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24 August 2009 12:03 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

In Nora Ephron's film Julie and Julia, there are many treats for the senses: the beautifully presented meals, the baguettes and cheeses, the sights of Paris, the glimpses of the New York City skyline, lovely music, and the overarching presence of butter. Photo: BBC Food This is not a review (because that can be summed up in two words: must see). This is a note about what happens when a director in her sixties writes and directs a movie, about a young woman questing after the life once led by an older woman. The older woman emerges in three dimensions. And when that older woman is played by Meryl Streep, she gains a depth beyond the usual scope of that dimension on film. What is most important for us to realize though is that time and again, it is Julia Child--too-tall, »

- Laura Baudo Sillerman

6 August 2009 12:30 PM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »

Review in a Hurry: Ever try baking or eating half a soufflé? Well, onetime genius Nora Ephron has treated us to half a foodie movie: two cups of fine, aged wine, courtesy of an amazing Meryl Streep, and two cups of air, supplied by Amy Adams. The ingredients fly and culinary disasters go down like flaming Bananas Foster. But does anyone care? The Bigger Picture: Everybody loves a food picture. You get all the stuff that regular nonaction flicks have—romance or yuks or whatnot—and you also see how Bavarian chocolate comes together. Like Water for Chocolate and Babette's Feast had the recipe all figured out, but Ephron seems to think that we'll do Ok with just an appetizer and maybe a sprig of »

3 August 2009 3:17 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

  You gotta feel for Meryl Streep.  Her recent box office successes and two Academy Awards for "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Sophie's Choice" aside, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has put America's greatest living actress through the ringer. So much so that it's probably more than you or I could take.It's been over 16 years since Streep won the Best Actress trophy for "Sophie's" and in the intervening time span she's been nominated another 11 times (15 total for those counting at home) and the New York City resident has continued to trek to Los Angeles only to »

3 items from 2009