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Welcome to simplystreep.com, an information source
on the American actress Meryl Streep, best known from her Oscar-winning performances in
"Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Sophie's Choice". Her work on
screen, stage and television, a career that includes some of the most acclaimed films of the
last 30 years, has achieved critical acclaim and earned her the business' most prestigious
awards. This unofficial website provides a base for fans which is regularly updated with all essential
news on Meryl's work, an active message board plus extensive archives, media and more.
Enjoy your stay! |
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| UPDATES ARCHIVE | JULY 2007 |
TRAILER ARCHIVE COMPLETED
Posted: 2007-07-28 | Source: Webmaster |
The trailer section in the video archive has been completed with theatrical trailers for ALL
of Meryl's feature films (except "Julia" and "Before and After"), making a total of 35 trailers! |
VIDEO CLIPS FROM AWARD SHOWS, DOCUMENTARIES, TV SPECIALS
Posted: 2007-07-24 | Source: Webmaster |
Added 10 new video clips to various sections of the video archive. Uploaded are
two promotional interviews for "The Devil Wears Prada" and "The Manchurian Candidate",
a compilation of her appearance at the 2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards where Meryl
was nominated as Best Ensemble member for both "Adaptation" and "The Hours" (apologies
for the sound, but the tape was really worn out), two clips of Meryl speaking in the
documentaries "Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows" (2001) and "Biography Channel: Kevin
Bacon" (2002) and then two television reports by CNN on the releases of "One True Thing" and
"Music of the Heart" as well as a three-part documentary by the E! Enter-tainment Channel
on "Music of the Heart". Enjoy the new downloads! |
FIRST "RENDITION" PRODUCTION STILLS
Posted: 2007-07-22 | Source: Webmaster |
Here are two very first production stills of Meryl in the upcoming political thriller
"Rendition", co-starring Reese
Witherspoon and Alan Arkin. Click the previews below for full size pictures. Many
thanks to Gabriel for submitting the pictures! |
"AFI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: A TRIBUTE TO AL PACINO" CAPS AND CLIP
Posted: 2007-07-22 | Source: Webmaster |
Added screencaps and a video clip of Meryl's taped segment that was featured on the
American Film Insitute's tribute to Al Pacino. For a transcript of Meryl's speech
(which is unfortunately dubbed in the video) and for more info on the tribute, please have a look at its detail page
in the Career section. |
MERYL STREEP TO RECEIVE DANA REEVE HOPE AWARD
Posted: 2007-07-19 | Source: Webmaster |
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. Many thanks to Frank for the news.
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STREEP AND TUCCI READ "THE ONE AND ONLY SHREK"
Posted: 2007-07-16 | Source: Webmaster |
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
Will-iamsteig.com.
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EVENT PICTURES FROM THE 70s & 80s
Posted: 2007-07-15 | Source: Webmaster |
Since there hasn't been an update on Meryl's appearances photos for a while, here are some very
rare pictures from various 70s and 80s appearances at film premieres and events. |
"DARK MATTER" TO BE SHOWN AT ASIAN AMERICAN INT. FILM FESTIVAL
Posted: 2007-07-14 | Source: Webmaster |
While chances for a wide release of "Dark Matter" are like zero after the tragical
Virginia Tech shooting, the film, starring Meryl Streep and Aidan Quinn, will be shown
in New York at the Asian American International Film Festival on Thursday, July 26,
2007. For more information, please visit their Official
Site. No info is given if Meryl will attend the event.
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STREEP TO SUPPORT BELFAST'S METROPOLITAN ARTS CENTER
Posted: 2007-07-14 | Source: Webmaster |
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.
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"LIONS FOR LAMBS" PRODUCTION STILL
Posted: 2007-07-12 | Source: Webmaster |
The July 13 issue of Entertainment Weekly has an article on Tom Cruise, featuring this very
first production still of "Lions for Lambs". Thanks to Alvaro for the scan! |
"RENDITION" TO WORLD-PREMIERE AT THE 2007 TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
Posted: 2007-07-11 | Source: Webmaster |
"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. |
VIDEO CLIPS FROM 80s FILMS (PART 2)
Posted: 2007-07-08 | Source: Webmaster |
The film scenes section in the video archive has been updated as well with the second
part of 80s film clips, featuring "Out of Africa", "Plenty", "Heartburn", "Ironweed",
"A Cry in the Dark" and "She-Devil", so this decade is now done :-) |
MAKING OFs & DOCUMENTARIES VIDEOS
Posted: 2007-07-07 | Source: Webmaster |
A section for making ofs and movie documentaries has been added to the video archive,
most of them are complete and feature behind the scenes footage and interviews with
the cast and crew of each project as well. Uploaded are the makings of "The Manchurian
Candidate", "The Hours", "One True Thing", "Marvin's Room", "Death Becomes Her" and "Out of Africa".
