tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post419751056348193720..comments2024-03-28T21:19:42.625-05:00Comments on Word on the Streep: Recasting 2014: "Olive Kitteridge"Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115351346180340694noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-40100778794788074952021-04-29T21:47:11.468-05:002021-04-29T21:47:11.468-05:00McDormand may very well have glanced at Meryl at t...McDormand may very well have glanced at Meryl at the end of that speech in 2018. It's a smart move...Streep has the clout to add an inclusion rider into her contracts. I hope she does so. <br /><br />Time will tell of course what we'll see from Meryl in the next decade. I do expect that she'll say yes to a lot of projects. And I'm rethinking my opinion on whether or not she'll produce more. She's listed as a producer on Places, Please. I doubt she'll do so to the extent McDormand has in the past 7-8 years, but then, she's never needed to to get the best parts. But I don't think Meryl will want to be left by the wayside if at any point that looks to be changing for her. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115351346180340694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-21061129959047506312021-04-29T20:07:06.326-05:002021-04-29T20:07:06.326-05:00When Frances McDormand ended her 2018 Oscar accept...When Frances McDormand ended her 2018 Oscar acceptance speech with two words "Inclusion Rider", she looked straight into someone's eyes, a person who must have been sitting in the front row. Was it Meryl? She was there, front and centre. It's a moment in cinema history that is expanding outwards right now and will go on doing so. The 2021 Oscars were just the escalation of a new paradigm that has seen McDormand's statuette collection equal Hepburn's in just three years. Yes, for different categories, but that's the innovative part of what we're seeing. Inclusion wins Oscars. Loath as I am to admit it, and annoyed as I was that Close missed out again, McDormand's long game is a powerhouse. I like to imagine Meryl (who has been no slacker in the equal opportunity stakes) is re-grouping and rethinking for a final act in this New World.Michael Burgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718312125832719092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-79031999296983578432021-04-22T19:12:39.759-05:002021-04-22T19:12:39.759-05:00I really like 45 Years as well. Alas, I thought it...I really like 45 Years as well. Alas, I thought it wouldn't have been something Meryl would've done at that age. Same way I LOVE Julie Christie in Away from Her, but again, Meryl would've been too young likely for her to choose that role. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115351346180340694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-75538050968619341032021-04-22T18:52:37.114-05:002021-04-22T18:52:37.114-05:00Adam McKay just talked about Don’t Look Up a littl...Adam McKay just talked about Don’t Look Up a little more today! He said that the tone of the film will be somewhere between The Big Short and The Other Guys. Very interestingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093420602501238299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-88216562605749873312021-04-22T13:53:22.260-05:002021-04-22T13:53:22.260-05:00Great choice Jeff! I really recommend both "O...Great choice Jeff! I really recommend both "Olive" books to anyone interested, I really enjoyed them. I know what you mean about wondering how Meryl might have played certain scenes, it would have been exciting to see. I hope Frances ends up making another miniseries out of "Olive, Again" in time.<br /><br />For 2015 I'm a little stomped. In my imaginary filmography I have Meryl in an earlier adaptation of "The Price Of Salt" in 1993. Blanchett was excellent in the "Carol" version.<br /><br />For my pick, I choose "45 Years" a quiet but absorbing relationship drama opposite the ever-reliable Tom Courtenay. Meryl could have had it renamed "40 Years" as she is rather youthful looking! CJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937312863597687063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-55349539313001824672021-04-21T20:48:00.632-05:002021-04-21T20:48:00.632-05:00Just as many would wish Meryl had won for Devil We...Just as many would wish Meryl had won for Devil Wears Prada rather than that dreadful Iron Lady.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-12466621327451107392021-04-21T15:43:50.752-05:002021-04-21T15:43:50.752-05:00Agreed. Agreed. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115351346180340694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3751049975001656578.post-79304783515455356092021-04-21T11:27:26.341-05:002021-04-21T11:27:26.341-05:00I truly whish her second win is for Nomadland, not...I truly whish her second win is for Nomadland, not that Three Billboards. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com