Stories tagged with "meryl streep"

'Vogue' editor Wintour critiques Letterman's socks by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW NEW YORK (AP) — No aspect of fashion escapes the sharp eye of Vogue queen Anna Wintour,... – Aug 24, 2009 at 10:37 PM in Entertainment

Gone appetit? Buttery-rich French fare is 'evolving' by USA Today

Sacrebleu! Could it be true? Has French cuisine and cooking become … passé?The question arises in the wake of just-opened Julie Julia, the Nora Ephron homage to Julia... – Aug 12, 2009 at 10:36 PM in Entertainment

In the entertainment world, food is really cooking by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW NEW YORK — It's the bread and butter of entertainment.Food, that is. A boned duck... – Aug 10, 2009 at 10:06 PM in Entertainment

New on DVD: A big game, a big rockstar, a big scandal by USA Today

This week's picks take viewers back to an iconic college football game, an iconic musician's performances and a more recent, but still iconic, financial scandal.Harvard Beats Yale... – Aug 07, 2009 at 3:59 AM in Entertainment

Charming 'Julie Julia' expertly blends two lives by USA Today

You don't have to be a gourmand or a gourmet to savor Julie Julia. It's a light and entertaining treat, with winning performances, sharp writing and some happy surprises.For... – Aug 07, 2009 at 3:58 AM in Entertainment

Final Word: When fame knocks, think of quirky Julia Child by USA Today

E-mail cwilson@usatoday.com There's a canary-yellow house at the end of my street. Its claim to fame is that Julia Child once lived there.She told me this herself, years... – Aug 04, 2009 at 9:07 PM in Entertainment

Streep, Adams, Ephron: Recipe for success in 'Julie Julia' by USA Today

POCANTICO HILLS, N.Y. — It's a picture-perfect summer's day at the Blue Hill restaurant at Stone Barns, a bucolic foodie mecca about an hour's drive from Manhattan in... – Jul 31, 2009 at 3:21 AM in Entertainment

New in paper: Soft-cover summertime reads by USA Today

Summer is paperback season. Here are the hottest offerings:•Audition by Barbara Walters (Vintage, $15.95, non-fiction, reprint) Memoir recounts the life of the legendary... – May 06, 2009 at 9:03 PM in Entertainment

Showbiz talent agent Sam Cohn dies by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW NEW YORK — Sam Cohn, a powerful talent agent for some of Hollywood and Broadway's biggest... – May 06, 2009 at 8:47 PM in Entertainment

Stars give thanks for Hanks by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW NEW YORK — He's been called one of the nicest guys in Hollywood.So, what does the... – Apr 27, 2009 at 9:47 PM in Entertainment

Meryl Streep was steeped in Julia Child for 'Julia' role by USA Today

The Streep-inator is about to strike again.Action hero Harrison Ford was once the superstar staple of the summer blockbuster season, but now Oscar's favorite leading lady, Meryl... – Apr 13, 2009 at 10:32 PM in Entertainment

Nora Ephron cooks up a rich stew filming 'Julie Julia' by USA Today

Anyone who has salivated over the recipes sprinkled throughout Heartburn, Nora Ephron's novelistic dig at ex-husband Carl Bernstein of Watergate fame, might guess that the author... – Apr 13, 2009 at 8:34 PM in Entertainment

New on DVD: 'Doubt,' 'Day the Earth Stood Still,' 'Yes Man' by USA Today

Meryl Streep as a suspicious nun, a collection of saucy films from the early 1930s and an Italian film about a crooked Nazi collaborator make up this week's top picks. Doubt* * *... – Apr 10, 2009 at 4:36 PM in Entertainment

New on DVD: 'Doubt,' 'Day the Earth Stood Still,' 'Yes Man' by USA Today

Meryl Streep as a suspicious nun, a collection of saucy films from the early 1930s and an Italian film about a crooked Nazi collaborator make up this week's top picks. Doubt* * *... – Apr 09, 2009 at 8:16 PM in Entertainment

Handicapping Oscar's biggest contests by USA Today

The Oscar race might be a tough call in the major actingcategories, but USA TODAY has also found some safe bets:Best actorFrank Langella. As the disgraced Richard Nixon, hegives an... – Feb 19, 2009 at 10:16 PM in Entertainment

After breakthrough in 'Doubt,' Viola Davis looks ahead by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-inGET IT NOWShe's on screen for less than 15 minutes. Yet Viola Davis has emerged as this awards season's breakthrough... – Feb 17, 2009 at 10:31 PM in Entertainment

Fashion Forward: Fierce Siriano styles at Payless by USA Today

This week: New kicks from Siriano at Payless, plus save 15% at Nine West Sept. 2 Step up for charity •From Sept. 9-24, shoppers who bring a pair of gently worn shoes to... – Feb 17, 2009 at 9:46 PM in Entertainment

It's the year of the actor at the 81st Academy Awards by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-inGET IT NOWThe poster for the 81st edition of the Academy Awards proclaims Sunday night's telecast (ABC, 8 p.m. ET/5... – Feb 15, 2009 at 10:01 PM in Entertainment

Oscar nominees be warned: Surprises lay ahead by The Associated Press

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Fans of this month's Academy Awards - and nominees themselves - are in for something new at Hollywood's biggest party, the show's overseers... – Feb 02, 2009 at 7:01 PM in Entertainment

A view from inside the SAG Awards by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hundreds of stars toasted their peers at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen reports from the trophy table... – Jan 25, 2009 at 10:46 PM in Entertainment