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UPDATES ARCHIVE | JULY 2006

NEW "PRAIRIE HOME" AND "PRADA" STILLS
Posted: 2006-07-29 | Source: Webmaster

I've re-organized the galleries of "A Prairie Home Companion" and "The Devil Wears Prada", replacing previous stills with better quality versions and adding some new ones as well. Click below to launch the galleries.

"THE ANT BULLY" GIVEAWAY WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Posted: 2006-07-29 | Source: Webmaster

The winner of the Ant Bully's Grand Prize is Alyssa Q., Canada. The winner of the runner prize is Ally C., USA. Congratulations to both of you, have fun with the prizes and thanks again to everybody who participated.

"A PRAIRE HOME COMPANION" ON DVD, OCTOBER 10
Posted: 2006-07-27 | Source: Webmaster

Thanks to Maverick for the heads-up: New Line Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of A Prairie Home Companion for 10th October 2006 priced at $27.95 SRP. Director Robert Altman and writer Garrison Keillor join forces with an all-star cast to create a comic backstage fable, A Prairie Home Companion, about a fictitious radio variety show that has managed to survive in the age of television. The film features a star-studded cast including Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Lindsay Lohan, Kevin Kline, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, John C. Reilly, Virginia Madsen, Maya Rudolph and the creator/host of the real-life national public radio (NPR) show, Garrison Keillor.

FEATURES INCLUDE:

1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen

English DD2.0 & DD5.1 Surround

English & Spanish subtitles

Audio commentary with director Robert Altman and star Kevin Kline

Deleted scenes with optional commentary

“Come Play With Us: A Feature Companion” behind-the-scenes featurette

“Onstage at the Fitzgerald: A Music Companion” extended music performances

Advertisement segments

Soundtrack Preview (jump to songs in the film)

Theatrical trailer

"THE ANT BULLY" GIVEAWAY AND GAME
Posted: 2006-07-22 | Source: Webmaster

Edit: The giveaway is closed. Thanks to everybody for participating. Winners will be announced ASAP.

Here's your chance to win some great merchandise from the upcoming "The Ant Bully", this time even two people will be announced as winners! This giveaway will be closed on July 27, 2006. In the meantime, why not test your skills and play the Ant Bully game "Ant and Seek". You can launch it below. Good luck to all who participate in the giveaway!

ACTOR'S FUND AUCTION: WIN "MOTHER COURAGE" TICKETS & A MERYL MEETING
Posted: 2006-07-21 | Source: Webmaster

The Actors' Fund of America's seventh annual Auction of 1000 Stars, in which participants bid on celebrity events, tickets, and memorabilia, will take place July 24-August 7. All proceeds will go to support the organization's various programs. Among the many items up for grabs this year are: dinner with Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson at Café Luxembourg in New York; VIP tickets to the London revival of Bent, followed by dinner with its star, Alan Cumming; VIP tickets to the Shakespeare in the Park production of Mother Courage and a meeting with its star, Meryl Streep; VIP tickets to The Color Purple and a meeting with its star, LaChanze. Other notable items include private vocal coaching sessions with Barbara Cook, Shirley Jones, and Audra McDonald; a chance to conduct the exit music of Broadway's Phantom of the Opera; and walk-on roles in Rent and Mamma Mia! To bid on items or for more information, visit www.auctionof1000stars.org.

MORE TELEVISION APPEARANCES
Posted: 2006-07-20 | Source: Webmaster

Here's another batch of awesome television interviews and special throughout the years. Caps and a clip of Meryl's segement from "The Earth Day Special" (1990) with Kevin Costner (the dialogue is simply too funny), caps and clips from the Voices that Care documentary (1991, I'm making an exception here as her children are featured as well ;-), caps and clips from the Charlie Rose Show (2002) promoting "Adaptation", four clips from the Oprah Winfrey Show (2002) featuring Meryl, Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore as well as an excerpt of VH1 Special on "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006). Click the images below to launch the video pages. Have fun watching!

