Julie & Julia

• Streep sets her inner Child free on the set of ‘Julie & Julia’

  Published on: July 28, 2009

  By Shannon Nystedt
  movieset.com

  With Meryl Streep having several theatrical awards under her belt, writer-director Nora Ephron could not belive her good fortune when the actrice exstrordinare agreed to star in her film as celebrated cookbook author and TV icon Julia Child.
  
  Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends...until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible. 
  
  “…It's always hard to make a movie that isn't about a video game," notes Ephron, "but Meryl's the hottest actor in America right now so that was very helpful to me…”

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• The summer of Jane Lynch: 'Glee,' 'Julie and Julia'...

  Published on: May 17, 2009

  Nobody can talk dirty like Jane Lynch. She played the folk singer with a proud porn star past in "A Mighty Wind." In "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," she taught Steve Carell's character the term "f--- buddy."

  Most of her characters have one thing in common: a carnal overconfidence that thrusts her to the front of whatever ensemble she's in.

  She also has a reputation for playing very well with others. Lynch is an honored member of the Christopher Guest improv team, the Judd Apatow comedy fraternity, the "L Word" sorority, and so on.

  "...I travel between the groups, kind of like I did in high school..."

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  Chicago Sun Times
  By: Paige Wiser

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