"A Prairie Home Companion" to premiere at the 2006 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
Posted: 2005-12-15 |
According to this
source, scheduled for the upcoming festival are a special
presentation of Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" and a screening of the Robert
Altman feature film based on Keillor's radio program, as well as a performance of Jim
Henson's "Puppet Improv." The festival is running from March 8-12, 2006 in Aspen, Colorado.
More info can be found on their
Official Website.
"Prime" is coming to DVD
Posted: 2005-12-14 |
"Prime", although only out of US theatres for a few weeks, will be released on DVD on February
28, 2006, in the USA. The special features, according to Universal's press release, will feature
deleted scenes and outtakes.
A Theater Sings Pages From Its History
Posted: 2005-11-28 |
According to the
New York Times, the Public Theater is singing, dancing and raising money for its 50th anniversary celebration.
On Jan. 30 at City Center, the theater will feature an evening of artists performing selections
from signature Public Theater musicals. Imagine songs from "Hair;" "A Chorus Line;" "Bring In
da Noise, Bring In da Funk;" "The Wild Party;" "Caroline, or Change;" "Ghetto Superstar (The
Man That I Am)," among others. They're calling it "The Public Sings," and the lineup of stars
scheduled to appear includes Savion Glover, Eartha Kitt, Tonya Pinkins, Rosie Perez, Natalie
Portman, Billy Porter, Meryl Streep and Zack Braff. Tickets will go on sale Friday. All
proceeds benefit the theater.
"Prairie Home" Movie To Be Released Next Summer
Posted: 2005-11-01 |
According to AP, "A Prairie Home Companion" will be released next summer by Picturehouse
Films after being bought for North American distribution when it was screened for buyers in
New York. Picturehouse president Bob Berney said the film was hilarious and said that he saw
potential for wide commercial success. "I was blown away. It was through the roof," he said in
a telephone interview. The Altman film, based on Garrison Keillor's long-running radio
program, was shot in St. Paul with a cast including Meryl Streep, Lindsay Lohan, Tommy Lee
Jones, Woody Harrelson, Lily Tomlin and Kevin Kline. The working title was "The Last Broadcast,"
but Berney, aiming to capitalize on the name recognition of the 31-year-old radio program,
recommended that the title revert to "A Prairie Home Companion."
Streep to present Valentino with Superstar Award
Posted: 2005-10-25 |
Meryl Streep will present Valentino with the Superstar Award at the Fashion Group
International's Night of Stars next Thursday night. Meanwhile Sandra Bullock will receive the
Humanitarian award, and Star Honorees will include Ralph Rucci, Olivier Theyskens (presented
by Bee Schaffer), and Pat McGrath (presented by Andre Leon Talley). Alberta Ferretti and Donald
Trump will be also honored.
Meryl to attend Christopher Reeve's "A Magical Evening"
Posted: 2005-10-22 |
Glenn Close, Paul Newman, Mike Nichols, Diane Sawyer, Meryl Streep and Robin Williams are going
to join Christopher Reeve's "A Magical Evening" on November 17, 2005 in New York City to
honor Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones with the "Christopher Reeve Spirit of Courage Award".
Learn more about this event in this
press release or
visit Christopher Reeve's
Official Website.
Streep honors Al Gore with the Global Environmental Citizen Award
Posted: 2005-10-21 |
Meryl Streep, a board member of The Center for Health and The Global Environment, will be honoring
Former Vice President Al Gore as the 2005 Global Environmental Citizen at the Carriage House
Center in New York City on October 21, 2005. The event will feature remarks by Streep and Gore
as well as a gala dinner featuring sustainable cuisine prepared by award-winning master chefs
Peter Hoffman, Michel Nischan, and Nora Pouillon. For more information, please visit the Center's
Official Website.
"Prime" to open San Diego Film Festival
Posted: 2005-09-16 |
Meryl's upcoming comedy "Prime" will be the opening film of the 2005 San Diego Film Festival
on September 21, 2005 at 07.00 PM | Pacific Gaslamp 15 Theater. More information can be found
on the festival's
Official Website.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Stages Hurricane Benefit Concert
Posted: 2005-09-08 |
Live From Lincoln Center, the Emmy-Award winning PBS series, is presenting a special nationwide
broadcast of jazz September 17 as a benefit for hurricane relief.
The Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert, live from Lincoln Center's Rose Theater,
will feature Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Cyrus Chestnut, Peter Cincotti, Bill Cosby,
Elvis Costello, Robert De Niro, Paquito D'Rivera, Jon Hendricks, Diana Krall, Abbey Lincoln,
Bette Midler, Dianne Reeves, Marcus Roberts, Paul Simon, Meryl Streep, James Taylor,
McCoy Tyner, Cassandra Wilson, Buckwheat Zydeco, and many others. Read the full article
here
"New Ear" to be broadcast on SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Posted: 2005-09-02 |
Those who weren't able to see "New Ear" (yet), can listen to the show on SIRIUS Satellite Radio.
There are several airdates, all listed on their
Official Website,
also with the offer of a free trial, which allows you to listen to the show.
"Prime" to premiere at the Boston Film Festival
Posted: 2005-08-26 |
Festival officials announced a partial list of this year's lineup, headlined by three
Hollywood features: the US premiere of "Prime", starring Meryl Streep, "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang",
starring Robert Downey Jr. and "North Country", featuring Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand.
The festival will run Sept. 9-13, with screenings at Loews Theatres Boston Common. More information
and screening dates at the
Official
Website.
Movie projects officially announced!
Posted: 2005-08-19 |
The following projects will officially go into production:
The Devil Wears Prada,
Dirty Tricks,
First Man and
Dark Matter!
Looks like there will be a lot to look forward to in the future.
Click on the film titles for more information. Thanks to Myla for letting me know.
"A Prairie Home Companion" to be "The Last Broadcast"?
Posted: 2005-08-14 |
According to various sources, including
this article
by the Star Tribune, "A Prairie Home Compan-ion"'s release title will be "The Last Broadcast". I guess
we'll have to wait until there's a press release by its studio.
Jolie and Streep to benefit Wyclef Jean's charity
Posted: 2005-08-14 |
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie will join Meryl Streep as the centerpieces of a Haitian relief
event to benefit Wyclef Jean’s charity Yele Haiti. Clef and Norah Jones will perform at the
function, which will take place at a private residence in the Hamptons on Aug. 27, according
to the
New York Post.
Streep, Paltrow and Bening Up to "Dirty Tricks"
Posted: 2005-08-08 |
Yet another movie rumor. According to Variety, Paramount Pictures has set "Nip/Tuck" creator and exec producer Ryan
Murphy to write and direct an adaptation of John Jeter's play Dirty Tricks, with Meryl Streep
starring as Martha Mitchell, the whistle-blowing wife of Nixon chief of staff John Mitchell.
Murphy, who will produce with Plan B's Dede Gardner and Brad Pitt, has put together a strong
cast with Annette Bening, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jill Clayburgh.
Read the full article in the
Forum
or at
Variety.com.
Prime trailer online!
Posted: 2005-07-29 |
The "Prime" trailer is finally online and can be watched exclusively at
AOL Movies. Also, the Official Website for the movie is up at
PrimeMovie.net.
"The Deer Hunter" to be released on a Special Edition DVD
Posted: 2005-07-28 |
On September 06, 2005, Universal will release a "Legacy Series Edition" of "The Deer Hunter", including
about an hours' worth deleted and extended scenes. There's no info yet if any of these scenes
feature more footage of Meryl. The double disc DVD can be pre-ordered at
Amazon.com
"Theater of the New Ear"s Revival this September
Posted: 2005-07-21 |
Meryl will again participate in Charlie Kaufman's "Theatre of the New Ear", this time at
UCLA Live's Royce Hall, Sept. 14-16. Her original co-stars, Hope Davis and Peter Dinklage are
also on board. You can visit
UCLALive.org
for more information. Full article can be read at
Playbill Online.
Meryl to lend her voice in "Ant Bully"
Posted: 2005-07-21 |
John A. Davis, writer and director on Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, will bring John Nickle’s
kids’ book The Ant Bully to the big screen as a CG-animated film, it was announced today.
The story is about a boy who floods an ant colony with his water gun, then is magically shrunk
to insect size and sentenced to hard labor for his crime. Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts, Meryl
Streep, Paul Giamatti, Lily Tomlin, Cheri Oteri, Alan Cumming, Regina King, Ricardo Montalban,
and Zach Tyler Eisen will lend their voices to the project.
Warner Bros. will distribute with a planned release date of August 4, 2006. The film will also
be distributed on IMAX screens..
Meryl is shooting "A Prairie Home Companion"
Posted: 2005-07-12 |
It's now confirmed that Meryl is shooting Robert Altman's "A Prairie Home Companion". Also on
board is an all-star cast featuring Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Kline,
Tommy Lee Jones, Virginia Madsen and Lindsay Lohan.
De Niro and Streep rumored to star in "First Man"
Posted: 2005-06-15 |
Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep are in talks to star in the comedy First Man, according to Variety.
