This update comes with a story, a personal one for Simply Streep. As you know this website runs in its 17th year, which is insane – it’s probably older than many of our visitors. Back in 1999, when I started this as a project, it was way harder to get hold of material. A fellow German, Anke, who has been a tremendous help over the years, sent me a VHS tape with some of Meryl’s talkshow appearances she did in the late 90s, among them her first visit on David Letterman’s late show, one of her first talkshow appearances. I had to learn the hard way that American NTSC tapes could not be played properly on European PAL recorders (in case any of you remembers a video cassette), so all faces turned out green like the Incredible Hulk and it was almost impossible to watch. I tried just about everything to get a video copy for Simply Streep, but nothing worked out. So I just settled and thought, with Youtube and other sources emerging, “one day it’ll be on Youtube”. That thought came and went for the past 17 years.

Well, mark you calendars. Today, with many thanks to Youtuber Daniel Poitras, the Letterman appearance has been posted in its entirity, and in good old fashioned VHS quality. The interview runs for a whopping 13 minutes, which is so much more than today’s talkshow snippets. Also, she gives the best excuse for declining to appear on Letterman’s show for 20 years. I’m so happ to finally add this to the archive, it makes Simply Streep feel a whole lot more complete. Enjoy the clip and make sure to view the screencaptures in the photo gallery.

It has been some time since I last added production stills, basically because I thought that I’ve found all available movie stills already :-) Fortunately I was wrong, as many additional stills from films, television and theater performances have been added, ranging from Kramer vs. Kramer to Florence Foster Jenkins. Among the rare finds is a promotional still of Meryl for 1980’s CBS special Omnibus and a rehearsal picture from 2005’s Theater of the New Ear, with many thanks to Alvaro for finding both. To launch all last added pictures, simply click one of the previews above.

I’ve spent the week without an iternet connection, so most plans for “The Devil Wears Prada” related updates fell flat. But, as Miranda Priestly would have said, “Details of your incompetence do not interest me”. So, a nice btch of additional production stills and promotionals from the film have been added to the photo Gallery. Many thanks to Marci for helping me with this one.

Today marks the last Scan Sunday with the last remaining scans from our huge Canadian collection being posted. Updates include a great cover for “The House of the Spirits” and “First Do No Harm” as well as last year’s Neue Journal and a couple of Australian and British newspapers. Once again, many thanks to Fred and Alvaro for bringing this to Simply Streep. Thank you very much and enjoy reading.

Some fantastic new images from the 1970s and 1980s have been added to the photo gallery, ranging from the promotion and awards circuit for “Kramer vs. Kramer” to some 80’s Broadway appearances. There are also new on-set pictures from “Still of the Night” and “Falling in Love”. To view all last added pictures, have a look at the previews below.

Slowly but surely, most of the magazine scans from our great Canadian collection have been added to the archives. Next week will see our Scan Sunday finale with the last remaining articles being added. This week, 11 magazines ranging from 1982 to 1996 have been added, once again including some great covers. There are also two scans in the Arabian language, so I guess by know we have all countries and languages covered. As always, many thanks to Fred and Alvaro for brining this collection to Simply Streep. Enjoy your Sunday.

This weeks’s Scan Sunday features 4 cover stories and one article from the Netherlands, ranging from a great cover to promote 1980’s “Kramer vs. Kramer” to promotions for “Heartburn”, “Ironweed” and “Postcards from the Edge”. Many thanks to Fred and Alvaro for those great additions. Enjoy your Sunday.

This week’s Scan Sunday features 10 years of TV guides from the United States, the UK and Canada, with some great cover stories on the television premieres of “Sophie’s Choice”, “Silkwood”, “Death Becomes Her” and the 1990 ABC special “The Earth Day Special”. To read all last added articles, have a look at the list below the previews. As always, my biggest thanks to Fred and Alvaro for submitting these great finds.

This week’s Scan Sunday includes articles and interviews from French publications, ranging from 1984 to 1999. There are some great finds and cover stories, including some fantastic new pictures from the “Marvin’s Room” promotion in 1997. As always, many thanks to Fred and Alvaro for finding all these. Enjoy reading and have a great Sunday.

Today’s Scan Sunday features some wonderful contributions by Jarka, who has scanned Czech and Slovakian magazines that range from 1992 to 2015. Thank you very much. Also added are two recent scans, Film TV from Italy, with many thanks to Simona, and Entertainment Weekly’s April 22 issue, with many thanks to Claudia. Enjoy the new scans.