KEVIN KLINE REPLACES WALKEN IN "MOTHER COURAGE"
Posted: 2006-07-14 | Source: Webmaster

According to Playbill, Kevin Kline will play the role of the Cook opposite Meryl Streep in the Aug. 8-Sept. 3 Central Park staging of Brecht's classic Mother Courage, Playbill.com has learned. He replaces the previously announced Christopher Walken. Walken left the production "due to scheduling conflicts," according to the Public. Production dates will remain the same. Opening night is Aug. 21. The Kline and Streep casting brings with it echoes of the Public Theater's 2001 revival of Chekhov's The Seagull, which featured the two actors. The two are also well known for their pairing in the film "Sophie's Choice." Mother Courage will be the first of two Public assignments Kline will essay this year.

LOTS OF RARE TELEVISION APPEARANCES
Posted: 2006-07-12 | Source: Webmaster

Ready for one big Multimedia update? Added caps and a clip from a very rare 1989 interview on the set of "She-Devil", caps and clips from a 1993 Brazil television interview, "Gente de Expressao", as well as caps and clips of her "Inside the Actors Studio" appearance in 1999. My biggest thanks to Alvaro for sharing these rare appearances, it's so much appreciated! Then, caps and a clip of her 1999 appearance on "The Charlie Rose Show" and interview captures of Meryl and Lily Tomlin on the set of "A Prairie Home Companion" with many thanks to Danielle! Enjoy the new stuff

MORE NAMES ADDED TO "MOTHER COURAGE" CAST
Posted: 2006-07-11 | Source: Webmaster

Here's an article by Broadway.com, announcing the cast for "Mother Courage": Walken is set to join Streep in the upcoming Public Theater mounting of Mother Courage and Her Children. Among those also featured will be Jack Noseworthy (making his first stage appearance since leaving Lestat in San Francisco) and Frederick Weller, who appeared in Take Me Out at the Public, a production spokesperson confirmed to Broadway.com. Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children focuses on a woman (Streep) who must survive during the nightmare of the Thirty Years War. She depends on the war for her financial success, but it is the same war that is taking her children away. In addition to those named above, the cast will include Raul Aranas, Geoffrey Arend, Max Baker, Ato Essandoh, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Glenn Fleshlere, Michael Izquierdo, Eugene Jones, George Kmeck, Jenifer Lewis, Paco Lozano, Michael Markham, Larry Marshall, veteran actor/director/writer Austin Pendle-ton, Sean Phillips, Silvestre Rasuk, Brittany Underwood, Alexandria Wailes, Jade Wu & Waleed Zuaiter.

TELEVISION SCREENCAPS, PUBLIC THEATER SUMMER GALA
Posted: 2006-07-04 | Source: Webmaster

Added screencaps of Meryl's appearances on "Live with Regis & Kelly" (June 27) and alongside Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci on "The View" (June 30). Also added are photos from last week's Public Theater Summer Gala (June 28, 2006). Edit: Links to clips for Letterman and The View have been added to the Media section.

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN JOINS MERYL IN "MOTHER COURAGE"
Posted: 2006-07-02 | Source: Webmaster

According to Playbill, Christopher Walken will play the critical role of Cook in the Aug. 8-Sept. 3 Central Park staging of Brecht's classic Mother Courage, starring Meryl Streep in the title role. Walken and Streep appeared together in the Public Theater's 2001 revival of Chekhov's The Seagull, which also played the Delacorte Theatre. Tony Kushner (Angels in America, Caroline, or Change) has penned a new adaptation of the war drama. Kushner's Caroline, or Change collaborator Jeanine Tesori has created original music. George C. Wolfe will direct. The cynical Cook is one of the mercenary Mother Courage's few constant companions as she and her children trudge through the bloody and pointless (in Brecht's depiction) Thirty Years War. Streep caused a sensation in 2001 when she returned to the New York stage after a long absence to appear in a Mike Nichols rendition of Chekhov's The Seagull in Central Park. Kevin Kline, Natalie Portman and Philip Seymour Hoffman also starred in that staging.

"THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA" A BOX-OFFICE HIT
Posted: 2006-07-02 | Source: Webmaster

20th Century Fox's adaptation of Lauren Weinberger's The Devil Wears Prada, starring Meryl Streep, made an impressive $9.5 million (estimated) in 1,200 fewer theatres (than Superman), pointing to an opening weekend in the $25 million, well above expectations.

UPATES ARCHIVE OPENED
Posted: 2006-07-02 | Source: Webmaster

As you can see below, all previous updates have been stored in a monthly overview to make this index page loading faster and giving you an easier navigation on what has been posted before. A full updates archive is on its way.