Diane English will make her feature directing debut on the movie which is being eyed for a
2006 production start. De Niro would play a Ted Turner-like mogul who puts his career on hold
to run a presidential campaign for his wife. When she becomes the first woman to occupy the
White House, he's suddenly faced with a significant role reversal. No official statement is given
yet.
Streep mentioned to star in "The Devil Wears Prada"
Posted: 2005-05-06 |
According to The Hollywood Reporter,
Meryl Streep has signed on to star in the upcoming fashionista comedy The Devil Wears Prada. The
movie is based on Lauren Weisberger's best-selling novel about a young woman who goes to New
York to work for an all-powerful magazine editor named Miranda Priestly (Streep). Weisberger
did a stint as an assistant to Vogue editor Anna Wintour.
Meryl Streep to Star in 2006 Mother Courage in Central Park
Posted: 2005-04-21 |
According to
Playbill News, Meryl will be seen in yet another
stage production: During a press conference announcing the Public Theater 2005-06 season, new
artistic director Oskar Eustis revealed that film star Meryl Streep will headline a new
production of Brecht's classic Mother Courage, to be staged in Central Park in summer 2006.
Read the full article at
Playbill News
Marcia Gay Harden and John Goodman join "Theater of the New Ear"
Posted: 2005-04-03 |
According to
ContactMusic.com,
Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden and John Goodman have joined the star-studded cast of "Theater of the New
Ear" (which will be also taped for later
broadcast on satellite radio) - in New York City on 28-30 April (05).
They will join the previous announced actors in a reading of "Sawbones" by filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen and
"Hope leaves the Theater", by Charlie Kaufman. Both Harden and Goodman starred with Meryl in
"The Seagull".
Streep confirmed for "Theater of the New Ear"
Posted: 2005-03-10 |
I'm proud to announce that Meryl is officially announded to take part in "Theater of the New Year",
to be performed at
St. Ann's Warehouse on April 28, 29, 30, and at the
Royal Festivall Hall on May 13, 2005. Visit their websites for more information on the play.
Meryl rumored to star with Jennifer Aniston in "Wanted"
Posted: 2005-03-04 |
According to Variety, Jennifer Aniston and Meryl Streep are rumored star in Sheldon Turner's upcoming
adaptation of Kim Wozencraft's novel "Wanted", the story of a female cop (Aniston) in Texas who
is framed for narcotics trafficking and sent to prison. Her cellmate is a war protester
(Streep) who's renounced violence, and the two plot an escape. No official statement on this
project has been done yet.
Meryl rumored to take London stage
Posted: 2005-02-16 |
According to
ContactMusic.com, Meryl is in talks to join "Adaptation"
screenwriter Charlie Kaufman in a production to be performed on London's South Bank. The play,
provisionally titled "Music to a New Ear", is a double bill and is said to involve the
considerable talents of the Coen Brothers. The "Fargo" producers have also chosen Hollywood
actor Philip Seymor Hoffman to be part of the show. No official statement has been done yet.
Streep, Tomei and Jones featured in Public Service Announcement Spot
Posted: 2005-02-12 |
Academy Award winners Meryl Streep and Marisa Tomei, and comedienne Sarah Jones, are featured
in a public service announcement spot by Equality Now. Scheduled to premiere on Lifetime
Television at the end of December 2004, the PSA will also air on other cable stations
throughout 2005. Visit
Equality Now for
more info on the foundation and to see the spot.
Streep auctions Globe dress to help Tsunami victims
Posted: 2005-01-20 |
Meryl is among many celebrities, including Liam Neeson, Kate Winslet, Ewan McGregor, Charlize
Theron and Marcia Cross, who auction the dresses they wore to the Golden Globes in order
to raise money for the Tsunami victims. Meryl's auction page can be found at
C Market
Meryl receives BAFTA nomination
Posted: 2005-01-17 |
Meryl has received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her work in "The Manchurian Candidate"
by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. She shares the category with Cate Blanchett (The Aviator), Heather Craney (Vera Drake), Julie Christie
(Finding Neverland) and Natalie Portman (Closer). The awards will be handed out on February
12, 2005. Streep has won the BAFTA Award in 1982 for
her performance in "The French Lieutenant's Woman".
Meryl to present at the Golden Globe Awards
Posted: 2005-01-08 |
According to
ComingSoon.net, Meryl will
be among the presenters at the 2005 Golden Globes Award, to be aired live on January 16, 2005.
The list of presenters includes Patricia Arquette, Halle Berry, Diane Keaton, Megan Mullally,
Al Pacino, Will Ferrell, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Robbins, Charlize Theron, Naomi Watts and
Renee Zellweger. Meryl is further nominated as Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for
"The Manchurian Candidate".
