Tuesday, March 24, 2015

"Into the Woods" out on Blu-ray and DVD

Into the Woods is now in stores on Blu-ray and DVD, so of course I had to stop at Target on my way home from work to pick up my copy.  Moronically I didn't realize at first that it's probably on Itunes as well (how I watch all other movies these days), so held off on a physical copy and have now downloaded in HD. Still have to update operating system to watch the bonus features, but a lot of them have already been shown on Youtube, so I'm not foaming at the mouth in wait.  It'll be nice to see/hear a clear version of Meryl's cut song "She'll Be Back" once I take the time to restart the old Mac mini.


In other news, last night James Corden debuted on the Late Late Show.  Several celebrity guests, including Meryl, lent their talents to the first episode.  Meryl's cute part starts at 5:04.



She looks like she's dressed as the Virgin Mary, which is an interesting coincidence considering I re-listened to her audio recording of The Testament of Mary this week.  I'll take this as a sign that the universe is heeding  my plea and she'll evenetually portray Mary in a film version of Testament. After listening to it again, I thought how nice it may actually work as an HBO film.  Easter release some day?  Ha.

7 comments:

  1. What did you think of Meryl's cut scene? Did you agree it didn't help the film really? I was very disappointed Grammy didn't recognise Meryl's voice work on The Testament of Mary.

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    1. I think the cut song is good. Not amazing. Totally fine with it not being in the film.

      And I totally agree about Testament of May re Grammys. I thought that would've been at least a slam dunk for a nomination. It was and is VERY good. It would be such a coup if they were able to get it made into a screen version with Meryl. She's said she likes things that are "difficult" and anything outside the usual historical view of Mary would spark controversy. I like that.

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    2. I am not very familiar with the content but I would be fully on-board for an adaptation. Meryl needs complicated and tricky arts to keep herself challenged

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    3. Have you not heard Meryl reading it? OMG you MUST. You should be able to find it on Itunes otherwise I got it from the library. I highly recommend it. I'd be thrilled to hear your thoughts on it. It's only a novella so not super long. Total audio is only around three hours.

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    4. I will actually try to get a copy soon, I am very interested in it. I know it was highly acclaimed as well..

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  2. Jeff, Suffragette has a release date of OCT 23 in limited release. its def being pushed for awards. Big Bang Theorys Simon Helberg has been cast as Meryl Streeps Pianist in Florence Foster Jenkins. This film has Oscar written all over it KEN

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    1. So looking forward to both of these films!

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