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Guys: It's not a chick flick. I promise. Those with a disdain for anything that even resembles romantic comedy will no doubt have trouble swallowing that sentiment, but I have to make it clear: Julie & Julia is the kind of light, biographic, illuminating drama/comedy that never comes around.

Meryl Streep in "Julie and Julia" "An Education" director Lone Scherfig recently lamented, good-naturedly, that she was tired of producers thinking of her for stereotypically female projects.

When you're thinking of some of the greatest actors of all time, Meryl Streep would most likely be seen on your list at the number one spot.

Alec Baldwin has revealed that he would play any role just to share a scene with Meryl Streep.

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You know that whole "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" deal, where the actor is theoretically just six or fewer individuals removed from virtually anyone else? Well these days, a decidedly more compact version would seem to be "Six Degrees of Alec Baldwin," especially where the Oscars are concerned.

One of the most charming American movies of the last decade. -David Denby, The New Yorker A scrumptious feast! The feel-good movie of the year! -Kevin Steincross, Fox-TV Meryl Streep is at her brilliant, beguiling best! -Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams Written and Directed by Nora Ephron FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE One of ...

ROUEN, France - Dining at the restaurant that introduced the late Julia Child to French cuisine feels a little like striking a match on the site where humans discovered fire.

Julie & Julia Few movies are as delightful as this Nora Ephron film, which intersperses scenes of Julia Child's epoch-changing emergence as a cook in France with scenes of blogger Julie Powell learning from the cookbook some 40 years later.

Following Tuesday's announcement of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as co-hosts of the Oscars , Gold Derby noted that when the academy used multiple hosts most recently, there was at least one woman in the mix.

Her striking height and unmistakable voice made it impossible not to notice her presence.

I'm gazing into my Oscar crystal ball again and predicting the 2009 Best Actress category, the only one that matters to anyone with half a brain.

Lots to choose from this week at Chichester Cinema at New Park, headlined by The September Issue and ably supported by three recent New Park successes, and two intriguing documentaries about renowned artists.

LUDLOW Assembly Rooms presents a fabulous programme of must-see movies in November.

The invitation to the Baum School of Art's Scholarship gala asked guests to gather to celebrate the quiet philanthropy of Bob and Sandy Lovett, but the party was more of a celebration of the lovebirds who are now and forever immortalized in a painting by Rosemary Geseck.

Being a foodie at the movies - total hell. I am so hungry after the first scene of "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," I run for a kraut dog and a large Coke .

We can't help but get hungry whenever superstar chef Julia Childs is mentioned, so why not eat her food while watching a movie about her? Now you can at Farrelli's Cinema Supper Club in Scottsdale, where moviegoers may chow down on Childs-inspired cuisine while watching Julie & Julia .

Meryl Streep may have starred as chef-legend Julia Child but in real life she is nothing more than an OK cook.

A Danish movie about a gay love affair between two members of a neo-Nazi group won top honors Friday at the Rome Film Festival, while Helen Mirren won the best actress award.

This August while visiting friends in West Jefferson, we traveled to Boone to see the motion picture "Julie & Julia." I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the film! Meryl Streep, one of my favorite actors, turns in a splendid performance as acclaimed celebrity chef Julia Child.