Meryl has attended today’s photocall at the Deauville Film Festival to promote “Julie & Julia”. She’s accompanied by director Nora Ephron and co-stars Stanley Tucci and Chris Messina as well as Tucci. The first pictures from the photocall have been added to the Image Library.

Over 250 new production stills from Meryl’s films have been added to the Image Library, also including promotional photoshoots and behind-the-scenes pictures. Practically every album of the career section has been updated, so be sure to check the “Latest Uploads” by clicking the previews below. Enjoy the new additions!

Image Library > Career Photography > Latest Uploads

The Specials section has taken ages to be opened, now it’s finally online with a first batch of exclusive readings – detail pages on the real-living people that Meryl has portrayed in her films, Julia Child, Ethel Rosenberg, Roberta Guaspari, Lindy Chamberlain, Karen Blixen and Karen Silkwood. Each page is accompanied by pictures and lots of background information, so enjoy your read!

Throughout the years of her career, Meryl has portrayed women whose lives were not invented by screenwriters, but whose life stories have challenged, inspired and shocked the world – whistleblowers, alleged murderers, violinists or cooks of the French Cuisine. Take a closer look at the people behind the true stories, comparisons between film character and reality, accompanied by rare photographs, video clips and quotes by Meryl Streep and the people she portrayed.

Here comes a real blast from the past. Two very rare video interviews from 1993 and 1997. One was taped around the time that “The House of the Spirits” was promoted, the second comes from a promotional interview for “Marvin’s Room”. Captures from these have been added to the Image Library as well. Many thanks to Tina for the heads-up! Enjoy these great finds!

On August 07, Meryl and Nora Ephron have also attended the Charlie Rose Show to promote “Julie & Julia”, clips and caps of her appearance will follow. And speaking of which, I was unable so far to get Meryl’s appearance on the Colbert Report on August 06, so if anyone’s taped it or is able to help me getting it on the website, please drop me a line. Thanks!

Three new articles have been added to the Magazines Archive – interviews with Parade Magazine and USA Today as well as a very interesting and in-depth background story on the making of “Julie & Julia” by the New York Times. Enjoy your read! Below is an excerpt from the brief but entertaining interview with Parade.

I’m like every other actor, I’ve been unemployed more than I’ve been working. Actors just have a lot of down time. So I’ve never gotten used to being out of work. It’s a very uncertain life and there are only a few people that would sign up to be married to somebody who’s an actor. My husband’s an artist and he understands that, the vagaries of the job. I just take every day is a miracle and I’m really glad that I’m still working and that people are not sick of me, even though even I’m sick of me a little bit.

Lots of new clips have been added to the video archive – mostly television reports on the premieres of “Julie & Julia”, a segment on Meryl to celebrate her 60th birthday by The Today Show, a very interesting excerpt from the Times Talks “Julie & Julia” conversation and – a very rare find – an excerpt from an interview that Meryl gave the Australian Sixty Minutes in 1983 to promote “Sophie’s Choice”. Enjoy the new clips!

Video Archive > News Segments > 2009 > Entertainment Tonight (July 30, 2009)
Video Archive > News Segments > 2009 > Entertainment Tonight (July 28, 2009)
Video Archive > News Segments > 2009 > Extra (July 28, 2009)
Video Archive > News Segments > 2009 > Access Hollywood (July 28, 2009)
Video Archive > News Segments > 2009 > BBC Talking Movies (July 28, 2009)
Video Archive > News Segments > 2009 > Times Talks “Julie & Julia” (July 25, 2009)
Video Archive > News Segments > 2009 > The Today Show Australia (June 22, 2009)
Video Archive > News Segments > 1983 > Sixty Minutes (April 03, 1983)

There’s literally hundreds of new pictures today – more additions to the Los Angeles “Julie & Julia” premiere, as well as its press conference. Then, the New York premiere for the film was celebrated yesterday. Further, Meryl has attended the premiere of “Taking Woodstock”, Ang Lee’s new film that co-stars her daughter, Mamie Gummer, and pictures of her taping of CBS’ “The Early Show” on June 30, to be broadcast – probably – next week. Enjoy the new pictures!

Image Library > Appearances > 2009 > “Julie & Julia” Premiere (Los Angeles)
Image Library > Appearances > 2009 > “Julie & Julia” Press Conference (Los Angeles)
Image Library > Appearances > 2009 > Taping of CBS’ “The Early Show”, July 30
Image Library > Appearances > 2009 > “Taking Woodstock” Premiere
Image Library > Appearances > 2009 > “Julie & Julia” Premiere (New York)

You can now watch Meryl’s appearance on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.

It’s a really great interview with a new scene from “Julie & Julia”, known but funny anecdotes from the filming of “Out of Africa”. Meryl also brought along the birthday present she has received from her acting pal Joe Grifasi. Enjoy the clip! Thanks to Tina for guiding the video to me!Additionally, you can also flip through high quality captures from the interview in the Image Library.

Added video clips of Meryl’s interviews on “Extra” and “Access Hollywood” to promote “Julie & Julia”.