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Tag Archives: Meryl Streep
A TOURIST ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
I woke up early, still on New York time, the Sunday morning of my Skiptown Film Festival visit in LA. The actors panel I was participating in was scheduled for 1pm, so I had time to play tourist on Hollywood … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Academy Awards, Alfred Hitchcock, All About Eve, Amy Adams, Bela Lugosi, Ben Hur, Billy Wilder, Boulevard, Brabra Streisand, Brokeback Mountain, Capitol Records, Carrie Fisher, Chinese Theater, Crash, Dolby Theater, Elizabeth Taylor, Fonda, Frances MacDormand, Gene Kelly, Gone With the Wind, Graumans, Harry Potter, Hollywood, Hollywood Sign, Hollywood United Methodist Church, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Jimmy Durante, Joel Grey, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Katherine Hepburn, La La Land, Liberace, Lord of the Rings, Lou Costello, Mary Pickford, Meryl Streep, Orson Welles, Oscars, Peter Jackson, Peter Lorre, queen, Return of the King, Richard Burton, ruby slippers, RuPaul, Star Trek, stars, Steven Spielberg, sunrise, Susan Sarandon, The Godfather, Tim Robbins, Titanic, Village People, Vine, Walk of Fame, Walt Disney, Wings, Yma sumac
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THEY KILLED MERYL! – but she still left us one or two musical gems
When the first trailers for “Mamma Mia – Here We Go Again” arrived, the absence of Meryl Streep was conspicuous. As were certain lines that hinted at her character Donna Sheridan’s absence in the “Mamma Mia” movie sequel. Her likely … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Melodies Linger On
Tagged ABBA, Amanda Seyfried, Andy Garcia, Cher, Dallas, Elaine Stritch, Fernando, Here We Go Again, House of Cards, Jason Isaacs, Mamma Mia, Margaret Atwood, Marilyn French, Mark Kermode, Meryl Streep, My Love My Life, The Day Before You Came, The Handmaid's Tale, The Women's Room
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MAMA MIA – Here We Sing Along Again
Escapism for the New Great Depression I slid the “Mamma Mia” disk into the blu-ray player. I asked Ed whether it we should activate the sing-along function this time? Ed hesitated, then demurred. But I knew he wanted it. So … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News
Tagged ABBA, Busby Berkeley, Ed Elder, escapism, fascism, Great Depression, Hereditary, Leave No Trace, Mamma Mia, Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again", Meryl Streep, Preston Sturgess, Putin, Seth Meyers, sing-a-long, Sorry to Bother You, Sullivan's Travels, Treason, Trump, Won't You Be My Neighbor
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To the Woman Who Sat in Rear Mezz B 106 During Last Night’s Performance of THE BAND’S VISIT
This post is not really about “The Band’s Visit”, the marvelously unlikely new Broadway musical hit show, enchanting critics and sold out houses. This is about you, the sad selfish woman sitting diagonally behind me. You see, about halfway through … Continue reading
Posted in Live! On Stage
Tagged audience reaction, Beethoven, Broadway, Citizen Kane, Meryl Streep, musical, Omar Sharif, rudeness, sighs, sotto voce, The Band's Visit
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COMPLETE OSCAR NOMINATIONS LIST – with plenty personal notes, comments and trivia – updated with winners
This year’s Oscar nominations have been announced, and for once the media pundits and social media consensus are much happier with the overall outcome, with few gripes and much to celebrate. Which doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty sighs about … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Notes in the News
Tagged 2017, Academy Awards, Amy Adams, animated, Arrival, August Wilson, Debzel Washington, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, Hugh Grant, Kevin O'Connell, La La Land, Lion, Lord of the Rings, Loving, Mahershala Ali, Manchester by the Sea, Meryl Streep, Moonlight, Nominations, O.J.: Made in America, OcarsSoWhite, Oscars, short film, sound, The Red Turtle, Viola Davis, Zootopia
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MERYL STREEP SINGS AGAIN – REALLY BADLY THIS TIME! YEAH!
Last August I posted a (lavishly video annotated) piece about Meryl Streep’s musical performances over the years (which you can reread below). I concluded the article with the following: Streep’s movie musical career continues with Florence Foster Jenkins, a movie … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News
Tagged biopic, Carnegie Hall, Empire, Florence Foster Jenkins, Guardian, Hugh Grant, Meryl Streep, movie, Stephen Frears, Telegraph, U.K., Variety
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MERYL STREEP SINGS! and sings again! and again!
That Meryl Streep is one of the great actors of our time is common knowledge. But what should now be considered obvious is how she is also the great movie musical performer of the modern age. That statement may be … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Melodies Linger On
Tagged A Prairie Home Companion, ABBA, Adam Guettel, Bette Midler, Dancing at Lughnasa, Death Becomes Her, Garisson Keillor, Goldie Hawn, Into the Woods, Ironweed, Jeanine Tesori, Lilly Tomlin, Mamma Mia, Mary Rodgers, Meryl Streep, Mother Courage, Olivia Newton-John, Postcards from the Edge, Richard Rodgers, Ricki and the Flash, The Music of Regret
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