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DON’T LOOK UP – Review by Martha K Baker

December 9, 2021December 12, 2021 Martha K. Baker (Archived Contributor) adam mckay, cate blanchett, Don't Look Up, jennifer lawrence, jonah hill, leonardo di caprio, Mark Rylance, meryl streep, tyler perry

The title is ironic. The idea is to look up. Up there, a comet is coming this way, and it will destroy the Earth and its denizens. That’s the prediction of two astronomers, Dr. Randall Mindy and his colleague, Kate Dibiasky, still earning her doctorate (an academic point made clear in every introduction). They are Spartans at Michigan State University. Read: low-level. Read: Midwest. Which is why the President herself decrees: “Let’s get some Ivy Leaguers in here.”

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LET THEM ALL TALK – Review by Diane Carson

December 29, 2020December 30, 2020 Diane Carson candice bergen, dianne wiest, let them all talk, meryl streep, steven soderbergh

Director Steven Soderbergh takes a casual approach in his latest film, Let Them All Talk. In fact, so casual that his cast improvised the lion’s share of the interactions, spontaneously expressing what they thought and felt. When the three central actresses are Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, and Dianne Wiest, that’s not too risky a venture, though conversations often meander.

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THE PROM – Review by Martha K Baker

December 18, 2020December 19, 2020 Martha K. Baker (Archived Contributor) Ariana DeBose, james corden, Jo Ellen Pellman, Keegan-Michael Key, kerry washington, meryl streep, nicole kidman, prom, ryan murphy

The operative word is “fun.” F. U. N. fun. From the perspective of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland’s “let’s-put-on-a-show” fun. And where those old teens of the Forties added a skosh of patriotism to their hi- and lo-jinks, “The Prom” promotes sexual politics, for the theme depends from intolerance toward homosexuality.

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LET THEM ALL TALK – Review by Karen Gordon

December 18, 2020December 19, 2020 Karen Gordon candice bergen, dianne wiest, let them all talk, meryl streep, steven soderbergh

There’s a lot more going on than meets the eye in Steven Soderbergh’s wise and deceptively breezy new film Let Them All Talk. The film centers around Alice (Meryl Streep) a successful Pulitzer Prize winning author. She’s working on a new novel, and her publisher, represented by her eager-to-please new agent Karen (Gemma Chan), is hoping that it’s a much longed-for sequel to her prize-winning novel You Always/You Never.

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THE PROM – review by Susan Granger

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Susan Granger james corden, meryl streep, musicals, nicole kidman, ryan murphy, the prom

Let’s face it: Broadway’s The Prom was a mediocre musical – at best. So director Ryan Murphy wisely loaded the Indiana high-school girl’s plea for inclusion and love with the best cinematic talent available. The plot was actually inspired by real events. In a small, conservative town in Indiana, Emma (Jo Ellen Pellman) is forbidden to take her ‘secret’ girl-friend Alyssa (Ariana DeBose) to the prom.

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LET THEM ALL TALK – Review by Susan Granger

December 11, 2020December 12, 2020 Susan Granger candice bergen, dianne wiest, hbo, let them all talk, meryl streep, steven soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh turns a transatlantic crossing into three talented actresses in search of a script. Mercurial, manipulative Alice Hughes (Meryl Streep) is an acclaimed author who journeys to London to receive a prestigious literary award. Since she doesn’t fly, she’s booked on Cunard’s luxurious Queen Mary II and allowed to invite several guests to accompany her.

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LITTLE WOMEN – Review by Susan Granger

December 18, 2019December 21, 2019 Susan Granger 0 Comments emma watson, florence pugh, greta gerwig, Laura Dern, little women, meryl streep, saoirse ronan, tracy letts

Since Greta Gerwig’s Ladybird was one of my 2017 favorites, I had high hopes for her version of Louisa Mae Alcott’s classic story, but she butchers it! Rather than relate it chronologically, Gerwig shuffles, subverts and skips pivotal scenes, except for the opening Christmas letter from Father and the wryly romantic conclusion.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Streep to be Honored at TIFF – Brandy McDonnell reports

August 3, 2019August 4, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments joana vicente, meryl streep, the laundromat, TIFF, toronto intrnational film festival

The 44th annual Toonto International Film Festival is scheduled for Sept. 5-15. Meryl Streep will be presented with the award at the new Tribute Gala on Sept. 9 at Fairmont Royal York. The inaugural Tribute Gala is an annual fundraiser to support the festival’s year-round programming and core mission to transform the way people see the world through film, and to celebrate the film industry’s outstanding contributors

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Streep, Kidman, Grande to star in Netflix adaptation of THE PROM – Brandy McDonnell reports

July 1, 2019July 3, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments ariane grande, awkwafina, meryl streep, netflix, nicole kidman, ryan murphy, the week in women, twiw

As part of his five-year deal with Netflix, Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story) will direct and produce the feature adaptation of The Prom, with. Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Ariane Grande set to star in the popular musical. Murphy will start directing the film adaptation of the Broadway hit in December, for a fall 2020 awards season release in theaters before it airs on Netflix.

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MARY POPPINS RETURNS – Review by Brandy McDonnell

January 7, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments emily blunt, lin-manuel miranda., mary poppins returns, meryl streep

Much of the sequel’s spellcasting must be credited to Emily Blunt who wisely avoids impersonating Julie Andrews’ iconic, Oscar-winning, movie star-making turn in the beloved 1964 classic Mary Poppins. Blunt plays the mysteriously magical nanny with a spoonful of sugar cut with a refreshing helping of tartness, mixed with her warm singing voice.