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MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Posted: 2006-12-22 | Source: Webmaster

This is the last update for 2006 so I'd like to take a minute and wish all visitors and fans a very Merry Chirstmas and a Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who has visited and contributed to the site over the year and has helped to make it such a comprehensive source, it's really appreciated! Have a great time and see you all in 2007!

"DARK MATTER" POSTER
Posted: 2006-12-22 | Source: Webmaster

Here's a first released poster for "Dark Matter", click below for a full-size version.

"DARK MATTER" SCREENING DATES
Posted: 2006-12-20 | Source: Webmaster

Meryl's upcoming thriller "Dark Matter" will have its world-premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2007. All screening times are listed below, more information can be found here and at the Sundance's Official Website.

Tuesday , Jan 23
Thursday , Jan 25
Saturday , Jan 27
Saturday , Jan 27
Sunday , Jan 28

8:30 PM
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
10:30 PM
1:00 PM

Prospector Square Theatre
Library Center Theatre
Prospector Square Theatre
Broadway Centre Cinemas VI, SLC
Screening Room, Sundance Village

SATELLITE, WOMEN CRITICS CIRCLE, ALLIANCE OF WOMEN HONOR STREEP
Posted: 2006-12-18 | Source: Webmaster

Meryl Streep has won the Satellite Award as Best Actress in a Comedy for "The Devil Wears Prada" and has received a Women Critics Circle Award and the Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award in the same category. Further, Meryl has been nominated for a London Film Critics Circle Award as Actress of the Year for "Prada". A complete overview can be found in the Awards section, many thanks to Frank for all the heads-up!! :-)

MERYL STREEP RECEIVES 21th GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATION
Posted: 2006-12-14 | Source: Webmaster

Congratulations to Meryl for winning her career's 21th Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress in a Comedy for "The Devil Wears Prada". She shares the category with Annette Bening (Running with Scissors), Toni Collette (Little Miss Sunshine), Beyonce Knowles (Dreamgirls) and Renee Zellweger (Miss Potter). More info will follow soon. The Golden Globes will be handed out on January 15, 2006.

STREEP UP FOR CRITICS CHOICE AWARD, "PRADA" AMONG YEAR'S BEST
Posted: 2006-12-12 | Source: Webmaster

The awards season has started with the critics awards being announced these days. Meryl has received a Best Actress nomination for the Critics Choice Award for "The Devil Wears Prada" and shares an Acting Ensemble nomination with the cast of "A Prairie Home Companion". She was also named a runner-up for the Best Actress award by the New York Film Critics Association and the Boston Film Critics (in the supporting actress category). Further, "The Devil Wears Prada" has been featured among the Top10 Movies of the Year lists by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review. The Golden Globe nominations will be announced this Thursday - the Critics Choice Awards will be handed out on January 12, 2007.

LOTS OF ARCHIVE MAGAZINE SCANS
Posted: 2006-12-10 | Source: Webmaster

Added 8 magazine covers and stories ranging from 1980 to 1992 to the Image Library. Many thanks to the great Alvaro, Anke and Rebecca for contributing them! Have fun reading

(1980) Woman's Day (Australia)

(1985) OPTIONS Magazine (USA)

(1986) Panorama (Netherlands)

(1989) Studio Magazine (France)

(1990) Harpers & Queen (UK)

(1990) Mirabella (USA)

(1991) Film Monthly (UK)

(1992) Radio Times (UK)

"THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA" COMES TO DVD
Posted: 2006-12-07 | Source: Webmaster

Make sure to grab your copy of "The Devil Wears Prada" when it arrives on DVD on December 12, 2006 in the USA! The DVD's special features include audio commentaries, 15 never-before-seen deleted scenes, fabulously fun featurettes, a gag reel and feature trailers. The DVD is presented in widescreen and pan-and-scan formats, features English Dolby 5.1 Surround, French and Spanish Dolby Surround and subtitles in English, French and Spanish. Click the banner above to order it via FoxStore.com

MERYL STREEP HONORED WITH HOLLYWOOD LEADERSHIP AWARD
Posted: 2006-12-06 | Source: Webmaster

Meryl Streep was presented with the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, Tuesday at the Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 breakfast, an event that honors the most influential women in entertainment. Streep "represents everything that is good and pure about the movie industry," Lansing said. "She actually proves that talent is ageless." The self-effacing actress said she was surprised to be chosen for a leadership award. "I'm not the leader of anything or anybody," said Streep, 57. "I can't even get people to put their dishes in the dishwasher." Streep, whose latest film is "The Devil Wears Prada," thanked the women who came before her. "I'm highly indebted to all the women in our industry who managed to claw their way to the top," she said.

Added a couple of pictures from her appearance with more to came. Also, many thanks to the great Mariana for sending over a video clip from E!News, featuring a report on the event and an interview with Meryl

. And further, the Hollywood Reporter is having a great interview with Meryl.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY SPEECH PICTURES
Posted: 2006-12-03 | Source: Webmaster

Added pictures of Meryl's speech at the Princeton University on November 30, 2006.

"DARK MATTER" TO WORLD-PREMIERE AT SUNDANCE
Posted: 2006-12-02 | Source: Webmaster

Meryl's upcoming thriller "Dark Matter" will have its world premiere at Sundance. Festival organizers on Thursday announced the remainder of the festival slate, covering the premieres, and the Spectrum, Park City at Midnight, Sundance Collection and New Frontier programs. A complete lineup and airdates for "Dark Matter" will be published by the Sundance Institute later in December. Visit the Official Website for more information.

STREEP, "PRADA" RECEIVE SATELLITE NOMINATIONS
Posted: 2006-12-02 | Source: Webmaster

As the 2007 awards season kicks off, Meryl has received a nomination for the Satellite Award as Best Actress for "The Devil Wears Prada". She shares this category with Julie Walters (Driving Lessons), Annette Bening (Running with Scissors), Toni Collette (Little Miss Sunshine), Jodie Whitaker (Venus) and Beyonc� Knowles (Dreamgirls). "The Devil Wears Prada" also received nominations as Best Picture - Comedy and for Patricia Field's Costume Design. A full list with all nominees can be found here.

MERYL STREEP MENTIONED TO CO-STAR IN "RENDITION"
Posted: 2006-12-01 | Source: Webmaster

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Meryl Streep has joined the cast of New Line Cinema's "Rendition," a political thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon and being directed by Gavin Hood. Written by Kelley Sane, the multilayered story centers on a CIA analyst (Gyllenhaal) based in Cairo who finds his world spinning out of control after he witnesses the interrogation of a foreign national by the Egyptian secret police. Witherspoon is playing the pregnant American wife of the national. Alan Arkin also has been cast, playing a senator. Streep is a government official who orders the rendition of the national. Shooting is under way in Los Angeles. The production also will shoot in Washington, Morocco and South Africa. Read the full article here.