Further, there are also clips of those documentaries that have been later made on
Meryl's films, including "Song of Africa" (on Out of Africa), "Death Dreams of
Mourning" (on Sophie's Choice) and "Finding the Truth" (on Kramer vs. Kramer), all
from 2001. Have fun watching! |
ARTICLES FROM THE PAST (PART TWO)
Posted: 2007-07-07 | Source: Webmaster |
Added 10 more magazine articles, this time all cover stories and
ranging from 1979 to 2006. Some additional notes as well, the Films Illustrated
magazine is a cover-only, there hasn't been an article on Meryl inside,
the YOU magazine from 1984 has her on the cover but the inside article is on Cher,
an interesting read nevertheless. Many thanks as always to the great Alvaro and to Anke
for the Healthy Living magazine! Have fun reading |
GERMAN PRODUCERS ANNOUNCE TOLSTOI IN SACHSEN-ANHALT
Posted: 2007-07-06 | Source: Webmaster |
Well it's a back and forth with "The Last Station". The project was announced a year
ago with Anthony Hopkins and Meryl Streep in the leads, playing Tolstoy and his wife.
Then Anthony Hopkins stated in an interview that the project was not going to happen
and that Meryl dropped out due to other commitments. Now, German producing company
Egoli Tossell Halle has announced that "The Last Station" will be shot in Sachsen-Anhalt,
Germany, in March 2008 - with Anthony Hopkins AND Meryl Streep. A translation of the
original German article, posted on the website of
Vanity Fair, is below:
The company Egoli Tossell Film AG of Berlin confirmed to Vanity Fair Online that Meryl
Streep and Anthony Hopkins are going to shoot a film about the Russian author Leo
Tolstoi. The film will be entitled "The Last Station" and tells the story of Tolstoy's
last months in his life. This includes the passionate conflicts with his wife Sofia
Andrejevna. The film's title refers to Tolstoy's death - he died on a trailway station.
Shooting of the film is slated to begin in March 2008 and is expected to take three months.
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"EVENING" GIVEAWAY WINNERS
Posted: 2007-07-05 | Source: Webmaster |
Drumrolls please for the winners of the "Evening" giveaway!
GRAND PRIZE WINNER ( Book ): Eunice Braga, Philippines
RUNNER-UP WINNER ( Poster ): Rebecca Gillespie, Australia
Congratulations to both of you and thanks again to everybody for participating!
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VIDEO CLIPS FROM FRENCH TELEVISION APPEARANCES
Posted: 2007-07-03 | Source: Webmaster |
The video archive has been updated with 10 very rare television interviews and reports
on Meryl and her visits to France, Cannes and the Deauville Film Festival, promoting
many of her films. The reports range from 1982 (!) to 1999 and feature footage and
interviews on "Marvin's Room", "Death Becomes Her", "Ironweed", "Out of Africa",
"Sophie's Choice" and "The French Lieutenant's Woman", among others, so they should not
be missed!
 
Edit: Many thanks to Tania @ the forums for translating the dubbed clips, it's very much
appreciated! Below are the transcripts of what Meryl said in the interviews:
ONE TRUE THING She denigrated her mother's values. She didn't
understand the wisdom and every-thing that her mother possessed. So, it's a story
that explains the importance to realize what's important in life and what you can
take from. Just telling her daughter to listen and to be compassionate, because
nobody is perfect. I think she gave a very beautiful lesson to her daughter at the
end.
MARVIN'S ROOM I love this part. I love this part because it was
something that gave me the oppor-tunity to exorcise all my demons, my angry, my
complex... all the masculine.
BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY I feel at home. I just feel like myself
here. I don't know who I feel like. I feel like Meryl Streep, I think. Francesca is a
very complicated character. She wakes up with the movie. She sacrificed herself to
her family. Then arrives a man that shows her there are so many infinite possibilities
in life. A wonderful story. If there's something true that the movie express is the
importance of never giving up a dream. Francesca is sensual but she is very reserved,
pudic, and she has not a good relation with her sexuality. [...] Oh, the music had a lot
with that. Because usually when you shoot a movie the music is chosen afterwards, but
Clint had very clear ideas about the music he wanted to use. He's known to be a very
inaccessible person, but when I first met him he was quite open. I think he may be
inacessible, but he makes decisions also about showing certain aspects of himself.
[He] was very enthusiast about making the movie, and I knew I wanted to do it.
perhaps I can speak franch, you know... no, I can't!... "pardonne moi pur ma 'poor'
français"
DEATH BECOMES HER It was grotesque. It was horrifing. It was not so
amusing as I thought it would be. I also fell down the stairs, it upset my children
very much. They just went *gasp*, like this. I've always chosen films in function of
the idea that beauty mustn't be an obsession.
A CRY IN THE DARK Press conference with Meryl Streep, her first time
in Cannes, who came to defend her movie that rehabilitates a woman unfairly condemned.
I just looked at this little woman, and I wondered: how can she have all that strengh?
What is it? Sshe was very religious and I'm sure that's where all her strenght came
from. She gave me her bible during the shooting, when we met, and I used
it.
IRONWEED The translation of the book into a screenplay was incredibly
hard and fascinating because of the way the characters lived without all the details
of life, with only the elements of simplest value: a cigarette, a bed, one meal. And
friendship. |
ARTICLES FROM THE PAST
Posted: 2007-07-01 | Source: Webmaster |
Added 10 magazine articles and interviews, ranging from 1983 to 1993 and
featuring some awesome pictures, to the Image Library. Many thanks as always to the great Alvaro for the mags! Have fun
reading |
"LIONS FOR LAMBS" TEASER TRAILER
Posted: 2007-07-01 | Source: Webmaster |
The teaser trailer for the November-releasing "Lions for Lambs" has been launched and
can be downloaded in the video archive. The winners of the 'Evening' giveaway will
be announced as soon as possible. Also, with 'Evening' being released this week, I've
created a new header for the site  |
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