Tag: Meryl Streep
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‘Little Women’ lands big
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“Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other.” – Carol Saline Little Women is one property I have not had much exposure to. Prior to the 2019 film,…
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ in an audacious manner
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“First of all, I would like to make one thing clear: I never explain anything” – Julie Andrews as “Mary Poppins” in the 1964 movie More than 50 years has gone by since the release…
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Extra, Extra, see ‘The Post’
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“When the public’s right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered” – Christopher Dodd “What…
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And the 2017 Oscar nominees are
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Today is one of those rare mornings when actors and others in the movie industry do not mind being awakened early by a ringing phone. As long as the person on the other end of…
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‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ hits some high notes using a lot of flat notes
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“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent” – Victor Hugo Florence Foster Jenkins is a biopic from director Stephen Frears that allows the three main actors…
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Director Wes Craven has passed away
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Writer/director Wes Craven died over the weekend at his home in Los Angeles.
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In ‘August: Osage County’ temperatures and tempers rise
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Expectations were high and exceeded by the cast of ‘August: Osage County’ thanks to wonderful writing and careful direction
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‘Hope Springs’ won’t win Oscars, but it’s not bad
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Arnold and Kay have been married for 31 years and she wants to put romance and passion back into their relationship. The answer may or may not be a therapist in Great Hope Springs, ME
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Meryl Streep is hell on heels in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
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The Devil Wears Prada, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, with Stanley Tucci and Emily Blount in strong supporting roles, is from an acclaimed novel by Lauren Weisberger which I have not read. The good…