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Thursday, February 04, 2010
Is That Young Meryl Streep?
Fans of multi-Oscar nominee Meryl Streep should enjoy this minor controversy over a video clip from 1965 that shows what could be a young Streep, waiting alongside other fans of The Beatles (fans of The Beatles should enjoy it, too):As a follow up, the poster of the above video also posted "an attempt at proof":
Labels: Meryl Streep, The Beatles
Posted by Mr. Hehn at 12:10 PM0 comments 
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Meryl Streep Nominated for Ten Millionth Oscar
Good grief, not again.
Meryl Streep has been nominated for an Academy Award yet again, as best actress for Julie & Julia. It's her 16th nomination in 32 years.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences would nominate Meryl Streep as best actress for reading the back of a Cap'n Crunch box aloud with 2% milk dribbling down her chin. They're obsessed. It's embarrassing.
Here are some other things the Academy would nominate Meryl Streep as best actress for:
- Jogging around the block with her Schnauzer.
- Tripping over a rowing machine while cleaning the rumpus room.
- Reading a Greyhound bus schedule to a homeless man in a movingly authentic Catalan accent.
- Gargling purple Smart Water in a 30-second TV spot for Japan.
- Slapping a frisky Jack Nicholson at a Lakers game.
- Playing an overwrought and self-promoting Scandinavian baroness and author in a beautifully photographed and terribly boring epic set in Africa.
- Barfing up bad clams.
Look, she's a fine, fine actress. Nobody is arguing that. But c'mon: an average of every other year for three decades running? She's not that good. NOBODY is that good. Katharine Hepburn is second in line with 12 nominations, and her career lasted for 60 years!
For pete's sakes.
[Update: the IMDB boards weigh in.]
Photo: WENN
Labels: Jack Nicholson, Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, The Oscars
Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 10:58 PM4 comments
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Meryl Streep's Kid Mamie
That's actress Mamie Gummer, the daughter of Meryl Streep and sculptor Donald Gummer, at a Whitney Museum gala last night.
Granted, the flashy dress is what caught my eye, but then I couldn't stop looking at the Streepyness of her face.
Mamie was born in 1983 (her given name is Mary), so she's 26 now. Here's a comparison with her mom, age 32, in the 1981 film The French Lieutenant's Woman:
Uncanny.
Side note: Gummer made her screen debut as a toddler in the Streep-Nicholson film Heartburn. She was billed (for reasons I can't uncover) as Natalie Stern, and earned this shout-out in the New York Times review: "In particular, Natalie Stern, an inordinately cute baby, is already accomplished enough to steal scenes even from Miss Streep."
The IMDB says Gummer had a small part in Ang Lee's 2009 comedy Taking Woodstock and has four flicks currently filming or in post-production: a drama, a comedy, a horror film and a romance.
(Images supplied by WENN.)
Labels: Ang Lee, Donald J. Gummer, Jack Nicholson, Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep, Natalie Stern
Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 6:06 AM0 comments
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
That Überdontic Amy Adams Smile
Her special gift is that she can smile like that and still look just swell.
Adams was arriving at Monday night's LA premiere of Julie and Julia. Her co-star Meryl Streep Gummer -- age 60 -- was lookin' sharp at the same event.
Fashion note: La Perla lingerie for Adams, it seems.
(Photo credit: WENN)
Labels: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep
Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 9:25 AM0 comments
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Meryl Streep Is Married to a Guy Named Donald J. Gummer?
Yes. Yes, she is.
I am reminded, and it's a stretch, of Judy Garland, whose real name was Frances E. Gumm. (Supposedly George Jessel suggested the name change.)
Well, Mr. Gummer looks like a good egg. Dude is a sculptor.
(Image from the 2004 Academy Awards courtesy of WENN.)
Labels: Donald J. Gummer, Meryl Streep
Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 7:24 PM0 comments
