tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post2467971622015121609..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Glenn and Meryl play uncommon womenDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-19923926507857796312011-09-19T19:41:51.569-04:002011-09-19T19:41:51.569-04:00Tish: Thank you, I appreciate your encouragement.Tish: Thank you, I appreciate your encouragement.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-75584153417900587582011-09-19T10:33:16.583-04:002011-09-19T10:33:16.583-04:00Brilliant post. Fascinating approach to the subjec...Brilliant post. Fascinating approach to the subject. You are more than a beautiful writer, you are a creative observer.Tish Jetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865177127050648489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-60885964202308601102011-09-14T08:49:59.168-04:002011-09-14T08:49:59.168-04:00emma: I too got into "Damages" via dvds....emma: I too got into "Damages" via dvds. It would be hard to name my favourite Streep role, maybe "Sophie's Choice".Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-5941985821002306602011-09-13T21:27:12.617-04:002011-09-13T21:27:12.617-04:00OMG! - Streep's a shapeshifter, but she INHABI...OMG! - Streep's a shapeshifter, but she INHABITS Maggie Thatcher in that photo.<br /><br />A friend just had a Meryl Streep Retrospective film fest with her daughters. She said her acting in Out of Africa has really stood the test of time.<br /><br />I've appreciated Glen Close this year in the TV program Damages. (DVDs from the library...) She plays a ruthless lawyer...representing the little person in class action suits...but you still shouldn't trust her one iota.<br /><br />Thanks for this column - you're right, the starlets are a dime a dozen, but seeing mature women with style and presence, that is worth a standing ovation!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831705475681591440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-27657303104245867992011-09-13T14:45:28.233-04:002011-09-13T14:45:28.233-04:00pseu: Yes, that is Streep's magic, even when s...pseu: Yes, that is Streep's magic, even when she is playing "Just a character" rather than someone famous.<br /><br />chicatanyage: I 'so can't wait' that I am going to see it in Paris next month instead of waiting for NA release.<br /><br />materfamilias: Apparently Thatcher's son, Mark, called her absorption of his mother's physical qualities "almost creepy".<br /><br />hostess: Yes, those are all favorites of mine, too and each is so different from the other.<br /><br />Pam: The Thatcher film will probably have wider release due to the fame of the subject.<br /><br />Slowest Sewist: Though I do not normally download films I might have to do so for Nobbs.<br /><br />CompassRose: Lucky! Now you have me even more determined. Am eager to see Mia Wasikowska, too. Some say McTeer might get a supporting role Oscar nomination. Thanks for your report.<br /><br />Susan Tiner: Thanks for that observation; yes Lagarde is more relaxed in her style...could be also that it's 30 years later.<br /><br />Rubi: You will have all the current European films, too- what a bounty.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-34181791309181909852011-09-13T12:59:33.247-04:002011-09-13T12:59:33.247-04:00Two promising-looking films, with two of my favori...Two promising-looking films, with two of my favorite actresses.<br /><br />I'll add these to my list of films to see. One of the things I'm most looking forward to about returning to city life is being able to see more movies.Rubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905190883295023521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-29009781095759799632011-09-13T12:41:25.877-04:002011-09-13T12:41:25.877-04:00The second photo of Meryl as Thatcher made me do a...The second photo of Meryl as Thatcher made me do a double take Streep looks so much like Thatcher!<br /><br />"We have learned to temper that rigour with ease; perhaps we have less at stake." Maybe we do have less at stake, but it seems that even power dressers like Christine Lagarde dress with more ease these days than the iron lady.<br /><br />I look forward to seeing both films.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-61920628606718226022011-09-13T11:49:09.134-04:002011-09-13T11:49:09.134-04:00I just saw Albert Nobbs at TIFF, and Close IS very...I just saw Albert Nobbs at TIFF, and Close IS very convincing; her character is a weird little man, but the kind of man that one DOES meet, every now and then. Even better, though, is the untrumpeted Janet McTeer, as a very different kind of woman also dressing as a man, for very different motivations.<br /><br />And yes, the film is weak; it has some very good moments, but does not as a whole hold together well enough for greatness.CompassRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298536570391529376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-8935920468147030422011-09-13T11:03:30.027-04:002011-09-13T11:03:30.027-04:00Both films are now on my must-see list. "Ever...Both films are now on my must-see list. "Every cell in place." Love it.La Locahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787872640044660485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-5051982581422073442011-09-13T10:29:10.273-04:002011-09-13T10:29:10.273-04:00I can't wait to see the Thatcher movie and I h...I can't wait to see the Thatcher movie and I had not heard of the other one...but will check it out now.Pam @ over50feeling40https://www.blogger.com/profile/15271159201006142602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-9633661566647594092011-09-13T10:21:04.713-04:002011-09-13T10:21:04.713-04:00My goodness Meryl actually looks like Thatcher!
Li...My goodness Meryl actually looks like Thatcher!<br />Like Helen Mirren she just gets better with age.<br /><br />I'll add these to my watch list.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-43804187982712202152011-09-13T09:22:50.107-04:002011-09-13T09:22:50.107-04:00That photo of Streep in pearls, dark suit -- she h...That photo of Streep in pearls, dark suit -- she has absolutely caught Thatcher's bearing. The film will be a must-see. I've read some of the reviews you're alluding to re Close's film, but, of course, I'll have to see it for myself. Couldn't miss something with her in it. Both such stellar actors and they seem admirable otherwise as well -- and certainly models of women looking beautiful at and beyond a certain age.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-30470799373290952282011-09-13T09:03:39.623-04:002011-09-13T09:03:39.623-04:00Am a great admirer of both actresses. Liked the ut...Am a great admirer of both actresses. Liked the utube trailer and greatly look forward to the film next year. Whether you agreed with Margaret Thatchers politics or not she certainly had character and I anticipate that Streep will be able to pull it off.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902418849121978821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-84113901848714921102011-09-13T08:49:04.542-04:002011-09-13T08:49:04.542-04:00I've heard about the Thatcher movie, but not t...I've heard about the Thatcher movie, but not the other one. Both are on my radar now, thank you.<br /><br />What I love about both of these actors is that they just seem to keep getting better. They've both honed their craft to the point that they can bring in a range of characters with an ease that never goes over the top. (Think of how easy it would've been for Streep's Julia to become caricature in the hands of a less deft actor.)Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com