Miller Rules Over Americana At Awards ShowSeptember 22nd, 2009 Acclaimed singer/songwriter BUDDY MILLER pulled off a near-clean sweep at the eighth Americana Music Association Honors & Awards show in Nashville, Tennessee last week (17Sep09). Miller took home trophies in almost every category for which he was nominated, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Written In Chalk, Duo/Group of the Year and Song of the Year for Chalk, which he performed with Patty Griffin.
Streep's Charity Pleas Rejected By ChildSeptember 8th, 2009 MERYL STREEP was shunned by JULIA CHILD when she appealed to the U.S. culinary queen for help with a charity drive - 20 years before she went on to portray the chef in JULIE & JULIA.
Streep got 'Julie & Julia' role during night outSeptember 4th, 2009 NEW YORK - Actress Meryl Streep landed the lead role in "Julie & Julia" after she auditioned for the director during a night out at a theatre. The veteran actress plays US culinary queen Julia Child in the new film, which was written, directed and produced by Nora Ephron.
Streep's Impromptu Audition Landed Julia RoleSeptember 3rd, 2009 MERYL STREEP was so determined to land the lead in JULIE & JULIA, she auditioned for the director during a night out at the theatre. The veteran actress plays U.S.
Meryl Streep didn't know what mashed potatoes were!September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Actress Meryl Streep has confessed that she had no idea what mashed potatoes were, thanks to her upbringing with convenience foods. The 'Julie and Julia' star, who plays TV chef Julia Childs in the film, revealed she learned about them when she saw her neighbour cooking one day, reports the China Daily.
Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' tops weekend box officeAugust 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' has topped the weekend box office after raking in 37.6 million dollars. According to studio estimates, 'District 9' landed the second spot with 18.9 million dollars, reports E! Online.
'District 9' tops weekend box officeAugust 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'District 9' has topped the weekend box office after raking in 37 million dollars. According to studio estimates, 'G.I.
Sienna Miller's 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' tops weekend box OfficeAugust 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sienna Miller's 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' topped the weekend box office after raking in 56.2 million dollars.
Amy Adams says she almost quit actingAugust 9th, 2009 LONDON - Amy Adams has revealed that she nearly gave up her acting profession because she barely got time for herself. The "Doubt" star, who shares the frame with Meryl Streep in new movie "Julie and Julia", said she seriously considered quitting the industry after barely having any time to enjoy herself.
'Julie & Julia' screenwriter-director Nora Ephron thinks about food all the timeAugust 7th, 2009 Nora Ephron thinks about food all the timeWASHINGTON — Nora Ephron says she thinks about food all the time. "This morning, all I've been thinking about is what I should have ordered last night.
ADAMS 'I ALMOST QUIT ACTING'August 7th, 2009 AMY ADAMS once seriously considered quitting acting because she was struggling to enjoy herself. The Enchanted star, who appears alongside Meryl Streep in new movie Julie & Julia, went through a period of reassessing her life when she was a hard-up newcomer to Hollywood.
Quote Of The Day (Amy Adams)August 7th, 2009 "I got engaged the night before we wrapped JULIE AND JULIA. It was funny because I was actually running lines from the script in my head while we were taking this romantic carriage ride in Central Park.
Finding stardom from a blog may be rare, but you can find success: Here's 5 waysAugust 4th, 2009 5 tips for blogging your way to successNEW YORK — Chances are, your blog is not going to land you a book or movie deal like Julie Powell or make you a superstar like Perez Hilton. But it can bring you personal satisfaction, give you an outlet for expression, help you connect with others and even assist you with leveraging a business.
A blog that became a memoir, that's now a movie, Julie Powell of Julie & Julia found rare fameAugust 4th, 2009 Julie Powell found fame with her blog, can you?NEW YORK — Julie Powell says she wasn't thinking book or movie deal when she began blogging her recipe-by-recipe adventure through Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking."
She was just looking for an escape from a series of dead end jobs that had put a damper on her dreams of becoming a writer. But Powell found more than an outlet with her "Julie & Julia Project."
Her blog became a memoir, "Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen," which was later, "Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously," which then became a movie — "Julie & Julia" opening Aug.
Meryl Streep gains 15 pounds for new movieJuly 8th, 2009 LONDON - Veteran actress Meryl Streep gained as much as 15 pounds while filming new movie "Julie and Julia". Accompanying Streep in the weight gain programme was her "Doubt" co-star Amy Adams.