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Meryl Streep to Play Julia Child
Frankly, I think this is awesome.
Meryl Streep is in talks to play Julia Child in a film adaptation of Julie Powell's book Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen. Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle) will write the adaptation and will direct as well.
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Julie and Julia: One Amazing Story . . . and Another One
Julie and Julia markets itself as being based on "two true stories": one of Julie Powell, a secretary-turned-blogger who endeavors to cook every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking in one year; the other of Child herself, also a secretary-turned-writer and chef who brought French recipes to American cooks. But what happens if one of the two true stories just doesn't deserve equal time?
The trouble with Julie and Julia is, quite simply, that it would be a better as just Julia.
Desperate Housewives Rundown Episode 13, "The Best Thing That Could Have Happened"
This week's episode of Desperate Housewives features Beau Bridges as basically our steward in a series of flashbacks to the beginning of the series — and even before. Bridges plays the liveliest, most involved, understanding and talkative handyman that ever lived, Eli Scruggs, who touches each of the women's lives in one way or another. He helps Gaby get over herself and befriend her new suburban neighbors and he helps nudge Bree toward finally writing her cookbook.
Desperate Housewives Rundown Episode Eight: "City on Fire"
As the title suggests, in this episode of Desperate Housewives the town of Fairview becomes a "city on fire." It starts out with a fire at the club where the Wisteria Lane boy band Blue Odyssey is performing. Then we travel back in time to the day before and as we learn about the various storylines, did you notice that each scene in that first part of the episode begins with some kind of fire (Susan sitting by her fireplace, Katherine making crème brûlée with that torch thingy, Anne's husband striking a match, etc.)?
Desperate Housewives Rundown Episode 9: "Me and My Town"
While I thought this week's episode of Desperate Housewives is pretty good, I really missed the recent guest stars (Frances Conroy as the wealthy Virginia Hildebrand and Lily Tomlin as Mrs. McCluskey's sister Roberta)! But overall this episode — all about the immediate aftermath of the fire at the club where Blue Odyssey was playing their first show — is better than most of them, in my opinion. Nothing too ridiculous happens (not even, surprisingly, in Susan's storyline), and there are even a few truly sweet moments (like Carlos's little speech to Gaby about why he married her).
Desperate Housewives Rundown Episode Seven: "What More Do I Need?"
"Desire. It's an emotion designed to lead us astray." This week's episode of Desperate Housewives deals with an element that can be found in pretty much every single soapy episode: Desire.
Desperate Housewives Rundown Episode One, "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow"
The fifth season of Desperate Housewives is set five years in the future, and while it's a pretty big change-up for the show, all the old DH elements are still there (sexy secrets, mysterious new neighbors, unruly kids, etc.). It's a refreshing change of pace to shuttle all the Wisteria Lane residents into the future and then gradually dole out bits and pieces of what happened during those five years. Truthfully, without this little tactic I'm not sure I'd be interested in the show anymore.
What's Buzzworthy? Food Writing
All month, Yum has been posting some great food writing in the site's summer reading series. For this week's Buzzworthy challenge, I wanted to put Buzz readers to the test to see what other drool-worthy food books you had on your shelves.
Here are the parameters: Fiction and non-fiction are both OK, but no cookbooks — though books that include recipes within their chapters are certainly welcome.
Movie Preview: No Reservations
In No Reservations, Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Kate, a perfectionistic chef who becomes responsible for her young niece Zoe (Abigail Breslin) after Zoe's mother tragically dies. Meanwhile, a hot new sous chef (Aaron Eckhart) starts to move in on Kate's territory and, I'm assuming, her heart. YumSugar, PartySugar and I are going to see this together this week, so here's hoping we don't end up gagging on the massive amounts of cheese this movie seems to be serving up (i.e.
BuzzSugar Gift Guide: The TV Addict
I know you all probably still have some holiday shopping to do, and if you're anything like me, you still have a LOT of holiday shopping to do. But don't worry: BuzzSugar is here to help. Starting today and continuing through next week, I'll be posting gift ideas for all of the pop-culture junkies on your list.
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