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Jul
19
2007

Meryl Streep will be honored with the 2007 Dana Reeve Hope Award by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. The award will be given to her at the “A Magical Evening” benefit on November 12, 2007. The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF) is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. Proceeds from A Magical Evening will assist CDRF in fulfilling its goals. For more information, please visit christopherreeve.org.

Jul
16
2007

Actors Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci make William Steig’s characters come alive in the six stories they read on “The One and Only Shrek!” It’s captivating listening. Tucci’s gruffy voice is perfect for the wickedly ugly Shrek, the character who inspired the current movie. And Streep’s sweet voice brings out the lovable side of Pearl in magical story “The Amazing Bone.” Among the four other Steig stories they read is the clever mouse dentist, “Doctor De Soto.” This first-rate audiobook launches Audio Renaissance’s children’s program. For more information, please visit Audiorenaissance.com and williamsteig.com.

Jul
14
2007

According to this source, Meryl Streep will lend her good name, and her physical presence, to Belfast’s Metropolitan Arts Center in an effort to help the establishment make up a £1.2 million funding shortfall. Meryl will be in London filming, and she’s due to arrive in Belfast on August 18, according to media reports. “The importance of the arts to the identity of a society is incalculable. The OMAC has been a clinic for the imaginative good that heals the soul with the healing power of art,” she said in a statement. “This is why OMAC is a cause for celebration and a template for hope.” Streep will be the guest of honor at a gala fundraiser.

Jul
11
2007

“Rendition” has benn announced as one of the gala presentations at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival, which will most likely mark the world premiere of the film. Also, its stars Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal and Meryl Streep have been mentioned to attend the festival. A full schedule will be released in late July, the press release can be read here. The Toronto International Film Festival runs September 06-15.

Jun
22
2007

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Amy Adams is in negotiations to star opposite Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt,” John Patrick Shanley’s screen adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning play for Miramax Films and producer Scott Rudin. Adams will play the pivotal role of a young nun in the middle of a tense confrontation in which a Bronx Catholic school principal (Streep) accuses a priest (Hoffman) of pedophilia. Adams received a 2006 best supporting actress Academy Award nomination for her role in Sony Pictures Classics’ “Junebug.”

Jun
06
2007

The Rhode Island Film and TV Office and the Newport International Film Festival have announced a special screening of Focus Features’ Evening during the festival on June 9, 2007 (both closing night screenings of “Evening” have sold out already). “Evening”, which was filmed in Newport, was directed by Lajos Koltai and stars Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Wilson, Hugh Dancy, Natasha Richardson, Mamie Gummer, Eileen Atkins, Meryl Streep, and Glenn Close. Many members of the star-studded cast are expected to attend the screening at the festival, which will be held June 5-10, 2007. Learn more about the Newport Film Festival by visiting their Official Website.

May
07
2007

Matt Dillon, Joe Pantaoliano, Lois Smith, Meryl Streep, and Lili Taylor will be among the stars who will perform at Soho Rep’s Spring Gala, to be held at 7pm on Monday, May 14 at 101 Riverviews. The gala will be hosted by Tim Blake Nelson. The actors will perform excerpts from new plays by Will Eno, Nick Flynn, Jenny Schwartz, and Mac Wellman. The evening will also feature the announcement of the first Soho Rep Dorothy Strelsin Playwriting Fellowships. Among the evening’s attendees will be Edward Albee, Olympia Dukakis, Eileen Fulton, and Buck Henry. The gala includes a pre-performance cocktail reception and a post-performance party.

May
01
2007

Meryl has received a nomination for the MTV Movie Award as Best Villain for “The Devil Wears Prada”, sharing her category with Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest), Jack Nicholson (The Departed), Rodrigo Santoro (300) and Tobin Bell (Saw III). “Prada”‘s Emily Blunt has also received two nominations as Best Comedic Performance and Best Breakthrough Role. The winners will be voted by the fans, so you can visit their website here to have your vote casted. The MTV Movie Awards will be handed out on June 03, 2007.

Apr
28
2007

Yet another stage award nomination for Meryl’s performance in “Mother Courage”. This time she has received as Outstanding Actress in a Play Nomination for the Drama Desk Award. A list with all nominees can be found at their official website. Thanks to Frank for the heads-up.

Apr
26
2007

Meryl Streep’s performance in “Mother Courage” has earned her a nomination for the Drama League’s Performance Award. The award will be handed out on May 11, 2007. A list with all nominees can be found here.