popping matriarch Violet Weston (Streep). | Full Story
Meryl Streep reprises her role as Miranda Priestly in Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns.
After author Lauren Weisberger recently announced that she’s penning the follow-up to her 2003 best-seller The Devil Wears Prada, a great deal of speculation began to emerge about Meryl Streep returning to her role as cutthroat fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly.
If the sequel (currently being titled Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns) gets the big screen treatment, the three-time Oscar-winning actress has confirmed that she will likely sign on. | Full Story
The 84th annual Academy Awards had some surprises and upsets last night, but you had to wait till the end.
Meryl Streep winning an Oscar for Best Actress should come as no surprise to anyone for she is one of the greatest to ever do it. But when Streep’s name was called instead of Viola Davis, a collective gasp could be heard among audience members.
Davis was largely expected to bring home the statue because, Davis beat out Streep at the Critics Choice and SAG Awards this year. | Full Story
Brand new trailer hit the web today for ‘The Iron Lady’. Maryl Streep stars as Britain Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
The story follows a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story tells of ambitions of power and the price that is paid for power, highlighting the surprising and insightful portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman.
Margaret Thatcher drops some very important words to her bull headed male counterparts; “Watch your thoughts so that they become words, watch your words so that they become actions, watch your actions for they become character and watch your character for it becomes your destiny.” powerful word for anyone to think about Unfortunately, words that escape most political leaders today. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
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